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Re: Happijac issue
Sorry to hear about your troubles. We've had success with having the motors cleaned/refurbed at a repair shop so hopefully you will too. Could you elaborate on "won't be available until the end of June" ? Will they be offering the motor/head units again? Will this be Lippert?1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: DC-DC Charger Wiring Input Suggestions
I recently (4mo ago) installed Renogy 40a DC/DC charger. F-350 chassis/cab w/flatbed and Northern Lite 10-2. It went as follows. Under hood, red 4awg from battery "+" post --> WindyNation 60a ANL fuse --> 300a solenoid --> 120a Anderson plug. Black 4awg from chassis ground --> Anderson plug. 300a solenoid is under hood and has 12awg trigger wire to upfitter switch and one to ground. In camper, from Anderson red --> Renogy --> 60a Windynation ANL --> battery. From Anderson black --> battery. We have flooded batteries so also have a temp probe from Renogy to batt compartment. The solenoid is under the hood and wired to one of the upfitter switches in the cab, so the whole operation can be turned on/off from the upfitter switch in cab. The Anderson plug and corresponding receptacle (in camper side) both have all weather covers so when not in use they are protected. The Anderson in camper side is next to the 7pin plug for convenience. The final step to this will be to install a high-idle switch so when sitting, we can increase the rpm's and charge without worrying about the exhaust system buildup. May or may not be worth it, still uncertain. So far, it seems to work nicely, but haven't put it to its paces yet either. This was a good reference article: https://www.adventurousway.com/blog/rv-electrical-upgrade-part-3-dc-charger-truck-12v-socket932Views0likes0CommentsFine Tuning the load
We have just upgraded from SRW pickup to DRW flatbed. Our camper has "dually" brackets which made loading the SRW a breeze. With the flatbed, there is approx 1.5" between jacks and bed frame if loaded evenly. My question is, is there a way to move camper an inch or so left/right using jacks? I can get it pretty close with mirrors, but it would be nice to have a trick in the bag if needed. Also, with the SRW we noticed the camper would frequently gravitate to the right side (road camber), if this were to happen too much with new rig, the left dually bracket may not be able to swing all the way out and we would need a way to move back closer to centerline. I have considered a long 2x6 and bottle jack against the short side, but would prefer not to push against lower side of camper like that. Any thoughts/experiences appreciated. Thanks.3KViews0likes10CommentsTCing on the beach
One of our goals is to do some beach camping. I've spent a fair amount of time as a youth knocking about in 4x4s (mostly Jeep CJs) on soft sand beaches. Always air down to 15# and kept a light foot. Was wondering what tips, tricks, advice there is for SRW crew cab pickup with 12K GVW close to that weight running on the beach? Understandably, the type of sand makes a difference, best I can say is it will be North Carolinian sand. Not sure exactly where though.5KViews0likes22Comments
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