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www.MilitaryCampgrounds.us or the USAF website.
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On 9/26/2019 at 9:01 AM, manholt said:Ray, same with the sweeper...both have been around, since the early 1970's...have used them on gas units, never DP's.
Carl, this is off-topic, however one Dawson City attraction that was not to be missed has a sad story today. The inventor of the "Sourtoe cocktail" has died.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/captain-****-stevenson-sourtoe-obituary-1.5359630
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12 hours ago, manholt said:DB, where you live, I would invest in a power washer! I live 160 miles south of Dallas and we have 2. Just put it on low PSI for coach.
Ernie, who's on Third?
Herman. See.
I don't know; and I carry a small suitcase electric power( can't in all conscience call it pressure) washer in the basement on every winter trip. Even took it along on our Alaska trip.
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9 hours ago, DBenoit said:Bill Buckner!
Who's catching?
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11 hours ago, manholt said:Since he said. "Strong pressure threw water hose, connected to camp", I'll agree with Bill. Bad/plugged filter!
X3! However if he is still in freezing weather, I suppose(doubtful but possible) the check-valve at city water connection can be blocked with ice.
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I removed the exterior wall vent to clean the dryer vent hose, there was about 2' of extra hose between dryer and vent. This made it easy to clean the hose and reattach everything. BTW, cleaning brush is from WalMart.
After using the brush and before reinstalling the wall vent,I turned on the dryer, outside. the ground looked like it snowed.
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On 11/12/2019 at 12:38 PM, jimbobslick said:I am still trying to get this resolved with SafeRide. THey DO NOT MOVE YOU TO A SAFE LOCATION. Beware, if you go to a location that is not a repair center (ie: a campground), they will not reimburse you for your expenses. In our case, we moved to a safe location (campground) where we could explore service centers for a 4 tire changeover for the specific tires we needed. That took a couple of days to get the tires and do the changeover. They would not reimburse for the camping..... whoopee a whole $36.00.
The tire change prior to our move got denied also. They claim they can't read the receipt and are not obligated to call the wrecker service that provided the changeover to the spare tire. Been dealing with this since Oct 6. All kinds of excuses and indications of not receiving our information via email. Faxes are illegible.
Again, I say don't DEAL WITH THIS SERVICE.
This FMCA pdf explains how to call for Saferide ERS help: https://www.fmca.com/pdfs/roadside/roadside_checklist.pdf
, however, it is quite confusing to me. Mr. Ball told me on Nov. 4 he was going to call his contact at Saferide and get back to me ASAP. I'll let you know the results after he gets time to answer my concerns about that document. I realize this is not his only focus, he's a busy man.
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On 11/12/2019 at 8:26 AM, manholt said:Ray, try Affinity Group Holding, Inc. est. 1916.
Yep, that's why I said BOD=board of directors, they are the ultimate ruling body for any incorporated company.
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Brett, Thanks for emphasizing not using cables while driving, I just said "while on shore power" which can easily be overlooked.
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Hopefully the Affinity Group BOD will turn CW around. I suspect the Gander Mountain purchase was the defining factor in the upsidedown debt ratio.
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I second Herman's sentiments! My Mom has traced military service by our family males serving during every conflict from the revolutionary war to the middle-East conflict.
I thank every veteran and the family who supported them!
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Until you can get it properly repaired, use a set of jumper cables between battery banks when on shore power to charge both banks at the same time.
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You mention 15-20 yrs old. Keep in mind all the electronics and video components are now obsolete if they are OEM installations. I speak from personal experience.
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If value and cost are important, check out Sailun truck tires. I had 6 275R70/22.5, LR H, put on our MH, final price I paid was $1,280. IMO they ride every bit as good and the Goodyear' that they replaced, and are all steel ply construction They were 4 months old when purchased, my tire shop followed my request. Sailun truck tires are made in Vietnam since 2017(purchase date was July 2018).
P.S. I noticed Sailun truck tire prices have risen a bit since I bought.
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Our MH is OLD, the slide imprint in the carpeting is very obvious after long periods with slide retracted. My solution is to use DW's Hoover upright sweeper, it raises the carpet fibers as it cleans. When I'm finished with several passes, the imprint is barely visible.
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6 hours ago, Mypopslou said:Bill, thanks for the suggestion, that is my intent, had a neighbor whose rear was 11% out of alignment and once corrected he said it was like he was driving a different coach.
That is called "thrust angle" my rear axle was out 3/4". After the total alignment ours drove the same as your neighbor described.
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13 minutes ago, wolfe10 said:Weight applied well behind the rear axle DOES by leverage put more weight on the rear axle and remove weight from the front.
👍 We agree, however that does not apply to a WDH when properly adjusted, as the hitch weight is distributed equally on rear and front axle.
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I ruined a great old Seko watch by not removing the run-down button battery for a year; so removing the batteries applies to everything not used.
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My cousin buys and sells junk autos and pickups, he makes more money from selling the old converters than on the rest of the entire vehicle these days.
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On 11/5/2019 at 2:21 PM, Mypopslou said:Richard, no I do not, but had to be something to shut off part of the starting process. I still have charger on the batteries but every time I try and turn the key nothing happens and I know the batteries have at least 12.7 volts. Have called a mobile repair place and am hoping they can come out today to see what has happened.
Have also tried starting generator but have had the same results
Very frustrating
Today you stated the generator starts fine, what changed?
What were the battery test results?
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20 hours ago, wolfe10 said:Trailer YES-- tongue weight must be taken into account and will apply well more than its actual weight to the rear axle and subtract some from the front axle.
Toad pulled 4 wheels down NO effect on coach weight (other than weight of tow bar).
"well more than it's actual weight to the rear axle"; What do you mean by that?
Wildbill308 is correct, a trailer should place no more than 15% (10% is ideal) of total trailer weight on the hitch. Trailer axles are placed at the ratio of 60/40, 60% of trailer frame is in front of center of tandem axles-unless the trailer is a gooseneck or 5th wheel pin, those can be considerably more depending upon axle placement.
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On 11/4/2019 at 11:35 AM, DianeGannon said:I am going to flat tow a Ford explorer . So 115 in front and should tag and rear be at same pressure? Currently rear at 110 and tag at 80. Where do you get tires inflated?
If you do not have a 150# compressor, any truck stop has the equipment to inflate truck and MH tires, you must specify the amount of tire pressure. You do not need higher inflation to flat-tow a vehicle vs not towing anything.
Increasing or reducing tag-axle tire pressure is one way to add or remove weight from the front axle, I would remain at Federal Tire Placard stated tire pressures, until you have your MH weighed at each tire position.
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On 11/5/2019 at 1:03 PM, manholt said:Ray, how is your DW ? Any improvement?
She is about the same condition, I seriously doubt she will ever recover enough for extended traveling again. She has great difficulty speaking too(brain damage), and will not socialize. We've had a good run and will not sell our MH; she does want to winter in FL again this winter unless she begins feeling worse. The trip to and from FL will take a while as she can only travel ~250 miles at a stretch, then the back pain overcomes the meds; well, that's why our apartment has wheels- wherever we stop is home.
Thank you for inquiring. I keep in mind, _in sickness and health until death do us part.
I try to get out of the house when she feels like me being away from her. Today I replaced the MH coolant overflow bottle, the OEM Spartan replacement is $70, I bought a 1G tank from United Plastics + cap, I had to drill N tap the bottom for a 1/4" NPT hose barb and with all that, the installed tank cost $22 delivered.
Where does the FMCA placard go on a fiver?
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That's how mine is mounted to the top port-side of the rear cap, didn't put one on the top front port-side of the MH, there's too much on the front already. I don't know how long the tape will stick, it's only been on there since I joined in 2015-I think.