Trackrig
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Re: Concerns about buying from a distant dealer?
I live in Alaska and bought my DP from a guy in Colorado. I also bought my TT from a guy in Idaho. Both were sight unseen, but with an awful lot of pictures of all the specifics I wanted to see. I flew to Colorado to get the DP and drove to Idaho to get the TT. Both were just as all of the pictures showed. Do your due diligence, but you're buying them to go travel, so don't let a few miles bother you. Bill1.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Battery drain over winter
I keep my hunting rigs up near Fairbanks, Alaska. The rigs are used for most of the month of Sept to go moose hunting. They're then parked where there is no electricity. Most of the time they won't be started again until July or Aug of the next year when I pull maintenance on the rigs. While I don't disconnect the batteries (each rig has multiple batteries due to the electric winches) I do have nice Blue Seas battery disconnects on them within 2 ft of the batteries. On the average, my batteries last 7 years. Temps will hit -50F during the winter and my winters last longer than most people's winters are. It's still below freezing most nights. Bill620Views0likes0CommentsRe: Star Link
You need a good clear camping / parking spot that has good clear opening in the direction the dish needs to be pointed. If you're in a well treed parking spot, most likely you won't get a connection. The dish does not get pointed straight up. On the east coast I don't think you're going to find good spots. The further west, due to less large trees, the better you'll probably do. I have SL in Anchorage, AK and am not overly enthused with it. They launched over 200 sats for this area in Jan and Feb, but it takes 6 months to get them tested and in the right orbit so about July I'm hoping things will improve. ill315Views0likes0CommentsRe: Typical price for Class A tire mounting and balance
wa8yxm wrote: Trackrig wrote: When I've had to change my tires on the DP, I've waited until I was in a state that didn't have a sales tax. It will save you several hundred dollars. Bill If your primary residence is in a state that DOES have sales tax. Then you just admitted to tax fraud... . You are incorrect. Period. But then, I also do live in Alaska with no sales tax, but that doesn't matter. Bill6.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: I Bought A Travel Trailer I Had Never Seen (in person)
I flew from Alaska to Colorado to buy our DP sight unseen. I had over 100 pictures of various things I wanted to see. I drove from Alaska to Idaho to pick up a Nash TT, again with a lot of pictures. You need to know something about what you're buying, get a lot of pictures and have a lot of talks with the seller. It's certainly doable. Bill278Views0likes0Comments
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