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Bruce, that set up just screams "lets go have fun"!!! you should post photos of the inside and out on the "All about you" section.

Can you attach some photos? Love to see it...

Bill, how do you shift the transmission on the CRV to flat tow it? Keon is shopping for a new toad and asked me. Since we don't tow our CRV I have no idea... and ours is AWD, 2008. He wants a Wrangler but his DW doesn't trust him with one We have only towed Wranglers, this is our 5th Wrangler 3rd as a toad, no issues, we love the versatility and the ease of connecting, especially with the M&G brake system, its literally, connect the breakaway cable and plug in the air line and the brakes are all done, 2-3 minutes and we are one the road again especially with NO base plate, I hardly have to lean down other then the safety cables I am seeking out an older 4 door 2007-2011 full soft top with soft top 1/2 doors for a Hemi or a 5.9L Cummins conversion, leaning towards the Hemi.

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I always do my research before making a purchase. I simply couldn’t purchse Blue Ox after reading up on it. I had a fleet of Ford rangers at a Utility I worked at, we used them to deliver trucks around the system. Every Ranger had a Roadmaster bar hanging off the front and many people used them, they got beat hard (backing up and skidding the front wheels) you name it those bars saw it, not ONE failure! I got the Demco on such a good deal I couldn’t pass it up. But looking at its design it’s solid. Plus it hasn’t needed any “tune up” and I’m not nice to it. I get things need maintenance but that frequently sends many bad signals and with the amount of failures...no thanks!

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f85/warning-blue-ox-towbar-failure-toad-damage-317073.html http://www.rvforum.net/SMF_forum/index.php?topic=893.0 https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/15934753/print/true.cfm http://www.old.dangeroustrailers.org/site/mobile?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.old.dangeroustrailers.org%2FBlue_OX_Defective_HItch.html#2858 The ball mounts fail on the stud post and the newer version is now failing also (photo below) That little aluminum c channel is not heavy enough. But their advertising is top notch.

Roadmaster makes a coach mounted as well, that would be my 1st choice, 2nd would be Demco! I have read too many failures with Blue ox for my liking's on two of their designs that were engineered with under sized aluminum brackets and swivel balls. I have a friend that has had his Blue Ox rebuilt 2 times and it might have 40,000 miles on it, and he babies his stuff while i'm hard on stuff. His used coach came with a Demco, he switched over and sold the Blue Ox after the last overhaul. https://www.demco-products.com/rv-towing/tow-bars/ I have a Demco Commander bar, it works flawlessly never had to be rebuilt and its 6 years old with probably 50,000 miles on it. They are a local manufacturing company in Iowa, not big on advertising.

Bill, I had 4 years and probably 32,000 miles on them and they showed very little wear, I ran the straight tread all the way around. No complaints with traction at all. I also didn't cover them much (just in winter storage) and they held up to UV very well also.

I ran the Bridgestone Duravas R250 on the last coach, no complaints and they held up well, that coach rode terrible with any tire under it. We have some Bridgestone/Firestone on the fleet at work and have no issues with them whatsoever. They got a bad rap in the early 2000's with the Ford Explorer which IMHO was not fair to them, you run any tire that under inflated nothing good will come from it, except a smooth ride until failure.

Can you photo it and attach the photos?

SMART!! Very smart!

I’m with RSbill, newer especially in the RV industry is not better! The quality in workmanship, engineering and materials dropped 10+ years ago and never came back. I’d take a new coach if it was free and and only keep it if I wasn’t allowed to sell it.

rcoon2, we run the refrigerator below on the 4, 6v batteries and the original MSW inverter, 2000 watt with no issues. I discovered this model in a New 2013 Fleetwood Excursion, I called GE and was told no issues in a motorhome and due to it not having any delicate electronics the MSW inverter was fine. https://www.google.com/shopping/product/2316434820952652378?lsf=seller:8740,store:3205702000217060434&prds=oid:7350340753543665112&q=ge+15.5-cu+ft+top-freezer+refrigerator+(black)&hl=en&ei=459PW9LOGY-c_QbKhJGgBg&lsft=gclid:EAIaIQobChMI9eHVy7up3AIVDUsNCh2-JQ9YEAQYASABEgIi5fD_BwE

Propshaft or Propeller shaft is used for German car terminology also. I second what Gary said, any driveshaft, quality truck shop or truck parts house should be able to locate one that will fit.

I sense sarcasm...

EWW

This raised an eye brow for something that has bothered me since we have owned our coach. I called Cummins, on deceleration I have hit 2500 RPM's (on the tach), which is too high, max should be 2300 RPM's. I have to verify my tach is accurate also. Good to figure that out now rather than a Scatted ISL all over the highway . I usually step on the brake pedal to get it under control, but it always bothered me.

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I would if I wasn't in PA

Please explain....

X3 M&G, our 2nd Wrangler with M&G, simple and works flawlessly and FULLY Proportional, which is important to me.

For R134 this is the cheap way out. Even has a gauge and full instructions. Saw this at Home Depot today

Rich, my secondary filter has the water sensor to the dash light. Figured there was no reason to have 2. The other connection is a heater, no need for that either. LOL, on the hammer .