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RE: FORD F-150 AXLE RATIO CHOICE
I do not know what the difference is between Ford's standard and max tow package; but my choice would be max tow with 3:55, especially with that engine.
I had a F150 with the standard tow package - get the max tow package.
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mbopp
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09/17/20 07:48am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: slide out seal lube
+1 for 303. I use it on anything rubber.
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mbopp
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08/31/20 08:01am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How often and how to clean black tank
I also have the luxury of being able to dump at home.
I'll empty the tank at the campground. When I get home I have a clear elbow and will let the on-board flush run until the water is clear. Then I'll use my home-made toilet wand and keep rinsing until the water runs clear again and the sensor reads Empty. It's surprising how much more "stuff" comes out using the toilet wand after the tank rinser.
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mbopp
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08/28/20 08:35am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Water refill when dry camping
I picked up a 20 gallon potable water tank off Craigslist. It's strapped down in the truck bed on a 14" tall stand I made. I fill it at a spigot and it gravity feeds into the trailer's tank.
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mbopp
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08/27/20 07:28am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Removing pine pitch
Rubbing alcohol
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mbopp
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08/27/20 07:24am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Can I use 20 amp service
I ran a dedicated 20A line from the house breaker box to my garage. It'll run my AC with minimal voltage drop.
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mbopp
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08/25/20 07:42am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Wet and dry bulb comfort measurements
I used to work in an airflow lab. We had a battery powered wet-dry bulb psychrometer to measure humidity.
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mbopp
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08/23/20 08:17am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Opinion on model of TT
ford truck guy..I have actually been to a lot of previous shows and hope to see one the year if the big C settles down. I'm still leaning towards a trailer that's a couple of years old..Let the previous owner deal with the depreciation and repairs hopefully.
lynnmor..IT's the 3.5 EcoBoost, with trailer package bringing it to 12700 lbs.
And Deb and Ed..Thanks for the link I will have a look.
Cheers
Al
Ah, yes. But the limiting factors on a 1/2-ton are payload and rear axle rating. Both of these can be found on the driver side door pillar. I had a F150 with the 3.5EB. When it was time for a new truck by the time I added all the heavy tow options to the F150 I made the jump to the F250.
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mbopp
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08/08/20 07:31am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: New TT bargaining...
X2 barter till it hurts, they can knock off 25/30 % in the blink of a eye. only deal on out the door price. when your happy buy.
Pre-COVID that was true. Now the entire world has decided that the RV is the perfect socially-distanced vacation, dealer inventory is at an all time low and factories can't keep up.
I see that RV.usa has this model listed with an MSRP of $28k, so that's one data point. There are dealers on the web that have these in stock, and there is always somebody willing to give you a lower price. The question is how much time/effort/travel are you willing to invest chasing a lower price?
Also keep in mind that many RV dealers will only do warranty work on units that they sell. Unlike automotive brands, RV manufacturers won't force a dealer to provide warranty work on a unit just because they sell that brand, they allow a dealer to only perform warranty work work on the units sold at that dealership. There were a few online "virtual" dealers with no overhead that were undercutting local dealers on price, so the manufacturers allowed this as a way for the local dealers to "fight back".
And add in the fact the factories were shut down for a few months.
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mbopp
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08/08/20 07:27am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Thinking of New Aluminum Sided Travel Trailer
My brother had an aluminum sided trailer that the siding developed corrosion perforations.
No sure, but I heard the Grand Design Transcend line of trailers use a plastic siding instead of aluminum.
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mbopp
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08/05/20 08:51am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: RV Sales Push
I think there will be a lot of used RV’s on the market next year. I suspect a lot of these buyers are buying them on a bit of a whim. On a normal cycle a lot of owners realize that RVing is not as idealistic as the videos purport and sell them after one or two seasons.
I have the same opinion.
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mbopp
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08/03/20 08:56am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Grand Design 2018 Imagine 2500RLS
Great! Not many people get their rigs weighed. "I never weighed it but I know I'm under" and "Tows great" are the answers I see.
Have you weighed it without the WD bars connected? Curious to see how much weight transfer you have.
Edit - there are several active Facebook pages for Grand Designs and Imagines. There are also a few owners groups:
https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/index.php
https://gdrvowners.com/
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mbopp
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08/03/20 08:49am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Up sized my W.D. Bars
I see trunnion hitches fairly often in Facebook Marketplace.
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mbopp
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08/01/20 08:07am |
Towing
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RE: Shifting An Automatic when towing.
Towing with my F250 6.2, I use tow-haul but lock out 6th gear because it hunts too much.
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mbopp
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08/01/20 08:06am |
Towing
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RE: New trailer, new challenges
3 trailers ago I bought an IOTA-55 deck mount converter for a trailer we had. That converter now resides in the pass-through of our current trailer. The WFCO is turned off at the breaker and is only used as an AC / DC distribution panel.
I have a MPPT controller also mounted in the pass-through and connected to the dual golf cart batteries. Many of our dry sites are shaded so I have two 100W panels that I made portable. Even with 100' of cable I get 140W out of them.
The final backup is my old Honda 2000.
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mbopp
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08/01/20 08:03am |
Tech Issues
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RE: RV Sales Push
People aren't flying so they say "Let's buy a RV!" Couple that with the plant shutdowns the manufacturers had, and you have a sellers market. Yeah, in a year or 2 the used market will be a glut.
My neighbor told me a friend of his bought a RV last year, toured the country with it, and just sold it for what he paid for it.
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mbopp
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07/31/20 07:14am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Another Battery Question - Are my batteries OK?
I used to run dual G29 12v batteries but switched to dual 6v golf cart ones. I got them and battery boxes at Batteries + Bulbs, Duracells. 10% off if you order online for store pickup.
Charging is with a Honda 2000 generator driving an IOTA-55 converter. This year I'm trying 200W of portable solar.
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mbopp
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07/28/20 07:52am |
Tech Issues
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RE: 2013 KZ Sportsman converter problems
One of our previous trailers had a single stage converter in it. I added an IOTA-55 deck mount converter in the pass through, disconnecting the original converter and just using it as a distribution center. That IOTA now resides in the current trailer to suppliment the WFCO.
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mbopp
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07/26/20 08:39am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Travel trailer warranties
Yes, GD changed from 3500# to 4400# axles on some models. The 3500#'s have a 5-bolt wheel, the 4400#'s use a 6-bolt. I have a GD 2650 with 3500# axles. Knock on wood, no issues yet.
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mbopp
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07/25/20 07:53am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 30 amp to 50 amp conversion
You can add a 115v 20a inlet to the trailer just for the AC.
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mbopp
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07/23/20 08:16am |
Travel Trailers
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