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My MH has an exhaust brake, the brake lights illuminate when the exhaust brake engages, which is my preference anyway. Most OTR truckers will turn on their 4-ways if their brake lights do not illuminate with the engine brake - when they are below 45 MPH. BTW, that is the only time 4-ways are legal while driving on interstates.

My MH is too wide, 8' 6"; had enough trouble getting my 1T dually through that some years prior to buying MH.

Wayne, the high here today was 37° W/rain, expected low tonight/6 AM 12/3, 26°. ☹️

Mike, does your inverter/charger have a ="sensing" function? The reduces inverter draw on the batteries, and "tests" your electrical system for a user-specified current draw to turn on the inverter function fully. Example; I had my Zantrex RS 2000 set to "test" the electrical system every 3 seconds for anything turned on that would draw more than 15A. I could not start the microwave, it just flashed, and I was stumped. I turned off the inverter "test" function so the inverter would stay ready all the time. Once again tried the microwave, and it turned on and ran normally. The controls did not draw enough amperage to wake up the inverter. This may not be your problem or solution, but it's worth re-reading your inverter owners manual to find out.

That describes an engine/compression brake, turn off/on , then select hi/lo depending on downgrade % of braking force required.The engine brake is much more powerful than any exhaust brake, and it is the one that makes the loud BRAaaaak sound when slowing. Essentially what it does is turn the powerful diesel engine into an air compressor - in reverse, and has the same HP rating for retard and propulsion. Often wish I had one.

No, however they are going to pay for it, after-the-fact.

I was in Sams Club today, prime rib was $12.98/lb, precooked only. Shoot for $6 more I can eat prime rib at Texas Roadhouse, get 2 sides, and all I have to do is sit down and eat.

Exactly! 👌 If I may expand upon your advice; When engine RPM's are allowed to exceed the braking red-line the ECM will command the TCM to upshift, the operator has no control over that up-shift. When this happens you only have your service brakes to reduce speed and engine RPM's to the point the transmission will again downshift to a lower gear. It does not matter which gear you manually select, the ECM will not permit a downshift until the maximum RPM will not be exceeded in the selected gear. For the ISC engine the braking RPM red-line is 2,800, vs the red-line under power, which is 2,500 RPM. reference: https://quickserve.cummins.com/info/qsol/products/newparts/jacobs_md_nondodge.html . The RPM chart within the quickserve link shows the optimum RPM level to obtain the most benefit from your exhaust brake.

Bill, when I was a youngster mom would fix opossum, ground hog, and raccoon once in a while for dinner. That's Crocodile Dundee food,, tastes like sh___, but you can survive on it. Remember the armadillo from the Willie Nelson movie Bandalerio? Same comment.

Speak for yourself😋, today DW's scales showed me 180#, first time since my heart bypass surgery 14 yrs ago. 😞

Thank you, have a safe and and enjoyable time with family. Each year I spend more time thinking about those who gave all; I feel so very humbled by their sacrifice.

Some do that here in IN, I never did because the 5er roof A/C units held the tarp up enough for air circulation. We've also used beach balls to hold up slide awnings in snowy weather. That kept snow melt from puddling on the topper and freezing solid, which prevented slide retraction. I suppose you'd have to drive North a few hundred miles to get snow.

The lift pump only runs for approx. 30 seconds(each time the key is turned on) to pressurize the injector pump, then it(inj pump) does all the work of pulling fuel through the filters and pumping it into the injectors, all the way from the tank. When the filters become restricted, it shortens the life-span of the injector pump. The lift pump is known for loose mounting bolts (3), which causes an air leak. One guy experienced that, and after re-torquing the bolts installed a FASS Titanium fuel pump, and made other mods while he was "under the hood" so to speak.] Oh, and yes, that is about right for the work to be done. UPDATE: Our MH is in the shop now having the 20 yr old lift pump replaced. I was going to have the pump repaired, however the labor involved is the same either way(plus rebuilt labor N parts) so I'm having a new pump installed and be done with it for the rest of my driving life.

I apologize Herman, that was my fault. I still think a tarp will suffice,IF he uses about twice the amount of grommets already in the tarp and elastic "bungee" type hold-downs. It does look cheap, but for me efficiency and low cost was foremost.

20' x 14'H sliding door w/ white stripe on each side, no back door, terrain would not cooperate.

That's how my basement heat pump operates. The outside temperature change-over depends on humidity level for mine, I've seen it switch to LP at 45° outside, a couple times not until 35°(although it was quite inefficient anyway) RSBILLEDWARDS; in Sep. we looked at an '05 Panther. That was the first time I saw a Jacuzzi tub in a MH. I walked away though, it was in sad condition, I estimated $15K to restore everything and they asked $98K.

No, that one is not mine, belongs to a friend, mine is all red and a bit larger-60'x40'x15', I have room for my MH, my 1932 Chevrolet, my Silverado pickup, small workshop, the obligatory lawn mowers, tractor, and a 20'x16' storage balcony above the old Chevy. This was 2 days after finishing the floor:

Kaysmith, had that happened to me, I would have had a smelly ride the rest of my trip. Some years ago I used to have the link to plans for similar "Barnominium" type RV + apartment building. One of the plans was arranged so you walked thorough the inside apartment door on the same level as the RV door, yet both doors would function normally if need be. That website disappeared about 12-15 yrs ago. If I recall, the website was connected to Purdue University's school of architecture.

Duh_Duh, I found the link under RV marketplace on our home page; problem is, the homepage is so busy it's hard to locate things.. Now for the publicity angle to emerge.

I agree, they are found on Amazon too.

The electrical grid is only one part of our failing infrastructure; worst part, NO-ONE is talking about our foremost national infrastructure problem. Climate change is a lower priority when we become buried in trash and cannot breathe or find safe water. I'm not sorry I got carried away.

OOPS! I only had the option of yellow or blue. An aside; the local pot patrol planes/choppers used my bright yellow tarp as a marker for the ground units. I built the garage (red) and they switched to using my garage.

Our first 5er was a 1992, I covered it with a cheap farm tarpaulin from Harbor Freight until we traded for a 2005, we covered it with the same item. Each tarp lasted 3-4 years, sun rot was the destroyer, I added grommets and used elastic bungee cords to hold it in place. From the first tarp use I never spotted any wear/rub marks on the 5er, due to the bungee cords holding the tarp continually taut. The air conditioners held the tarp off the roof enough to promote water run-off and allow air circulation. Every time I washed the RV I added 2 oz bleach to a 5 G bucket of auto soap and water mixture. This removed any surface mold/mildew, even from the plastic trim and awnings. Those tarps, back then, cost about $40 for a 50' X 30' size. The last one I bought was 60' X 40' and cost $60; never got to use it, we built a 60' X 40' pole barn first, then traded for this MH.

Union Pacific Big Boy re-creates the Polar Express: (utube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfhoj1mUqXA

I never knew FMCA had videos, as you said it appears to be a secret. The basic tenet of selling/promoting something is to advertise widely. At the risk of having my hands slapped; SMART members leave membership applications at military campgrounds they visit; just another form of advertising.