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Re: 2007 Fleetwood Mallard 20FKS specs?
Ohhh... good find thank you! I think because the one I'm looking at has over bed bunk, AC and probably some other "options" that's what would get it to 6,400lbs gross vs that listed 5,800lbs. I'm only being nit picky about this because I'm curious if my better half's 2021 Subaru Ascent Touring with 5,000lbs towing/500lb hitch would be able to pull this "mostly dry"... to local campgrounds at least... with just like 10-15gal water, minimal cargo etc. Will use the '99 F-350 DRW most of the time and not think twice about it lol. Thanks folks!!542Views0likes0Comments2007 Fleetwood Mallard 20FKS specs?
Hi. Buying a 2007 Fleetwood Mallard 20FKS (front kitchen/slide) and cannot for the life of me find its hitch weight, gross weight, payload etc. Even the old official PDF brochure I found online lists N/A for this model. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.909Views0likes6CommentsRe: Toyo F Rated Tires
I really loved my Toyo Open Country E rated on my old GMC Sierra 1500. Great, great tires. I added a 700lb leaf spring and Timbrens to that half ton and hauled an 8' Six-Pac camper with it. All in *fully* loaded wet weight about 2,500lbs. Here's the thing though... I never worried about the rear axle/GVWR etc. and the Sierra handled just fine I thought. What did happen after only 1 summer of camping though is all the brakes were completely shot and the rear bearings were also shot etc. So it was all the SUB systems that weren't handling the weight well at all. That costs money I didn't want to spend. Bye bye beloved Sierra. I now haul the same camper on a Ford F-350 dually one ton (1999, used, cheap, in great shape with the 7.3 so it doesn't have to be expensive & can be very reliable) and can honestly say I sleep much better at night knowing my family is likely much, much safer now. The dually doesn't even feel the 2,500lb camper and the better half is much happier being able to load as much extra stuff as she wants now without me always barking about weight. .02 Best of luck. Gonna go read about F rate Toyos now and start saving some pennies. :-)208Views0likes0CommentsRe: Propane fridge operation
Okay, this is probably really dumb sorry, but if, going down the road at highway speeds, the fridge burner goes out (crosswind gust or whatever)... is there a shutoff mechanism or is propane just spilling out the whole time. I'm leery of running the propane on the highway for hours on end and just run the DC, but that prevents the camp battery from topping off I'm noticing. Thx.520Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camper Battery Under Truck Hood
ticki2 wrote: How is the 12v wiring set up ? Do you have 1 wire or 2 wires going to lights and pump/furnace The whole thing is janky.. wires everywhere.. the previous owner looks to have tried re-wiring the whole thing. I'm re-doing most of it. As is the pump and furnace each have their own wire, but not into a block or anything... just spun together in a heap. I'm looking to buy a negative bus bar block and put each thing on it's own. If anything it'll clean it all up. ticki2 wrote: BTW , most group 24 deep cycle batteries are 80 to 85 AH . Is yours really 50AH ? It's a Napa 8240 with "Battery Reserve Capacity" of 120 minutes... no one seems to rate in amp hours anymore I guess. I figure since that's 2hrs @ 25amps it's the equivalent of 50ah.447Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camper Battery Under Truck Hood
teambeeson wrote: I brought a battery into the camper, hooked into the 12v directly and still see voltage drop to as low as ~9v at the end of a water pump cycle so I think that rules out wire gauge/distance since I eliminated that variable. Last night I hooked the water pump up directly to my 12.6v 3s50p lithium test battery (old ebike battery re-purposed) and the water pump only dipped it to 12.38v full bore (as opposed to ~9v when connected to the internal camper 12v system) so now I know for certain my problem is a wiring issue. Going to hook up each 12v device one at a time and see what's what via process of elimination. Progress!447Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camper Battery Under Truck Hood
bodacious wrote: Your converter is also a battery charger. If your battery is being charged ONLY when the truck is running(charging), your battery may not be getting fully charged. You might check the true state of charge of the battery or maybe charge it fully with a portable charger. Hi. Thanks for the reply. The converter is not hooked into charging the battery, just the truck. I disable the truck's RVC system during camping trips so the camper battery gets the full 14v+ from the alternator and comes off hot at 12.8-12.9v when we camp. It's a 50ah Group 24, which is plenty for our purposes. Even after days of boondocking I've yet to see it go below 12.3v resting.449Views0likes0Comments
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