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Re: Next issue...leaf spring unseated during u-bolt removal...
You need to lift the trailer by the frame so you can take the weight off the axle. Then you will be able to re-align the spring and axle. Place two jacks under the trailer on the same side, one just in front of the front spring hanger and one just behind the rear spring hanger. Lift the trailer with both jacks at the same time. Then place jack stands under the frame before you get under the trailer to work on it.460Views0likes0CommentsRe: Truck tires on tt?
B.O. Plenty wrote: tomman58 wrote: Truck tires and trailer tires are two different animals. The truck ones are not as strong in the sidewalls and the general method of building is different. The main problem with having a trailer just sit is they rot out from the inside as the need to move to lube the inside. The "weak sidewall" thing is a myth. Compare the two side by side. The LT tire will weigh a lot more, the sidewalls on the LT tire are WAY stiffer than the ST tire. The people that don't recommend LT tires have never used them. I've been running on them for over 5 years and many thousands of miles. If there is a downside, I sure don't know what it is. B.O. I hear ya! ST tires have about the same sidewall as a bicycle tire and only weigh about 15lb more than a bicycle tire.253Views0likes0CommentsRe: The right fuels to use. Don't be foolish
Lynnmor wrote: Nagrompj wrote: I find it interesting that what sounds like folks that have never been in a refinery or had anything to do with gas transportation have all of this figured out. Does anyone really believe that all gas octane blends come out of the same tank at the refinery and are then just labeled different at the pump? I'm not guessing that every octane from 87 to 91 came out of the same tank, I'm telling you it dose as a FACT. The only gas that came from another tank was 93 octane. The ethanol is in another tank and is a additive to the gas as well as other things. ALL ADDIITIVES WERE ADDED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS FILLED AND WITH THE ADDITIVES THE OCTANE IS CHANGED! Now that's how it is done at the fuel distribution yard where I worked, it may be different at other fuel yards. I understand that adding more ethanol will increase octane, but lower MPG. I wonder if that is some of what is going on. Exactly! So if you want less ethanol just buy cheaper 87 octane gas.310Views0likes0CommentsRe: The right fuels to use. Don't be foolish
I find it interesting that what sounds like folks that have never been in a refinery or had anything to do with gas transportation have all of this figured out. Does anyone really believe that all gas octane blends come out of the same tank at the refinery and are then just labeled different at the pump? I'm not guessing that every octane from 87 to 91 came out of the same tank, I'm telling you it dose as a FACT. The only gas that came from another tank was 93 octane. The ethanol is in another tank and is a additive to the gas as well as other things. ALL ADDIITIVES WERE ADDED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS FILLED AND WITH THE ADDITIVES THE OCTANE IS CHANGED! Now that's how it is done at the fuel distribution yard where I worked, it may be different at other fuel yards.186Views0likes0CommentsRe: The right fuels to use. Don't be foolish
I worked at ***** after hurricane Sandy for about 3 months. We rebuilt every pump and motor in the fuel yard. Fuel was brought in by ship and distributed by trucks. There was only 2 type of gas. One was either 81 or 83 octane, can't remember. The other was 93 octane. Every truck of gas was mixed at the pump. The additives were added to the gas as it was loaded into the truck. So 87, 89 and 91 all came out of the same tank of 81, 83. And every customer (gas station) got their own blend.186Views0likes0CommentsRe: Bypass / Blocking Diodes
red31 wrote: at a give amount of sun a solar panel CAN operate over a wide range of voltage but the current is nearly constant from zero volts to 17-18v (for a '12v' panel), ie the IV curve is flat, one can charge a 2v, 6v, 9v, or 12v battery at the same current all at different watts! a 6A panel in full sun could charge a 2v battery @ 6A or 12 watts. the same panel charging a 12.0000v battery @ 6A is ~72 watts, minutes later 6A at 13.5679v ... to taper charging, the controller turns on/off giving enough time @6A to maintain some set point. Thanks, this makes much more sense than "Forget voltsr" Amps are the constant would have much more helpful.427Views0likes0Comments
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