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Re: 7 year old tires
I’m sure there are somewhat cheaper tires but I’m not going to cheap out on these. I’ve been happy with them. They are the factory tires and the whole trailer has been well built with minimal problems so I’ll stay with OEM. I haven’t seen any cheaper prices on these. We don’t have lots of Goodyear installers around here. Price is the same at Discount Tire or Goodyear online.500Views0likes0Comments7 year old tires
My 2018 trailer (purchased summer of 2017) has Goodyear Endurance tires. The 2 rear tires are worn and should be replaced. The front tires are in better shape. But they’re all 7 years old. Would you replace all 4? I’m ok with spending the money now and prefer not to take chances. That said I don’t want to just throw money away. These tires are in very short supply so I’m not even sure I can get 2, much less 4. The cost is $1200 installed, with tax, for four tires.720Views0likes7CommentsRe: water pump runs but no water
I really hate this stuff. Since there are no leaks or visible gaps, it sounds like either the pump is failing or the valve regulator is stuck. Because of where this pump is installed and the direction they oriented, you can’t access the front of the valve to remove the cover and examine the diaphragm. And someone attached the pump to the floor with screws that are so tight you can’t remove the pump. So how are you supposed to work on it? Replace it? I ended up having to remove the 8 screws on the cover of the pump blindly. In a very tight space with a very short screwdriver. Once I got the cover off, I examined the check valve and discovered it was in fact ‘stuck’. I pushed on it hard enough to break it free. I put everything back together again, blindly. Put the fuse back in the breaker, turned on the water pump and voilà! water! crazy how they would install it there in that orientation. They could have just as easily put it two inches away from the cabinet wall, oriented it 180 degrees or even 90 so you could access the front, and/or not used so much pressure that you can’t remove the pump. If the pump ever fails the screws holding it to the floor will need to be cut. But… my water pump is working again!971Views0likes1CommentRe: water pump runs but no water
OK I figured out how to remove the cap and check the screen. It had a fair amount of plastic debris in it, I cleaned it out and reattached. I drained the pink from the winterizing tube, filled with water, dropped in a bucket of winter, turned valve to witnerize, ran pump. nothing. I can feel the pulsating and a slight suction on the end of the tube but it’s not moving any water. So I conclude that the gap, leak, or block is from the pump onward, as opposed to from the fresh water tank to the pump, because otherwise I would get suction in the winterizing position and I don’t. Am I on the right track?975Views0likes0CommentsRe: water pump runs but no water
ugh, my entire reply got eaten Thanks for the help! - there is water in the tank, it’s full. Fair question - outside shower is off - friend suggested running city water through the system to remove air bubbles/pressurize, I did, it did not help - please explain the winterize valve on the water pump. Have never used. The pink stuff is from the factory, 7 years ago. When I flipped the valve back and forth, the pink stuff did not get sucked out. That suggests to me there is not enough pressure to do so. When I removed the cap, I could pour the pink stuff out, then fill with water, then drop in bucket as suggested, then run pump? - I don’t see anything loose, leaking, or cracked. I understand something could be loose where I can’t see it, ie in a wall or under the floor or something, which is a project I’m not sure I’m equipped to handle. If there’s a more methodical or simpler way to go about this I’m all ears. - where is the screen or cover that I would check for debris or cracks? I tried to attach a photo but not sure it went through. Thanks again for the help!976Views0likes0CommentsRe: replacing 6V deep cycle marine trailer batteries
Thanks, I did go ahead with the new Costco ones since we usually dry camp and finding out the batteries are dead could be a real issue. The old ones had also run dry a couple times before I knew how to maintain them properly. With the new ones I water them monthly and will keep them in good shape.672Views0likes0Commentswater pump runs but no water
2017 Shurflo 4008. This was all working fine about 2 weeks ago, though we don’t use it very often. Yesterday, the pump runs continually but no water pressure. I can see a little water gurgling at the T valve before the pump, and I confirmed that valve is open (tried it in both open/closed to confirm which was which). Google says these pumps can need priming/have air bubbles, or have a block. To prime, some instructions say to turn the valve to winterizing, then pour water in the hose, run the pump, voilà. I did find a hose on mine, but it is full with pink fluid. I did not put that in myself; we don’t winterize our RV, we just run heat to it if it’s going to be below freezing. Is the pink fluid antifreeze from when I bought it 7 years ago? Geez. Anyway, since the hose has pink fluid in it, there’s no place to pour water in to prime. So that’s not going to work. I don’t see any leaks or loose valves. Years ago with a similar problem I found a loose valve and a leak, quick twist and everything working again. No such luck this time. What are my next steps?1.1KViews0likes7Commentsreplacing 6V deep cycle marine trailer batteries
Hello, my trailer purchased oct 2017 has its original two “GC2 Deep Cycle Extreme” Interstate batteries “115 mins @ 75 amps 225 Ah @ 20 Hr” wired in series and even though we haven’t had any performance problems I figure it’s time to replace them. Costco has 3 options, i believe one doesn’t fit but i’ll know better when I get into the store. The first option is “24DC AGM” 930 MCA and from what I read I do not need the benefit of AGM and don’t need to spend the extra money. The second option is “24DC 700 MCA” and the third option is “27DC 750 MCA” both Interstate batteries. I think the 27 is not the right size, so I think 24 is it. Is this the correct batter replacement? The info on the old battery “115 min @ 75 amps 225 Ah @ 20 hr” isn’t comparable to what’s on the Costco battery. I don’t know why it’s bolding, sorry for that.995Views1like7CommentsRe: help hooking up my batteries
yes I think that’s exactly it. Thank you! There are 2 white wires coming out of “the second battery” (the one still under the cover in the photo) and one goes to frame/ground, while the other goes into the trailer along with 2 red wires going to the “first battery”. So I’ll reconnect the short black wire between first battery neg and second battery pos. I’ll connect the 2 red coming out off the trailer to first battery pos. And I’ll connect the black wire coming out of the trailer jack to first battery pos. Right? Now I am also buying 2 new batteries and need a tip on that but I’ll put that in a separate thread.1.4KViews0likes1Comment
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