JGWALES

Spent winter in AZ now leaving back to WI where the hitch is in our garage. We will be back in WI on May 1st to sell it.

I'm in Quartzsite 

 PM me a way to contact you when you are here. Thank you

Merry Christmas. We drove out and found the HDT Group there in Quartzsite

There is a solar guy who has a 12 v split unit. All 12 volt he says. Pre charged with freon till first hook up. 1000.00 each . Has anyone used a Chinese diesel heater to keep bunk warm when parked HDT ? 

The Smart Car lift is available and here in Arizona ready to install on your truck . 

On 11/10/2023 at 8:56 AM, Steve voracek said:

Yes there is just South of the Dump station and to the west about a 1/4 mile. In the south La Posa area.

I went there today 

 Drove in that la posa south for an hour. Finally gave up could not find any hdt only one mdt

Mine is hidden. Behind the motorhome license plate. In the bumper . Flip it up and there is the hitch.

On 10/23/2023 at 10:04 AM, mr. cob said:

Howdy JGWALES,

There has been a gathering of HDT's in the LTVA ( BLM ) camp ground a few miles south of Quartszite at the "La Posa South" LTVA, for the last 6 years.  Most camp in an area about a half mile southeast of the dump/water/trash station.  We have had as many 26 rigs at one time and there are usually 5-10 that spend most of the winter there.  With luck we will arrive around mid December barring trees falling on our home again like last year.

Dave

This Sunday  there is a BIG Halloween party in that exact area at the Big tent. Open to Everyone out there. Starts at 5 pm. 

19 hours ago, mr. cob said:

Howdy JGWALES,

There has been a gathering of HDT's in the LTVA ( BLM ) camp ground a few miles south of Quartszite at the "La Posa South" LTVA, for the last 6 years.  Most camp in an area about a half mile southeast of the dump/water/trash station.  We have had as many 26 rigs at one time and there are usually 5-10 that spend most of the winter there.  With luck we will arrive around mid December barring trees falling on our home again like last year.

Dave

If any HDT  people are out here in Quartzsite please PM info to me. We would like to meet up with one or a group of you. 

We arrived on Quartzsite Az . Hoping to enjoy the winter here. Saw another HDT come into town yesterday. Looked like they were headed out to BLM

Selling our Roadmaster Stiwmaster 5000 TOW BAR . Includes Stainless Steel Towbar  . Safety Cables. . 3 pairs of connecting brackets for different height vehicles being Towed. The best information about this Towbar is if you search Roadmaster Stowmaster 5000 on Roadmaster Website. Other Cheap Copies are available but the do not perform like the same Quality Item. Located in Quartzsite AZ. 375.00

What is the size of your "coach" ?  I saw an article that said I can heat a house with a candle if I put it under a clay flower pot .  My 5th wheel has a furnace and it Is ducted thru the floor in every room. The blower motor is large to move all the air.  I am considering a diesel heater for a sleeper area not a 38 ft 5th wheel. 

I a m considering one . After watching many installation videos. I am almost sold on mounting it in a box outside the Volvo hdt sleeper. Somewhere  under the truck. 

I called a dealer the other day. Asked about their services. One dealer did not do any engine work Just DOT  inspections 100.00 

 Then for any repairs of any kind 265.00 per hour. Then I contacted a Shop that would do engine work .250.00 per hour from start to finish for ANYTHING. 

We just finished our 2500 mile trip with standard Bumper pull with the Volvo. Followed like a dream and yes we did not even know it was back there. Drove it at 58-65 mph not 75 mph.  No damage from bouncing or shaking.  Only one thing to remember .. we parked at home unhooked the bumper pull . Started up the HDT and went to pull away . The trailer was hooked back up to the ball on the hitch. WHY ? well air bags filled back up and raised the HDT back into the trailer ... 

Thank you kirk. It's very close. Ours is 100% aluminum. I would prefer not to post email address But answer any contact privately here on the forum . I get so much spam mail already. Thank you again

On 9/19/2023 at 1:18 PM, JGWALES said:

 I have a Detroit series 60 . Seems like suddenly I have white smoke at start up for a few moments and today slight for 4 miles. Does not get hot and runs great. has anyone had experienced this before ?  I was thinking of going into dealer and do a complete checkup on  truck. I was told it's about 300.00 to check it out

Just finished a 2500 mile one way trip. Only smoked at cold / cool  start up have not used any oil or water. 

To us it is so much more fun to have a Vintage Trailer.  Vintage meets etc. We get so many more thumbs up on the road. Standing out in the crowd.

We are now back at location where the lift is located in Quartzsite Az. Please email us to meet. Thank you. 

If we stay anywhere at no charge we always try to do a purchase at the business. More and more these days there is the Entitled Generation or Entitled mindset. We are not in that group  While we have been several no charge locations there are often loud and messy people putting generators or tables  and more in the parking lot. We NEVER DO THAT and never park near them.  Just a simple respectful way to travel. 

Just  drove 2200 miles Chicago to Arizona and never saw another one on the road. Only got a lot of thumbs up 👍 

 I have a Detroit series 60 . Seems like suddenly I have white smoke at start up for a few moments and today slight for 4 miles. Does not get hot and runs great. has anyone had experienced this before ?  I was thinking of going into dealer and do a complete checkup on  truck. I was told it's about 300.00 to check it out

Friendship is something that just happens . It is not planned or ordered.  If a person is just themselves and do things you enjoy. You will meet people with same interests, and maybe you click with them. No expectations. 

Its funny the price differance between 1500 and 90 . Once i had a flat tire on our car. Took it in the shop . I was quoted 11.00 to fix ,but wheni returned they wanted 65.00  they said there was rust on the wheel and they had to clean it to repair the flat tire. 

On 8/29/2023 at 2:44 AM, lappir said:

Installed the "Cross Fire" tire pressure monitor/equalizers on the drive tires last weekend. Watched a few "You Tube" videos before starting and learned a few things. One of the things I wish they had mentioned is how to install them on the Aluminum Wheels with those tiny holes. I'd replaced the Aluminum wheels on my other truck due to the size of the holes and a "Valve Core" issue on one of my early trips North From Florida. Had a TPMS alarm, stopped removed the TPMS to put the pressure gauge on it to fine the "True" pressure and when I let the gauge come off the stem all I heard was a HISS,SSS,SSSSSS.  Could not get my hands or my valve core tool into the stem to address the Hiss, so a $1xx service call later the outer tire was removed, the valve core exchanged and I was back on the road. A couple of years later I put on my first set of Cross Fires. They have been on the trailer since she was new in 2013. May need to replace them when I mount up the new tires in the next few weeks. 

Now for the solution to the inner wheel stem issue with the small holes and the 1/2 inch nut you need to tighten down on the stem. 

A 3/8 drive 1/2 inch tubing Crows Foot that my local Auto parts store had hanging where I could see it. 

From the You Tube videos I learned about anti Seize and Dielectric grease on a few fasteners. I didn't have a supply and neither did the shop, so that's why I made the trip to the parts store. I added the suggestion in the comments of one of the videos I watched. Haven't seen a response yet from the content creator. 

 

Rod 

Thanks for the post. I want to put a monitor system on my truck. But have Aluminum Wheels. I was under the impression that i just screwed on 6 sensors on each valve stem. Sounded easy enough.