'71 Starcraft Wanderstar- "The Hilton"
Thought I should post this up because the "Search" feature doesn't return any results and there might be some useful info for older Starcraft owners or those that are mad enough to embark on a complet...
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JiminDenver wrote:Right, Jim, this solar stuff is seamless once you get the bits figured out.
With 250w you should do well depending on the amount of sun you see. Even flat our 230w panel has kept up with just a few hours of sun a day and we use the furnace a lot more now. (and fans, and TV/DVD and LEDs) This year has been a test to see how far our single grp 27 could be pushed and I thought a cloudy day when the furnace was used a lot was going to do it in but the panel being portable and taking advantage of a few brief moment of sun got us back up to float. The next morning was sunny and all was good.
West, you certainly have a boondockers special there. Using the full battery bank and solar we are pretty much only limited to how much water/food we carry. Power is never a real issue.
Today, the Hilton got a new set of shoes. These Carlisle ST RH Load D Trails were about the best fit. I'm kind of married, for the present, to the older 4-holer rims and axles. The torsion axles have a good ride but the rims have a deep offset so going to a bigger profile isn't possible. I'll see if I have an issue with axles or hubs later but my first trips were just fine.
I went up to a Load range D so that gives me 2150/tire on 3000 lb. axles suspending a 5000 lb. trailer. The numbers all work and I'm hoping that these newer Carlisles with the added nylon belt will stay together.
