Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
03-01-2009, 12:01 PM
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Petrolia Road
Pat and Cindy,
Sorry to be so late replying to your statment about 101.
Route 101 is a beautiful road. There are a couple of roads off that that are also a wonder. One of my favorites is the...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
02-28-2009, 12:20 PM
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Tires
John,
Nice Post. The only one of your rules I would change is having a compressor at home, which is a good idea. However, we always carry a compressor with us, probably because we're on the road...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-23-2008, 02:15 PM
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Four Horse
I've also got a four horse story.
We just drove down CA'a Rt 101, the coast road from Eureka to Ukiah, a mighty hilly an in parts curveceous(sp) road. Along the road we spotted a Gypsy like...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-23-2008, 08:47 AM
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-22-2008, 06:08 PM
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-22-2008, 04:25 PM
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-22-2008, 09:04 AM
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-21-2008, 02:08 PM
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Tire Loading
One must consider that when weigh a trailer it's practically always done on a flat level surface. Unfortunately roads can be and are often crowned, particularly non- interstate roads.
In this...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-24-2008, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 51
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Tires
With my Goodyears on the tire I'm running at 75% of load capacity. On the motorhome I've upgraded from E rating to G rating to gain 2400 pounds of capacity, giving a 15-20 percent margin. The E...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-23-2008, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 51
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Overdrive
This is an interesting discusion. Our tow vehicle has a standard shift so there's none of the hunting and pecking for the right gear, allowing me to keep the engine in a good operating band.
My...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-23-2008, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 51
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Tires, gas mileage and safety.
If you want the maximum of all of these make sure they're properly inflated, whether radial or bias.
We're long range long interval campers and I'm absolutely paranoid about the tires, checking...
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