webecreekin
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Re: water filters
I generally don't use a filter at all. The local water has to be potable, so I just use what they have. If we are at a site where the water has an objectionable smell, we use water that we carry in jugs for coffee, tea, and such. We drink bottled water. I've never had an ice cube that was objectionable. Now on the other hand, a water softener might come in handy to protect the washing machine and things.369Views0likes0CommentsRe: So. Ca. to McAllen, Tx.
Once you get through Las Cruces, NM, (where I live) and El Paso, TX on I-10, continue on to Fort Stockton, TX. Stay at the Ft. Stockton RV Park (excellent little home-style restaurant on site). Then go south on US 285 toward Del Rio, TX. Stop at Langtry, TX where Judge Roy Bean, the "Law West of the Pecos" lived. Then on to Del Rio--stay at Lonesome Dove RV Park. Then on to Alice, TX (277, 44) then south on US 281 to McAllen. Stay at Tip O'Texas RV Park in Pharr (touches McAllen). The roads are great, just a lot of them with nothing to look at but desert fauna. We drove that route in March and there is virtually nothing to impede your progress. Safe travels!440Views0likes0CommentsRe: deezee aux fuel tank
I have an RDS 45 gal aux tank. I had it in a 2006 Chev--it didn't like for the tank to be left on while traveling. It would go ape after a while by running the fuel gauge down to empty, giving me the fuel low symbol on the dash along with the chime, and so on. I now have it installed on a Ford--it doesn't care. I leave it on all the time and the gauge just shows that it is full. I have a solenoid valve installed in the line with a switch on the dash. My line is 3/8 inch. Both the OEM fuel tank and the aux tank are vented to the atmosphere. The aux tank came that way from the factory.568Views0likes0CommentsRe: At what point does length cease to matter?
I have a Cedar Creek that is 39.5 feet long. When I make reservations, I tell them it is 40 feet. This trailer has been to every state except Hawaii. I took it to Alaska and pulled it over the Top of the World highway from Tok to Dawson City. The length had nothing to do with it's ability to travel. Of course state parks and national parks are outta there. They are a little heavier, so good continuing maintenance of the suspension is a must. A lot of folks in the Cedar Creek RV Owners Club who bought the shorter (34 series vs. the 36 series) wish they had the 3-4 feet of interior space of the longer trailer. Pulling it? You don't know the difference of the 3 feet.420Views0likes0CommentsRe: Rear tire pressure dually
I didn't get the corporations involved. This was six years ago. The tires had 46,000 (or so) miles on them. I had just changed from a 5th wheel that had a 2400 pound pin weight to one that had 3400 pound pin weight. With the new tires installed, at 65 psi, I found that the tires were very close to touching in the static postion. My surmise is that they would touch when they flexed. Since I went to 80 psi, there is adequate, in my opinion, clearance. I have not had any problems since. I now have 60,000 miles (or so) pulling this trailer.517Views0likes0CommentsRe: Rear tire pressure dually
Cummins12V98 wrote: Mile High wrote: webecreekin wrote: I ran 65 in my rear tires with my pin weight at 3400 pounds and they rubbed together. The result after 600 miles was a big bulge in the sidewall of the tire. They weren't touching in a static setting, but while flexing going down the road, they were touching. Cost me four new tires. The inflation charts and the scientific approach don't mention the tires touching. Wow, I had never heard of that. I would say they were not the correct size tires. Stock tires. In fact, they were the originals.287Views0likes0CommentsRe: Rear tire pressure dually
Cummins12V98 wrote: Mile High wrote: webecreekin wrote: I ran 65 in my rear tires with my pin weight at 3400 pounds and they rubbed together. The result after 600 miles was a big bulge in the sidewall of the tire. They weren't touching in a static setting, but while flexing going down the road, they were touching. Cost me four new tires. The inflation charts and the scientific approach don't mention the tires touching. Wow, I had never heard of that. I would say they were not the correct size tires.248Views0likes0CommentsRe: Rear tire pressure dually
I ran 65 in my rear tires with my pin weight at 3400 pounds and they rubbed together. The result after 600 miles was a big bulge in the sidewall of the tire. They weren't touching in a static setting, but while flexing going down the road, they were touching. Cost me four new tires. The inflation charts and the scientific approach don't mention the tires touching.248Views0likes0Comments
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