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Re: Which battery for small travel trailer
Oh, should have mentioned that you need to run a 6 gauge service connection from your pick-up's battery to the rear of your pickup bed. Here you will need a Anderson connecter to be able to disconnect from your trailer's cconnector going to the charger. Any place that specializes in Pickup trucks should be able to install one for you. Stay far away RV dealers for this installation! Places that do off road installations would be far better.906Views0likes0CommentsRe: Which battery for small travel trailer
No, they are not waterproof!!! They are water resistant to a point. They have to be mounted vertically on a non-flammable surface, with the power terminals facing downwards. I'm mounting mine in a "ventlated" box. Something to keep direct water spray from saturated the unit. They are rated to IP43 protection When installed with the screw terminals oriented downwards. IP43 is Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical. I am installing mine in a waterproof junction box rated at IP65 - Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction. Found it at www.amazon.com/dp/B07PDV2F2N?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details. I have a Scamp 19, similar to a small fifth wheel. I am mounting mine on the front outside fiberglass wall. I would like to mount mine upside down on the loft over the pick up bed and am awaiting comments from their dealer. Your charger should be mounted as close to the trailer batteries as possible.903Views0likes0CommentsRe: A Lesson in Torque, Steam vrs Diesel
It's all about gear reduction (torque), not horse power. A 72 to 1 gear reduction coupled to a 500 pound, 8 HP gas engine, 4 wheel drive tractor will drag a 2000 pound log up a 20 percent grade. See what will happen with the same engine on a lawn tractor with stock gearing. It will sit there and spin.793Views0likes0CommentsRe: CB radio
sch911 wrote: hmknightnc wrote: robsouth wrote: A cell phone is not going to tell you about that accident 3 miles ahead on the interstate and alert you to take an alternative route or sit in traffic for a couple of hours. I find the CB still very useful. Maybe that is because I actually use it and not just leave it turned off. Trucker jargon is not nearly as bad as it once was and usually just conversation with the occasional "bad mouth" that most of the other truckers seem to ignore as well nowadays. X2 Yes a cell smartphone absolutely will! Google maps handles those tasks very nicely. The data stream that Google maps generates includes real time traffic, telling you exactly where the backup starts and ends, and what the incident is. Don't forget, every car on that road with an android phone or iPhone running Google maps is a real time data point and you don't even have to get cussed at by a trucker to use it. Many people don't realize they have such a powerful traffic tracking tool right in their pocket. My experience this last over 4000 mile long trip - No warning on my real time traffic service on my GPS, waited almost a hour at various accident backups, and after we started flowing again, the "real time traffic" sounded the alert after the fact. A couple of other times it did help me avoid backups. CB was very quiet, but got a couple answers when I shouted out for some info. I was running a CB in tractor trailer way back in early 1970s, and know the benefit of having one. To many loud mouths have ruined a good thing, and that is a shame.443Views0likes0CommentsRe: Liquid glass question
Bill.Satellite wrote: wny_pat wrote: It isn't listed here. Is that important? It's listed here: http://liquidglassshield.com/ I much prefer reviews for real people over corporate hype, expecially when spending than much on a product. I will admit that Liquid Glass has been on the market a very long time and is highly regarded by antique car owners. But they are always rubbing something on their cars.420Views0likes0CommentsRe: Liquid glass question
n4hwl wrote: Also how did you remove all the wax? Wash several times with Dawn liquid dish soap. And you will probably get just as good of results polishing with Nu Finish Liquid Car Polish. It is highly rated one of the best on this forum and in Consumer Reports for a lasting finish.420Views0likes0Comments
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