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Camper Chronicles · Camper Chronicles

Got a tough one for you. It is recommended that tires be rolled every month to stop the chemicals from pooling in one place in the tire...makes sense. But we are in a seasonal site this summer that is extremely tight (we paid a professonial truck driver to get us in the spot) and cannot really move the fi...

piggy · piggy

The LED light fixture over the lavatory did not come on when last time tried. We thought it was just a simple bulb change. No go, could not open it anywhere to get at the bulb. Took the fixture out and bought another one that fit, wired it up and NOTHING. Checked the fuses, so he said. What to do now? Thank...

VanMar · VanMar

Just an article I came across concerning tire age. http://autos.aol.com/article/just-how-dangerous-are-aging-tires/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing11%7Cdl17%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D478880 Vance

NWescapee · NWescapee

Not sure if this is in the right place, so Terry feel free to move it if necessary In one of Howard's recent blog posts he mentioned having a service come out and wash / detail the rig. I remember this being offered at the fall rally in 2012 in Harrisburg OR. After starting on the roof cleaning Friday, fol...

RVKevi · RVKevi

From the time we first moved into our fifth wheel almost 2 years ago, we've noticed that sometimes the lights get suddenly brighter, usually for no apparent reason. Also, if we have two lights on and turn one off, the one left on gets brighter. We, being brand new to RVs of any kind, just thought it was n...

WestWardHo · WestWardHo

Thanks to Bill & Linda and Howard & Linda and many others we had the MorRyde IS system AND disc brakes installed on our Trilogy last week. This was about our 4th appointment at MorRyde, we had to cancel two earlier appointments because blizzards in the prior 8 months kept diverting us. When we...

cherylbrv · cherylbrv

I did a search but many of the threads about this are rather old. I hope you don't mind me starting this up again... What is the most comprehensive emergency roadside assistance plans out there for full timers? I think I recall reading once about a plan that if the truck broke down, they would also tow t...

TRAILERKING · TRAILERKING

I bought one of these from a store up here. not exactly the same kit but very close. It's an awesome tool to carry around if you do your own maintenance(removing/installing wheels). The reduction is over 50:1....Loosen a 500ftlb wheel nut with about 10ftlb hand force. I did some calibrating/compari...

quonset · quonset

I have a 21 ft Born Free needing new shocks. Has anyone used the RV version of the Monroe shocks?? Thanks for your help. Russ Hagberg

MrG · MrG

Does anyone know if there is there a difference between the EMS-LCHW50 and EMS-LCHW50-C from Progressive Industries? thanks Tom

Terry and Jo · Terry and Jo

We were at an RV rally for SOITC (Suites Owners International Travel Club) in Amarillo a couple of weeks ago. Rolling Retreats out of Elk City was sponsoring the rally and Slade and Alicia gave a couple of seminars. In Slade's seminar, he touched on maintenance items and options for new or replacing...

TRAILERKING · TRAILERKING

Well I'm doing just that. Doing a little preventative maintenance on the coach. Replace the air-bags (old ones starting to show signs of slight cracking). Replace the old Bilstein shocks. One huge problem with the Spartan IFS is the cracking and deteriorating of the ball joint boots. To top it off th...

WestWardHo · WestWardHo

Our 2005 GMC Sierra Diesel Dually (with two years left on the extended warranty) is starting to overheat on steep upgrades. It's not done this before and if I gear down and keep the RPM's between 2,000 and 2500 it's still sending temerature warnings on our Banks electronic engine braking system. This...

RickandJanice · RickandJanice

Just wanted to share this tip again in case some have not tried this. As part of our winterizing process, I decided to pour vegetable oil into the gray and black water tanks and work the dump valves to lubricate them. Have done this before but had been a little over a year. I had forgotten what a differe...

nightsky · nightsky

My almost-son-in-law is living in my camper over in NC while he shops for his own 5th wheel. He's having problems with the water pressure. It is fine for a little while, but if the water runs a bit (like taking a shower) the pressure drops until it's only a trickle coming out of the faucets. This happens at...

EggerMar · EggerMar

I have a few things I want to hang in the 5th wheel.... A glass shelf in the bathroom, a clock on the wall and a rod and reel holder behind the bedroom door. My husband says it's too dangerous because we don't know whats in the walls...ie....pipes, wiring, etc. These are things that can't be hung with comm...

NWescapee · NWescapee

We've had numerous issues with our Dometic 1320 4 door fridge. Our trailer is a 2010 unit that we purchased just over a year ago. The cooling unit had already been replaced once on this fridge, since then we've replaced the circuit board, the cooling unit again, added fans, changed out the thermisto...

rgrrmg · rgrrmg

I know this has been covered before, but my search really did not answer my question... We had some light rain about a week ago, and today I noticed a stain in the ceiling carpet around the TV antenna control. Can I possibly just get some kind of sealant to patch around the antenna mount on the roof of my 200...

EggerMar · EggerMar

Went to get the 5th wheel today for the first trip of this year. Driving along hubby turning into a gas station and the wheels on the fifth wheel went up over the curb. Scared us to death as we thought the RV was gonna tip over. When we got out, water was gushing out in the rear around where the drainage tub...

sunflwrgirl · sunflwrgirl

We are finally setting up to clean out our fresh water tank. We bought our RV about 1.5 years ago and since then have misplaced and or forgotten the size of our fresh tank. We have searched in all the manuals we have and cant seem to find it. Im thinking it would be posted somewhere on the RV itself but not fin...

The Crumps · The Crumps

We have been having problems with our water heater and have already spent quite a bit on parts to no avail. Our next thought is to just replace the whole thing. We are wondering how hard it is to take the old one out and put in a new one. My DH is very handy but not knowng what we'll run into we thought we shou...

suse1023 · suse1023

so I guess we'll be at the rv service shop tomorrow. we drove from central Florida to Corpus Christi area and overall are extremely pleased with our Carriage Cameo. though it's an 02 it's basically seen no use until we bought it last year. we've been living in it on site since thanksgiving so haven't h...

Terry and Jo · Terry and Jo

Whatever you do, don't give me any credit for this idea of a modification for hard to pull tank valves because all I'm doing is posting this information from another forum that someone else found on yet a third forum somewhere. However, this guy did post some pictures of his modification along with hi...

bugsplatter · bugsplatter

This is my first post here. Not yet a full-time, that's the goal my wife and I have for a few years down the road. We do camp several weeks and many weekends each year. We have a 2013 Fleetwood Bounder that we purchased new last June. We currently have it in the shop getting an upgrade to the electrical syste...

TRAILERKING · TRAILERKING

http://www.irv2.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58105&d=1394729792-- Edited by TRAILERKING on Thursday 13th of March 2014 11:37:10 PM

sologal · sologal

Hi, I was going to put the furnace on so I went to turn the propane on and got blasted with liquid propane! It is leaking from the main valve on the horizontal 18.3 gallon tank. I turned it off and it is holding but I am a little freaked out. Is it possible to safely drain the tank { it's FULL}. Also can the valve...

Camper Chronicles · Camper Chronicles

We have to decide whether or not to buy the extended warranty tomorrow and I am on the fence. It's a new custom order unit so there should be some level of factory warranty...I am just not sure whether to spend the $1675 on the extended warranty. Pros The deductible is only $100 They supposedly have a n...

MrG · MrG

Just put 2 new 6 volt batteries in series...should I get another pair and hook them up in series/parallel? What is best?

Jim and Barb · Jim and Barb

I got a few scratches along the side of our rig while trying to get out of a tight spot. They are from tree branches, most of them are fairly light with one that looks to be deeper. It does not look like there is any paint damage, just on the coating. Any advice on how to get these out and treat the area after re...

Rob_Fla · Rob_Fla

Well, I guess I did not have much planned for the weekend so I installed the Reico Titan Leveling System on our Pinnacle 5th Wheel. Installation went great, took a little longer than I expected but the results are well worth the effort and I saved a few $ doing it myself. Total cost of the system with shipp...

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	Tire rotation in a seasonal site (Preview) Got a tough one for you. It is recommended that tires be rolled every month to stop the chemicals from pooling in one place in the tire...makes sense. But we are in a seasonal site this summer that is extremely tight (we paid a professonial truck driver to get us in the spot) and cannot really move the fi...	Camper Chronicles	26	1841	04:49 AM May 25, 2014 by Camper Chronicles
	Why is the light not working? (Preview) The LED light fixture over the lavatory did not come on when last time tried. We thought it was just a simple bulb change. No go, could not open it anywhere to get at the bulb. Took the fixture out and bought another one that fit, wired it up and NOTHING. Checked the fuses, so he said. What to do now? Thank...	piggy	9	1355	08:57 PM May 22, 2014 by bjoyce
	Something we've talked about before. (Preview) Just an article I came across concerning tire age. http://autos.aol.com/article/just-how-dangerous-are-aging-tires/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing11%7Cdl17%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D478880 Vance	VanMar	3	1054	07:45 PM May 22, 2014 by Terry and Jo
	Mobile Rig washing / detailing services (Preview) Not sure if this is in the right place, so Terry feel free to move it if necessary In one of Howard's recent blog posts he mentioned having a service come out and wash / detail the rig. I remember this being offered at the fall rally in 2012 in Harrisburg OR. After starting on the roof cleaning Friday, fol...	NWescapee	23	4895	08:54 AM May 20, 2014 by BiggarView
	A question for you electrician types converter (Preview) From the time we first moved into our fifth wheel almost 2 years ago, we've noticed that sometimes the lights get suddenly brighter, usually for no apparent reason. Also, if we have two lights on and turn one off, the one left on gets brighter. We, being brand new to RVs of any kind, just thought it was n...	RVKevi	7	4295	03:29 PM May 19, 2014 by Bill and Linda
	Our MorRyde Experience MorRyde (Preview) Thanks to Bill & Linda and Howard & Linda and many others we had the MorRyde IS system AND disc brakes installed on our Trilogy last week. This was about our 4th appointment at MorRyde, we had to cancel two earlier appointments because blizzards in the prior 8 months kept diverting us. When we...	WestWardHo	3	1649	07:07 AM May 18, 2014 by WestWardHo
	Roadside assistance plans (Preview) I did a search but many of the threads about this are rather old. I hope you don't mind me starting this up again... What is the most comprehensive emergency roadside assistance plans out there for full timers? I think I recall reading once about a plan that if the truck broke down, they would also tow t...	cherylbrv	12	2697	09:27 PM May 17, 2014 by Billy Bob
	WHEEL NUT TORQUE MULTIPLIER! (Preview) I bought one of these from a store up here. not exactly the same kit but very close. It's an awesome tool to carry around if you do your own maintenance(removing/installing wheels). The reduction is over 50:1....Loosen a 500ftlb wheel nut with about 10ftlb hand force. I did some calibrating/compari...	TRAILERKING	4	1844	01:21 PM May 16, 2014 by TRAILERKING
	Gas Magnum RV Shocks (Preview) I have a 21 ft Born Free needing new shocks. Has anyone used the RV version of the Monroe shocks?? Thanks for your help. Russ Hagberg	quonset	3	845	04:31 PM May 15, 2014 by TRAILERKING
	Surge protectors (Preview) Does anyone know if there is there a difference between the EMS-LCHW50 and EMS-LCHW50-C from Progressive Industries? thanks Tom	MrG	15	1808	07:59 PM May 10, 2014 by RickandJanice
	A Lesson and a Question - Hot Water Heater Anode Rods (Preview) We were at an RV rally for SOITC (Suites Owners International Travel Club) in Amarillo a couple of weeks ago. Rolling Retreats out of Elk City was sponsoring the rally and Slade and Alicia gave a couple of seminars. In Slade's seminar, he touched on maintenance items and options for new or replacing...	Terry and Jo	15	4710	08:37 PM May 5, 2014 by Terry and Jo
	SPARTAN CHASSIS Maintenance! (Preview) Well I'm doing just that. Doing a little preventative maintenance on the coach. Replace the air-bags (old ones starting to show signs of slight cracking). Replace the old Bilstein shocks. One huge problem with the Spartan IFS is the cracking and deteriorating of the ball joint boots. To top it off th...	TRAILERKING	0	1634	10:44 PM May 3, 2014 by TRAILERKING
	Engine starting to overheat Engine heating (Preview) Our 2005 GMC Sierra Diesel Dually (with two years left on the extended warranty) is starting to overheat on steep upgrades. It's not done this before and if I gear down and keep the RPM's between 2,000 and 2500 it's still sending temerature warnings on our Banks electronic engine braking system. This...	WestWardHo	25	4891	08:23 PM May 2, 2014 by Den-Bev
	Dump Valve Lube (Preview) Just wanted to share this tip again in case some have not tried this. As part of our winterizing process, I decided to pour vegetable oil into the gray and black water tanks and work the dump valves to lubricate them. Have done this before but had been a little over a year. I had forgotten what a differe...	RickandJanice	14	14696	12:44 PM Apr 30, 2014 by FrazieRVing2
	Water pressure issue (Preview) My almost-son-in-law is living in my camper over in NC while he shops for his own 5th wheel. He's having problems with the water pressure. It is fine for a little while, but if the water runs a bit (like taking a shower) the pressure drops until it's only a trickle coming out of the faucets. This happens at...	nightsky	4	1037	05:05 PM Apr 25, 2014 by Howard
	Nails, screws and fear (Preview) I have a few things I want to hang in the 5th wheel.... A glass shelf in the bathroom, a clock on the wall and a rod and reel holder behind the bedroom door. My husband says it's too dangerous because we don't know whats in the walls...ie....pipes, wiring, etc. These are things that can't be hung with comm...	EggerMar	13	2465	04:42 PM Apr 23, 2014 by LandL Partners
	Fridge replacement - RV or residential???? (Preview) We've had numerous issues with our Dometic 1320 4 door fridge. Our trailer is a 2010 unit that we purchased just over a year ago. The cooling unit had already been replaced once on this fridge, since then we've replaced the circuit board, the cooling unit again, added fans, changed out the thermisto...	NWescapee	17	4672	03:45 PM Apr 20, 2014 by bjoyce
	water leak (Preview) I know this has been covered before, but my search really did not answer my question... We had some light rain about a week ago, and today I noticed a stain in the ceiling carpet around the TV antenna control. Can I possibly just get some kind of sealant to patch around the antenna mount on the roof of my 200...	rgrrmg	9	1399	08:00 AM Apr 15, 2014 by TRAILERKING
	Over the curb, possible broken water tank??? (Preview) Went to get the 5th wheel today for the first trip of this year. Driving along hubby turning into a gas station and the wheels on the fifth wheel went up over the curb. Scared us to death as we thought the RV was gonna tip over. When we got out, water was gushing out in the rear around where the drainage tub...	EggerMar	6	1359	02:39 PM Apr 14, 2014 by Wheel_Estate
	Cleaning our fresh water tank for the first time. Can't find the size??? (Preview) We are finally setting up to clean out our fresh water tank. We bought our RV about 1.5 years ago and since then have misplaced and or forgotten the size of our fresh tank. We have searched in all the manuals we have and cant seem to find it. Im thinking it would be posted somewhere on the RV itself but not fin...	sunflwrgirl	3	1181	01:59 PM Apr 13, 2014 by Terry and Jo
	replacing the water heater (Preview) We have been having problems with our water heater and have already spent quite a bit on parts to no avail. Our next thought is to just replace the whole thing. We are wondering how hard it is to take the old one out and put in a new one. My DH is very handy but not knowng what we'll run into we thought we shou...	The Crumps	11	2605	09:08 AM Apr 11, 2014 by bjoyce
	first real trip---lost the heat yesterday and today the leveler motor (Preview) so I guess we'll be at the rv service shop tomorrow. we drove from central Florida to Corpus Christi area and overall are extremely pleased with our Carriage Cameo. though it's an 02 it's basically seen no use until we bought it last year. we've been living in it on site since thanksgiving so haven't h...	suse1023	10	1433	11:38 AM Apr 9, 2014 by melvonnar
	Modification for Hard Pulling Tank Valves (Preview) Whatever you do, don't give me any credit for this idea of a modification for hard to pull tank valves because all I'm doing is posting this information from another forum that someone else found on yet a third forum somewhere. However, this guy did post some pictures of his modification along with hi...	Terry and Jo	3	2655	11:21 AM Apr 9, 2014 by melvonnar
	Advice needed on Motorhome inverter upgrade (Preview) This is my first post here. Not yet a full-time, that's the goal my wife and I have for a few years down the road. We do camp several weeks and many weekends each year. We have a 2013 Fleetwood Bounder that we purchased new last June. We currently have it in the shop getting an upgrade to the electrical syste...	bugsplatter	9	2936	09:46 AM Apr 9, 2014 by Bill and Linda
	Ramps for working under your RV! (Preview) http://www.irv2.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58105&d=1394729792-- Edited by TRAILERKING on Thursday 13th of March 2014 11:37:10 PM	TRAILERKING	2	1256	11:26 PM Apr 6, 2014 by TRAILERKING
	Propane Problem!!!!!! (Preview) Hi, I was going to put the furnace on so I went to turn the propane on and got blasted with liquid propane! It is leaking from the main valve on the horizontal 18.3 gallon tank. I turned it off and it is holding but I am a little freaked out. Is it possible to safely drain the tank { it's FULL}. Also can the valve...	sologal	16	2904	08:18 AM Apr 6, 2014 by lindy
	Anyone have experience with USA Travel Care...Warranty advice need some help (Preview) We have to decide whether or not to buy the extended warranty tomorrow and I am on the fence. It's a new custom order unit so there should be some level of factory warranty...I am just not sure whether to spend the $1675 on the extended warranty. Pros The deductible is only $100 They supposedly have a n...	Camper Chronicles	8	13036	02:33 PM Mar 30, 2014 by Camper Chronicles
	6 volt Batteries (Preview) Just put 2 new 6 volt batteries in series...should I get another pair and hook them up in series/parallel? What is best?	MrG	3	1403	07:45 AM Mar 27, 2014 by cherylbrv
	Scratch Removal (Preview) I got a few scratches along the side of our rig while trying to get out of a tight spot. They are from tree branches, most of them are fairly light with one that looks to be deeper. It does not look like there is any paint damage, just on the coating. Any advice on how to get these out and treat the area after re...	Jim and Barb	6	1655	01:30 PM Mar 20, 2014 by Jim and Barb
	Intalled new Leveling System this weekend (Preview) Well, I guess I did not have much planned for the weekend so I installed the Reico Titan Leveling System on our Pinnacle 5th Wheel. Installation went great, took a little longer than I expected but the results are well worth the effort and I saved a few $ doing it myself. Total cost of the system with shipp...	Rob_Fla	6	8763	06:14 PM Mar 19, 2014 by Alie and Jims Carrilite
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