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Re: Air suspension advantage or not
I found out today that the Firestone air bags I was thinking about buying will not work with the custom frame rail kit that I used to install my fifth wheel hitch as it covers the hole in the truck frame that is used to connect the top flange of the air bag kit to the frame. from the inside. This is the frame rail kit Has anyone had this problem and were you able to solve it? According to Reese it will void the warranty if I drill a hole for the new Air Bag installation. All of this is making me look to another way to solve the problem. Has anyone had any experience with Super Springs?461Views0likes0CommentsRe: Air suspension advantage or not
Allworth wrote: I know this will pull a firestorm down on my head, but my personal opinion is that if you need air bags then you do not have enough truck! I don't think there will be a firestorm. That is a very understandable point of view. I think we all know that there are many rigs running around with not enough truck. We have all had a good laugh at the statement made by some RV salesman claiming that this or that trailer is half ton towable. On my particular rig I am 10% under all manufacturers weights for GCWR the truck and trailer. I don't think that air bags can do much of anything to help with a rig that is overweight. It is not realistic to say that any truck drives and feels the same towing or just using it as a daily driver, and it is that difference that I am trying to help correct, or at least help. With a loaded trailer my truck sits down approximately 3" and I would like it to be level, but there are other advantages as listed below Maximize safe load-carrying capacity, increase stability and improve ride quality,Keep your TV level when you are hauling a heavy load,Improve steering control and braking when you are hauling or towing,Level your headlight beams, Reduce tire wear, Maintain even load distribution with air pressure, leveling off-center loads Air bags adjust manually, side to side, with individual inflation valves Reduce strain on rear suspension. Prevent permanent sagging and excessive friction in leaf springs, Increase stability, Absorb road shock for a smooth ride, Soften contact between axle and frame to prevent bottoming out.461Views0likes0CommentsAir suspension advantage or not
I have a 2011 Ford F250 XLT 6.7L Diesel and I pull a FR Silverback LTDTS 33 foot fifth wheel. I am a little below max weights for truck and trailer. I was thinking about adding rear air suspension to help stabilize the ride. Is this money well spent, and what are potential advantages? Thanks In Advance Dick8KViews0likes27Comments12 V ground connection
I hope someone with more knowledge than I have can tell me how to determine if a 12 Amp ground connection is good. First of all I am assuming that the quality of a ground connection can be slightly off in its effectiveness. If this is not the case and all grounds are equal then I will proceed on that basis. I have a good tester but I don't know which setting to use and I also have the real simple tester that will tell just positive and negative Thanks in advance Dick1.7KViews0likes6CommentsRe: 12 VOLT BREAKERS FOR LIPPERT SLIDE
jamway wrote: The breaker you are looking for looks some-what like this Breakers Yes that is very close with a small black reset button on top. I am taking them out today to find out how many amps on each. I am curious about the two last breakers on the right which have two breakers connected with one 12V feed. The second one in from the right is the one that always pops the breaker. It seems to me that I could connect all the breakers direct to the battery which is one foot away and bypass the convertor. I tried to include the photo but no joy Ours were 50 amp. Follow the wire from the motor to the battery or 12 volt junction box and you should see the breaker. I took out the main fuse panel and there it was!297Views0likes0CommentsRe: 12 VOLT BREAKERS FOR LIPPERT SLIDE
Mike I only have 2 under floor compartments but I had not been looking for an access door. First thing in the AM I will check it out along with the rest of the cabinets looking for an access door. I know it's there somewhere I just hope it is not under the floor which is covered with heavy ABS type plastic. Thanks for the reply Splashers3 wrote: BigD2 - I have a 2009 Silverback, GenII....so it may not be the same as yours...but my converter is located under the bathroom, in my basement....but its accessible from my basement - on the back basement wall, there is an access door - which exposes my converter, and hot water tank, piping, etc. I just had to replace mine - with a PD9200. The converter is secured to the floor with some wiring going to the back of the fuse panel - which the front is accessed from our main floor - Its on the wall below our entertainment center - which on the other side of the entertainment center is the bathroom. You have to be smaller is size to work on...which is why I coached my wife - and told her what to do - I'm 6'3" and about 280 - too cramped for me. Good Luck - Mike297Views0likes0CommentsRe: 12 VOLT BREAKERS FOR LIPPERT SLIDE
Old-Biscuit wrote: Converter/charger should be part of your AC & DC dist. panel---the one with AC circuit breakers and DC fuses. If converter is getting 110V AC power IN then it should have 13.2V DC output at minimum and if battery is not isolated by disconnect switch the converter/charger will maintain battery charge when hooked up to shore power That is if you didn't hook new battery up backwards and blew the converter 'reverse polarity' fuses. If so converter can't charge battery and battery can't supply RV (lights, pump etc) when not hooked up to shore power. As for the slide 12V DC breakers.......those are typically auto resetting dc circuit breakers available at any auto parts store. Just check amp rating on current ones (30A etc) for replacement. I guess I was thinking about my previous motorhome, a 2007 Country coach, which had a separate charger for the battery., most likely run thru the convertor The convertor/charger is working fine I checked the charge rate yesterday and it was just shy of 13V DC. I just wanted to know where it was located. I didn't install the new battery and since it has been functioning well I assume it is hooked up correctly. As for the breakers, thanks for the input. When I looked at them they appeared to be specifically made for the bar they are installed on. Can a temporally low battery cause a strain on the breaker enough to make it trip? Thanks for the reply Dick298Views0likes0Comments12 VOLT BREAKERS FOR LIPPERT SLIDE
I have a 2006 Forrest River Cedar Creek Silverback LTDTS. I am having trouble with the slides tripping a breaker. The system is a hydro sync by Lippert. The battery is a new deep cycle. The motor is working fine but on the last slide to retract the system pops a breaker. There appears to be 3 breakers and a solenoid I would like to replace all the breakers but they are very hard to find. I called Lippert and they are not available. Does anyone know where I could go to find them. One more question is does anyone know where I could find the onboard battery charger that keeps the house battery charged when connect to shore power. I would hope it is not under the sealed basement floor . Thanks in advance Dick2.8KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Anyone make the switch from a motor home?
I know there are some of you who will be able to relate to the following story and may even get a good laugh at my expense, and you are welcome. Our RV adventures started 6 years ago with the purchase of an KZ 30' pull behind toy hauler. I have had motorcycles nearly all my adult life and just could not go anywhere without it. My wife and I have ridden our bike in almost every state in the US and that was made even more enjoyable when we got our first trailer. Shortly after the purchase of our first toy hauler we made the mistake of going to a very large RV show at the Tampa Florida fair grounds. We like many others soon found out that we "needed" a larger trailer so we purchased a 40 foot Keystone Raptor and of course now we needed a larger truck, so enter a new Ford F350 diesel dually. We had this setup for 2 years until (you got it) we again went to the same RV show While traveling thru many RV parks we started to like the idea of a Class A motor home and of course we had to be able to take the Goldwing. There are a few Class A' toy haulers but we did not find any that we liked. So we started searching all over the internet and several months later found a 2007 Country Coach Inspire that had everything we needed except the interior storage for the Goldwing. So we said goodbye to the Raptor and my new Ford dually and purchased the Country Coach. We found a super hydraulic lift that would carry the 1000lb Goldwing bike welded to the frame on the rear So off we went again traveling all over the country. Class A motor homes are a real pleasure to drive and extremely comfortable but are very expensive to own and especially pricey to operate. Every repair or accessory seems to start at $1,000. I remember my son telling me when we were thinking about buying our first trailer that I should just bite the bullet and purchase a class A motor home. He seems to know me better than I know myself, and he was right. I cannot tell you how many thousands of dollars we could have saved had I taken his advice. We finally sold the motor home last year and said goodbye to the wonderful world of RVing, or so we thought. Last week we purchased a Forrest river silverback and a new (you guesses it) Ford F250 diesel. Once RVing gets in our blood it stays there forever378Views0likes0Comments
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