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Re: Looking at new trucks
FWIW I upgraded to a F350 diesel long bed crew cab 4x4. I drive it everyday - better mileage than my friends ecoboosts! And a full load eco boost gets costly - wasn't much more for the 350 when I considered the capability upgrade. I tow a 30' TT @ 7000-8000 lbs. I had a 2010 Ram CTD but the injectors failed right at warranty so I traded the truck in. Ive also had a Ram 1/2 ton - it was ok but towing a 19' HTT maxed it out. I like having lots of payload as my bed is full of******when we go camping!510Views0likes0CommentsRe: What is this wire???
i redid that - only read 4.6v when batts are disconnected and shore power is on. AC works fine but no 12v. I pulled white and blue wire off and read just the wired - mostly 4.6 but sometimes 13 and sometimes 2 ish. Thinking the bottom half of converter is screwed? Why the up and down readings?661Views0likes0CommentsRe: What is this wire???
OK - the two 30 amp fuses are fine. The blue wire was singed so i trimmed it back and reattached it. How can I test to see if the panel is working? My rig runs fine off the battery bank. Should I disconnect batteries and plug in to shore power and test across the blue and white wire? That should ready 13.8? Is that right?662Views0likes0CommentsWhat is this wire???
Hello all. I have a parallax converter in my trailer and have a question. I understand the black and red wire coming from the battery. On the same lug as the black wire is a smaller white wire. What is that from? Also, between the red and black lugs is a blue wire labelled only as VCC. The manual doesn't identify this wire. What is it? I ask because I was poking around checking my fuses and noticed the first inch of this blue wire was charred like it heated up too much. My 12V system works fine. My 120 all works when on shore power or geny. The only potential issue is my batteries don't seem to charge well if on shore power. Does this wire charge the batteries? I trimmed and redid the blue wire and have seen no further issue. I unhooked at the battery and while on a geny was getting 3.08 volts between the positive and negative battery cables. Is that too low? thanks,2.9KViews0likes11CommentsRe: Best Truck for Pulling
FWIW - I recently ditched my @2010 Dodge Ram CTD as it was facing an out of warranty injector job @10k$!!!! It pulled my 30 TT great. I switched to a 2014 Ford F350 long box diesel. It pulls the trailer well and has more payload. I do think the jake break on the Dodge was better but overuse may have led to my injector issues. The Ford sure has more luxuries for sure.500Views0likes0Comments
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