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Truck tires
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Well, we did it. We bought a 2003 HitchHiker 31.5 LKTG Discover America and a 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins 2500 with just 26,500 miles on it. Wow, we’re pretty excited. Both Truck and 5ver have been checked over by their respective dealerships and we factored repairs and tire replacements into our offe...
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Judy L
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How Much Wind?
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So . . . anyone have a notion of how much wind a fifth wheel can take without toppling over? This is with slides in and everything secured . . . water tank full for extra weight.I ask because we are in NJ - static and working - and, while not at this moment in the direct path of Hurricane Irene, we are looking a...
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TxYellowRose
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Best way to get rig washed
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What's the best way to get the rig and pickup washed? We've arrived here in southern FL for the winter and will be in Moore Haven (near Lake Okechobee) for two weeks then parked in Fort Myers for 3 months. Googling RV wash Fort Myers reveals truck wash places and a couple of RV service centers. Our plans ar...
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Neil and Connie
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Few issues after living full time for 3 weeks
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Hi guys:) Well, we are finally fulltiming in our 40ft Alfa Seeya, been living on famcamp on base now for almost 3 weeks. A couple of issues have come up....ie: Smelly toilet, we have been flushing lots of water when we flush, have put deoderiser in (SP?) still kinda stinky, any suggestions? Have level...
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JayKim-no regrets
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charging engine batteries with coach batteries
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Our engine and coach batteries are in the same compartment. We accidentally left the key on and our engine battery went dead. Can we jump our engine battery using our coach/marine batteries? We got the battery back in operation using a battery charger but it would be nice if we didn't have to dig it...
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The Crumps
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Condensation issues
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Full timing it (boondocking) since last May. Located in Alaska and I constantly have condensation issues. I have 4 dessicants in varying places that do what they are supposed to do yet, my windows are usually fogged! I crack a few wimdows when I leave for the day and everything is clear when I return. I...
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Niko
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Hydraulic Levelers Not working?
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They worked fine until we moved it today. Now the light that is supposed to come on and stay on doesn't. They don't do anything or the panel says we don't have the brakes set on it, or it is not in park which it is.
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Gunnyswife
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Preserving rubber roof
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upgraded to 5th wheel in february after four years with travel trailer, 22,000 miles now in october with big-ass 3500 dually silverado, love every minute of it. do all my own maintenance as remodeling is my line of work, but want to keep my roof structure as good as possible(yes i'm anal). any do-it you...
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Mark Serley
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Closet doors
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The inside sliding glass door of the main closet came off the top rail. I am trying to figure out how to get it back on, any suggestions.
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Ken & Sarah
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50 amp\30 amp
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Just bought our new 5th wheel and have a question. We have never had a trailer that had 50 amp connection that the new one does always before had 30 amp. If we camp at a campground that only has 30 amp service what limitation might we expect? can't use both ac units? any other restrictions? Just never befo...
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mesquite47
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Fresh water holding tank cleanout.
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After noticing a very foul smell coming from my fresh water holding tank I needed to clean it out. My main tank is located under a step platform, the way my tank fills is through the city water connection on the service side of the rig. I needed to get bleach or vinegar into the tank but was unsure how to sinc...
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GENECOP
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Siding
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I not sure how to word this but I have a new trailer with siding panels and i find that after you wash the trailer go camping for a weekend or just keep it parked in the yard that on both front sides were the seems are on the siding after a few days there is like black stains or soot it seems to wipe off but keeps co...
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Ranger guy
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spark igniter
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can you clean and ajust the spark igniter for a 3 burner stove when you turn the knob they spark but wont light the burners but the burners light fine with a lighter.
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Ranger guy
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Replacing Slide Awning Fabric
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We recently replaced the slide awning fabric on our “small” bedroom slide and I was wondering how many other people do the work themselves? (The slide awning do not have near the tension the large shade awning on the side of RVs have, so there is little risk of getting a finger hurt.) The slide awning is...
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cep1
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Scissor jacks
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Some opinions on the use of scissor jack to level a 31' Class C RV max 14,500 lbs, E-450 These jacks now can hold up to 7,000 lbs each - so 2 on the back and 2 on the front I would think would be more than enough.I'm concerned about the road clearance - it looks like in the front it would be just shy of 6 inches from...
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RVPAINTER
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RV AC inside duct Cover Removal
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This is a simple question. I just noticd something inside one of the AC ducts on the ceiling and want to remove the vent/duct cover to get it out. The vest is round with loverers and had 3 notches on the rim. These notches look to be what I need to push/pull/bend or some such thing to remove them. I don't...
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sdman
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Propane Usage and Auto Regulator
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Couple of questions since we're still relatively new to this fulltiming thing. First, the lever on the auto regulator points to the 'in use' tank and the green/yellow/red indicator on the regulator is for the 'in use' tank, right? Our New Horizons came with the lever pointing towards the outboard ta...
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Neil and Connie
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Tire maintenance..
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My Maxxis M8008 ST Radial Trailer Tires have been replaced! Just goes to show that properly maintained tires will last for many miles and years. The Maxxis tires were 12 years old and still had plenty of tread left on them, the rubber wasn't cracked and there were no out of round, balance, or belt sep...
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azrving
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LED Fixture - Replacement for 18" Thin-Lite?
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A few months ago, I read a thread in these forums in which someone linked to a nice looking LED replacement fixture for the 18" Thin-Lites. I knew I should have bookmarked it, and alas, I'm not finding it by searching the forums. As the last spare florouscent bults that came with our bus conversi...
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Technomadia
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Best sealant
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In your opinion, what would be the best sealant to use to reseal seams? Manufacturers say to check seams every 6 months but don't really say what to use. At least I haven't come across recommendations.
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Lyman
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Power Loss
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Have a 2006 Alfa Founder's motorhome. In the last three days, the batteries have totally lost power after sitting for a day. I jump started the motorhome, but have no idea what is happening. Nothing I can find is left-on. Has to be something big to drain all batteries in one day. Any ideas?
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earleybird
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Checking oil level in Generac generator
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I have a generac generator and the instructions say; "The oil level should be at the dipstick "Full" level" Pretty simple EH!!!! The dip stick does not have a "Full" marking!!!! There is a lower line followed by sort of hash marks or XXXXX above the lower line and a l...
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RVPAINTER
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Need Help Looking For Part
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Hi Everybody, Anyone know where I can find the mounting plate for the city fresh water inlet. I enclosed a picture of the mounting plate i'm looking for. It seems you can buy the entire city water connection with plate but I have not been able to find just the mounting plate. I have looked at Home Depot and...
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crmfghtr
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generator issue
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New owner of 2006 Alfa Founders model. generator is running, no power, any ideas?
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earleybird
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Gas strut under bed is stuck
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My daughter was getting something out from the under bed storage and didn't have a grip of it when she lifted, I think one of the the gas filled struts over-extended. At any rate, it won't compress again. I just unscrewed one end of it from the frame so I could get the lid down. Is there some trick that I can'...
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nightsky
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Atwood furnace - issues at high elevations
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We have a travel trailer with an Atwood furnace that has been trouble free until this trip. Camping on the western side of Yosemite at 6400 feet, the furnace didn't want to come on. We checked all the wires, cables, etc, hit the reset button and the furnace decided to work again. Problem solved, we...
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NWescapee
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Help with outside maintenance
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Ok, so you know from my previous posts we are in countdown stage to fulltiming - Sept 17 to be exact. The house is pretty much packed up and working on the dreaded basement (crawlspace). I now know why they have crawlspaces - a great place to hide all the junk you can't bare to get rid of at the time and then...
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mjlitz
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I am fairly new to RV'n, feel like i have been taken advantage of.
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They replaced my a/c, saying it was messing up my generator. The a/c that was replaced was r-22, kept it very cold. This was not the problem with the generator. They installed a r-410. Generator did the same. New unit does not cool near as good as the last one. NEED ADVICE
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Donnie J
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Question concerning the fixed ladder on RV's
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For those of you that have the removable lower section on your fixed roof ladder do you remove & store each time you move location? Or have you attached it so you don't have to remove & store?
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Trabuco
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Tire Pressures and Temps
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I finally got around to installing the PressurePro TPMS sensors on our rig and also got an infrared thermometer to check tire/hub temps with while transiting. Yesterday we were traveling from NY over to CT and passed through some decently hilly but definitely not mountains in the eastern foothills...
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Neil and Connie
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