Aufgeblassen
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Unless you are planning on filling it with GOLD bars, I would not worry about it! 😁
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Some C RVs have only a wood framed overhang. Our old (1994) Gulfstream Ultra C had a steel framed overhang. A metal one is probably much better as far as weight capacity goes.
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On 2/2/2019 at 5:15 PM, IanBullock said:Hey, how does one hook up their toad with that rack in the way?
In that case, you put those two items in the trunk of the towed vehicle! - hello?!
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On 2/2/2019 at 11:17 AM, manholt said:Well, I can see where your stuff can learn to walk real quick!
They can HAVE my box with sewage pipe if they are THAT desperate! 😁
As far as spare tire, it is easy enough to steal one from an RV back wall otherwise. It has no rim.
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I'm glad. For the next 10 days, we are expecting PERFECT weather - Highs 80-85, lows 60-65. 😁
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Here is what it looks like mounted on RV. It is spare tire only (no rim) w/cover, and a storage box for sewage hoses & parts, rather than keep those smelly items in the RV's basement.
I had to move my license plate, as it was blocked by rack items. I even lighted it! 😃 (to be perfectly legal). I used a license plate frame that was in the glove box for the front of the vehicle.
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On 1/12/2019 at 9:51 PM, wayne77590 said:Care to elaborate?
Certainly! It sat on a dealer lot for about a year we bought it, and good thing it did, because the slide-out floor totally rotted out at close to a year after we got it. If we got it just after the dealer got it, it would have been past warranty, and we would have been SOL.
It had all kinds of other problems too, and the dealer, working with the factory concluded it was too much for the dealer to handle, so the factory had it shipped all the way back to Indiana (from FL) for a complete go over & repair. It did not happen in a timely manner either. We were w/o our RV for 6 weeks.
Even when we traded it in not that long afterwards, they found the back wall was starting to ROT too. 😡
BTW: It was a Sunnybrook by Winnebago.
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We bought a 2013 brand new, and it was a POS!
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On 12/19/2018 at 12:54 PM, jleamont said:It doesn't take much to make a big difference on MPG's.
After my son brought it back, I got 19.9 MPG, so I thought it was more broken in, but I must have had a tailwind, because next tankful , I got 17-18 MPG.
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On 11/16/2018 at 8:33 PM, WILDEBILL308 said:Nice, I like the fuel mileage.
Bill
My son & family borrowed our new RV for its very 1st fairly long trip from S. FL to central SC (no mountains, only slight hills), and said he got an indicated 15 MPG at 60 MPH. Must have run into head or cross wind, as I got nearly 17 MPG on two separate short trips.
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On 11/26/2018 at 10:19 AM, RAYIN said:After reading this entire thread, and no subsequent posts from the thread starter haeffe since 2015, I'm now thinking he was merely stirring the pot with false allegations.
Not so fast! We bought a brand new 34' 2013 Sunnybrook by Winnebago 5th wheel trailer It had so many problems in the 1st year under warranty, that were too much for the dealership to handle, that Winnebago ended up picking it up, and bringing it all the way back to factory in Indiana to fix the massive problems!!! 😫 It is not like they fixed it quick; we were w/o it for over a MONTH! 😧
Good thing it was a "leftover" at the dealership for about a year, because at nearly 2 years old (approaching end of 1 year warranty), the floor on the main slide-out rotted out big time! On a cross country trip, I was worried I would not be able to slide it in, due to swelling of the floor. Had we bought it when new on dealer lot, we would have been SOL, with it failing at nearly 2 years. We got rid of it, like 2 years later - good riddance!
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You could always snake it thru your roof ladder, and connect it to itself. 😉😉😉
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I ordered that Crystal something or other (as advertised on TV) that they demonstrate for cleaning windows & screens (and a bunch of other stuff) by simply spraying on & rinsing off. I bought some for our RV awning, but I ended up trading in our RV for a new one, so I don't know how well it would work. I imagine quite well, but don't know.
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1 hour ago, WILDEBILL308 said:And what is your point?
I will continue to use valve stem stabilizers. You have not convinced me that I am better off without them.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
Bill
Use them! - by all means! If it is easier to, rather than aiming your valve stem better, whereby it cannot possible contact the rim.
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18 minutes ago, jleamont said:Trailers we run auto inflation systems on newer. older, nothing.
That was then, this is now.
They don't work too well, when your tire blow to pieces!
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1 hour ago, jleamont said:1300 TRACTORS
3000 TRAILERS
500 FORKLIFTS
We do not use valve stem extenders at work. You have to keep them simple here, the more to break from abuse the more road calls
They had 'em on trailers with companies (4 different ones from 5/05-6/13) I leased onto as a CVPOO (Commercial Vehicle Professional Owner Operator). They would have frowned upon me taking them off. 🤩
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What kind of MPG?
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Oh, OK. I did not take into account for less than ideally aimed valve stems. If aimed properly, there should be nowhere near enough flexing of the valve stem (or TPMS) to impact the rim. If you have THAT much flexing, the valve stem would fatigue & fail in short order. They are generally designed for 100s of 1,000's of miles (i.e. for like big rigs). 😎
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On 11/16/2018 at 11:26 PM, wayne77590 said:Especially if you are using a tire pressure monitor system. The sensors will whip around by the force of the rotation and wind combinations. this could damage the valve stem. It's nice to have the stability of the rubber wheel grommet.
They don't "bounce around"! The G-forces go in one direction ONLY; NOT dynamic vibration, "bouncing around" the TPMS sensor. The very MOST that would happen, is it gradually contacts the rim (with increasing vehicle speed) & simply stops there. No worries! 😃
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10 hours ago, wayne77590 said:Especially if you are using a tire pressure monitor system. The sensors will whip around by the force of the rotation and wind combinations. this could damage the valve stem. It's nice to have the stability of the rubber wheel grommet.
I'm about to add valve stem extenders (hard, not flexible) and TPMS at the ends, but am pretty sure my valves are hard mounted (i.e. METAL), rather than just rubber, so should be fine.
BTW: They don't "whip around". The G forces are static, rather than dynamic when wheel is spinning.
I mean big rig trucks have hard mounted valve extenders w/o "stabilizers" - no worries.
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My Class C with Transit 350 chassis takes air from near the middle of the hood, so there is no way it van be warmed from the engine compartment. I'll have to check how cool it feels.
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What can go unstable about a valve stem?
😎😎😎 just curious 😎😎😎
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Extended Warranties are where the REAL money is for dealers! Not the RV sale itself. Just got a brand new RV, and they laid out a plethora of warranties we could buy. Up to almost $7,000 (for a $60K RV)!!! We did NOT take a single one. If something was to break, it most likely will happen under all existing warranties that come with the RV already.
Mechanical & electrical/electronic breakdowns vs. time happen with a "bathtub curve"; way more than nominal failures early, then very low breakdowns for many years, then failure rate curves upwards, as stuff actually wears out.
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Yes, there are many variables. Such as f you bring groceries
in your RV and don't eat out, you save a lot on food cost.