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Got half lucky!

Just towed a thousand miles from NY to MB. (We took the scenic route). Pulled is about 430 Saturday after noon get all set up and doing fine. Sunday morning I'm doing a walk around ,right rear trailer tire flat as a pancake. Just grateful it waited ...

The Grand Adventure begins

We are three days into our planned 90 days on the road to discover America. Gee! That means we are 1/30 done. Not sure I like that. We're parked at Bordertown RV Park and Casino just outside Reno, NV. Please check out our blog for details of our trav...

Testing Auxiliary Power line...

I posted, last week, about installing a new wiring harness. I have successfully done that, but do have 1 remaining issue. I am receiving positive signals with my tester on every line except for the aux power, which shows nothing. So, for those of ...

Above 100,000 miles: Ford/Chevy/Dodge vans?

Hello all!I am planning to move up to a full sized van. In my price range that usually means over 100k miles. I have not ruled out a Class B, but I think I prefer the DIY route -- buying a plain van and putting my own bed, fridge, etc. in it -- lik...

secondary sway conrol

i have a 26' that is 4400lbs. towing with a nissan pathfinder (6000lb tow cap). i have a recurve weight dist and sway control on it now. along with airlift 1000 bags in the springs. on my old truck i had a standard sway control bar and that thin...

Flat towing advice

Purchasing a 2012 Winn Journey with the 360 Cummins. It already has a Blue Ox tow bar. We will be towing an AWD ML350. Before digging into the owner's manual of the Benz I would like some comments regarding safety and maintenance of both vehicles. Wo...

TST customer service.

Just wanted to say thanks to TST and let everyone know what great customer service they have. I emailed them about some stripped screws and cracked cover on my sensors when I changed batteries. They emailed back and said if I was willing to pay shi...

More ash borer news

still spreading, excerpt from th "Auburn Citizen" "What's new this year as opposed to when we first started, we had a quarantine area that was basically along Route 90," Ververs said. "Now, we have more detail. Here in Cayuga County, the first conf...

Drain master hose

Anybody use this sewer hose which cost 130$.Looks good but how you use it on regular bayonet connection.You got to modify(CUT) the FW CONECTION TO MAKE IT FIT.

Abbreviation help

I am relatively new to this forum and I am learning a lot. A separate post referred to a dually truck as having training wheels. I'm going to use that a lot in the future. I can make out most of the abbreviations but am having trouble with DW and ...

Cicadas invasion

I just saw this article about the Cicada Invasion. They are expected to be out in force next month and a half. As many as 1.5 million per acre. 'We are trying to plan a trip for June till July 4th in the Shanandoah Valley when we read this article. ...

Towing in high gusty winds: filling the tank helped a lot

A week ago, we were towing over the Grapevine on Interstate 5 in Southern Calif. The forecast predicted the possibility of high winds -- not for sure, but possible. In anticipation, I filled the water tank (30 gallons) to lower the center of gravi...

replacing curtains with valance?

Hi all, My 2005 has the super-dated curtain top valance with the now faded side curtains. I would love to ditch the side curtains and make or buy a fabric covered top valance to update the look.Anyone done this and have any thoughts or recommendation...

Lube pump for 2004 Toyota Corolla.

Can't seem to find a shop that installs Transmission Lube Pumps in the lower mainland area of British Columbia. Have looked at the Remco website and the only place listed is no longer in business (Titainium Enterprises). Any info on shops in the are...

New Wiring Harness - need help!

My wife backed into an especially hard snow bank over the winter and the result is that the 7-pin wiring harness needs to be replaced. But, I am having problems.I'm having a number of issues, but the first and foremost is that I can't seem to get th...

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