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Re: Anyone have an idea to adding weight(s) to trailer tongue?
Not knowing your truck or hitch capacity this idea may not be practical but have you considered using a hitch extension and having your bike hauler in between the trailer and truck. Take the weight off the back and add it to the front. I had a trailer with a factory installed cargo carrier on the rear bumper and anything besides a few lawn chairs on it would make the trailer unstable. I don't know the math but rear fulcrum weight seems to overcome tongue weight weight very easily. Too much tongue weight can be compensated with a WDH but too little has few options that don't include un-necessary weight.374Views0likes0CommentsBest $100 converter.
I need a new converter and only have about $100 left in the budget. Because of size limitations I only have a 1 battery system. Group 29 115 Amp hr. I have 10 LED lights, Maxx Fan Deluxe, range vent hood, Dometic 110v/gas fridge, furnace and new Shurflo water pump. I have no AC appliances because we seldom camp where there is electricity. I use a 2000w generator to recharge the battery. My dead converter was a B-W 6325. The trailer is a 1987 Serro Scotty I am rebuilding. So far the 3 converters/power center I have found around $100 are the Boondocker Powermax PM3-35, WFCO 9835, and the WFCO 8735 Powercenter. Any input on which of these is good or any others I have missed?1.5KViews0likes8CommentsReplacing water pump-PSI question
I have to replace the water pump in my 1987 Scotty that I am resurrecting. The pump is a Shurflo but no model number. The label is pretty unreadable but it looks like it says 10 GPM. I know that isn't right on a trailer with a 15 gal water system. Anyone know what the typical water pressure would be in a trailer of that vintage. Shurflo lists a 1 GPM pump at 30 psi and a 2.3 GPM at 50 psi. I don't want to be popping fittings off all over the trailer from too high a psi. I already get a rainbow of water from the city connection when the pump is running. I haven't had time to check yet but I assume that is from some type of bad check valve.2KViews0likes10CommentsRe: Aftermarket mirrors
I put a pair on my 2001 Suburban. Just got back from a 2500 mile trip to Colorado and mine never moved. Got mine from Martins Auto Parts on eBay for $113 for the pair with free shipping. Came in about 4 days. I really like them better them my CIPA mirrors. I don't notice any vibration or excess wind noise. They do kind of make the Suburban look like it has Mickey Mouse ears.328Views0likes0Comments
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