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I remember in the late 60's reading an article in the Tacoma newspaper about retail merchants in the SeaTac area petitioning DOD to increase on-base prices, as the lower prices were unfair to them. That's about the time I remember on-base prices slowly rising, I have no idea if that was a "cause and effect" though. I shop AFEES and commissary whenever we are near a large military installation. Hopefully it contributes to keeping the facilities open for AD personnel.

Several years ago a man on irv2.com calculated wind speed required to blow over his 5er. Skipping the details, he said it would take an 86 MPH straight wind against the side of his 5er to blow it over-if his calculations were correct.

The majority of CL C MH's run close to the GVWR anyway, locate a scale and weigh each axle, or, if there is room weigh one side, one wheel at a time, then the other. Remember to have the vehicle level side to side when weighing, with 50% of one side on scale. Pages 7,8,and 9 of this pdf show how to weigh a motorhome on various types of scales.

When I first joined FMCA it took me months to figure out how to stop receiving unwanted emails. Now the new website seems to have eliminated the selection page for emails from various groups of FMCA. Can/Will someone point me to that selection page? If I can't stop the unwanted emails, my only choice is to block all emails from FMCA, meaning they will not even appear in my junk mail folder.

The most common cause of poor cooling while underway is the condensation tube that drains the condensate from the collection pan underneath the cooling fins. The end of the tube has an insert that prevents insects from entering, and this end is supposed to be in an evaporation pan near the burner tube on the back of the frig submerged in water/condensate. Sometimes the tube gets removed from the pan, this allows warm air to back-flow into the frig, warming the interior. These evaporative refrigerator systems are slow to recover from warm air entering the box. Make sure the drain tube is in the evaporation pan, everything else should work as designed.

Do not have an RV air conditioner repair person work on your basement unit, as it is basically a household air conditioner/heat pump. The only difference is, a Coleman/Mach basement unit has two 12,0000btu compressors instead on one 24,000 btu compressor. The 2nd compressor will not run unless the #1 compressor is running. Here are my bookmarks for the basement unit, hope they are useful: Winnebago basement heat pump Airxcel RV Products Service locations Motorhome RV HVAC Controls - Evans Tempcon Start Device Package for Coleman Air Conditioners 8333A9021: Automotive Coleman Mach 2 Two TON Plus Basement Air Conditioner W/HP 24,000 BTU 46515-811 Basement A/C Removal & Outdoor Blower Replacement Procedure - iRV2 Forums Replacing the Coleman Mach thermostat with an Ecobee Coleman 46515-811 69859 Two Ton Plus Basement Central Air Conditioner 24000 BTU basement air conditioner compressor AC under the coach,removal Motorhome RV HVAC Controls - Evans Tempcon Start Device Package for Coleman Air Conditioners 8333A9021 Automotive

You pretty-well summed up the Carlisle tire warranty. That's why I stopped buying them, how are you going to contest a "you ran them underinflated" warranty that includes bulges, etc? BTW, that inflate to sidewall pressure clause is gone now.

Yup, I'm about ready to chuck W10 and switch to Linux OS. I regret leaving W8.1.

I apologize Carl, I mistakenly thought the body of my post explained that clearly, with a hot link to the information. I just installed Windows 10, and every time I attempted to download and post the NTSB recall letter in full, it linked to my computer.

This is a specific recall posted here: http://www.irv2.com/forums/f258/tire-recall-22-5-continental-393396.html

Carlisle Tire's warranty used to state "tires must be inflated to sidewall stated pressure or warranty is void"; don't know about now though.

I agree, after I retired and forgot to update my status on Linkedin, I was getting job offers from several companies searching for an environmental manager. What is misleading are the emails asking "do you know *******?"

I'll look at it, but I've had good luck using truckerpath on my phone. UPDATE: I have ran a few routes through the program and I think it's the best mapping program I've used on my computer.

My son-in-law is maintenance manager for a large nationwide trucking company, his position is the same as yours.

That is exactly the procedure Cummins states in my engine manual. The days of having to warm up a diesel engine were prior to 1960. Isn't technology great. For those who still practice a 30 minute warmup, how do you warm up the Allison transmission too-as driving is the only way known; or do you just hit it and forget about the transmission and differential?

I agree, however I choose to use the tried and true method of watching for the burp upon flushing, guess it's the cheapskate in me. I've also learned our normal dump schedule is 14 days when on FHU.

Yes. My cost was $50 deductible + the cost of treating all rusting metal surrounding the tank with POR 15(that was my choice). The ESC covered everything over that. I didn't want to endure the ridiculous wait time from CW either.

When we bought this MH, after a short time I realized the black tank had something stuck to the bottom. Since the "wand" sold at the RV store was too short I made my own. I used 4' of CPVC pipe, 1 pipe cap , 1 threaded nipple that glued onto the pipe, and 1 hose adapter. When assembled I drilled a 1/8" hole in the side of the pipe cap. Knowing the city water line pressure at our house is 100psi-sometimes more, I just ran garden hose through a window and attached my homemade wand. I was amazed at the amount of "stuff" that flushed out of the tank. Afterwards I could see the tank bottom was not white as before, it was now actually black. I picked up about a gallon bucket of toilet paper that had dried out and stuck to the tank bottom. This happened because the tank had a split in the bottom, allowing liquid to drain away, leaving the paper stuck to the bottom. I had Camping World weld that split closed. The tank sensors began working properly, but that only lasted a few weeks. Now I'm back to watching for the "burp" again.

Prior to attempting to weld a plastic tank it must be determined what the material is, as the same plastic "welding rod" material must be used. The process is not unlike oxy/acetylene welding, except the heat source is an electric heat gun instead of a flame. My black tank began leaking, Camping World welded the split in the tank bottom and it's been fine ever since. The hard part, according to the tech, was gaining access to the tank bottom. He said welding the split took about 15-20 minutes, but gaining access then reassembling everything took nearly 4 hours.

I'm also irritated by bad pet owners. Just why do they think there is designated a dog walk???; Yet, they allow their pet to defecate/urinate on the RV space where small children play on the ground. I'm thinking there should be behavior schools for pet owners. If they are too lazy to walk to the designated dog walk they have no business owning a dog. One man in the RV resort at FT. Myers Beach continually opened the door, let his dog out, then let it back in after the deed was done. Every time I found dog crap in my yard I dropped it down in the cowling under his windshield wipers, where the A/C draws in air____.

Most already know what I learned when I visited a Verizon store in search of a signal booster. Many smart phones have an advanced calling feature which when turned on allows the phone to search for a WiFi signal, connect to it, then use that WiFi to send/receive when you do not have cellular service. It even works when the WiFi signal is protected by a password, leastways my phone does, and my buddies phone does.

Here's some interesting reading on the subject of MH handling problems and solutions. Several subjects addressed here are in that article.

That is included in the Rand McNally(Good Sam) GPS software. Really easy to look up a fuel station near our location or a different city. Also, the app Trucker Path for cell phones has all this, and a long list of additional stuff.

Musicland Kampground is a block from the "strip" on the West end. It can accommodate any legal-size RV rig. Of course the closer the RV park is to the strip, the higher the cost. IMO the cost is well-worth the location, as driving in Branson is a pain most of the year.

The leading cause of tire failure is underinflation/overloading: https://blog.coach-net.com/2014/04/23/most-common-reasons-for-tire-failure/ A new tire can fail, but two on the same axle causes me to wonder_. If you follow the tire load/inflation charts you are running the absolute minimum air pressure to support the corresponding load. If you don't know your actual weights, run what the Federal tire Placard states for your coach.