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Lance A Lott

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  1. I am not sure of everything that is being replaced, but I know flex pipes, fluid and the bearing as well as differential fluid will all be new I am also assuming new caliper and pads. Dad was hit by a stolen truck fleing a crime on the way back from the airport this afternoon, he is fine and his Mazda Miata will need a fender, hood and bumper but is drivable after some work with a 5 foot bar so he didn't learn anything about the rv today. What a week for my parents.
  2. They found a shop to do the work, they will be getting the parts today. Not sure what exactly but dad is having the flex lines replaced anyways. Because of being broken down dad flew to Arizona to meat me to look at property in Show Low Arizona we both flew out Friday and met at the Phoenix airport. Drove to Show Low and back Saturday.I flew home Sunday and dad goes back to Alabama today. Mom is in a motel in Alabama.
  3. That's the trouble all right. If they were home we would fix it our selves. Unfortunately they need a service center that can work on mdt or hdts, they found out that your average GM dealer can not work on the mdts so they will be taking it to a truck facility when they find one. I think its a 08 and only has 28k or so, that has resulted in many items that have gone bad due to sitting. Brake hoses and calipers are very subject to failer because of sitting. They went through a bad bought of algae this spring because of sitting.
  4. My parent have a hot brake on there class c with a kodiak 5500 chase and they are in Bessemer Alabama which is 15 miles south of Bermingham headed to Brownsville TX. They are looking for any recommendation. For some reson the first time I tried to update nothing changed but the title. There back on the road, $2700 lighter. Aparently there is a recall for all 4 corners so when they get to TX they will pursue that.
  5. Alge, or what ever it is called, will make the fuel cloudy or so I have read. Does the filter have coffee grounds in it? This will make it act like it's running out of fuel, as my parents found out.
  6. The dog also must be trained as to the location of the fence each time it is moved.
  7. Its funny my parents had a bad algae problem last spring on the way home to Vermont from Texas with a RV they bought in Texas. Every one told them it was a sothern problem. You almost never hear about it up here. They had to kill the algae then change filters 3 more times to get home. He pulled the tank and cleaned it this summer couldn't realy find any more so pulling it may have been overkill but at least he knows. He was told to use algae killer often as well as keeping the tank full for storage. The RV is a 2008 and still only has 25k ish so it sat a lot.
  8. If you are going to be in the cold you can add kerosene to it.
  9. I have always used the straps that came with the ramps. Mistake? They have never gone anywhere.
  10. I have no idea about Texas but in Vermont if you want to ride on any trail system you have to register in Vermont, you don't retitle and there is no short term registration. One weekend a year they recognized the neighboring state of New Hampshire registration. My parents rode ther 4 wheeler in many states over the years and it has stickers on it from many states so a lot of states are that way.
  11. I pull a 33 foot tt and a 42 foot living quarters gooseneck horse trailer, I have parked the tt in many sights made for much smaller trailers. Some times I have had to unhitch and park cross ways in front. Go for the 26. The horse trailer can be harder but I have never been turned away because of size. I am a very confident parker and my wife is excellent at guiding. State parks are smaller than private ones most of the time.
  12. Try this for pictures. http://photoposting.is-great.net/?i=1
  13. I hope I get this correct. Quadsila its a green hose that I get at Tractor Supply. Very flexable even in the cold, very strong and wont kink under pressure. I also have had good use from the magic bullet hose.
  14. Try your local RV dealer, not for the work, but one of there mechanics might like some after hours work. Also try looking for tiny house builders in your area they may have advice. Another place might be community college or the high school tech center. If they dont want to help themselves perhaps a student or graduate might. Also the senior center, 100s of years of experience to tap there. Also try the local camp grounds espesialy one with long term campers. There's usaly 1 or more Jack of all trades there or they know someone.
  15. Most of those pushers push a lot of air. I was told, at a bus training years ago, that a bus uses 40 hp to push the air at 60. They also said that a Cadillac only used 12 horsepower to maintain 60 on flat going. I have no idea if the instructor was correct or not, but just try to hold a piece of plywood up in a strong breeze, say nothing about getting it up to road speed. I would think you hdt is more aerodynamic, also weight at speed is not that hard to pull until you add gravity.
  16. If it helps I get just under 9 with a d11 pulling 13k and I take it easy. I think when I can get it out of the new England mountains and open it up a little on the interstate it will get a little over 9. I got 9.7 bobtailing back from Texas.
  17. I think they polished one on Myth Busters
  18. I have no experience with your system but I do have farm experience with hydraulics, electronic controls and replacing one with the other. There should be a way to put shut off valves in the line to keep the down cylinder from going any further. Or if it is controlled with electric valves, witch I suspect as it has auto level, you should be able to install switches to isolate the valves and only run the one you need. This would probably meen turning off power or ground to the valves you dont want to activate. Another thought would be Jack stands or Jacks on the side with the Jacks down then raise the Jack and relevel on auto. Have you tried old fashioned blocks under the tires to get it closer to level before putting the Jack's down. With my living quarters horse trailer I have to use blocks or a Jack at the rear before putting my "self leveling" Jack's down on the front or I get the same problem.
  19. If I am only going to be parked a few days I keep both closed. If I will be there a while then I open the gray tank closing it the day befor I dump the black tank for the reson you stated. We tend to use a lot more water with hookups than when boondocking so this is easyer for us.
  20. One thing I seldom see mentioned is keeping the black tank valve shut until full then dump even with septic on your site.
  21. The beams could but can the axle stubs? There is a lot of leverage being applied. Also any caster or camber would be multipled by the arms. Most of the trailers I have seen with walking beams have been for agg use and they didnt handle well, but they did ride nice. Probably easyer to just block the trailer up to the height you want.
  22. I read a recent report that stated a Tesla actually produces more pollution than a Diesel when all things including battery production etc is considered.
  23. For picture posting.http://photoposting.is-great.net/?i=1thanks Jack http://photoposting.is-great.net/?i=1 for posting pictures
  24. I put mine out the side no problems with dust and you can stand beside it at idle and not be bothered. It could be a problem if it was doing a regen. And I suppose if I was sitting beside a car with a open window and stomped on it they might not be happy but it is turned down a little.
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