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RE: Wheel Bearings - re-grease?
I wouldn't.
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fj12ryder
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10/20/21 06:12am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Barker Automatic valve openers
Yeah, if mine were binding and hard to pull, I'd probably be looking too.
Gotta admit they do have a certain amount of geeky appeal. :)
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fj12ryder
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10/17/21 05:11pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Forest River Electric Water Heater Issue
Even our new-to-us 2019 Momentum still has the manual switch out in water heater enclosure. All electronic stuff everywhere, but some still manual also.
You can pick up a new heating element at a hardware store, usually 1500 watts. Cheaper than at a camping supply store.
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fj12ryder
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10/17/21 05:09pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Barker Automatic valve openers
For $300 I think I'll stick to easy and simple. :) And spend the extra money on fuel.
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fj12ryder
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10/16/21 04:19pm |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Amps/voltage to trailer brakes
Just curious how a person would adjust a manually adjustable drum brake unless they used the "tiny hole on the backing plate"?
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fj12ryder
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10/16/21 04:16pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: 2 cycle oil Dodge 5.9 diesel
Nope, never have. Thought about it, but never did it.
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fj12ryder
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10/15/21 12:17pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Tesla Semi truck unveil & test ride set for Oct 26th !
Part of the statement from Tesla was that they would endeavor to hire "people of color", and try to maintain diversity in the job place.
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fj12ryder
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10/11/21 09:53am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Newsom signs bill to ban the sell of gas powered generators
Why don't they include those stinking motorcycles.
Motorcycles were indeed more fuel-efficient than cars and emitted less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, but they emitted far more smog-forming hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen, as well as the toxic air pollutant carbon monoxide. For the most recent model year vehicles tested -- from the '00s -- the motorcycle used 28% less fuel than the comparable decade car and emitted 30% fewer carbon dioxide emissions, but it emitted 416% more hydrocarbons, 3,220% more oxides of nitrogen and 8,065% more carbon monoxide.And they they can go after the boat motors. No reason those little boats need motors anyway. They're fourstroke now, but doubt if they have much smog controls.
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fj12ryder
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10/10/21 06:17pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Tesla Semi truck unveil & test ride set for Oct 26th !
Also, those Texans probably don't realize how much their government forked out to get Tesla to build there. :)
Hint: "Travis County offered the electric car giant a package of tax incentives worth about $1,200 a year for each of the five thousand jobs it promises to create at its new factory." Spoiler, that's $6,000,000. And "Del Valle ISD’s incentives were matched by Travis County’s, which will give Tesla additional property tax rebates worth $14 million over ten year."
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fj12ryder
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10/10/21 01:57pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: The price of new trucks is beyond comprehension!
We priced our truck and 5th wheel to sell earlier this year. We had the trailer priced at $25,000, and the truck at $18,500, which is what I paid for it 15 years ago. We had many offers to buy the truck, one guy said he would buy both to get the truck!! It's a 2001 Dodge diesel dually quadcab, with 119,000 miles, and the six speed manual. Apparently more desirable than I had thought.
Ended up we sold the trailer and kept the truck, and now using it to pull our new-to-us 5th wheel.
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fj12ryder
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10/09/21 10:25am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Tires again
The age of the tires can be determined by the DOT code on the sidewall. Four numbers in a oval, the first two numbers are the week and the second two are the year. If they are OEM tires, you're likely living on borrowed time, although our Sailun tires on the last trailer were 7 years old when we sold it.
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fj12ryder
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10/09/21 10:19am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: The price of new trucks is beyond comprehension!
A slight hijack: the price of used trucks knocks me out even more than the price of new trucks. Just saw a 2017 Ford 3/4 ton on Craigslist, pretty loaded, and priced at $65,000!!
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fj12ryder
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10/09/21 07:14am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Barker Automatic valve openers
Personally I go with the KISS concept, so I'd stick with cable. JMO of course.
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fj12ryder
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10/07/21 07:19am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Tires again
Just a heads-up about the Sailun: they are now made in Vietnam, and there have been several instances of complete tread separation. This was on tires made earlier this year in Vietnam. Dunno if it's a continuing problem. I loved the Sailun tires on my Fuzion, six years old and still going strong when I sold the trailer. Now I'm having second thoughts, but won't need tires for another year or so, hopefully anyway. There may be more news by then.
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fj12ryder
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10/07/21 07:13am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Tesla Semi truck unveil & test ride set for Oct 26th !
where is the semi?I'm listening, but hearing nothing but crickets. But after all it's only been 4 years. :)That is because those crickets are busy building the factory in TX. And Semi seems to have been pushed to come after ModelY & CT at the plant under construction.Maybe they could have been upfront from the beginning, and explained it will be several years before the semi is available. But I don't remember ever hearing that. What I heard was Next Year, Next Year, ad infinitum. And of course "It's just around the corner".
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fj12ryder
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10/06/21 06:42am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Rental Car Question
Be sure to check your own insurance. It should cover rental car insurance. The main advantage of rental car provided by the company is instant coverage. The rental agreements usually have a provision that any damage will be payable when the car is returned. I've always used my own insurance and never had any issues, but also never had an damage. You pays yer money, you takes yer cherce.
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fj12ryder
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10/05/21 01:32pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Tesla Semi truck unveil & test ride set for Oct 26th !
where is the semi?I'm listening, but hearing nothing but crickets. But after all it's only been 4 years. :)
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fj12ryder
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10/05/21 01:25pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Renting your RV
Yes, there are companies that will rent out your RV for you. How you repair it when you get it back from rental is up to you.
Seriously, considering how finicky these rolling habitats can be, would you really consider renting it out? The only way I would consider it is if I didn't plan on using the trailer myself, and didn't pay very much for it.
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fj12ryder
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10/04/21 07:32pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: landing gear issue
If the leg motor works at all, it's unlikely to be the fuse. Our 2010 Fuzion 383 leg motor finally bit the big one. It never worked very quickly, and just kept getting slower and slower. I replaced the motor/legs with the Bulldog system with separate motors for each leg. An excellent solution IMO. The legs no longer struggled. The trailer is gone but the Bulldog system was great.
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fj12ryder
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10/04/21 11:16am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Best WIFI Hotspot
We use a hotspot from StraightTalk, i.e. Walmart. It uses the Verizon network and runs about $50/month for unlimited data. There are cheaper plans with limited data. We don't stream movies or such, just FB, YouTube, email, and various web surfing. Works great for us.
We don't use it all the time, so we can not use for six months, or whatever, and not pay monthly fees. Then reactivate and off we go.
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fj12ryder
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10/03/21 07:53pm |
Technology Corner
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