TECMike
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Re: Brake Pads
Done a lot of towing, sometimes in the Rocky Mountains and hot Texas heat. My favorite pads are Ford Motorcraft Superduty Extreme Service pads. I replace rotors with Motorcraft rotors rather than having old rotors turned. Tried many other expensive pads and even slotted rotors, but I have found Motorcraft work best for my 2002 F-250 7.3 truck over the years.725Views0likes0CommentsRe: Best Roof Coating
Thanks, John, for your insight regarding possibly coating Eternabond on my trailer. I deeply appreciate all the great help you have given to this forum's members throughout the years, John. I had even considered and thought about spraying some paint primer on the Eternabond plastic to making coatings stick better and longer. The jury is still out for me as to what I am going to do. I am leaning, as mentioned, not even coating over the Eternabond. I feel it is a remarkable product is used correctly. You have me beat on care of your roof, John. Yours looks great. Much better than mine. And I also should have used 303 Protectant on mine through the years. Your roof is a testimony to that product. I also am a big fan on 303 protectant, and have used it regularly on my 2002 Ford F250 7.3 Powerstroke dash and interior for about eighteen years. I am proud to say my dash and interior still looks nice for an old truck with close to 250K miles, most of which has been pulling our camper. We sometimes travel to the Rocky mountains in North New Mexico and Southern Colorado at 8500 feet, which does a real number that high with UV deterioration on vehicles and camper roofs unless there is protection on the dash and interior. Same goes for camper roofs. Later during the first year of ownership of our twelve year old camper, I replaced about eighty percent of all the exterior screws with stainless screws. I also used a small piece of doublestick Eternabond on each screw prior to sinking it, thus making a seal around each screw head. Yes, this took a very long time and stainless screws were not cheap. Also removed each marker light and tail light and made gaskets of doublestick Eternabond and replaced screws with stainless screws. All of this to prevent leaks. My wife and I are now in our seventies. Like you, we do not plan on ever selling our camper. When the end of our camping days arrives, we plan on selling our camper at a very low price or perhaps giving it to a deserving young couple just starting out who will take care of it. When that day arrives, I expect the Eternabond and stainless screws will still be holding up fine. I would hope that whatever roof coating I decide to use will also be holding up well. Mike1.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Best Roof Coating
I have great respect for John's wisdom also. I go back twelve years when we bought our trailer. At that time when it was only a month old, I spent a lot of time putting Eternabond on all of the seams and every penetration on the roof. Lots of Eternabond on our roof. I have become a big fan of Eternabond. It shoows no sign of failing what-so-ever. Over 75K plus miles and twelve years, we have been blessed by never having a leak. So perhaps I should consider only coating the portion of the roof that does not have EBond. Again, thanks to everyone who has kindly offered their opinions and help on this topic.1.2KViews0likes0CommentsBest Roof Coating
Trying to decide on a roof coating for our small twelve year old Sunnybrook. The following are highly rated: Proguard, Heng's, Kool Seal, and Dicor. I would appreciate comments about any of these from experienced users in order to help make a decision. Thanks so much! Mike20KViews0likes36CommentsRe: Leaf Spring Replacement
As an older couple, my wife and I have been camping and pulling trailers nearly 50 years now. In thinking back over the years, I believe the number one failure we have seen on trailers/fifth wheels are tires. Next it seems broken springs rank number two, along with wheel bearing failures, when it comes to towing travel trailers/fifth wheels. Perhaps others can mention other failures that we can use as preventive measures; not only for our family's safety, but for others traveling as well. We can all benefit from safety knowledge.1.6KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Leaf Spring Replacement
Thanks Huntindog, for the response. I had wet bolts installed when I bought the trailer, so perhaps that has helped, along with the Equaflex suspension. No sagging at all, just old OE springs with a lot of miles on them. Yes, perhaps the steel was better back in 2009.133Views0likes0CommentsLeaf Spring Replacement
Is it necessary to replace leaf springs on a travel trailer as preventive maintenance? Our small Sunnybrook travel trailer is twelve years old, been a joy to own without any major problems. I estimate my wife and I have pulled it about seventy thousand miles since we bought it new. Should I give consideration to replacing its leaf springs? They seem to be fine, other than being old. But I do not want to have a spring to fail in the middle of nowhere. Would appreciate advice from seasoned RVers. Thanks in advance.6.6KViews0likes18Comments
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