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RE: New Truck and 5th wheel
The 350/3500 SRW truck ratings have gone up so much the last few years some configurations have payload ratings now topping 4,000 lbs. You just need to make sure you pick the one that does have max or near max payload rating.
Most 5ers have contoured front caps now reducing, but not necessarily eliminating, the need for a sliding hitch in a short bed. But the short bed does require you to be a little more careful on tight back in turns if you don’t have a slider.
And no matter what the DRW fans say, a DRW is a pain for everyday driving when in small tight parking lots, tight drive thrus, etc. Yeah, you get used to it, but ......
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BB_TX
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09/15/19 10:26am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Getting very frustrated with this site!
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Also they used to show anywhere from 5-8 pages of recent posts. Now only 2 or 3. Even though people are still replying to posts it's made to look like it's not as busy as it used to be. Purposely discouraging posting.
Clicking NEWEST brings up new threads started in the last 24 hours. Check the times and dates of those and you will see that there really are only 2 or 3 pages of new threads in that time frame.
Clicking ACTIVE brings up any thread that has had recent replies. And that does bring up 5-8 pages. A reply to a post does not return it to NEWEST though.
There was a time a number of years ago when NEWEST had 6-10 pages and ACTIVE even more. So yes, participation has truly fallen off. Not a game they are playing to make it look so.
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BB_TX
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09/14/19 11:52am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Getting very frustrated with this site!
I use RV.NET and don’t have any issues.
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BB_TX
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09/13/19 12:34pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Chevy, Ford... going into electric trucks.
Only thing holding back electric vehicles, including trucks and RVs, is a significant step up in battery technology for more range. Power is a non issue. And electric motors are far more efficient than internal combustion engines.
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BB_TX
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09/13/19 12:31pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Horrid experience Denton tx
The service department in Denton is far from being good also.
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BB_TX
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09/11/19 08:43am |
Camping World RV Sales
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RE: How do you really judge TV adequacy anymore?
Those 150/1500, 250/2500, and 350/3500 numbers on the side don’t tell much any more. There are so many configuration variations, and subsequent variations in ratings, of each that you have to look in depth the ratings for each and how they were obtained.
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BB_TX
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09/10/19 07:26pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Fairbanks-June or August/Sept
Forgot to clarify we will be flying.
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We also flew in.
Flew in to Fairbanks. The museum of history at the university in Fairbanks is well done. Of course we had to visit one of the tourist trap gold mines and pan for gold. But it was entertaining for an afternoon. And more general sightseeing as limited time allowed.
Took the train to Denali NP. Stayed at the Kantishna Roadhouse 65 miles at the end of the road into DNP. Their shuttle bus picked us up at train station and delivered us back. Expensive but would do it again. They came around at 2 am (per our request) to tell us “THE LIGHTS ARE OUT! THE LIGHTS ARE OUT!”. :B
Took the train to Anchorage. Used that as a base to sightsee. Drove rent car down to Seward for a day trip. Beautiful drive. Took a glacier cruise out of Whittier. Also beautiful. And more general sightseeing.
Flew home from Anchorage.
Flying into one city and out another is little different fare wise than same city round trip fare.
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BB_TX
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09/10/19 01:18pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Fairbanks-June or August/Sept
Check on weather trends from those who know. We were there a number years ago in early August and were told by people there that the weather begins to deteriorate mid to late August into fall (cloudier and rainier).
We did get to see the lights. And a clear view of the mountain. :C
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BB_TX
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09/09/19 08:25pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: 12V circuit breakers in series?
My 5er has two auto reset circuit breakers like that. Battery wire goes to one with a jumper to the other. Each breaker feeds its own circuits. A smaller wire also comes off the battery jumper wire, but has an inline fuse for protection of that circuit.
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BB_TX
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09/08/19 03:10pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Hot Springs, AR to Tucson, AZ
Simplest way is I-30 to I-635 on east side of Dallas, at I-635 drop down to I-20, and then I-20 to I-10 to Tucson. Do Dallas area mid day or weekend and you shouldn’t have any problem.
Mid December rarely a weather problem across north Texas.
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BB_TX
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09/08/19 02:56pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: When to Shut the Fridge Off
Mine is in AUTO from the time we leave home til the time we return, whether 3 days or 3 weeks. 12 years old and still works fine.
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BB_TX
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09/08/19 08:26am |
Tech Issues
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RE: 12V circuit breakers in series?
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Curious why you think the one is “shorted out”. If the breakers are good you will have +12 vdc on both posts at all times except when they trip.
If you look at the full size picture, it's clearer. The ring terminal on the upper post of the bottom breaker is touching the bottom post.
Ahh. I missed that. That bypasses that breaker. If it came new like that then it would not surprise me if they were also wired wrong.
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BB_TX
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09/07/19 08:50pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Stuck along a fence
If it went in without hitting the fence, it can come out without hitting the fence. But it may take a really skilled person to do it.
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BB_TX
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09/07/19 08:45pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: 12V circuit breakers in series?
Are you certain it is not the larger red wire (on the post with the red jumper and smaller white wire) that goes to the battery?
Those breakers should not be in series. Battery should go to both and then each one feed it’s own circuits.
Curious why you think the one is “shorted out”. If the breakers are good you will have +12 vdc on both posts at all times except when they trip.
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BB_TX
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09/07/19 07:06pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Terrible Trucks
Most people are only interested in how much the payments will be. Not how long or how much it will cost them over the term of the loan. Understandably, people want nice things. And keeping up with Jones is important to many. And not just trucks, but most everything else they buy including houses far more expensive than they can reasonably afford. Unfortunately that often leads to financial problems.
There are always cheaper alternatives than the highest end ones, but wants often overrule common sense.
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BB_TX
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09/07/19 09:30am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Custer SD to Fort Worth TX by car and Return by Motorhome
I believe the only toll road you will see will be the short stretch of I-35 from Wichita, KS to Oklahoma. Don't know that toll but shouldn't be too much. Kansas toll road site should have a toll calculator.
From Wichita to Cleburne you should have no problem. Just watch your signs carefully thru middle of OKC to be in the correct lanes. Middle of Ft Worth is more of a straight shot.
Can't speak for north of Wichita.
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BB_TX
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09/07/19 08:39am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Breaker Panel Help Please
Someone could certainly use a lesson on how to properly label a circuit breaker and fuse panel.
My 5er was prewired for a 2nd A/C that was not yet installed but the breaker was in place. I added the A/C later.
Did the water heater operate when you turned that breaker on?
I can't decipher the G labeled breakers either.
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BB_TX
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09/06/19 01:47pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Photo Test
You can certainly see the difference in picture quality when you zoom in.
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BB_TX
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09/06/19 11:52am |
Forum Posting Help and Support
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RE: Electric slide outs
I've never heard of hydraulic slides before. Maybe in some of the upper scale CLASS A? but, never heard of it before. New one for me!
Hydraulic slides are very common on 5th wheels. And not just high end. Don't know how common on MHs.
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BB_TX
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09/06/19 11:21am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV Fatality in Oklahoma
Unless a 4 (or more) lane has barriers or cables separating each side, crossover head-ons are not uncommon.
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BB_TX
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09/05/19 08:40pm |
General RVing Issues
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