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Roof Replacement

I am gearing up to replace the roof on my 40’ Salem and I have been advised not to replace the roof vents. The logic being that the fewer penetrations one has in their roof, the fewer leaks one may encounter in the future. I get the rationale but I’m...

Help with zirk fittings

Question: (I hope this makes sense....here goes)When pumping grease through the wheel zirk fittings, is it fair to say that as long as grease is flowing back out through the front seals that you haven’t pushed any grease out the rear seals and on to ...

sign_man by Explorer
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Long Bed Torklift on Short Bed? 2004 F250

Hey everyone, I'm excited to join the community and get a camper loaded up on the truck. Does anyone have experience using Torklift F2011 (long bed) mounts on a shortbed truck or does anyone have insight on if this is possible? Thanks!Chris

Jack it bike rack

Yes, I know bike racks etc are discussed regularly. But I’m looking at the Jack It bike rack that goes on the trailer tongue. We upgraded our TV last fall and finally got the trailer out of storage this weekend, so this was the first time the two wer...

How many TT are 7' wide?

I must admit I didn't like pulling my old 8.5' wide TT.Just wondering, which TT's are only 7' wide other than the Jayco SLX 7?I know there's a few and maybe I'm posting this to ask or let manufactures know "we want narrow travel trailers.." And a we...

rerod by Explorer
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Truck camper on top of gooseneck hitch?

I have a fold-down gooseneck ball in my truck like this one:www.curtmfg.com/part/61052I have a bed mat that makes the floor even with the hitch plate. Would it work to have a truck camper sitting on top of that? I can remove the safety chain u-bolts,...

I_am_Yu by Explorer
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Berrings

Ok, so i had to get bigger brakes for the TT as they didnt make my 1.75 inch ones anymore. So i had to replace everything to 2.25 inches. Now , and i know i should have mesured and checked before hand, but will my old bearings be the same size as th...

Sjm9911 by Explorer
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New here. A few questions.

I live in Los Angeles. I am looking to buy an RV mainly for business reasons. I want to set up a place to stay in San Diego (2hrs away from Los Angeles) since I make deliveries there and don't want to stay in hotels for cost reasons AND mainly becaus...

Solar charge controller confusion

Ok so I got an additional solar panel mounted today and I also swapped in my lithium battery. It was discovered that the SCC is actually wired directly to the main breaker panel and not the battery , thoughts? Not sure if this is normalBattery one an...

Need Advice

I purchased a 2010 F150 SuperCrew, that calculated to a payload of 1800 lbs.I purchased a 2018 Travel Lite truck camper that was labeled at 1280 lbs.I installed the Timken suspension enhancement system because the truck sagged when bringing the campe...

Truck Question

With my budget I am looking at purchasing one of two trucks. My choices are a 6.2 L gas 2017 F-250 with 117,000 miles. It has been regularly serviced and maintained. Or a 6.7 Diesel 2500 Ram with 91,000 miles. Service records are unknown at this poin...

Electric Tongue Jack Power Problem

If anyone has any electrical experience, I have a problem with this electric tongue jack I purchased from eTrailer.com:https://www.etrailer.com/Camper-Jacks/Buyers-Products/3370093500.htmlIt has a 7 pin plug like the standard plug on a trailer that y...

BradW's photo links on the Truck Camper Forum

Over the last 20 years I have posted 1,000's of photo links on the RV.net TC forum. Everything from how to disassemble a Rancho 9000 shock to vacation photos. All those photos were hosted on Fototime.com. I never had a single problem with Fototime...

BradW by Explorer II
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