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Re: Pin cover
I have an air ride pin box and I like to try to keep the sun off the air bag to avoid weathering of the rubber. The way I do it is use a black plastic trashbag, put it over the whole assembly, bunch up all the slack in the bag up underneath to keep it from looking unsightly and making noise in the wind, then wrap with black duct tape. Poke a small hole at the lowest point to allow water out if it gets in there. Cheap, simple, disposable. Works for me :)294Views0likes0CommentsRe: How do you travel with Kayaks?
I guess it doesn't help you much, but it's one of the main reasons we went to a toyhauler with a 12 ft garage... We have 2 Jacksons, 1 Hobie, and 1 Wilderness Systems (all 13 footers). I stack them on top of each other on a diagonal in the garage and ratchet strap them together, and strap the stack to the tie down points. My wife and kids always struggled helping me get them on/off roof racks and subsequently they wouldn't get used as much as they could. Now, they can do everything without me if they want.636Views0likes0CommentsRe: Texas registration for TH
Seems a bit high to me... I just did the Texas annual registration on my 43ft 18,000lb GVWR triaxle toyhauler in April and it was $125.50. Here's the details straight from the DMV receipt: PLATE STICKER: 110.00 CNTY ROAD BRIDGE ADD-ON FEE: 10.00 CHILD SAFETY FUND: 1.50 AUTOMATION FEE: 1.00 MAIL IN FEE: 1.00 Electronic Processing (NON-REFUNDABLE if Tax Office Declines Application): 2.00 Subtotal:125.50 Total Charge Amount:125.50 As a side note, the reg on my truck was 126.50 but I was shocked at how cheap the annual inspection on it was the first time I did it. It's an F-450 Diesel and cost $12.00. Heck, my SUV costs 40.00...396Views0likes0CommentsRe: Skylight and Dicor?
Just as a followup, I've bought 2 new skylights and will be installing soon. In preparation, I talked to some installers. Recommendation is to use butyl rubber tape between skylight flange and roof,screws,Sikaflex to seal, and DO NOT use Dicor. Hope that helps somebody else in future...466Views0likes0CommentsRe: Skylight and Dicor?
John&Joey wrote: I'm glad you posted this, so many times on this forum people say to use Dicor on the skylight. Many skylight makers state not to do just that. On my last MH the skylight manufacturer recommended Sikaflex sealant as the approved sealant. Thanks for that. I'm going to contact the skylight manufacturer and get a recommendation before i do the new install.465Views0likes0CommentsRe: Skylight and Dicor?
ktmrfs wrote: ... BTW acetone will haze, crack and damage some plastics. It can happen instantly, or it can take weeks/months before it cracks. It will solvent weld some plastics, not real good, MEK makes a better solvent weld. But still Acetone is not a good solvent to use around plastic unless you know what kind of plastic it is and if acetone will damage it. No worries. I knew the risk of acetone and plastics. It's a temporary fix until my new skylight gets here and I replace the whole thing. I needed to make sure things were clean and quickly sealed well. I caught this problem during a "gap" in the weather knowing that we had hard rains on the way again. In fact, it's pouring right now, so it had about 12 hrs to set up. I'm heading over now to check it again.465Views0likes0CommentsSkylight and Dicor?
I had an odd thing happen today... Went to my RV (at storage lot) to do some prep for the Thanksgiving trip, and I had a puddle of water on my kitchen island countertop. Water was dripping from the skylight trim on the inside. So up on the roof I go and intially couldn't find any obvious cracks. Upon closer inspection, it looked like there was a crack around the perimeter of the skylight at the point where the Dicor sealant overlapped the flange. Sure enough, upon pushing back the Dicor a little, it looks like the Dicor actually disolved the skylight clear plastic (or whatever it is). I checked the one over my shower, and it isn't like this. I'm going to order a new skylight, but as a temporary fix I cleaned the old Dicor and flange with acetone and laid on another bead of Dicor all the way around. I don't recall seeing that these 2 materials are incompatible. Anybody else ever see this? Should I use something else?4.3KViews0likes14CommentsRe: Will it work
Aside from everything already mentioned, an axle flip/lift on the trailer will increase your overall height there as well. I don't know what it is now, but if you're around 13 ft already, then you're really getting close to the "rip your AC off the roof" limit by adding more ;)411Views0likes0Comments
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