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Issue with Jacks on Saguaro with Reico Jacks

Attaching 3 image links. This is a new to me 1992 Truck trailer with very little information available about the brand.The previous owner had parked it Jacked up, no under carriage support and the dirt gave away. Somehow it never tipped over but th...

vtech01 by Explorer
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Newer Ford 350 with 3" receiver

A friend of mine just showed me a 17 F350 he just purchased and was commenting on the large receiver it had and I told him that a all the big three were using a 2.5" hitch now instead of a 2". That's when we walked to the rear of his truck and it has...

Need Power awning help!

My 2014 Keystone Hideout has serious power awning troubles. It all started the end of last season, when a wind storm woke me up, and as I begin putting the power awning in, it began making crazy noises when rolling. It got worse over the next few cam...

jabres by Explorer II
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Softer Ride for one ton Dually

I have posted questions in the past on this subject of getting a softer ride for a 2001 Dodge Dually one Ton. From many many responses I have about decided that the best approach is to remove the bottom leaf which is the overload. I have been told by...

Help with GVWR, GAWR and Cargo Weight

I'm all confused. First, My GVWR is 200 pounds greater than my GAWR (4,400 X 2 = 8,800). I've seen this the other way around but why would my Gross Vehicle Weight Rating be higher than what my axles can handle safely?This got me to thinking more abou...

RobWNY by Explorer
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air condtioner/thermostat isue

The thermostat in my camper isn't working right. You have to turn the temperature to 85 to get the air to come on. Then after it runs for a while and it is clearly cooler than 85 you have to turn down the thermostat down just a little and then it t...

elm3420 by Explorer
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Black lines on roof

Can someone tell me if I should be concerned about black lines on my roof (I assume where the trusses are)? TT is 4 years old and yes, I am sure some of you will be appalled that the roof is dirty :S (if I can figure out how to post a pic).Oldcow

Oldcow by Explorer
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Right Truck for the job?

I have a micro Minnie 22 foot trailer. I just got back from driving in mountainous area with wind, white knuckle driving. I just feel like the truck I was using just wasn't doing it's job.. of course we were told this truck would work. Perhaps we ar...

JulieMB by Explorer
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Tape for Plastic Repairs

Can FlexTape be used to make repairs in RV Plastic? We're specifically looking to make a small tape repair on a piece of plastic on the slide-out trim (since we can't find a replacement piece yet for it) and also on the AC roof cover where there is ...

Rawben by Explorer
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Considerations for new RV purchase?

We have had storm damage of our current RV that is going to 'total' it, which leaves us in the market for a new one. While waiting for the insurance settlement, we have been visiting numerous RV dealers, walking through RV's, etc. Our previous RV wa...

Front of travel trailer question

Kind of a strange question perhaps. Newbie with travel trailers, coming from pop-ups years ago.Purchased a used 2011 Keystone Passport Ultralight. We took it on our inaugural trip this weekend. My question is regarding the front of the travel traile...

macminn by Explorer
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Sumo SuperSprings, worth the investment?

Hello -Second time poster here. We are planning for a long road trip with out new TT. I am using a '03 Suburban, pulling a 32' TT that weighs approx 6200 lbs loaded.I have a Curt Sway Control and Weight Distribution hitch installed and as adjusted ...

Towing Capacity

We just purchased a new 2017 Forest River Salem Hemisphere 299 RE. Dry weight=7,439 lbs, hitch weight=730 lbs.We own a 2013 Ford F-150 XLT 1/2 ton with a towing capacity of 8,000 lbs and a 3:31 rear axle.Do we need to move up to up a 3/4 ton with a t...

ike1450 by Explorer
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Any way to lower a '14 Ram 3500?

Hi there,Well, we just took possession of a townhouse and would't ya' know it....our '14 Ram 3500 is about an inch too tall to get into the garage I do remember when test driving it I asked the salesman why the newer trucks are so flipping tall? He ...

Mike_E_ by Explorer II
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