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RE: Exercising generator and A/C after winterizing question?
No harm running the AC, but Gen sets should be exercised monthly not just once before storage.
I have a portable gen and it gets regular exercise. I try to but put half of the max load on it for at least 15 min. So I gather up enough things, hair dryers flood lamps ect. to give me that half load.
Some people never exercise them and than ***** because they dont run right after 6 mo of no use
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hotpepperkid
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10/12/19 10:05am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Campground Maximum Length
Dutchman that was a very good explanation! One little thing to add. When you put in length odd numbers can confuse some of the websites. Use multiples of 5 when entering trailer length. If you look for sites for a 37 foot trailer it may say there are none. If you immediately change it to 40 feet there may be some available. It all depends on how the site is set up.
Yes just because the site is long enough doent mean you will fit, because of trees and or tree limbs. A tow trailer might fit were as a 5er might not because of the different heights. A 5er generally is taller than a tow trailer.
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hotpepperkid
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10/12/19 09:54am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Carlsbad Caverns NM
We stayed at the KOA and it is a long way from anything. It is 20 miles just to Carlsbad. Buds is your best bet if your going to stay a few days but I think I would stay at the one at the exit to the caverans if I was going to just stay one night it didnt look all that bad when we drove past it.
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hotpepperkid
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10/11/19 08:15am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Carlsbad Caverns NM
The KOA north of town is probably the best campground but it is 30 to 45 minutes to the caverns depending on traffic thru town.
Coming from that KOA there is a by-pass about 10 miles South of the park that takes you on the West edge of town missing all of that down town area
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hotpepperkid
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10/11/19 08:10am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: UPDATED: Arizona (not Nevada) roads question
I40 only touches very little of Nevada and 10, not even a bit.
And 10 after California is one vvery very boring freeway.
And exactly where does I-40 touch Nevada?
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hotpepperkid
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10/10/19 09:15am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Eternabond vs Dicor
Isnt Eternabond for TPO and Dicor for EPDM roofs
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hotpepperkid
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10/07/19 10:05am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Towing small utility trailer behind 5ver
Impressive, let's see him try that with my Kendon MC Trailer.
Just because you cant. Farmers do that kind of **** every day
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hotpepperkid
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10/06/19 11:26am |
Towing
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RE: Egr dpf delete dodge 6.7
Keep all the parts removed, as you may have to reinstall them some day. BIL did not and was unable to register his truck in Arizona. EPA is currently stepping up it's enforcement of deleting and handing out hefty fines.
Only two places in AZ that have smog checks are Phoenix and Tucson all the rest of the state wouldnt know if you had deleted all that stuff they dont check
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hotpepperkid
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10/01/19 08:46am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: double trailers
Triple towing are not allowed in those two states for recreational vehicles. It's called triple towing (as it relates to RV's) based on how many items are in that attached group, not how many items are being towed. There are separate rules for commercial DOT trucking that are different for private RV's regardless what they look like or can be considered.
It's doubles. You tow a trailer and you're just towing. That one trailer isn't a double, it's just a trailer. You add a boat behind it and you're towing double.
Those FedEx rigs you see in some states with a tractor and three trailers are triples, not quadruples.
Some states dont allow doubles towing period and most of them are on the East cost. Every state that allow them has their own licence requirments, some require a special licence and other dont. The licence required in your state is good in all the other states that allow doubles towing. You just have to pay attention to the length as each state has its own requirement you have to abide by
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hotpepperkid
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10/01/19 08:39am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Murfreesboro, Arkansas to Eureka Springs Arkansas
Looking for the best route pulling a 36' tow hauler from Murfreesboro, Arkansas to Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Stay on I-49 until you get to Rogers and then take 62 to Eureka Springs
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hotpepperkid
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09/30/19 11:44am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: East Bound I40
There is a little short 2 mile 6% coming into Kingman some 5% to 6% East of Kingman 40 miles and then 5% or so in the Williams/Flagstaff area, some windy down hill stuff West of Albuquerque other than that there isnt anything to write home about
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hotpepperkid
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09/25/19 03:35pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: I 40 from Gallup to Albuquerque
I've driven it in the last 30 days and construction isn't bad in the spots they have it. The biggest problem is when an accident forces a closure. The side roads can get pretty clogged with very slow going. Couple that with typical western interstate entrance ramps located somewhere down the road over that mounting in the distance, well, having an RV can be your saving grace.
So people pulled into the campground on the West side of Albuquerque a couple days ago and said they sat for over 3 hrs about 30 mile West of Alb because of an acident. Later saw on the news 4 people were killed. Just be careful in the construction zones
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hotpepperkid
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09/09/19 07:44am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Ford F-350 Towing Spec
You must have very forgiving insurance. My brother had a call stolen and they accused him and stealing it.
Thats nothing Someone stole the keys to my van years ago and insurance company would cover the cost of changing looks because they said my kids were drug addicts. I didnt have kids at that point
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hotpepperkid
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09/07/19 11:09am |
Towing
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RE: RV'ing 100 Years Ago
There is a RV muesume in Amarillo TX it is worth a visit
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hotpepperkid
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09/06/19 09:34pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: I-70 through Colorado
many of the exits in mid-Colorado involve "roundabouts," those pesky traffic circles. ;)
I HATE those things! We almost got taken out by one at the Morongo Casino a few years ago. They're great for locals who are used to them but for visitors who suddenly come up on them they are very dangerous. They are slowly infecting AZ, too.
I hate them also I just take up both lanes screw them
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hotpepperkid
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09/04/19 01:50pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Where to stay in St Louis?
I guess it all depends on how close you want to be to down town St Louis. To be within 10 or less to down town you have Casino Queen and the one we always stay at Cahokia RV Pk in Cahokia IL
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hotpepperkid
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09/03/19 07:46pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Towing speed
I tow the 5er up to the posted limit but no more than 70.
X2
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hotpepperkid
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08/26/19 08:20pm |
Towing
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RE: My 350/3500 is just too big to fit between the lines!
We park as far away from entrance as possible - leave a spot on both sides, no one near us ... then walk to store. Invariably, when we come out, we have someone on both sides, and no other cars near us. GO FIGURE !!
Yep been there done that. Parked at the end of the parking lot and came out and some SOB parked next to me. Good thing I didnt have a sharpie I would have left a note on his windshield but all I had was a pencil and paper.
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hotpepperkid
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08/26/19 08:16pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Tow/Haul off or on(ram)
I'd like to know what transmission does that.
In most, OD off means exactly that - overdrive gears are not used, only up to and including direct drive.
Again, *most* transmissions would lock up sooner in direct drive, with OD off. I've never come across one where in OD off it stays in direct but with the converter unlocked.
You might want to check what transmissions have direct drive, mine doesn't.
Must be a very old one. Even my old Ford 2000 has a locking torque converter. It locks up even when OD is off
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hotpepperkid
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08/18/19 10:35am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Tow/Haul off or on(ram)
I'd like to know what transmission does that.
In most, OD off means exactly that - overdrive gears are not used, only up to and including direct drive.
Again, *most* transmissions would lock up sooner in direct drive, with OD off. I've never come across one where in OD off it stays in direct but with the converter unlocked.
You might want to check what transmissions have direct drive, mine doesn't.
Must be a very old one. Even my old Ford 2000 has a locking torque converter. It locks up even when OD is off
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hotpepperkid
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08/18/19 10:35am |
Tow Vehicles
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