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ARGO

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  1. Tks! I'd love to get it sprayed, but I think the cost/benefit would kill it. I put a 1/2" layer of pink styro in a boat overhead & that helped the A/C a lot.
  2. Looks like I may have to replace several headliner panels due to a leak. Current setup is vinyl over 1/4 foam, over wood and 3/4" Styrofoam on top for insulation (?). Well, there's gotta' be better, has anyone done anything different? With the headliner down, now's the time. Search on here came up 0
  3. I have always been told that tires stored for months should be lifted off the ground or concrete. My rig's tires are on boards in a storage lot, never had any problem w/flat spotting etc.
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    HDT in Virginia

    In MD there is a form (VR95) that you can self-certify that 4 out of 7 required things are on board. (Toilet, etc). You then become a "multi-purpose vehicle". Look into what school bus conversions do and that may give you a route.
  5. Well, I turn the Jetpack OFF when we're not actually watching stuff. Tks for the reply.
  6. OK, read a LOT of the thread here. Have a Jetpack with supposedly unlimited. After maybe 10 hrs of HGTV, it tells me it's dropping & I see a lot of buffering. Does 10 hrs use that much ? What solution has anybody arrived at? We have no other source at home like cable, this was supposedly going to serve both home & OTR. I'm getting ready to drop the plan & float-test it.
  7. Charging extra per pet is as onerous as the CG's that charge $ .25 for showers at the bathhouse.
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    Value of Truck

    The value anybody reads out of a book will not take into account any mods you have done, nor the actual condition of it. You want to nail a value? Pay a qualified RV appraiser to do a workup w/ pictures etc. I had mine done last year when painted, cost me $250. If you have a "total loss" (not crashed) like a theft or complete burn, it's the only way you will get anywhere NEAR what it's worth, on the record and by an independent 3rd party. And yes, you can take that to the bank, literally.
  9. I looked at the petsafety thing. Expensive, and the monitoring adds up. I'm going to buy Temp Stick for $139 & NO monthly fee.
  10. The point I would make is anyone with air brakes should understand the system. I might be in front of him some day.
  11. X 2 on how to do a DOT air brake check.
  12. I have & love my dogs. But God in His wisdom has made some species as food, and their noise is to help predators locate them quickly.
  13. With Veteran's day approaching, I hope all of you who qualify have taken advantage of the Verizon discount. & Tks for your service !
  14. A used square boat fuel tank would be a lot cheaper, look at Craig's under boat parts. Lots of shapes/sizes avail. Here's a local example https://easternshore.craigslist.org/bpo/d/fuel-tank-35-gal-marine/6679574353.html
  15. I'll bet you were one of the guys that found a couple of pounds of pressure somebody (?) left in the sanitary tank, too
  16. I went from 3.73's to 3.23's. Just a little too far I guess, but I can hit anywhere between 55 & 65 in 9th (Autoshift .74 OD/22.5). It can supposedly do 97 now, but the great thing is passing a semi at 65 & hitting 10th as you pass...................
  17. 95% of all electrical problems turn out to be bad ground. Have you tested the + post to anything on the frame w/ a meter. Not making fun of your situation, but some porta-pot humor "Here I sit with a broken heart. Took my last bennie & my truck won't start" and under it "That was stupid. Start truck FIRST, THEN take bennie.................."
  18. We recently had a full paint done by Precision in Bremen In. I flew out to Bremen, and visited Mike's, Precision and 2 others (names escape me). Mike's seems to cater more to production RV jazz-ups than what we wanted. I carefully checked out the finished product and also in-process ones to see the prep & detail on a finished coach.( I owned a body shop for 10 years, and like to think I know what I'm looking at.) We chose Precision, and are very happy with the results. If you are interested in a blow-by-blow sequence, pls PM me. The results were great, but there were a couple of small bumps in the road. Overall, we would use Precision again. (My pics are too big to post here) 2000 Volvo 635 2003 Newmar KA
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    Bobtail mileage

    Tks guys. Guess I'm doing good at 38,000 gross.
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    Bobtail mileage

    I'm contemplating a several hundred mile trip to get a trailer with my VNL. I rarely go very far w/o the whole rig, anybody got a WAG on what mileage they see? I realize every truck is different, but a difference between BT & towing a trailer will get me in the ballpark to see if I should pay a transporter instead. (BTW, boat on trailer from Orlando to Balt)
  21. The grille I use is a home-style unit. Pressure was an issue as said above, so I ran a flared copper line to the curb side of the coach, and added a $10 adjustable regulator from Ebay with a positive shut off valve. Always have good pressure for grilling, and if the need should arise it would double as a crematorium if turned up all the way.
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