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SRW 3500 Dodge work with a Arctic Fox 811
I have a 2015 Arctic Fox 811 short box camper, I'm thinking about upgrading my 2005 Ram 3500 (SRW) with a new 2021 Ram 3500. I really like the 811 but it is a very heavy camper, so my 05 has had a lot of upgrades to handle the 811 and pull my 18' aluminum boat. Looking at the new trucks and the payload capacity, looks like the truck with the equipment I want will have a payload capacity of 3900. The 811 is around that or more depending how much I'm hauling. Looking at the payload capacity for a 3500 mega cab with a DRW, that should be able to support the camper but I really don't want a DRW. My question, does anyone have a 811 and a newer dodge crew cab 3500 short bed (cummins) as a combo? If so did you have to add supplemental suspension? Does the truck sit level?8.1KViews0likes29CommentsRacor/Parker fuel water seprator
I’m having an issue with my Racor/Parker fuel water separator that’s installed on my 2001 Beaver Patriot Thunder, CAT C12, I believe the Racor is model number is 90S1230C, series RVS and has had the RK12963 retrofit completed on it. The problem I’m having is a fuel purge mode will start randomly without hitting neither the air or H2O purge buttons on the controller. I’ve narrowed it down to times when the hydro pump is initiated to move the main slide in or out or when running the leveling jacks up or down, the separate pump engages, fuel is dumped out onto the ground and the air purge light is on. I’ve checked the controllers power source, its connect directly to the chassis battery, the ground wire was on the same stud as the hydro pump ground wire was on, so I moved it to another location but I’m still getting a random fuel purge. The controller light for H2O isn’t lit. When I try to do a H2O purge nothing happens when I push the button. I changed filters last year. Any suggestions or experience with this unit would be greatly appreciated.1.2KViews0likes2CommentsCoolant
Coolant maintenance for a 2001 Beaver Patriot Thunder, CAT c12. So the coolant is 7 years old with 11,000 miles on it. The color looks good the PH and SCA levels are good. Question 1: Should I go ahead and do a flush and change out the coolant being it's 7 years old? Question 2: Has anyone had any issue switching from the standard diesel coolant to extended life coolant? The service manger at my local CAT dealership suggested I keep with the standard in a older engine, said they have experienced problems when switching older engines over too the new extended life coolant. He said he didn't understand why but a few would develop leaks and had issue after a flush.2.3KViews0likes9CommentsRe: C12 starting batteries
I wanted to follow thru and let everyone know I found the source of my issue, bad ground. The problem was in the battery shut off switch, the nut that holds the stud to the switch had worked it's way loose. I only noticed this because there was a little play in the battery cable, barley noticeable. After tightening the stud the engine crank was sufficient but really slow, so I went ahead replaced the batteries with a bigger set of 31's with 1025 CCA's, huge difference. I would have preferred to go with 3 batteries but there isn't enough room to add a third battery. I also found this on the web (for what it's worth) for recommend CCA for big bore engines: Recommended mimimum CCA @temps above 32deg is 1460 Recommended minimum CCA @temps above 0deg is 1600 Recommended minimum CCA @temps below 0deg is 1800 Anyways thanks everyone.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: C12 starting batteries
Thanks so the CAT help line, so I called it, they were not able to give a CCA for my engine, so I called the local CAT dealership and asked them, they said they didn't have that data and that if it was listed anywhere it should be in the Chassis manual. He did mention that it could be the starter and asked if I had done a draw test on it. So I guess first thing I need to do is check the batteries and go from there.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: C12 starting batteries
A little back ground on the coach. We have owned it less than a year. It has never started cold without the Boost switch. When we bought the coach, it had recently had the inverter replaced, the prior owner said that after that, the chassis batteries would no longer stay charged. So after I got it home and doing some investigation I found that the combiner (magnum ME-SBC) wasn't wired correctly, so after correcting that issue, the chassis batteries are now being charged and maintained. My next step was to take the batteries down to get tested, I figured they were probably bad due to lack of charging (about a year), well they told me that they were fine. I've looked thru the Magnum chassis manual, CAT manual and owner manual and have not found any reference to the CCA required for this engine. Is there any other place I should look? I'm not confident that the batteries are fine either, could be one bad cell but I'm not convinced they are bad either. The batteries are only 2 years old. Anyways, long story. Thanks for the input.1KViews0likes0CommentsC12 starting batteries
Was wondering if anyone on here has a C12 and what do they have for chassis batteries to start that motor. I have two Interstate batteries (model 31-MHD with 950 CCA and 1190 CA), with the batteries fully charged, I’m unable to start the engine cold without using the emergency switch. Best I can tell the starter is direct drive and the batteries are good (I have taken the batteries to the Interstate store and they have checked the batteries and say they are in perfect working order). I’m wondering if I have undersized batteries, curious what other C12 owners have set up for battery capacity.4.9KViews0likes14CommentsRe: Battery Maintenance
wolfe10 wrote: Beaver Thunder wrote: My understanding (math), the 2 20Ah 6V in series would make a 12V, 40Ah bank and then when connected in parallel to the same would make a 12V 80Ah bank. The chassis batteries, which have approximately a 160Ah, so do I set the inverter charger battery capacity at 80ah or the combine total of 240AH. NO. First, I would be surprised if any 6 VDC batteries were only 20 Ah. Check them again. But when wired in series 2 20 Ah @ 6 VDC batteries= 1 20 Ah @ 12 VDC battery. Wire that in parallel with another pair= total battery bank of 40 Ah @ 12 VDC Yes, your correct, the battery website chart is confusing and I misread it. There's only the model number listed on the batteries. They are Deka, GC10, there's two columns, a 20ah and 5ah, 20ah had 215 listed and 5ah has 157ah listed?445Views0likes0CommentsRe: Battery Maintenance
wa8yxm wrote: The Xantrex Freedom is a programmable charger If it is set properly (The default should be proper for your batteries) it will do a very good job. Monthly addition of water (Depends on how much) is Well you should check em monthly but Mine went 4 years before I needed to add. Progressive Dynamics 9180+ wizard. But if you only need to add a cup or you are in about the same use rate. So I checked the charger settings and I noticed that the Battery Capacity is set at the default of 250AH. Do I need to add the house batteries and the chassis batteries even though the Xantrex is only hooked up to the house batteries, the chassis batteries are connected via the magnum combiner? My understanding (math), the 2 20Ah 6V in series would make a 12V, 40Ah bank and then when connected in parallel to the same would make a 12V 80Ah bank. The chassis batteries, which have approximately a 160Ah, so do I set the inverter charger battery capacity at 80ah or the combine total of 240AH.445Views0likes0Comments
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