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Re: Bike rack
It depends on the gauge of the tube used for the bumper, and how its attached to the frame rails. Lots of variables. About the only thing that is kind of common is if its a Lippert frame most likely a bad idea without a lot of added reinforcement and there is a 100% chance your Grand Design has one. All of that said I see plenty of folks with bikes hanging off of rear bumpers and have yet to see a pile of them on the road other than pictures posted in RV/camping related forums, and its usually the same picture that has been posted thousands of times for 15 years LOL. Heck I seen a Grand Design TT picture where the entire rear wall fell off on the way home from the PDI.704Views0likes0CommentsRe: Can tires be off ground on auto leveling system?
It's all good until one of the jacks decides to break loose at its mounting points or bends the frame, such as happened with the POS Grand Design Solitude we had. Underdesigned Lippert junk.. Also the equalizer link can flip when the wheels leave the ground and in that case you need a good stout jack, or some blocks to jam under the spring eye and lower the leveling Jack's to flip it back. Careful using the blocks and leveler to flip an equalizer back, you might bend the frame or rip the jack off. When we had our frame problems we put the 5er on a perfectly level shop floor and ran the Jack's in both auto level and manual, checking frame deflection with measurements and string lines. No wonder we experienced the frame issues. If ran in manual and we raised the wheels off the floor, the amount of frame deflection was shocking. Of course Grand Design claimed all was normal. So normal they took it back to the factory and repaired it. The repairs quickly failed. I don't know how things bending and welds cracking is normal but so be it. All the creaking and moaning when those Jack's are operated is your rig telling you how shoddily it's put together.10KViews0likes0CommentsRe: 50 Gal Water Tank Mounting
avarusbrightfyre wrote: opnspaces wrote: What failed allowing it to fall out? Did the straps bend or the self tapping screws fail? If the screws failed did the pull out of the frame or just pull apart? If the straps bent or sagged you can get some thicker angle or tube steel to stretch across the frame under the tank. If the self tapping bolts broke or came out you can look into bigger self tapping bolts or even through bolt with a bolt and a nut. If the bottom of the tank is flush with the bottom of the frame then consider adding a third or even fourth cross piece under the tank. The first thing to fail were the self-tapping screws, which allowed the supporting l-beams to twist and the tank fell out full of water. The only thing that stopped it from crashing to the ground was the underbody cover. I was in the trailer when it happened and I thought someone had crashed into me. I've come to the conclusion that I can't really use the original hardware at all because over time trying to jury rig a solution, the original support beams have warped and just don't seem reliable anymore. I currently have it rigged up with cargo straps, which seems to sort of work, but I don't think it's a long term solution, especially since I think movement will eventually cut through them. That's why I'm looking for a preferably easy design for something I can just rest on the frame of the trailer and maybe keep in place with a bolt or something that supports the entire tank from the bottom. Go to some of the brand specific forums such as Jayco owners or Forest River and you'll see this is a recurring issue usually caused by the use of Lippert Frames and the standard tank mounting system Lippert provides these manufacturers, including Winnebago, Grand Design, etc. What you call support beams are probably nothing more than some underdesigned soft steel plate bent into an angle. You can find hundreds of examples, maybe thousands, if you search around. Forest Rivers response to owners whose tanks fall out is to tell them they are not supposed to travel with water in the tanks. Read through this one.821Views0likes0CommentsRe: What a deal!---no thanks
mkirsch wrote: Can we start a few more threads on the price of trucks right now? Nobody is forcing you to buy. Nobody is forcing you to sell. If you can take advantage of the current market, though, take advantage of it. It won't last. Really? No one is being forced to buy? Amazing! And as far as the thread in general why not a few more on the price of trucks? As opposed threads on subjects that meet your approval?433Views0likes0CommentsRe: Found It, What a joke. Buying in 2021 LOL. You can keep it.
Huntindog wrote: Did you really expect to get into a 6 year newer truck for only 9-16K? No, not at all. I also don't expect to get into that one for $34K nor will I. $38K trade for a 42K mile truck that will get upper $50sK on their lot the day after being traded, and $5K over sticker on new? No thanks. FYI I've moved into a few for @ $16K or a little more in the past. In a year or so this market could be 180 degrees turned around, and probably will be.451Views0likes0CommentsFound It, What a joke. Buying in 2021 LOL. You can keep it.
Found this online Nice, and supposedly in stock in Ohio, has just about everything I would get if doing a special order. Even called these clowns and asked about this.................the sticker lol. "All of our Super Dutys are priced $5000 above sticker and this price is not open to negotiation" ROFLMAO Clicked on the "get E Price" and that came back at the "sale" price of $72K LOL. Needless to say we talked trade, just had to do it, 2015 F250 Lariat 6.7 with 42K miles and they shot back a lowball price.........$38K........KBB says a range of $51K to $58K FWIW........ Someday things will get back to some resemblance of normal and these guys can go out back and screw themselves. Why do I need to know what the California Air Resources board says about Environmental Performance when buying a truck in Ohio? Welcome to 2021.11KViews0likes42CommentsRe: Generators!! Yes YOU!
lostbytes wrote: When I was campground host back in 2014 up above Truckee, CA. We were instructed to let generator run past posted hours if violator say they're on CPAP. This rule was dictated by ADA. No exceptions. So, everyone heading to doc to get script for CPAP so they can run their genny. Like an old neighbor 15 yrs or so ago. Was on disability and had a blue HC tag hanging from his rear view mirror. Did not stop him from splitting wood all summer long or carrying bundles of shingles up a 40' ladder when he re roofed his house lol.615Views0likes0Comments
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