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Re: steering gear box
Carefully! Over adjust it and you're removing the box for repair because the steering wheel will not return properly. Are you sure it's the box? Here is the simplest way to check the steering linkage on any vehicle. With the rig's tires on the ground, wheels chocked/parking brake applied, engine off, have an assistant moderately turn the steering wheel back and forth (taking out the play) while you're below looking at all the tie rod ends, idler arms, steering shafts, pitman shaft/arm and such. There should be no "play" or wobbling. If you have a "shimmy shock/s", remove one end of it and see if it has any resistance, it should. To check the ball joints, place a jack under a lower control arm and lift the tire off the ground a few inches. Use a decent sized pry bar and place it under the tire. Attempt to lift up and down. Have an assistant look at the ball joints and note any up and down "play" in the joint. No "play" should be found. I hope this helps.181Views0likes0CommentsRe: What's Your Recommendation for Tires?
Your trailer is just as heavy as mine. I'd stick with the "LT" tires as they can handle the load. Yes the "ST" tire's sidewalls can flex better in backing conditions, IMO, they do not stand up to the heavy weight and heat during the summer. When you purchase new tires, before you pay, check the date code on the tires as they may have already been sitting around for a year. (rule of thumb, after 5 years of use, you're on borrowed time with any trailer tire, great tread or not) I've had zero problems with the General Ameritrac's and Goodyear Wrangler LT's.454Views0likes0CommentsRe: Diesel vs gas......................
Here's my .02 worth. My personal tow vehicle is a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, CC, 4x4 Dooley with the 8.1/Allison. My 5er weighs in at 13,000lbs. I get a consistent 7.5mpg no matter what I do. It's a bigblock gas engine and I expect the mpg as it is. No complaints. I run a fleet of over 350 different vehicles. My company vehicle is a 2008 Ford Super Duty CC, 4x4 Dooley, 6.4 diesel, loaded. Nice truck, as I happen to like both Ford and GM products, so I'm not biased here. From time to time I pull a 9000lb trailer with this Ford and it gets 8.4mpg no matter how I drive it. A close friend of mine has a 2005 Silverado Dmax/Allison and he does no better than 9mpg while towing his toy hauler. I will say, my bigblock gas engine "drags" the trailer as the diesel "pulls" the trailer, up hill. The diesel has more torque as we all know. But, for the money spent, It would take years for me to recoup the extra $$ laid out for the diesel as the MPG are very close versus the price of diesel vs. gasoline. FWIW, I will drive the guts out of what's under my right foot. If Ford or GM did not want the accelerator pedal to go to the floor, it wouldn't have been designed that way. ;)313Views0likes0CommentsRe: Landing gear cross braces
In my 13 years of RVing, I've tried many different solutions to the jiggles. The absolute best combination that has worked for me is the tripod under the pin box, the rear crank down stabilizers AND two bottle jacks that go from the ground to the frame. The load has to come off of the suspension. The tripod will stabilize the front jacks, the rear stabilizer jacks will take care of the overhang behind the axels and the bottle jacks will ground the frame hence eliminating the suspension.167Views0likes0Comments
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