Martyn
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Awful website - hate it.....
Have been on RV.net for 18 years. Site was well laid out and easy to use - had some foibles, but nothing major. This 'improvement' is diabolical. Can't navigate very well, groups missing, no way to just have groups you have subscribed to be the only ones in your menu. I subscribed to the 5th wheel forum and next time I went there the options button was showing 'subscribe; again! Tried this 5 times and gave up. Same with other Forums. I have worked in software for 30 years and am knowledgeable in databases and their front ends. This system is a made to look pretty and inviting for new members, but for those of us who have been on these sites for years this is a huge backwards step. Personally, I think that membership is going to drop significantly over a short period of time. I for one will find another, more user friendly, forum fairly quickly. This site will lose so many folks who have a combined RV knowledge of hundreds of years. Such a shame. YOU RUINED IT!970Views6likes6CommentsRe: SEEKING TOW VEHICLE VALUE??
DD716TED wrote: Now that we have sold our travel trailer, DW deemed it time to get rid of our 2006 F-250. I would like to sell it to a private party but determining a price for it has become an problem.. I have used the on line KBB and others, providing the data they requested but have never been given a value of the vehicle.. But what I do get is within hours an endless stream of phone calls from several local dealers offering me a trade in value on a new vehicle from them.. Any ideas where to get a good base price for used vehicles such as mine.. Thanks I use KBB regularly to get updated values for my truck. Never put in e-mail address or phone number. I have always received my valuation.1.7KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Ram 2500 6.4 gas Towing 5th wheel.
I stand by what I said, because it is true. If it doesn’t conform to accepted ‘standards’ that is nothing to do with me. My 2019 hemi gets about the same MPG towing my 5er as my old 2004 Cummins. I was surprised when it worked out that way, but it did.3.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Ram 2500 6.4 gas Towing 5th wheel.
Grit dog wrote: 10.5mpg? Roflmao If you say so! Every tow trip with the old Cummins and with this 2019 Hemi, I religiously keep track of mileage - not the computer, but by topping up and calculating. On highway and not towing I can often get over 22 with the Hemi. The old Cummins would struggle to get 16. If you doubt me, please fly to Florida and I will give you a demonstration....3.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Tips on how to hook up at an extreme angle?
CarnationSailor wrote: Martyn suggested, "have a friendly neighbor hitch up to your trailer and pull to a spot where you can hitch up straight." This alternative would also require that the locking plate be removed before hitching up with another hitch. Not so - the locking plate is on the Demco hitch - the pinbox on the trailer is unaltered. That's one of the reasons I bought the Demco over the other slider, as their locking plate is on the pin box. Anyone can pull my trailer.....747Views0likes0CommentsRe: Ram 2500 6.4 gas Towing 5th wheel.
I have truck and fith wheel as shown in my signature. It tows/pulls like a dream and half the time you don't know it's back there. Recently completed a trip from Florida to Ontario and back and no issues. 10.5 mpg for the whole round trip. I used to have diesel truck but went with this one for the extra payload capacity for the 5er and due to the price of diesel. I used to get 10mpg towing with my diesel, so I am coming out ahead right now! As to the coil springs - never noticed any difference from the leaf springs in my old 2002 CTD.501Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tips on how to hook up at an extreme angle?
Campinfan wrote: I have a Demco but there is no locking plate, it has the silver guide rails on the hitch. I have pulled them off or backed them all the way off....was pretty easy.....hooked up and then pulled out. If I had them off. I stopped, put them on and rehitched. Only took a few minutes. Without the rails in place, the hitch still works, it just does not "autoslide". If I had the rails backed off, I just slid them over once the trailer was straight and then tightened them. My hitch is a few years old now so the design might be a bit different from the new ones. Mine is the same as this ^^. I would do exactly the same given the circumstances. Just a few bolts to loosen off/remove and the hitch acts like a regular hitch and doesn't slide. The only alternative to this is to have a friendly neighbor hitch up to your trailer and pull to a spot where you can hitch up straight.623Views0likes0Comments
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