dennisvr

Thanks for the replies.  Probably wont stay but a night or two.  Don't think we'll like the wind and trains.  

After saying all of this.  I'm assuming you have enough truck frame rail behind your commercial 5th wheel.  I would guess about 30" before the taper.  If you need to know how much let me know and I will measure mine.

3 minutes ago, wheelman666 said:

Its funny you said this. i had just thought about this earlier this morning and was running the idea past someone. 

the thing is, with out the air ride on the hitch, it would pretty be the same as using my commercial hitch.

BUT

i think i may have come up with a solution. 

I have been chatting with Jack Mayer and he came up  with the idea of using a Gooseneck setup and swap out the hitch on the RV side with something like the Gen Y pin box, but them i also noticed they have the same idea in a 5th wheel air ride box.  this way i get the air ride , but its on the other end and I can hopefully use my regular Hitch and don't have to worry about anything on the semi, just use the existing hitch. I'm waiting for Jack to get back to me on what he thinks. 

 

 

I would like to have air ride but to cheap to buy another hitch.  The good thing about the RV hitch over the commercial hitch is it has side to side movement.  I figured mine would do OK seeing we don't fulltime and may put about 5000 miles a year on the rig.

Planning a trip that will take me along the Columbia river east of Portland Or and then heading to Spokane Wa.  Checked freecampsites.com and it shows a lot of places to overnight along the river.  One distraction was the sounds of trains.  So has anyone camped along the river and would be able to give some info of what's available in the area for boondocking?
Thanks

You can mount a RV 5th wheel hitch with rails behind your commercial 5th wheel.  When not pulling RV just pull the pins and remove the RV hitch, just leaving the rails.  I don't have or need a commercial hitch, but that is what I did and it works for me.  
I don't have a air ride  hitch, but I think Trailer Saver sells one that can be mounted on the rails.

39 minutes ago, Blues said:

That's my experience when filling up my RV and paying for it myself. 

How does the tax get added when an RVer uses the TSD account?

What I was told on the TSD facebook page was you will be asked at the pump for your PUC number and if you don't have one then the taxes are added to the price.  They are saying $ .36 for taxes will be added.  So the app says $1.65 plus $.36 tax will come to $2.01.  Still a lot better then CA.  Of course every where is better then CA...….

7 hours ago, mr. cob said:

Howdy dennisvr,

We were camping on BLM land an actual off road riding area, you can camp there two weeks for FREE.  There are many large parking-camping area no water no power no garbage bins there are some tolits.

google, Hemingway, off road area it’s about 20 miles south of Napa Idaho, just a few miles off of Hwy 45.

Dave

Thanks Dave,  I will check it out.

The reason I ask about Oregon is that at one time TSD said they were not accurate prices because something to do with taxes.  

Has anyone fueled in Oregon lately using the card.  Wondering if the prices they show on the app is correct.  I know at one time they were saying don't go by the app prices.  It shows $1.65 at a Petro outside of Medford Or. 

On 6/28/2020 at 12:05 PM, mr. cob said:

Howdy All,

We got home yesterday, June 27th, some of us spent a few days after the rally playing with our SxS's in a near by BLM campground off road riding area.

 

Dave, is this a place you can boondock for a couple of days.  I'm looking for a place to go, I'm going bat-sh!t crazy just sitting around.  

First off I will say take the advise you got from Chad on your thread in the HDT section.  Take my word for it, its his job to know the DOT rules especially in CA.  I don't know the rules in Oregon so I wont comment on them.  My knowledge for CA is that you need a lic. with doubles endorsement, first trailer needs to be a 5th wheel and neither trailer can be over 28' long.  I've had my CDL since 1975, (back then it was just called a class A). I to have towed double for recreation in CA for over 30 yrs off and on.  Only once have I been stopped while towing doubles in CA. (33' 5th wheel and short trailer with a quad on it heading for Pismo Dunes).  The officer reminded me that a trailer cant be over 28' long and let me go on my way.  

I believe you should be able to last a week with what you posted.  Your good on batt power with the genny to recharge.  If you conserve your fresh water you should be good there.  What limits me is the black water.  Wife and I can last 2 weeks before having to dump.  We have 140 gal fresh and a 40 gals black and a 40 gal grey tanks.  

The last couple days the app on my phone has not worked, it says "problem getting locations from the server".  Has anyone else had this problem?

Edit;  I just seen on face book where the EFS site is down.

23 hours ago, lockmup68 said:

y'all not in the TSD Fuel program? 

 

Looks like I missed my opportunity to fuel my truck and get the great discount from Loves with TSD.  A couple of weeks ago when I got the card I fueled my 1 ton at the Loves in Ripon CA and got a $1.50 off the advertised price (before 10%).  Today its only $0.16, cheaper at local stations.  Looks like now the best price with TSD is TA and Petro truck stops, which is about  $1.00 a gal. off.  Which is still a great price, but nearest one to me is 70 miles away.  

1 hour ago, filthy-beast said:

You don't pay 10% of the total, you pay 10% of the discount. so if you save $56 on fuel you pay $5.60 to TDS and .40 cents to Loves as a transaction fee. not sure if other truck stops have a transaction fee.

 

I believe you pay 10% off the discounted price.  So if the discount price is $1.50 then you pay  0.15 cents plus the .40 cent transaction fee.   

Has anyone fueled in Oregon the last few days?  I see on their facebook page they cannot guarantee the discounted price until they get the tax issue sorted out.  I was thinking of going up that way in a couple days and it shows Loves in Medford at $1.09 a gallon, but wondering if that is the correct discounted price.

Applied for the card on Tuesday and received it today (6 days later).  Checked fuel prices at the nearest Loves in Ripon CA and it is $3.33 gal.  The discounted price is $2.02.  I should be saving around $1.11 after they take their 10%.  Now I have to wonder if the fuel prices are going to go any lower or should I fill the truck now...…………...

Here's a simple tester that you can plug in and check everything at once.  
https://www.etrailer.com/Wiring/Tow-Ready/TR20117.html
I also think everyone should have a test light like the one Kurt posted.

It sounds like a good idea.  That way you can talk out the problem instead of waiting for a response on the forum.  Maybe after you help someone with a problem post what the issue was and how it what resolved.  
 

I thought that is what we do on the forum itself.  That way everyone can see what's the problem and how someone got it solved.  

I thought because they were Federal that they all would except them.

Thanks for the heads up.  Ordered one myself.

If you have a set of jumper cables you could hook one end to the negative post or stud (not terminal) on the battery and other end to the frame.  This will tell you if its a bad ground.

A handheld volt meter is your friend.  "If you have one"  Put the test leads on the battery posts (not on the terminals) and have someone push the start button.  If the voltage drops as before then its a bad battery or needs charged and checked.  If voltage stays up at the posts then check the voltage on the battery terminals while someone pushes the start button. If all is good check the voltage at the terminal on the starter.  Its a process of elimination starting at the battery post. 

I've got one of those torque multipliers and it works great.  I did a brake job on a friends truck and after we put it back together he took the truck to a tire shop and had them use their 1" impact to check the torque and they said they were all tight.  I believe I paid about $60 for it on Amazon and as was stated before, hope I don't have to use it on the road, but have it if needed.