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Tadpoles in the grey tank??
OK, so I've been stranded for several weeks waiting on a warranty repair for a blown head gasket for the truck to tow my 5th wheel. I noticed a few days back, during a period of rain, that I seemed to have a frog somewhere in the rig. Didn't give it much thought until I went to dump my holding tanks this morning. As usual, I dump the black tank first, back flush and close it off. Then move on to the grey tank and back flush it. I should mention at this point that I am full timing and have been leaving the grey tank open and just letting it flow through. I suspect that it might hold a bit of water as the valve never seems to open quite as far as the black tank valve does. That said, I always back flush it when I empty the black tank. Anyway, as I back flush the grey tank, I notice in the last bit of water leaving (I have the see through attachment) that there appears to be tadpoles in the water. I back flush again and see that there are indeed tadpoles. So... here's my question..... What is safe to add to my grey tank that will kill these unwanted parasites? I also wondered if this were a common problem for anyone else that left their grey tanks open, to flow through?8.3KViews0likes23CommentsJacking up a 5th wheel
It's time for me to do maintenance on our 2003 Trail lite 5th wheel. It has tandem Dexter axles. I'd really like to be able to lift the entire trailer so that I can do all the wheel maintenance at once (and possibly live in it while this is going on... we are full timers). Can anyone point me in the direction of how such things are done? I'm specifically looking for blocking strategies. How many sets? Where? I'm figuring the landing legs for one side and a bottle jack to lift the axle's off the ground? Just starting to research how to go about this. Would like to know how to lift this trailer without damaging it. Thanks in advance for your input!6KViews0likes13CommentsMoving in the rain
OK old timers... any tips for moving a 5'ver in the rain? I'm in NW Florida, going to be be moving the RV about 100 miles with forecast of heavy rain the thunderstorms. Yeah... I know... sit & wait... but that's not an option, as we have an event to attend, so.... What have you learned? Any insight appreciated. Thanks.4.1KViews0likes21CommentsRe: New 2003 Trail-Lite
We've been full timing a 2003 Trail Lite 5th wheel for about 3 months now. The holding tank lights kinda come and go as far as working. FWIW.... you can look down the toilet and see when the black water holding tank is full and tell when the gray water tank is full when it back up in the shower. That said, we kinda know when they reach capacity. We dump out about every 3-4 days. Judging by you picture, you might want to think about painting your roof. At the very least, give it a good cleaning and inspection. We cleaned and painted our roof with Henry Tropi-cool 887HS, as we live in Florida. We've only been in it a little over three months and have already put about 1800 miles on it. Loving it so far, hope you do too!1.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: rubber roof coating
If it's an EPDM type roof, you can use a produce called Tropi-cool, which is available at most Home Depot's. Just used it on our 2003 Trail Lite. Worked quite well. Just make sure and clean it very good before you apply. http://us.henry.com/roofing/reflective-coatings/white-roof-coatings/887hs-tropi-cool-silicone-white-roof-coating-high-solids280Views0likes0CommentsRe: Kayak mounting
Keep one thing in mind if you go the "car top" route..... If you are going in salt water, it is IMPERATIVE that you rinse your boat thoroughly. As someone who kayaks in Florida, I can personally testify that it will eat the roof of your car doing this. Rinsing will slow it down... somewhat. On my old fishing truck ('96 Jeep Cherokee), I eventually ended up putting berliner on the roof. Worked well.355Views0likes0CommentsWheel Camber?
Hello All, Newby full timer of 3 months here. Just got back from a 1300 mile round trip to South Florida in our new (to us) 2003 Trail Lite 5th wheel. It was an awesome run with relatively little problems, but a question for some of the more knowledgeable.... At one point, we made a rest stop in a drive way of a church. There was a fairly tight turn that I stopped in the middle of to get out and check things out. No particular reason other than convenience. The truck and trailer were sitting level, but at about a 60 degree angle to each other. As I'm walking around, I notice that one of the wheels on the trailer axle is "cambered" out more than the other. I feared the worst, temperature tested all the rims (all about 100 degrees f) and figured since we were in the middle of nowhere, I'd keep going. Later, on another break, the rig was in a straight line and the wheels were oriented similarly. I wondered... do dual axle trailer wheels camber in tight turns? Is this normal? After making this observation, I drove another 400 miles of so home, with no incident. Thought I'd see if anyone here could shed some light. Many thanks The Frailer1.8KViews0likes8Comments
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