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RE: Do the Weight Police have jurisdiction off road?
I am curious why they would leave the plow on the front? Wouldn't the machine be lighter and more maneuverable without it?
https://i.postimg.cc/Fz3JTZqz/IMG-5348.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/bNvhHJtc/IMG-5053.jpg
Here's a couple of examples where the plow would be a necessity.
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specta
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11/27/20 07:37am |
Truck Campers
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RE: How many have had Thanksgiving in a truck camper?
I hope everyone had a nice TG with family and friends.
I had dinner with friends who are living in their 5th wheel while they are building a new house.
They smoked the turkey and ham in their new smoker and both were delicious along with all the side dishes.
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specta
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11/27/20 06:37am |
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RE: Do the Weight Police have jurisdiction off road?
The so called weight police, have a jurisdiction that primarily deals with commercial vehicles, technically a dual wheeled axle can haul 22 thousand pounds and not be overweight the same with the steer axle.
Nope. Weight police on this forum is the imaginary group composed of members here who complain about what others are doing. They have no legal standing, but it doesn’t stop them from letting their opinions be known.
Thanks for playing. :D
I frequent another RV forum and it has no weight police. :)
And the experts help others and don't criticize or try too make everyone think that they know everything.
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specta
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11/27/20 06:29am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Do the Weight Police have jurisdiction off road?
And, I'd never own a snowmobile. :B LOL
But you have a snocat!! cool.........
I much prefer my ATV. If it gets stuck I just hook up my winch cable and within minutes I'm out.
I've got a snowmobile stuck and it sucks. LOL
The one I got stuck was a pretty big one, tons of power and FAST.
FAST = I'd kill myself. :B
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specta
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11/27/20 06:24am |
Truck Campers
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RE: How many have had Thanksgiving in a truck camper?
If this counts, then yes. We’ve done it! :B
https://i.imgur.com/treoTPZl.png
:):)
I'm not even that close.
I've never even lit the oven in my current camper.
Come to think about it, never in my previous camper either.
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specta
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11/25/20 01:05pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: What did you wake up to this morning?
https://i.postimg.cc/FR5LQ7kY/IMG-3613.jpg
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specta
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11/25/20 06:32am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Do the Weight Police have jurisdiction off road?
So from what you are saying, such picture is not going to happen in real life?
Just like Jeeps being lifted on top of the mountains for advertisement pictures.
At the end, it does sound like weigh police after all.
https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Snow-Cat-Lab_Dave-Mills.jpg width=700
I doubt that is deep powder.
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specta
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11/23/20 08:13pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Do the Weight Police have jurisdiction off road?
~snip~
.... if I didn't run out of Ramen, whisky and sled gas!
Ramen... ate so much of that in college that I will only hit my stock of 10 cases ONLY when the SHTF and the zombies come out.
Whiskey... got pleny of that too, but the more I stay home in these wierd time, the more I go through. (note to self: buy more Jack.)
:B
LMAO!!
That was pretty funny and I was going to quote the same thing except I'd need tequila and not whiskey.
And, I'd never own a snowmobile. :B LOL
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specta
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11/23/20 05:20pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Do the Weight Police have jurisdiction off road?
Snowcats weigh too much to go thru powder, even with wider tracks. Top speed for this one with the blade and tiller up under ideal conditions is 15 mph tops. Not near enough speed to "blast" through the snow like snowmobiles do. They will just dig down. You start early in the season when the snow is not real deep and pack it down.
link to driving snowcat - Living The Good Life as I call it.
The snowcat is one of my work vehicles, sorry to have mislead.
During the winter months I work for Utah State Parks OHV Program and have been grooming snowmobile trails for about 8 years now.
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specta
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11/23/20 04:56pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: What did you do to your Camper Today?
https://i.postimg.cc/gkXX4DJc/IMG-3582.jpg
Put the cover on until sometime in the spring. :(
https://i.postimg.cc/X7SGH5yw/IMG-3467.jpg
On the plus side I have my truck back. LOL
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specta
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11/23/20 03:24pm |
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RE: Do the Weight Police have jurisdiction off road?
https://i.postimg.cc/FHHzfVLV/pisten-bully-100.jpg
Here's my Pisten Bully 100 Snowcat.
https://i.postimg.cc/2jBrKX4t/IMG-5165.jpg
My only question is how and where are you going to unload the camper if you have any type of engine related problem??
I would hate to be out there and have any type of engine or drivetrain problem and need access to the engine compartment.
I don't recall reading how much weight they can carry.
The snowcat itself weighs 10,000 as equipped in the pictures with the blade and tiller.
The snowcats will only go on packed trails. They're not like a snowmobile that you can just take off and go where ever you want. Get off the packed trail and they dig down fast.
https://i.postimg.cc/3xzZnN7V/snowcat1-2.jpg
This is my cat stuck 2 winters ago. I would hate to try and dig one out with the additional weight of a camper.
It looks cool but I'll pass.
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specta
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11/23/20 03:20pm |
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Are there any threads here that........
someone who thinks they know everything doesn't turn the topic into an argument?? :?
Asking for a friend.
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specta
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11/20/20 07:35am |
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RE: Very pleased with my Chevy PU.
^ Thumbs up man!
It actually pained me to give up the old 07 Dodge yesterday. Mainly because I know it was still in such good shape and reliable.
But finances and convenience dictated. Tough to turn down selling a truck for 85% of the purchase price 13 years ago and getting a much newer much lower mile, well setup truck to replace it at the same time.
I still think we need a like button. :)
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specta
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11/19/20 10:00pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Very pleased with my Chevy PU.
Hi Kenny! :B Lol
I feel is a fair deal and taking it in tomorrow (880.00 installed including swapping my existing sensors).
Looks and sounds like a killer deal to me Don.
I looked for some factory take offs when I needed new tires the first time and they were ridiculous expensive so I've just kept the ugly OE WT rims.
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specta
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11/19/20 09:55pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: TC Horizontal LP Cylinders
I would think yours would have a label, or possibly stamped in the top ring what the filling orientation is. The relief screw could have its own dip tube that is intended to show an 80% fill when the cylinder is vertical.
:):)
I went back out and looked and you are 100% correct.
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specta
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11/19/20 08:32am |
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RE: TC Horizontal LP Cylinders
I had it in the back of my mind I would have to get new tanks but luckily I did not.
No kidding, 30 lb horizontal on eBay - $202.59 shipped.
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specta
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11/19/20 08:15am |
Truck Campers
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RE: TC Horizontal LP Cylinders
to keep rust at bay.
Pun intended?? LOL
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specta
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11/19/20 08:00am |
Truck Campers
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RE: TC Horizontal LP Cylinders
I’m guessing your old cylinders have to be filled horizontally?
:):)
They fill them in the vertical position.
Now that you ask, I wonder if that's right way to fill them. :? :B
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specta
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11/19/20 08:00am |
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RE: What did you wake up to this morning?
28 this morning and heavy frost in central NC. Skiing in the Mountains
We need a like button. :B
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specta
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11/19/20 07:23am |
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RE: TC Horizontal LP Cylinders
Specta, it looks like you have one of those old pre-OPD horizontals. Notice how the valve is sitting dead center in the tank end, and the valve handle is not the 3-corner style. There must be an internal dip tube that curves up into the vapor area of the cylinder. For that reason, there won’t be an OPD style valve available for that one. You may still be able to replace the valve with the same style and continue using the cylinder if it’s in good shape. I’m not sure what the rules say about revalving an older horizontal.
On the newer cylinder, the valve is offset from center, so it’s in the vapor area.
:):)
https://i.postimg.cc/kGbVdMQL/IMG-3502.jpg
Thank you. Here's tank that needs a new valve. The seal leaks when I have a hose attached to it.
This tank and the newer tank were in my current camper when I bought it. The larger tank was in my 1996 Skyliner when I bought it.
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specta
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11/19/20 07:20am |
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