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New awning and jack.
The awning on my 2003 Wilderness finally bit the dust and needed new fabric. Found a new fabric on flea-bay and installed it today. Not a job to try by yourself, but not bad if you have another person. Picked up an electric jack for it also and got it mounted. The upper hole was the required 2 1/4", but the lower hole was only 2 1/16" and needed some work. The jack works great!1.3KViews0likes3CommentsElectric Jack & Thanks
A few weeks ago the OEM manual jack on my Wilderness 27' trailer gave up. After reading several threads on the Forum I opted for a Bulldog electric jack. I'm sure all the brands have their value, but liked the 5 year warranty. It was simple to install and works great. Info gained from the threads helped with my decision ... thanks!785Views0likes1CommentRe: How much solar?
I'm running 260 watts, installed it myself (simple to do), and my camper hasn't been plugged into shore power in over a year, we don't conserve much at all. The biggest piece of advice I can give is have the proper size wire providing the least amount of power loss and enough wattage to make up for cloudy days.457Views0likes0CommentsRe: Actual federal weight law rules, some questions and answers
jmramiller wrote: Lobocop wrote: jmramiller wrote: Dale_S wrote: Wasn't this debated in another thread and debated numerous times in the past? It has been debated before but I have yet to see anyone with any enforcement experience comment on the subject. I have also never seen a citation posted related to door sticker ratings.It has several times highjacked other threads. This is why I have created a thread dedicated to the subject. In short, I would like to finally put this one to bed by hearing from those who enforce the regs. jmramiller ... I will try to respond to this in such a fashion as to not tinkle in anyones cornflakes. Having 25 years in the field of Law Enforcement, and retiring as an Undersheriff, I will tell you that this question should be asked of Commercial Enforcement personnel, not street cops. Short of something that is so blatantly in violation (VW towing a 30' toyhauler or a bumper dragging the ground) the average street cop wouldn't know there is a violation, and honestly, probably wouldn't care. They are not equipped to weigh vehicles and if they look at a door sticker it is typically for a VIN. In some states, such as Nevada, a few extra dollars into the DMV coffers will get your trucks registration changed for a higher weight limit anyway. Typically, if a street cop, not assigned to commercial enforcement, issues a citation for being over weight to someone towing a travel trailer with a 3/4 or 1 ton truck ... it is because the driver opened his blow hole when he should have kept it shut. If someone did receive a cite for the violation there should be a statute or code violation listed on the cite specifying what the violation was. Just my .02 worth. Lobocop, What about State Troopers? They are the one's who are supposedly manning these "weight traps". Would they issue these type of citations and enforce these type of regs. If so, know any that could give us some incite In Nevada the State Troopers don't carry portable scales with them. If there is a question they contact Commercial Enforcement.482Views0likes0Comments
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