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Re: Honda Generator EU2000
This whole thread is the reason I went out and bought this I have 3 Yamaha is2000`s and have sold one and the other 2 are for sale. I just got tired of the whole gas thing. Trying to fill them in the dark with a flash light, keeping the cans upright in the back of the truck, stale gas, cleaning the carbs ,draining the carbs, worry about being stolen,lack of any real power even when paralleled. I had both fill cans stolen out of the truck one night when we stopped to get some dinner. So this thing has never had and will never have gas in it. It runs strictly on propane. It runs every thing with power to spare, remote start-stop, no climbing in the truck to fill the little tanks, not worried about being,stolen, to heavy it`s locked down anyway. It cost just a 100.00 more than ONE, 1, Uno just one of my Yamaha`s. I have it hooked to the propane system on the camper, never have to get up in the middle of the night to fill it up to keep the A/C running so the wife doesn`t get cranky. Rant over.362Views0likes0CommentsRe: Faded gel coat help
jgrassano wrote: Good evening. New member here. I have a 2013 Montana high country and I just recently had it buffed and it still doesn’t look as good as I was expecting. Is there anything I can do other than painting to get it looking nice again. If your color is the gray finish they had back then you can forget ever cleaning it up. I had that finish and wax and buffed the unit till I was blue in the face and the oxidation came back in 3 weeks time. Finally sold the High Country cause I was just tried of dealing with it.161Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sliding Hitch
MFL wrote: I agree Dave...while 90 degrees makes a reference point, it is impossible to back a FW trailer at that angle. As you approach 90 degrees, you are just pushing the trailer sideways, and severely twisting your suspension. You need to pull forward a little, straighten a little, before proceeding to back. Jerry Finally someone debunked the 90 degree bull. A little up a little back a little up a little back. In 40 years and never had to do 90 Degrees. But I did have a Pullrite slider for a time and it came in handy more than once especially at night, yep a little messy but worked well.598Views0likes0CommentsRe: AUXILiARY FUEL TANK
TimnJo wrote: We are planning (another) trip to western Canada this summer, taking Hwy 11. Having the peace of mind, knowing I don't HAVE to stop for fuel, is well worth the cost of the tank and it's installation. There are many stretches with no services of any kind. Last time (2012) we went through I was stopping almost every hour, on average, - every time I saw a fueling station I thought I could get in, and out, of. The stress of that is enormous, not to mention I was paying 20% to 30% more for fuel at those tiny stops. Boy I hope the pissing match is over for now but TimnJO is right. I never like the truck stops and the guys glaring at my wife when she went in side and filthy pumps and the fact that you had to leave your card at the desk or try and estimate how much your going to use. The Rest Stops are far more accommodating for both parties and much cleaner. The use of a can is ridiculous, in 30 miles you are paranoid if your going to find a pump in the range you have left AGAIN. The hole idea of the aux. tank is to give you le-way in your travels. I paid for the tank and parts in savings from the truck stops by using the Gas Buddy App and timing when near empty at a far cheaper gas station which always worked out to be at the night stops. Best to date was a 37.00 dollar savings on a 80 gallon fill up. Yeh I know some don`t care but more of us do. Besides you can sell it on Craigslist in a matter of hours when you done with it. So what cost? Just to easy.302Views0likes0CommentsRe: Problem with B&W Hitch
fj12ryder wrote: The issues reported with the B&W hitch, with one exception that I know of, are directly attributed to user error. The hitch itself is bulletproof and works a treat. If a hitch is so designed that it becomes difficult to use or conditions have to be near prefect to get it to connect or release you prolly should look else where. There are to many options available now that eliminate all of the hassles associated with ones Wonder hitch and you don`t need a pin box catch on your hitch to save you from flattening your bed. I had my fill of the off center and out of level connections problems the last time I used my fifth wheel plate type hitch and moved to something more current.318Views0likes0CommentsRe: Problem with B&W Hitch
fj12ryder wrote I have had my Companion be recalcitrant a couple times and it was because the hitch wasn't either completely unloaded, or it was a slight angle and not unloaded that way. If the weight is off the hitch, try pulling forward just a touch and pull the handle. Sometimes a little forward/backward load on the hitch will help the jaws release. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- With an Andersen Ultimate you wouldn`t have any of these issues to deal with. In the pouring rain.320Views0likes0CommentsRe: Which 5th Wheel Hitch?
Posted: 08/12/18 01:00pm Link | Quote | Print | Notify Moderator fj12ryder said bshgto1 wrote: And there you go we are talking about a barely adequate design and materials as apposed to over the top design and materials set up for 3 million miles of towing and a driver that is attentive to the connection as apposed to the camper owners that for the most part haven`t got a clue of the dangers. Not sure about you but don`t believe I`ve ever heard of a truck hitch failure but on a regular basis you here about your wonder hitch failing or the owner dropping the camper on his bed because " I thought it was connected" " what does high hitch mean?" it`s all over this forum and the others as well. Myrtle Beach 3 weeks ago right in front of my camper the guy dropped his unit leaving on the bed of his new truck, he had to beat his tailgate lose with a campground borrowed sledge hammer to free up the wedged pin box made for quit a morning coffee break show, yep wonder hitch sold to him by the dealer. The deal with the AU is you can`t miss the fact that it`s connected even if your stupid and you don`t have all the known or not known issues with Grandpas hitch. You seem to be the only one talking about "a barely adequate design" but I've yet to see anyone else, and any papers that back up your opinion. You said in your previous post that a hitch that had moving parts was just waiting to fail, but the hitches on semi's have moving parts and won't fail. Guess you're the arbiter of what will fail and what will not. Wow, you've never seen an over-the-road driver drop his trailer due to an "Oops" moment. I have, quite a few times, and seen them drive off without hooking up the air, and trying to drive off while still hooked up to the dock. Guess those are just the ones that "haven`t got a clue of the dangers". And please post up those B&W hitch failures that happen "on a regular basis". Please, I'm very interested to see the facts that back up your opinions. Reply OK, look about 13 posts down in this section there is 4 pages that show how your wonder hitch has failed and how you will beg it to release if conditions aren`t prefect, yep try that in the pouring rain with the wife hollering " is the water on yet". Like I said there is no comparison to the new style hitches.537Views0likes0CommentsRe: Which 5th Wheel Hitch?
fj12ryder wrote: bshgto1 wrote: And there you go we are talking about a barely adequate design and materials as apposed to over the top design and materials set up for 3 million miles of towing and a driver that is attentive to the connection as apposed to the camper owners that for the most part haven`t got a clue of the dangers. Not sure about you but don`t believe I`ve ever heard of a truck hitch failure but on a regular basis you here about your wonder hitch failing or the owner dropping the camper on his bed because " I thought it was connected" " what does high hitch mean?" it`s all over this forum and the others as well. Myrtle Beach 3 weeks ago right in front of my camper the guy dropped his unit leaving on the bed of his new truck, he had to beat his tailgate lose with a campground borrowed sledge hammer to free up the wedged pin box made for quit a morning coffee break show, yep wonder hitch sold to him by the dealer. The deal with the AU is you can`t miss the fact that it`s connected even if your stupid and you don`t have all the known or not known issues with Grandpas hitch. You seem to be the only one talking about "a barely adequate design" but I've yet to see anyone else, and any papers that back up your opinion. You said in your previous post that a hitch that had moving parts was just waiting to fail, but the hitches on semi's have moving parts and won't fail. Guess you're the arbiter of what will fail and what will not. Wow, you've never seen an over-the-road driver drop his trailer due to an "Oops" moment. I have, quite a few times, and seen them drive off without hooking up the air, and trying to drive off while still hooked up to the dock. Guess those are just the ones that "haven`t got a clue of the dangers". And please post up those B&W hitch failures that happen "on a regular basis". Please, I'm very interested to see the facts that back up your opinions. Wow, reading your post pretty much sums up what I was talking about. On the AU ball really is on the ball.537Views0likes0Comments
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