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  1. Since it is relatively new, I'm betting there are not many units out there. Are the FM channels different from the AM channels? If on scan, will a radio scan both AM and FM channels?
  2. Is anyone actually using FM CB radio on the road? Results?
  3. John T....I couldn't agree with you more! Those two 30a breakers, tied together , was deliberate. Some worker didn't accidently grab a 60a breaker by accident. They went to the trouble to tie them together, then used a 60a breaker to protect 12g wire!!!!!... That 24" of 4G being totally unprotected until it reaches the CB is so very dangerous......CB and FUSES belong directly at the beginning of the lead....In this case it should be right at the battery. I'm going to install a properly rated FUSE right at the battery. YES, CBs and fuses protect wires, not connected devices. Thanks for the post....
  4. We started the truck to see if it connected to 7 pin...No Joy We pulled the emergency brake with these wires disconnected and let truck roll forward.....The trailer brakes applied within one foot of movement.....
  5. Here's one for you...While doing some solar work on my friends brand new $50,000 Winnebago trailer I found these three Auto Reset circuit breakers mounted on the side of the frame rail. Can't believe how bad this is. 24" of #4 wire with no protection at the battery. Two 30a CBs tied together with a piece of copper strap that feed through another 30a CB. One wire (Green) that is connected to CB2 input, but because CB2 gets its feed through CB1, it is protected by CB1...(I labeled "no protection", but it is protected by CB1).....I have no idea what any of the three wires connected to CB2 or CB3 are feeding. Spent hours trying to figure it out. There is no current flowing through them with a clamp amp meter no matter what we turn on in the camper. All these wires are only 12g.......Comments?
  6. I spoke to them last week. And I viewed and read a few reviews on the conversion. First, it's rather expensive. About $1100+ all in if they do the conversion. Second, you are still dealing with a space robbing, ice frosting, aluminum fin type of cooling system. As long as my 520w of solar and 200aH of Lithium can get me through 48 hours with a residential/inverter, I'd be fine. I have a generator and a 40a DC to DC charger running off the tow vehicle to charge batteries if there is extended no solar.....I 95% boondock. Decision....Decisions!
  7. That sounds ambitious.....Was it difficult? Who recharged it?
  8. I've totally HAD IT with my propane refrigerator. Camping at the beach last week where the temperatures at night got down to mid 50s and during the day into the high 80s, the propane refrigerator temperature in both the freezer and main unit was all over the place. Melted Ice Cream in the afternoon and frozen vegetables in the morning! I bought an internal fan system and a rheostat temperature control from JC Refrigeration and it didn't help at all.....Soooo... I've decided to go with a compressor refrigerator.....8 cu ft The choice is a $1500 12V DC unit or a 120v residential unit for $400 and an inverter. My trailer has a 1000w Xantrex inverter, 520watts of solar and 200aH of Lithium If the inverter and residential frig needs more battery bank, I can buy a bunch of battery Ah for the $1100 difference! What say the board? Any experience with the residential/inverter situation? The residential refrigerator I'm looking at has a rating of 6a @ 120v. The DC refrigerator is 3a at night -9a during the day at 12V Thanks in advance!
  9. Quick….go buy a lottery ticket! You have amazing luck!😁
  10. “Their advice was that if my trailer sat a lot, likemost RV trailers, the grease was better. Why? The oil willdrain down over time and the bearing will dry out and possiblyeven rust. ” Not a real issue. Modern oils have a great ability to cling. If not, all engines that dont get used much would have everything above the oil pan rusting.
  11. It seems everyone I talk to that puts reasonable miles on their trailer have had a "Wheel Bearing" issue. I pull a 20' toy hauler and never haul toys with it. I'm way under rated weight wise for my hubs. Yet I've had two wheel bearing failures and the trailer has about 50K miles on it. I repack the bearing religiously every two years or 10,000 miles on a repack......Yet I still experienced failures...As have so many more long distance haulers......(and some that don't tow long distances at all) BUT!!!....How come in over 50 years of driving cars and trucks, and I've never owned a car that didn't go over 180,000 miles, (I was an on the road consultant, trainer) I've NEVER serviced a vehicles front wheel bearings (or rear bearings for that matter)....I've had a number of cars go over 250K miles!...And asking around, I've not met anyone that had either. Interesting......
  12. Not MY rule of thumb......Been a rule for ages.... And, engine bearings "slide"???......As far as tractor bearings (and wheel bearings) some engineering designs have it all wrong......OR....There are exceptions to every rule.....😁
  13. Do you know if there is an actusl difference in hubs and bearings? Are there special bearings and hubs specifically for oil?
  14. The conversion kit is $75 per axle......
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