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RE: Twist-on sewer valves…
Two of the mods Dad and I did to his 5th wheel when he started full timing. Install a third valve near stinky slinky hookup so at least 2 valves had to be open for anything comes out.
The 2nd was a second drain, with 2 valves, about 3/4 up on grey tank. With both open, grey water would bypass the main valve, and if the added valve was open, thru stinky. Close the lower, the water exits thru hose bib. Close top valve, and could back into shower.
On FHU site, he would run small hose from hose bib to sewer, or where allowed, into bushes. Live as normal, (normal, for him, was dump dish pan down toilet. Food bits and soapy water help move the cornbacked rattlers) until black full. Hook up slinky, drain black, have plenty of grey to flush, stow slinky.
If he had guests on a E/W site, shower fill tank, he would drain a few buckets dump into black tank.
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JRscooby
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03/23/23 04:01pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
for those of you that work or play in places that get somilar rules thrown at them..... how many have truly caused issues? how many got delayed due to technology being unable to do the requirement? so things get delayed.....
i can think of MANY government recomendations and regs that got passed over my time on this planet. many that got delayed due to the abilities of industry etc for many reasons not able to meet the regs.
EV vehicles have a place. At the moment, not able to meet specs for us all. Not a problem in my book today. When 2034 rolls around, hopefully tech, mines have opened to meet lithium and other material needs have come online, we might meet regs. If not, then relook at regs.
marty
The issue for me isn't the technology hindering me in any way. I like technology. It's the lack of free market and being forced to adopt despite challenges and forcing me to pay for it. That's socialism not free market. If you want to spend your own billions developing a product that could produce benefit and profit for you, knock yourself out. But don't cherry pick science in your sales pitch to force me to be an investor making me poorer while you get rich. EV's haven't made it on their own in over a hundred years. Just goes to show if you throw enough money at anything you can make it work. As long as it's not your money. And "work" is pretty loose, especially in the utopian benefit pamphlets.
And those mines cause as much if not more ecological destruction than this effort is touted to saving. Your granddaughter may have cleaner air paired with dirty water, erosion and no place to plant anything, with further animal extinction.
Many that talk about "free market" seem to have a hard time understanding the fossil fuel industry has been subsidized by society for all their lives.
And forced to pay for? Look at the cost of extreme weather events last year. But that's fine because we are taxed by insurance companies to pay most of that, not not the evil socialist government.
Damage from mines? Sure. But look at how much less damage a coal mine or oil well does in 2023, compared to 1923 or even 1953. The fact that more people are aware, and willing to reduce profit to make things cleaner can give the kids born today hope.
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JRscooby
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03/23/23 08:21am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
I assume a bison expels much more gas than a cow??? But the greenies love those bison and say nothing about their gas expelling.
I have never had a bison burger. Maybe someday.we now have almost 40 million cattle
there used to be 60 million bison. so we reduced our 4 legged fart critters by 20 million. yet the greenies blame supossed increased methane levels on the cattle. there are two basic flaws.
1.nobody was measuring methane levels back then.
2.with 20 million more bison which are larger than cows,the bison farts had to produce more methane than todays cattle.
so todays cattle ranchers should be able to claim credits for reducing methane production.
What percentage of that 60 million ate corn?
When you see numbers like a corn fed cow will put out nearly 3 times the methane as a grass fed one, that 40 million likely put out more.
Then consider part of each year part of that 60 million did not have enough to eat, so less likely to off-gas.
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JRscooby
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03/23/23 04:57am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
Class C is fine for what you have. Many hotshoters have their truck derated to 10k lbs (which is why Ford offers this option when you order) and with a truck rated at 10k they can tow a trailer with a GVWR of 16k and still only run Class C
Registration on a 10k truck is cheaper and so is insurance I think
I got flagged over for safety check. Guy there had a Bobcat trailer stickered OOS. While I was waiting for the scales to get there guys wife showed up with MT trailer behind the company F150. I watched them write her up because of Class C.
3 weeks later, I hooked a MT Bobcat trailer behind a dump truck so class B driver could tow it back to yard. He got stopped, had to get him tested for Class A before court date.
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JRscooby
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03/22/23 02:52pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
I would research the requirements in your state. It's binary, either you need a different license or you don't. If you need it, get it. It's pretty simple. Anything worth doing is worth doing right. The question about whether you get pulled over and the consequences is just noise. If you have the proper license it's no longer a question.
I was in an interesting situation pertaining to a Texas DL.
Class A - a combination of vehicles with a combined GVWR of 26,001 lbs and towing a trailer with a GVWR greater than 10,000 lb.
Class B - a single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 lb or a combination of vehicles with a combined GVWR of 26,001 lb and towing a trailer under 10,000 lb.
Class C - a vehicle not falling under class A or class B towing a trailer with a GVWR of under 10,000 lb.
My truck/5er conbined GVWR was under 26,000 lbs. So I did not fall under the class A license. Or class B. But my 5er GVWR was about 14,000 lb, so did not fall under class C. So my situation did not meet any of the requirements. I continued to tow with my class C wondering how a LEO would respond if I got stopped and he questioned my license class and I then ask him what class I should have based on my weights. :h Never got stopped to find out.
Don't know about non-commercial, but when it comes to CDL, if the GVWR of the trailer is over 10,000, no matter what the actual weight of the trailer, a class A CDL is required.
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JRscooby
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03/22/23 10:16am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
A question, because many owners of RVs are known to travel;
It is a given that if your Drivers License is good for what you are driving in home state, it is good for all states.
Does it follow that if your DL is NOT good in your home state, it would not be good in any state?
I know that in my state, if don't have a good license you vehicle can be impounded. That would sure mess up a vacation.
If half of the TX DPS officers don't know which license is required how do you expect cops in other states too?
So you are willing to bet any LEO you meet will not know, or have the ability to check with in-car computer what requirements are?
About 30 years ago departments in my area started sending officers to training for commercial vehicle enforcement. I think many LEOs understand the truck driver, (and RVer) is unlikely to attack them, so if have a reason to stop will, and once stopped, will check everything can think of so have excuse to stay out of danger.
Insurance will pay, if there is accident. But that does not solve all the problems. By the time the case is settled the other lawyer will be saying "Yes, the car full of nuns pulled out in front of him, but his state does not think he is qualified to drive the vehicle. And if state law says unlicensed drivers go to jail they will not lock up insurance company.
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JRscooby
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03/22/23 10:04am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
I assume a bison expels much more gas than a cow??? But the greenies love those bison and say nothing about their gas expelling.
I have never had a bison burger. Maybe someday.
Not sure, but have heard the amount of methane produced by cattle increases when cow eats more corn. But a cow will not put on weight fast enough for profit when eating only grass.
They might be out there, but I have never seen a feed lot where bison do nothing but stand in mud from their urine, and eat corn
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JRscooby
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03/22/23 04:43am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
A question, because many owners of RVs are known to travel;
It is a given that if your Drivers License is good for what you are driving in home state, it is good for all states.
Does it follow that if your DL is NOT good in your home state, it would not be good in any state?
I know that in my state, if don't have a good license you vehicle can be impounded. That would sure mess up a vacation.
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JRscooby
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03/21/23 03:47pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
Maybe it is because I'm not from Texas, but this kind of question always confuses me.
The wording of the question suggests you know you have a responsibility to take/pass the test if you want the privilege of driving your RV. Do you think you lack the skills to pass the test? Do you think you are not smart enough to get the skills needed? What makes you special enough to be allowed to share the road with others while you have so little faith in your skill level?
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JRscooby
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03/21/23 08:37am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Propane Powered Engines Featuring a 7.3 Ford and 6.7 Cummins
Yes... But I think I would rather have this than a EV truck that maybe able to pull your camper ~100 miles at best. Plus these guys claim they're able to maintain factory power.
Dream on if you think the ----- types will let you have one of these. They are busy attacking gas stoves right now after all.
and washing machines
But at least we don't need to see the high heels on green M&Ms.
Many forklifts and other equipment that runs inside buildings use propane fueled ICE, because of reduced pollution
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JRscooby
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03/21/23 04:37am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Stop Light/turn signal blowing bulb
Bad or marginal ground can cause this issue.
Or even lose fit in socket.
Back when I ran incandescent bulbs in truck taillights I would put a half pea sized dab of silicone on the glass near base. Old hands said it helped, absorbed vibration before it got to filament. Seamed to help.
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JRscooby
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03/21/23 04:29am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Propane Powered Engines Featuring a 7.3 Ford and 6.7 Cummins
Back in mid 70s friend had most of his inherited farm leased out, but kept old WD 45 around for chores. Had converted it and a old VW bug to run on propane. I talked to him when noticed he was driving the car on days he would normally ride his 750 Honda. He just fueled car and tractor from tank installed to heat the house, was less fun, but cost less to drive the car
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JRscooby
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03/20/23 08:37am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Typical cost per mile to transport 5th Wheel
If there are truly gas/diesel shortages coming d/t lack of tanker truck drivers, expect a lot
Where did that come from? There is a lack of long haul drivers,due to mostly to the new electronic logs and duty hours. Petroleum haulers are normally pretty local established companies with that would have a pretty stable workforce.
I don't believe I have ever seen a tanker with a sleeper, nothing but day cabs. If you are operating a day cab, hours of service and e-logs are not as much as a problem.
All professional drivers are subject to OOS regulation, and if any truck in the fleet crosses state lines, the feds can get involved. And day cabs can make scheduling/dispatch more complicated. With sleeper, you can haul for 10 hours, then have a hour to find a safe place to spend 10 hours in the sleeper. Day cab, driver has made 1 trip with 6 hours of driving, next load delivers 3 hours away. Is there enough profit to rent a room? Or a room with parking available?
OP, when I considered moving "Power only" load, (Moving a Red Cross load, or railroad equipment trailer for example. Not much different from moving you 5thwheel) that rate had to include the miles back home. Without a trailer, the chance of picking up another load without a trailer is near 0. Be sure you think about that when the price is quoted.
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JRscooby
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03/20/23 05:09am |
Towing
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RE: Hwy 54 in Kansas vs Hwy 56
My route, with a semi would be catch US 54 at Tucumcari. Run that up thru Pratt, catch Ks 61. That will put you on US50, just west of Hutchison. Ride 50 over to Emporia where it meets I35, or the Turnpike. Pike up to Topeka, then north on US75, or (More likely for I35 or I29 to Iowa
Now, there are probably better ways if you want to do touristy things as you go, but this is a good way to get there.
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JRscooby
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03/19/23 05:48am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Towing Frontier on Dolly
Have you put MH back on highway without toad?
Think you might have worn or binding parts in front end. The new toad pointed out issue
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JRscooby
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03/17/23 04:31am |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
they can talk all they want, i,ll never happen.
12 years? By then the demand for new ICE cars might be so small you have trouble buying anywhere.
Upcoming ban might force upgrades on the grid.
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JRscooby
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03/17/23 04:23am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Camping With Toddlers
One extra recommendation that has nothing to do with sleeping accommodations....
Put some kind of a look on the camper door that the kid can't reach or manipulate.
A friend's eldest decided to go for a midnight walk. Fortunately things were contained and there were no real issues except to the parent's nerves.
Matt
Not saying this is bad idea, because I think it is necessary. But while thinking about the type of latch to use, remember there might come a time you need to open that door while panicking.
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JRscooby
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03/15/23 04:43am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Camping With Toddlers
I have seen deals that look like fences, hinged to fold flat to store but when folded out to a L, allowing 1 leg to slide under cushion, make the 4th side of kid cage.
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JRscooby
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03/13/23 03:42pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Electric and ICE forever together?
Yours as well.
Yes, there are two sides. You should check it out.
One problem is most discussions are limited to 2 sides, which totally blocks out some solutions that could "save the planet"
In how much of the world does the average meal travel thousands of miles between field and table?
And where else in world does most of workforce spend hour a day by themselves in a car going to/from work?
Good points!
And it’s amazing to think how many “things” or processes could be changed to be entirely more efficient from a “travel” standpoint. None of which rely on finding a “better” means of propulsion but moreso a more efficient means of production.
Nice thought, but until I can grow enough lettuce (the edible kind not the folding kind) in WA efficiently enough to compete with the folks growing it in Arizona. Or the US ranchers somehow become more efficient than those supplying McDonalds beef from Brazil or wherever the story said, generally the most “efficient” path has been carved.
And what “if” one only at local foods and didn’t commute? That sounds all warm n fuzzy and saving the planet type stuff.
What if 50% of people did that and reduced the need for air travel and cars and fast food restaurants? Well that’s a lot of industry that just went belly up and quit supporting a significant chunk of the population, financially. The employees.
Apply the same theory to a bunch of other stuff as well until one is literally surviving off of what is available locally.
Then you need less roads and infrastructure so Scooby couldn’t have earned a living delivering dirt and gravel.
And pretty soon, we’re all sitting around a campfire in animal skins waiting for something to run by to spear for dinner!
I will confess in my lifetime I have made money transporting things with questionable utility. Mid 70s, load swinging beef Ks, Co, or Iowa, to the east coast, wash out, load swinging beef (from Argentine at that time) back to Kansas for Mcdees. But Bell, last year I worked, loaded a load of dirt at a excavation site north Phoenix, delivered to parks department to a town in Texas. (Midland? Odessa? They wanted it to spread on little league infield. Packed, with little slope, rain won't soak in. Game can start as soon as stops)
As for growing food. If we, as a society would work on expanding the technology a lot of food could be grown inside. (Year round employment for many people) I don't know if the canine has yapped about it, but food production in much of the country (Fruits, nuts and veggies in southwest, wheat in Ks. And people are mad regulators reduce chances of dumping oil into water we have left) is at risk from climate change.
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JRscooby
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03/13/23 05:07am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Swingout extensions?
Don't have a dog in this, never loaded a camper in a pickup. (Is it similar to loading salt spreader in dump truck?)
My question is how much tolerance do you have between camper and inside of bed? Could using the extra space fender/jack put extra strain on mounts when bed hits camper?
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It probably could if you bash the truck into the camper, lol.
If that’s the recommended procedure for loading a salt spreader….
But most people back under their truck campers very slowly and carefully.
the tightest spot on mine is the tailgate sides, I have about 1" of clearance on each side. probably about 2" on each side between the wheel wells. and I don't let the camper hit the bed, I take it to about 1/4 to 1/2" from the board I put at the front then using the jacks I wiggle it against it while I lower it.
Steve
I have about 1" or a little less each side inside the tailgate, and about 3/4 or so each side between the jacks and dually fenders. It is a little fiddly, but I've done it dozens of times. I actually don't want too much clearance outside the fenders, because it is a pretty good guide to what's happening in the box, and much easier to see in the mirrors.
Someone will make a nice dual wireless camera setup to make it easy. Pretty cheap these days too. I should do it but not motivated enough I guess.
No, bashing bed/spreader is not normal for loading spreader, but does happen.
Looks like 2 out of 3 stand under what I'm saying. If you have a inch each side as tailgate or inner fenders, a extra 5 inches, or even 5 feet outside does no good. If you are not lined up at tailgate, or fender, where driver can't see can have camper/bed contact. And that contact, no matter how gentle will add strain to jack mounting points. Any extension to give more room between fender/jack will increase that strain.
OTOH, if you have the jack set to just miss fender as you pull straight out, back in just missing jack with outside of fender, you have room at tailgate and inner fender.
I have maybe a max of 3/4" clearance between my dually fenders and my front jacks. I have dually swingouts. I see where eTrailer has extensions to mount on the swingouts. Item # HJ54FR. It would position the jacks 5" farther out. I haven't done any measuring yet, but it will be real close having enough wire from the jack motor to the plug. Anyone using these extension? Any thoughts overall?
I wouldnt have any issue with the bracket its self, but if I did do that I would upgrade the bolts to grade 9 as it only uses three on each side. the higher shear strenght will give you a little extra peace of mind.
Steve
How strong is the area the jack mounts to camper? I would think that if snot hit the fan, would be better for bolt to break than pull mount out of camper.
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JRscooby
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03/12/23 06:59am |
Truck Campers
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