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RE: Help with Trailer legalities, Nova Scotia
If you have any insurance documents on the trailer, that would be a start. Contact the previous owner if you can, they may be able to help.
Try this for info from the horses mouth. Hopefully they can help you:
Access Nova Scotia
15 Alderbrook Drive
Truro, Nova Scotia
Ph 1-800-670-4357
https://novascotia.ca/access-locations/
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Evening hours: Thursday 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm (Registry of Motor Vehicles services only)
Services: Driver Examination & Testing • Marriage Licence • Registry of Joint Stock Companies • Registry of Motor Vehicles • Residential Tenancies
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ssthrd
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03/25/23 03:13pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Tire Rotation
mine get rotated whenever i go camping:)
seriously, the tires will age out long before the tread is gone
Kidding aside, one of the best things for your trailer tires, is to rotate them down the road, often.
100%
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ssthrd
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03/21/23 04:09pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Stop Light/turn signal blowing bulb
Check the light socket for corrosion. Maybe the bulb is OK......
I little vinegar on a q-tip does a great job cleaning contacts.
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ssthrd
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03/20/23 09:04pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tire Rotation
Wouldn't hurt a thing, but if tire wear is the same at all four corners, I wouldn't bother.
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ssthrd
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03/20/23 09:04am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Signature Missing
Photo Signature uploads have not worked for over a year+ on the forums.
Even Mods have not been able to update their photos.
Do not replace your current Signature photo as you will not be able to replace it.
Text only Signatures do work.
So, while you're here, does that mean I can't upload a map photo in my signature any more?
..........and is there a fix coming?
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ssthrd
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03/13/23 01:13pm |
Forum Posting Help and Support
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RE: Question about double towing
and here for Canada
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ssthrd
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02/28/23 12:49pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Question about double towing
Clicky
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ssthrd
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02/28/23 12:43pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: GVWR versus GAWR
Lol. Both of can't be wrong! :)
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ssthrd
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02/27/23 09:52am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: GVWR versus GAWR
20% of your whatever your gross weight is will be on the pin. So if you are at 14,000, you will have something around 11,200 on the axles, or 5800 lbs each.
They don't build 'em any more skookum than they have to for sure.
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ssthrd
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02/27/23 09:47am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: RAM 3500 with HO 6.7L Cummins SRW
quote festival
Indeed. :)
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ssthrd
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02/24/23 03:27pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Pop Ups
If your friend stores it under cover, raise the pop up and wait. Best to let it dry naturally. If it smells, he may already have a mold issue.
I would think about waterproofing the canvas (?) after it's dry.
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ssthrd
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02/23/23 07:53am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Help With Figuring Out Which Trucks Will Work For A Camper
Being in BC you have more additional oversight and enforcement to deal with than basically anywhere else in North America.
And I doubt that it is as bad as some make it out to be. I’ve made a couple trips thru BC, tip to tail grossly “overloaded” with a pudgy TC and no one batted an eye, including RCMP when we were chatting at a gas station in Northern BC. And at that time I had a 6-7klb (est) trailer hooked up as well.
...because all RCMP officers are implanted with "eyeball scales" when they are sworn in, and can tell exactly how much you weigh by looking at your rig.
Just like in the States, you'll only get nailed at a weigh/inspection station. Also just like in the States, they have separate officers patrolling the roads enforcing traffic law, and officers dedicated to enforcing commercial vehicle law. You were talking to traffic cops. Unless something was dragging, your taillight was out, or it was otherwise obvious that you were driving a dangerous vehicle, they could care less.
Plus being non-commercial, if it's legal where you came from, it's "legal" there. Either through legal reciprocity, or "tourist" reciprocity.
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I would tend to agree.
In my years in BC, I recall only one time when I saw a pickup pulled over for weight (probably). The rear suspension was on the stops and the front wheels were looked pretty light because he had a cord of wood stacked in the 8' box of a half ton.
Must have been a bit of a hairy ride!
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ssthrd
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02/21/23 10:09am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Help With Figuring Out Which Trucks Will Work For A Camper
My 1700lb camper turned out to be about 2800lbs at the end of the day after a few renos and loaded up for a month long stay. Not including 2 humans and a dog and whatever else was in the cab.
I'm thinking your estimate might be a bit light.
I think that the weight is not so much an issue as might be the higher centre of gravity and how the truck suspension handles the wind and winding roads.
My 3500 handles it nicely, but with the beefier frames/suspensions under newer trucks these days, maybe a 2500 or a "heavy half" might do the job.
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ssthrd
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02/18/23 05:07pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Waterton & Lake Louise early May.????
@ Soup:W
Lol. Not sure that anyone outside of Canada knows what a toque is! But I've been wrong before.....:)
Lucky I never wrote down beleclava :W
haha! My morning smile-Thanks!
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ssthrd
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02/17/23 10:16am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Waterton & Lake Louise early May.????
@ Soup
Lol. Not sure that anyone outside of Canada knows what a toque is! But I've been wrong before.....:)
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ssthrd
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02/16/23 02:17pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Waterton & Lake Louise early May.????
Seeing snow in the mountains in that area will definitely not be a problem in May. At those elevations, there will be snow higher up in July/August. Matter of fact, it just might snow where you are anyway! Weather in the Rockies is a guess on the best of days.
From Parks Canada. I suggest you call them........... "All spots on the Townsite Campground can be reserved by visiting the Parks Canada Reservation Service website or phone the toll-free number (within North America) at 1-877-737-3783 (1-877-RESERVE) (8am to 6pm local park time)."
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ssthrd
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02/16/23 09:06am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: using a cargo carriers on my travel trailer
IMHO.......... If you look at the "bumper" on your TT, you will see that at best it will store your stinky slinky, and not much more. The static load on the very thin tube is one thing but the forces generated by a 200/300 pound lever bouncing up and down will be much more. I think that most here will agree that it's not a good idea.
I carried my spare tire that way for a year or so, but the load was vertical and didn't bounce around as would a relatively heavy basket extending a couple of feet behind the trailer.
You see them on the road, but given enough time, they will probably fail. Maybe at the next railway crossing or the frost heave that snuck up on you. Not to mention the transition from the street to a steep driveway where the basket scrapes the ground because of the extended overhang. Lots of scenarios.
If you go to a welding shop, they can attach a hitch directly to the frame, and you can mount the basket on that.
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ssthrd
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02/16/23 08:13am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Good Sam or KOA
I'm a bit late for the party, but for what it's worth, we stayed at the Tucson KOA a few years ago in early December, and it was great. Very clean, and there were lemons, limes and grapefruit growing right outside the door!
Have fun in the desert!
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ssthrd
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02/15/23 08:45pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Ram 1500 owners.... tires
Maybe give Discount Tire or Tire Rack a buzz.................
Caution though because I have the largest tire recommended by DT on my bone stock truck, and they just touch the inner fender liner at full lock.
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ssthrd
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02/07/23 12:50pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Old truck, new look…
7.4 = It’s no powerhouse but it’ll get out of its own way. And it’s clean, not leaky and big enough to make nice noises out the twice pipes.
Loved the tunes that came from the tail pipes of my old 454. Brings back good memories. It was built a bit on the "loose" side and used a quart of oil every 5-600 miles, but hardly changed in the 100k or so miles that I had on it when I traded it.
Tons of torque, but a bit low in hp. Good in it's day, though.
Yep-bonus for sure.
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ssthrd
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01/28/23 05:05pm |
Tow Vehicles
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