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Towing with a 3500 Van

I would like to hear from anyone who may have experience towing a TT or bumper pull Toy Hauler with a Ford Transit Van 3500. Looking for comments regarding stability, hill climbing performance and down hill braking with a load. Overall thoughts on yo...

2019 Keystone Outback 341RD

Any one tow this TT or one similar as far as length and weight with a 6.2l 3:73 F250 CCSB 4x4? Anything special needed as far as a hitch goes? Thanks in advance.

MLWalton by Explorer
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aluminum f150 body work

anyone have any tips for getting a minor (shallow about the size of my palm) dent out of a door panel as easily as possible. would rather not drill a center hole for a puller, and I seem to brake door panel clips every time I try to open up a door fr...

Jebby14 by Explorer
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Tires need help

Our Trailer tires almost always time out before they wear out. Has anyone ever used any type of tire dressing or rubber preserving product to help prevent cracking and sun damage?

GVWR or GAWR

I have to post a question here, in my province of Ontario Canada the DOT says the door sticker of GVWR is not what they go by but the GAWR is what they use to determine if you are overweight. My truck says GVWR is 10,000 lbs but my GAWR is over 11,00...

djg by Explorer
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Heat exchanger type water heater?

Just thinking has anyone ever thought of or thied using a heat exchanger type water heater? There are several brands and sizes from 3 to 12 gallon models available from marine suppliers reasonably priced. It would mean running coolant lines from the ...

Aluminum pre-installed solar wire

Anyone have any good ideas to connect the 6 AWG aluminum wire on the top of my Bigfoot to the solar panels? I was about to connect the interior connection when I noticed the cable Bigfoot installed is aluminum. Yuck! I used a set of dual rated splice...

Welcome to Selecting a Hitch for Newbies!

I've gone to 3 places for info on getting a hitch for my Grand Caravan. I'm not mechanical (yet) so I tell them I want info/prices on everything I need to pull a sm trailer (3K lbs - 17', 7 pin). I've got quotes for $448 UHaul for 4,500 lbs, $640 Dod...

atexintx by Explorer
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Argo’s a no-show...

Fellow Avionistas, I find that I am completely unable to post a photo to the forum. I have tried both Photobucket and Imgur on both a Mac and an Ipad and remain completely flummoxed! I have no idea what I’m doing wrong or not doing right. So, until ...

D1trout by Explorer
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12V fuse in junction box on trailer frame

I recently upgraded to 6V GC2 batteries and added a Charge Wizard to the existing converter/charger. Everything tested good prior to and during a 4 day dry camp. Ran the generator a bit and it showed the batteries charging. Got home, plugged the t...

53chevy by Explorer
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