Ginther
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Finally replaced my old tow pig. The red 2004 F250 XLT 6.0L diesel 4x4 crew cab. She did a good job, but didn't have a lot of the modern tech and creature comforts I wanted. Last year we did our longest trip ever - from Houston to Denver. That's when I made up my mind we had to get a new truck. Something more comfortable and modern, and something that the wife can hopefully drive (towing) to help on the long trips. So a few weeks ago we bought a new 2015 F250 Platinum FX4 crew cab 4x4 with the 6.7L diesel and lots of bells and whistles and buttons and stuff! LOL!! Taking it on it's first trip Wednesday....329Views0likes0CommentsRe: Your Rig
ReneeG wrote: As for Hooker, the newbie and purchasing your unit gently used, it would be a good idea, if you haven't already, have your tires inspected to ensure they are in good shape. Tires are number one in going down the road safely, and if these are the original tires, they are definitely worth a look. +1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Not trying to scare you, but here's my tire horror story.... Bought our 2009 Keystone Challenger used in May 2013. It had Goodyear Marathons (China) made in 2008 on it. First trip Memorial Day weekend - BLOWOUT! Minor damage. Put brand new Goodyear Marathons (235/80R16 E load range) (still made in China)on it when we got home. Fast forward 14 months July 4th 2014 weekend- first long distance trip - Houston to Denver. Tires only 1.5 years old. Under 5000 miles. Trailer used monthly, no long term storage causing flat spots or dry rot, protected from sun, proper air pressure, not overloaded, etc etc.... TWO BLOWOUTS over the 1100 mile trip. One on each side. Significant damage to both sides. Nearly had a third blowout - belts separated, tire deformed, about to blow. Caught it just in time. Still wound up being over $3200 damage done, not counting the tire costs. Discount Tire was nice enough to give me four new GY Marathons since I bought the warranty. Didn't let them mount them though. I packed them away to be sold later. Instead I bought four new Goodyear Unisteel G614 RST 235/85R-16 G rated tires. MADE IN USA! Cost over twice as much, but a much better tire. Higher load rating, higher speed rating, much heavier construction, way better quality. Made the trip home without a single problem. Just Google Goodyear Marathons (or any other brand ST tire) and the G614's for your reading pleasure.409Views0likes0CommentsRe: Filling fresh water tank
I bought one of these a year ago and it has worked great. Accurate too. Water Meter My fresh tank is supposed to be 68 gallons. I have NEVER needed that much water in the tank since we haven't dry camped (yet). I usually travel with about 10-15 gallons in case we need to make a roadside pit stop / repair / clean up .... Like others have said WATER = WEIGHT In this case less is better.359Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sealant for black tank outlet to ABS pipe
ABS Repair I followed the advice in the links from sunlineclub.com Ground up some shavings from a scrap ABS coupling and mixed them with ABS cement to make a paste. Sealed a crack in my black tank where the drain pipe comes out of the tank. It basically melts/welds the ABS instead of just sticking to the surface.234Views0likes0CommentsRe: Goodyear Marathon tires
smkettner wrote: Ginther wrote: Anyway... I found this Marathon Inflation PSB I've been running them at 90psi and so far we've put nearly 2000 miles on 6 separate trips in 100+ degree Texas heat without any problems. Fingers crossed. I don't think the PSB says OK to exceed max sidewall cold inflation pressure. It would appear to say if your tire placard(gvwr sticker) says 65psi you can go 75psi however I think that assumes your sidewall says 80psi max. The PSB doesn't mention 65psi or 75psi or 80psi at all.... or any specific PSI at all for that matter. Nor does it mention a trailer's placard at all either. Actually it simply says if you travel at over the standard 65mph speed limit, increase the pressure by 10psi. And "The cold inflation pressure must not exceed 10 psi (69 kPa) beyond the inflation specified for the maximum load of the tire".222Views0likes0CommentsRe: Goodyear Marathon tires
We bought our used 2009 Keystone Challenger 34SAQ in April this year. On our first trip we had a blowout. Those tires were OEM and built in 2008. I bought a new set with build date Dec 2012 - So far that hasn't been an omen LOL!! Anyway... I found this Marathon Inflation PSB I've been running them at 90psi and so far we've put nearly 2000 miles on 6 separate trips in 100+ degree Texas heat without any problems. Fingers crossed.222Views0likes0Comments
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