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RE: Priming the water pump
What I don't understand is how you can disconnect the input line and not have water flowing everywhere. That line should be full of water and supply lots more water to your pump than a funnel could provide. Is the pump above the tank?
Most RV's have the tanks under the floor and the pump on the floor. so most rv water pumps are above the tank. Truck campers would be a large exception for the most part though.
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StirCrazy
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05/29/23 06:10pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: MGVWR and problems titling trailer
and have to worry about traveling to other states and provinces where they actually enforce GVW
I don't know anything about provinces, but please name a few states where one would have to worry about that BS.
You would have to tell me. I have seen a couple posts where people say they can increase their GVWR in the US by paying more money, but I have seen a couple who said they can't. not going to go back and search the last 8 years to find them right now haha. as for up here I think all of the provinces go by GVWR, but the enforcement of it is different. In BC the chances of getting stopped is slim, unless you look grossly overloaded but if you do and are over the GVWR you can get a fine and have your unit towed somewhere, throw stuff out to get under your GVWR or call a friend who can legally tow your unit. I am under my GVWR so I don't worry about it
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StirCrazy
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05/28/23 06:40pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: F250 upgrades
AXLE rating is all that matters!!! GVWR is only there for licensing and insurance purposes plain and simple.
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you can say that all you want, and it may be true where you live, but up here they will fine you and make you disconnect if you are over your GVWR. now the chances of getting pulled over are slim unless CVSE is doing a blitz and you just happened to get caught up in it. I only know one person personally who has been weighed roadside and I had to come town his 5th wheel home as they gave him an option of getting the ticket or getting someone else to come tow his trailer home (they can do both).
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StirCrazy
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05/28/23 06:24pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Better/brighter interior bulbs?
in my camper, I got rid of the old 1991 brake light fixtures and installed these nice color temp and 0.3 amps per working side. so, the doubles you could be pulling 0.6watts if both sides are on. The old fixtures with big bulbs would pull 1.5 amps and while the color temperature was close they were half as bright.
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StirCrazy
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05/28/23 06:18pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: MGVWR and problems titling trailer
This is a case of obviously not thinking about your needs and buying a rv with enough payload to stay legal with the stuff you want to take.
Wow ... make assumptions much?
Not really, no assumptions made. The OP stated he added options and installed several extras and with no clothing or food was within 150lbs of the GVW. I would say even food for 2 people will be more than the 150lbs if you count canned goods and such depending on the length of time you're packing for then you have clothing. Mind you the dealership would have known how much the options would add to the weight and should have said something, so maybe the blame should go to the dealership if they specified those add-ons at the time of purchase.
when you think about it what good is a rv you can't pack anything in and have to worry about traveling to other states and provinces where they actually enforce GVW
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StirCrazy
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05/28/23 06:04pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How do you measure the ambient temperature?
I look at my phone to see what the forecast and current temp is. If I don't have service, I don't really care that much to worry about it.
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StirCrazy
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05/28/23 10:05am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Heated mat?
I like the idea of the mat, but it would be better if you could put a rheostat on it to control the power going to it. that way you could adjust it to say 85 degrees which would be perfect for a floor temp.
Looks like heated mat is a no-go. 5 ft long snow-melting mats are too powerful and those with less power are 3 ft long or shorter. Many complaints on horrible smell of indoor heated mats. Snow-melting 5ft mat looks like made from the same rubber-ish material, should smell too.
Under-carpet heated mats in hardware stores are not made to be walked on, they are to be laid under carpet or tiles. Too bad, I like the idea of heat coming up from the floor, lived once in apartment with heated floor, loved it.
ya thats what I was concerned with for the snow melter heated mats. I have been looking into what it would take to retrofit a Alde type system into an older camper. right now I have to put the camper on a 3" platform so it has enough roof clearance so I was thinking of making that a false bottom and attaching it to the camper then running radiant lines all under the floor and then 2" or more for foam insulation under that. would be nice to not have a loud furnace fan blowing all night
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StirCrazy
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05/28/23 10:03am |
Tech Issues
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RE: MGVWR and problems titling trailer
UPDATE!!
Great news for us! The DMV scales were incorrect.
Went to CAT scale and the total truck and trailer weighed 17100.
Steer Axle 3920
Drive Axle 4480
Trailer Axle 8700
Truck weighed 7320 alone
Trailer weighs 9780 so we are under the 9905 max weight. Nothing left to put in it but clothing & food so we should be good once actually loaded.
Heading to DMV on Tuesday so hopefully our CAT certificates will be accepted. Not taking the trailer again so the which scale is correct debate can't begin.
Thanks for all the advice
I sure hope your trailer was loaded ready to camp, as you only have 125# of payload left.
Right, don't go over that number, not so much as a loaf of bread, ya might get jacked up by the weight police, lol.
Glad you seem to have it worked out.
it's not even that, if you're putting three tv's and all that extra stuff in the rv do you think it's just going to be a weekend set of cloths (that would eat up the rest alone) but how much food. I could easily see them being 500lbs or more overloaded as they drive down the road. This is a case of obviously not thinking about your needs and buying a rv with enough payload to stay legal with the stuff you want to take.
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StirCrazy
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05/28/23 09:22am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Heated mat?
I like the idea of the mat, but it would be better if you could put a rheostat on it to control the power going to it. that way you could adjust it to say 85 degrees which would be perfect for a floor temp.
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StirCrazy
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05/26/23 06:36am |
Tech Issues
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RE: LFP life cycle link:
Very Interesting - looks like the battery will outlast me - ugg, lol! :E
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/a-closer-look-at-lithium-iron-phosphate-batteries-teslas-new-choice-of-battery/
3 tons
yup, you can pass them down to your kids ;)
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StirCrazy
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05/25/23 09:02am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Sway Bars
Snip...
However your trailer is SO small compared to your TV that you may actually get others to tell you you don’t need it…..if they can stay on topic.
(Like the post above mine explaining hitch types….lol)
Snip...
Why don't you read the post before you shoot off your mouth. I was responding to his last comment in the post above mine. Here is what he said.
"Maybe a discussion of the difference between sway bars and weight distribution systems."
Barney
No shooting off…I don’t and he don’t need either or with a dinky trailer behind a big truck.
But rather than get bogged down in being “right” about the OPs terminology and showing him how (y’all know the difference…good for you), I cut to the chase.
Next caller please…..
PS I wasn’t trying to single you out. But only to cut the BS out.
but it's always those small trailers that go snaky the fastest as they are easier to load improperly. I used to have one of those little chalet "a frame" trailers when I first started RVing when I was 16. took a while to figure out how to lad it properly so it wouldn't act like a snake tail behind the Camaro :B when you don't have a lot of space it's hard to get that proper weight up front.
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StirCrazy
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05/24/23 08:11am |
Towing
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RE: What happens when you overfill tanks.....
The last flush I do before we leave a campground takes me 20 minutes or so...I’ll bet you’re a real popular guy in the line at the dump station
20 min is average from what I see here. All the people that rent rv's then try to figure it out at the dump. I don't get excited if someone wants to do a respectable job of cleaning out their tanks, I usually do also if I am not just moving to another site. if your leaving and 20 to 25 min will ruin your day, don't camp in any national parks in BC or Alberta :B
Myself I will usually try get water and sewer for that last trip so I can take as much time as I like dumping my tank and cleaning it before going home.
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StirCrazy
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05/24/23 08:00am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Is it better to be hooked to short power in storage? or not?
depends on the stock converter in it and the batteries. with my 6V batteries and upgraded converter I leave mine plugged in whenever I am not camping, and I check the water level in the batteries 4 times a year to make sure nothing is going wrong.
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StirCrazy
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05/23/23 08:10am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Dead Refrigerator
Their are two refrigerators that fit in the same space. I checked with Dometic when I called them to see if those were still manufactured and parts available.
Dale
I would see if you can find an almost new one that will fit. if not a direct fit, then one with slight modifications of the cabinet. then you know you have one that will be supported for a while. my RM2510 still has most parts available for it and it is 30ish years old.
I don't want any mods done. . .In fact, I don't think any can be done to make the opening larger. It's in a B+, CoachHouse, and every inch of space is in use. So the two that are direct fits are what I am looking for. Both are still manufactured. One is Dometic, one is Norcold. BTW I just sold my 2004 B+ which had an 18-year old Dometic in it that had always worked perfectly. LOL The Amish deal with scratch and dent, overruns, excess inventory, take outs, etc. They last put in a new 4-door Norcold in our Phaeton 3 years ago. They normally give a 3 year warranty on their installs. And if they know you're coming, you are in/out in a few hours.
Dale
by mods I meant if you find one that is an inch shorter or narrower, you can just do a filler strip to make it look right. but if those two are current and exact fits your golden
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StirCrazy
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05/21/23 06:16pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Hwys closed and wild fires in BC & Alberta
campgrounds are going to get a lot harder to find in Alberta now. They just shut down a large area of rec sites and back woods camping due to extreme fire risks.
Have not heard of any closures. No fires or off highway vehicles allowed for now.
Update: Just found a notice about some Provincial Parks being closed, but not boondocking areas.
some of them there is no hiking, it is only specific areas right now
here is the page
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StirCrazy
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05/20/23 09:28am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Dead Refrigerator
Their are two refrigerators that fit in the same space. I checked with Dometic when I called them to see if those were still manufactured and parts available.
Dale
I would see if you can find an almost new one that will fit. if not a direct fit, then one with slight modifications of the cabinet. then you know you have one that will be supported for a while. my RM2510 still has most parts available for it and it is 30ish years old.
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StirCrazy
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05/20/23 09:09am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Distance between the two RV?
What distance should be between the two RV trailer that stays full year on campground. When they open slides is some space that must be between, how many feet?
There should be a tone of space if they are pulling in the same direction, I personally hate the sites that you are staggered in opposite directions so they can be lazy with installing power, sewer and water. being that close is a fire hazard and when you're in the trailer you can hear everything from the next one, so I won't go back to a place like that if I get there and fine it is like that, I have even turned around and got my money back and left for somewhere different before.
Steve
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StirCrazy
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05/20/23 09:01am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Goodyear Endurance is 5 years too old?
StirCrazy,
Not sure if it makes a difference, but my tires are 205/75/14.
Anyway, I have just finished getting quotes from 4 or 5 tire dealers here in the greater Vancouver area, and the most expensive was approximately $1200 (Fountain Tire), while the others were a couple bucks either side of $1000 (OkTire, KalTire etc), with the cheapest, I just ordered from, was a local small auto shop which I have been a customer of for the last ten or so years, at just over $900. All these prices include tax, all fees, and included installation.
Maybe the tire size is the difference, but I'm surprised they are that expensive up there.
Marv
ya that will probably make a huge difference.
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StirCrazy
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05/20/23 08:46am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Hwys closed and wild fires in BC & Alberta
campgrounds are going to get a lot harder to find in Alberta now. They just shut down a large area of rec sites and back woods camping due to extreme fire risks.
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StirCrazy
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05/19/23 06:36am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: replacement gas pilot line and thermocouple
I don't know which places you tried in town, but did no one have a replacement that cross reference to it?
oh, and did you replace the blower motor and clean it up good while it was out. I have a 7912 in my 91 camper and when the motor goes it goes fast. Mine started chirping on initial startup and was gone when it warmed up. A few uses later that chirp turned into a squeal that would last a short while it came up to temp. then about 3 weekends later it decided it would never stop squealing
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StirCrazy
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05/19/23 06:33am |
Tech Issues
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