elkhartjim
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I occasionally purchase fuel at a local Shell station with automatic cut off at $75 and I've used the same card, Visa from Capital One, as many as 4 times consecutively.
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I'm always amazed when some will drive several miles to saves a few cents and the hold time you're burning $3 fuel looking to save a nickel. To each their own and thankfully I'm not to the point financially I need to worry about saving a few dollars driving to a station and finding out I can't get in there. I remember seeing some time ago, "its funny watching an rver driving a $500,000.00 rig looking for a cheap place to stay".
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DD, I went over to iRV2 and the company sends out daily the price of fuel at stations that honor their card. Of course the prices may change daily but in most cases it appears the best discounts are at Loves. It appears the discount is about 40 cents per gallon off the published cash price. Its interesting for sure.
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I came across this today and looks like an interesting discount program for diesel fuel.
https://www.tsdlogistics.com/services/fuel-program/
Any of you aware of this program?
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8 hours ago, dclaridge said:Does anyone know if you can flat tow a 2016 Ford Explorer 4x4?
What does the manual say regarding rv flat towing? You can also look in the FMCA Towable Guide.
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Have you tried Googling the part number?
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33 minutes ago, kaypsmith said:Amen, and electronics have been my livelihood for the past 34+ years. They are great once all the bugs have been worked out.
That's where you have an advantage, Kay, with your experience you can DIY whereas I have to take it to someone and pay them to learn how to repair it for my coach. I can easily change a mechanical electrical switch but I'm clueless if a touchpad starts going weird.
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Hey guys, aren't we missing a point? The tow ratings the OP published is the rating of the hitch which doesn't automatically mean he can tow a 15,000 tank.
IMHO, these motorhomes are getting too much electronic gadgetry. I don't need a touch screen to turn my lights on/off or to raise/lower my shades.
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I saw on another forum he resolved his problem. He had less than a 1/4 tank of fuel and it took awhile to purge the air.
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Good response, Kay. As we all know, there is a lot of erroneous information on the web and many times it takes some digging to get to the real facts. Of course, by human nature we all want to hear what we believe...right or wrong.
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Disregard the hitch rating and abide by the GCWR. You need to load the coach with passengers, full fuel, food, clothing, etc just as if you were leaving on a trip, hook up the Jeep and go weight the complete unit to make sure you're not exceeding your GCWR.
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They will also tell you your 1/2 ton Ford F150 will easily pull that 30FT 5th wheel.
I sometimes tow my 2005 Jeep Wrangler, 3" lift and 33" tires with no issues. You're towing something much higher/taller and much heavier for sure. I would also be concerned about exceeding the weight limitations. What does that Jeep weigh?
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Welcome to the forum. You will find several of us prefer the braking system manufactured by M&G Engineering. Its simple and many of us installed it ourselves. It is a proportional braking system which prefered by most.
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Mike never indicated his problem has been resolved, Carl. My jacks, like Mikes, still drift down sometimes. I think its just the nature of their design.
Thanks.
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Wayne,
Mike, the OP, has Equalizer Levelers not HWH.
Somehow this post took a left turn and got away from his problem of the levelers drifting down and turned into maintenance of HWH.
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WD-40 is recommended by Equalizer and no substance with silicone is to be used. As a note, they recommend using WD-40 to clean the chrome area of the shaft.
On edit. The problem using a true lubricant is a lubricant will attract/hold dirt. That will certainly have an adverse affect in the rubber. In my opinion, follow what the manufacturer recommends.
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Bill,
The OP and I have the same levelers, Equalizer, and the only recommended maintenance is to wipe the chrome shafts with WD-40 occasionally, check the fluid level and check for any leaks. After having the Power Gear electric levelers on my 2008 Bounder, these are a Godsend.
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Rich, I tend to agree with your explanation because on mine it is sporadic. It has only happened 2 or 3 times.
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Mike, I have the same levelers on my 2017 Ventana and on a few occasions I've experienced the same oddity. I simply make it a habit of touching all retract on the touch panel. From my experience and observations, I think it takes several days for this to happen and it doesn't always happen.
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Calk? I'm sorry, but it was the first thing that popped into my brain.
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I went one time about 10 years ago on a short, 80 miles trip for the weekend and didn't take my toad. I can't tell you how miserable I was at 9PM when I had a need for a Blizzard atack and the nearest Dairy Queen was 7 miles away. This was in a small east Texas town with no Uber (2008), taxi, bus, etc available. That cured me and I've towed something even when I go out to exercise the motorhome.
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Eric, Newmar replaced my washer several months ago and I was at my rv repair place when they did the exchange. It took two men less than an hour to remove the old washer and replace with a new one. They did need to remove both doors from the closet the stacked washer and dryer are located.
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Pat has retired.
Clock Spring Replacement
in Type A motorhomes
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Are you referring to the clockspring associated to an airbag?
https://www.rvchassisparts.com:8443/aparvchassis/runApp?id=5
http://www.douglasautotech.com/departments/service-parts/
Check this file 1900043
https://www.vipwheels.com/technical-support
This should get you started.