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RE: Selling my trailer...where to list?
Going to sell our travel trailer, since we have bought a vacation condo and no longer need the trailer. Looking for suggestions as to where to list the sale? also has anyone delt with POP RV? They talk a good game but are the as good as they say?I have sold all 3 of mine fast and easy on Craigs list.It is free. I will say that the last one got a not of scammers and low baller calls. Just don't fall for them. A true buyer will not try to purchase it over the phone.
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Huntindog
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05/27/23 06:04pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: '21 RAM Big Horn 3500 DRW CC/LB 4x4 with NEXEN Tire WOES!
Both OEM NEXEN front tires (LT235/80R17E) had to be replaced last week due to separation with only 11K miles since I purchased the truck FEB-21. Wish I had known (or researched) these POS tires before I signed on the dotted line or I would have insisted on Michelin Defenders I have always used in the past before I left the dealership. My bad...
I have ZERO trust/faith in these NEXEN tires. Therefore, I am going to remove/replace these crappy tires this week. My problem is finding a Michelin Defender LTX M/S or Michelin LTX M/S2 in my OEM size tires (LT235/80R17E). Only Michelin tires I can find in my size are the LTX A/T2, Energy Saver, and Agillis???, none of which I really want to pay $2K for. I NEVER had so much as a flat tire in the the 20+ years I rode on Michelin Defender LT tires hauling RVs around the USA!
Is there another SIZE TIRE that will fit on my 17" wheels so I can try and find a Michelin Defender LTX or LTX M/S set of tires? If not, looks like I will be buying new wheels also...
Thanks in advance.
Jack in North Florida, Retired
River Life on the beautiful Suwannee River
2021 RAM Big Horn 3500 DRW CC/LB 4x4
2021 Keystone Cougar Half-Ton 29RKSIf you are thinking of 16" rims, that may not be possible. In at least some cases the larger rims are needed for the larger brakes. No ideas if this applies in your case. Just something to check on.
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Huntindog
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05/24/23 05:37pm |
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RE: Help me with current best manufacturers
I looked at a 2021 Grand Design TT and it had OEM installed Lionshead Castlerock China Bombs.If the only thing I did not like about a TT was the tires, I would buy it.
It is literally the easist thing to fix. One could take care of that on the way home from the dealer.
Well that's obvious but when an RV manufacturer decides to install the cheapest borderline tires they can find, and tires are in a location that can easily be seen just by walking up to it, I find it hard to believe they don't also use the cheapest borderline other components and materials in places not easily seen. The Grand stops with the name. There is nothing Grand about them and no better than trailers made by others like Forest River or Thor. If it makes you feel better to believe they're that "Grand", and you somehow purchased a peach that is better than A or B, more power to you but it's only a fantasy.I seem to have overlooked your all knowing recomendations. Fact is you have not made any. All you have is trash other peoples opinions. As soon as I finish this post I will block you. I encourage others to do the same. With no audience you will soon go away from boredum.
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Huntindog
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05/21/23 05:23pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Rain bow
Both of them have 4 tires on the ground and a nut behind the wheel.
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Huntindog
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05/19/23 01:56pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: No more training wheels
It settles 2 1/4” with the RV on the truck. It is enough that some oncoming drivers were flashing their lights. Would have got the air suspension if I ordered the truck.
Bigger tires are for aesthetics. They won’t be huge but I’ve never been a fan of stock size.
You want the truck to set "LEVEL" and ride on the overloads. Yes I get flashed at times but oh well! I set 55" top rear bed to ground with factory rear air. LOVE it!!!Headlights are adjustable to fix this.
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Huntindog
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05/16/23 09:15pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: No more training wheels
It settles 2 1/4” with the RV on the truck. It is enough that some oncoming drivers were flashing their lights. Would have got the air suspension if I ordered the truck.
Bigger tires are for aesthetics. They won’t be huge but I’ve never been a fan of stock size.Bigger tires on a TV effectively lowers it's rating and performance as a TV. How much is debatable. but it definantly will not help it.
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Huntindog
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05/16/23 09:12pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: 2023 Super Duty 6.7PSD HO Review
Telescoping wheel would be nice but for me in my RAM not really needed. No way on the heads up display, drove a Mercedes with it and hated it.
If I turned my steering wheel as much as he did I would be in the next lane as my steering is that tight.
Nice truck but not worth the $$$ IMHO.
Oil and fuel filter access is good but that hose monster is a "NO BUENO" for me. I will tale a couple minutes longer to change the filters for having my engine actually visible. I have the HUD on my Silverado, and never want a truck without it.It was invented for fighter planes, so they could see what they needed to without looking down. best thing since sliced bread.
I get that but they keep making the info screen larger that you DO have to look at to change anything. I think a lot more can happen quickly in a Jet.
You have not seen me drive!!!!:B
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Huntindog
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05/15/23 11:02am |
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RE: Used Nash TT 22H model, any good? What's it worth and...
You said,"I do not yet have a brake controller or a distribution hitch. I need recommendations for these.
I will have to drive it home under standard towing set up, about 60 miles in fast moving, heavy traffic, mostly level with a few small hills, to get it home. Once home it will sit until I can get it cleaned up and set up the way my wife and I want it. I will then install a brake controller and buy a distribution hitch."
Dont take it on the road at all without a brake controller installed! You will be breaking the law and putting yourself and others in danger.
The Tekonsha Prodigy P3 brake controller are plug and play because it comes with the wiring harness for your truck from that retailer. Note: Don't try and save a few bucks by getting a "time delay" controller.
One more comment. You will most likely be at the limit of your truck with that trailer. I would not pull it without a WD hitch. They are not very expensive and also very easy to install. Get one like this and be safe - at least equipment wise. Good luck and I hope you enjoy your trailer.:)
Barney
Thanks! Ok, so I'll get the brake controller done, and buy the WD hitch before I get the TT. Actually, IF I get this one. The seller is already telling tales.What do you mean by "telling tales?
From what you have posted, it sounds like a good deal. Check out the roof. If that is good, buy it. Lots of used junk out there in that price point.
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Huntindog
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05/15/23 06:07am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Help me with current best manufacturers
I looked at a 2021 Grand Design TT and it had OEM installed Lionshead Castlerock China Bombs.If the only thing I did not like about a TT was the tires, I would buy it.
It is literally the easist thing to fix. One could take care of that on the way home from the dealer.
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Huntindog
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05/14/23 09:43am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Help me with current best manufacturers
My Momentum has optional 8K axles and disc brakes, 17.5 LRH tires, a 12" tall frame, and is the first RV I have owned where the tanks actually hold what they are spec'ed at. This is my 4th RV over 30 years, and the best one yet.
Thats great, but I am not sure what the height of the frame has to do with quality. One would expect the frame rails to be larger on a bigger rig. A 12" high frame can be fabricated just as shoddy as a 6" high frame and when it comes to LCI that speaks for itself. I've yet to see a quality weld on an LCI frame and its a known fact they use cheap surplus steel whenever they can and the smallest/lightest they can get away with. You paid for the optional axles and disc brakes, what would you have gotten from Grand Design as "stock"? Are you saying that the stock axles and brakes are low quality? I looked at a 2021 Grand Design TT and it had OEM installed Lionshead Castlerock China Bombs.GD uses Dexter axles with self adjusting brakes. In the 2021 model year they were 7K axles on the big Momentums with an option for 8K with disc brakes and Cooper 17.5 LRH tires. Triple 7Ks had a GVW of 20K and Triple 8Ks bumped that up to 21K. The pin box is/was the limiting factor. Now they are coming With the 8K axles/disc/LRH tires standard. This puts the GD toyhaulers far ahead of the competition.
If you will notice even the 7K axles in 2021 exceeded the GVW of 20K...A stark contrast to the industry standard of subtracting the hitch weight from the GVW to determine axle size.
A testament to GDs confidence in their frame and running gear is that they state the garage can have the entire CC loaded into the garage! My Momentum 398M has a CC approaching 5K!! I have a trip planned where I will load a Jeep into the garage. That would not be possible within the ratings of most of the competition
I haven't been shopping since I bought my Momentum, but at that time, they stood out from the rest. Only DRV, Luxe, and New Horizons were better in some areas. But none of them had the 18' garage we needed
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Huntindog
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05/14/23 05:53am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Ram Cummins/Aisin Failures
Meanwhile, at the Ford dealership down the street, the mechanic has nothing to do. He and the Maytag repairman knock off early to drown their sorrows at the local tavern, and tell each other that something will break soon.:B
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Huntindog
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05/12/23 05:47pm |
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RE: Backwards buttons
I think you’re exactly right, as when I disconnected the battery, replaced the fuses, and powered back up, all was good.
Now to figure out how I messed that up. I’ve only done this how many times before…You probably blew the fuses on the convertor. There is ususally 4 of them IIRC. They are there just for when the battery is hooked up backwards. To prevent future brain farts, only dissconect 1 battery cable.
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Huntindog
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05/12/23 04:29pm |
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RE: 2023 Super Duty 6.7PSD HO Review
Telescoping wheel would be nice but for me in my RAM not really needed. No way on the heads up display, drove a Mercedes with it and hated it.
If I turned my steering wheel as much as he did I would be in the next lane as my steering is that tight.
Nice truck but not worth the $$$ IMHO.
Oil and fuel filter access is good but that hose monster is a "NO BUENO" for me. I will tale a couple minutes longer to change the filters for having my engine actually visible. I have the HUD on my Silverado, and never want a truck without it.It was invented for fighter planes, so they could see what they needed to without looking down. best thing since sliced bread.
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Huntindog
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05/11/23 05:09pm |
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RE: Help me with current best manufacturers
Just Bought a New 20 ft Grand Design. Don't do it! The enginering isn't the Best is an Understatement. and out the Door Quality??? Rust? Door that won't open? Etc...
Focus on what is important.
The foundation IE, The frame axles and tanks. GD tends to have more robust items, an even has axle/tire/brake upgrades avaiable on some models. I have read good things about Northwoods and outdoors as well.
Interesting. I am not sure what Grand Design has that would qualify as "more robust items". From what I have seen and researched they use just as much cheap junk obtained from Lippert as Forest River and Thor, perhaps more, from the frame on up. A couple oif years ago they had Lippert running gear failing in a big way. A close friend bought a Solitude 5th wheel which had so many recurring issues he dumped it after a year and a half.
Grand Design was started by 3 guys who spent their life in the RV Industry, mostly with Thor/Keystone/Dutchmen RV, who were/are known for the highest level of quality LOL. They blew a lot of smoke, built up a cult like following the first few years, then cashed out and sold out to Winnebago. One stayed at Winnebago as Pres of the Grand Design Division, the other two now have started another company to fleece more people with slapped together junk. All of the original hoopla over higher quality and better customer service went out the window over time. Grand Design is no better than any other of the mass produced brands.My Momentum has optional 8K axles and disc brakes, 17.5 LRH tires, a 12" tall frame, and is the first RV I have owned where the tanks actually hold what they are spec'ed at. This is my 4th RV over 30 years, and the best one yet.
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Huntindog
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05/11/23 03:07pm |
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RE: I Bought Too Much Truck
HA! And I know this is no bs since I saw your video of backing a GN trailer at what like 30mph?
Fwiw I tried. Although with a long bumper pull flatbed. My personal best was only a bit over 15mph before I chickened out or things got squirrelly! Lol
Not that any of the last couple pages has to go with Steve and his truck….
I should have made a better quality video while I had the chance. I was able to hit 35 mph backing the gooseneck with my 2017 F350 but Ford has spoiled my fun. The new 10 speed with its 4.92:1 reverse gear ratio and rev limiter has been neutered so as to have a top speed of 20 mph in reverse.Awww shucks. I was looking forwards to a "Hold my beer and watch this" video:B
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Huntindog
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05/09/23 04:36pm |
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RE: 2019 coleman 264RL tire pressure?
A radial tire stays within a large range with total width on the ground.
So if you found the pressure, beginning high, at wich chalk wears even, you have still a small surface-length on the ground.
Then when keep lowering, at a certain pressure, sides chalk begin wearing off.
At the lowest pressure, at wich chalk still wears even, the surface_length is larger, so larger surface on ground so best contact.
But then mayby at higher speed tire overheats.
So for safety of tires, you have to begin high, and stop lowering pressure, when chalk wears even.THis works well for vehicles with oversized tires. Fot TTs, not so much
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Huntindog
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05/07/23 08:10am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 2019 coleman 264RL tire pressure?
Take whatever it weighs (gvw if you don’t know actual) divide it by 4, look up the pressure for that weight on a chart.
Or go max pressure for the tires on it assuming they’re the proper ones for the trailer, if you’re not willing to look it up.Do not divide by 4. Most TTs indidual tire weights are not equal. I used to be on a race car pit crew, and we had scales to measure all 4 wheels at once to set up the car. One day I used them On the TT I had then. It was a real eye opener.
That said, just run them at the max for the tires. They will run cooler and be more resistant to sway. You may sacrifice a little tread wear. But that is not important as most TT tires age out long before the tread is gone. ST tires need all the help they can get to make it that long.
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Huntindog
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05/07/23 08:07am |
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RE: Washing the exterior of our TT
Until my present coach I never washed my RVs.With this one having Full Body paint, we decided to start washing it as the paint is beautiful. As big as it is, I looked into how the pros do it.We got an electric pressue washer and a foam cannon. A long pole with a sheepskin pad....And the most important part, a water deionizer for the rinse. No need to dry it, as the deionized water evaporates without leaving any spots. We can do our 45' Momentum in less that an hour. Use a good wash and wax product for the ultimate ease and shine.
No matter how you was an RV, be careful not to shoot water where it should not go, like in the refrigerator access panel.
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Huntindog
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04/29/23 05:43pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Chevrolet 6.6 burning oil
Thanks guys for all the input! I am just extremely particular about my vehicles, and hate the thought of needing to carry extra oil at all times!!
Tough decisions on if I trade in, (and fortunately will get every dollar back that I got in it) and get another GM hoping this one was out of the ordinary, or try out a Ford...I don't know how you are doing the math but, trading in is NEVER the best financial move. There can be good logical reasons for doing a trade in....But finances isn't one of them.
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Huntindog
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04/29/23 05:34am |
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RE: 2024 Duramax Dyno
Impressive... Next would like to see if there's been a fuel economy improvement.Now you are being funny. More power,towing and better economy do not go together.
Speed costs money.
How fast do you want to go?
Not talking about speed. The '20 Power Stroke received a impressive bump in HP and Torque while improving fuel economy. We also seen dyno tests that demonstrated the advertised HP/Torque were understated from the factory.I do not remember seeing a milage figure on any of my trucks stickers
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Huntindog
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04/27/23 02:04pm |
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