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Re: Just Purchased Fist TT
Crusher 33 wrote: Tongue jack worth the $300 plus? I can't speak to the mice part of your question because they have not been an issue for us, but I will reply regarding your question about the tongue jack. We had a hand-crank tongue jack which was acceptable, but we bought a powered one and I really like it. I got mine through Amazon during one of their Black Friday sales and paid less than $200 for it. I wouldn't have purchased it if it cost more, but I would say that it is worth the $200 I paid for it. It's just less hassle. I also like latex gloves for when I dump the tanks. RV toilet tissue is good to have. I hear you can use regular stuff if you use chemicals in your tank, but I have just been using the Camco toilet tissue and it works fine for us. Refrigerator bars are nice for keeping things from falling out of the fridge when you first get to your camp site and open the fridge. Stablizing jacks make the trailer shake a lot less as you move around inside it; we sleep a lot better having these versus not having them. If you get stabilizing jacks I HIGHLY recommend using a jack socket with a cordless drill for putting your stabilizers up and down. Using a drill versus the hand crank makes a HUGE difference. A fresh water hose for filling your fresh water tank as well as for hooking up at campgrounds. You don't want to use a regular hose. Also, when hooking up the water it is nice to have a 90 degree hose saver which keeps your hose from kinking, and while you are at it you should add a water regulator since RVs can only handle about 50 PSI of water pressure.434Views0likes0CommentsRe: How do they pick 'em?
Dealers ask manufacturers if they can be a dealer; manufacturers then either approve or not. Manufacturers that really care about (and put care into) their product will require that the dealer be a positive representative of the manufacturer's qualities. If the manufacturer of the RV you are looking at is selling through a U-Haul dealer and not through a proper RV dealer with a proper service center I would be a bit concerned about the manufacturer's products.246Views0likes0CommentsRe: Will this combination work
I agree with those who say you will be OK. Yes, you will be at the max for your TV, but you already own it and you found the trailer you want. It may take you a bit longer to get to your destination because you don't want to push your TV too hard, but once you get to your destination you'll be able to relax in the rig you want. I had an '06 Chevrolet 1500 which has a max payload of about 1800, but when getting rock for a retaining wall in our backyard I had over 2700# of rock in addition to my 4-person family in the truck and it did OK. The point is that I was WAY overloaded and the truck was able to handle it. You will be at capacity (not overloaded) and your truck is designed to go up to that max. Remember that the max is a "rule" and like all rules I like to break them. You won't even be breaking the rules with this configuration.413Views0likes0Comments
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