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RE: Manual Transmission for Towing
The Dodge is a manual.
the Jeep Rubicon is a manual.
the Jeep liberty WOULD be a manual, but they didn't make the diesel with a manual.
There are a LOT of people these days who simply don't know HOW to drive a vehicle with anything but an automatic.
Oh, heck, let's be honest, there are a LOT of people these days who simply don't know how to drive, period! All they know is how to point it down the road, and (usually) they can keep it between the lines. Some of them are even aware that the shiny side of the vehicle is supposed to be UP, and the big bright white lights go in front!
I know, slush-boxes are much better now than they used to be, but I don't want one for heavy towing. I like doing my own thinking, and making my own decisions, as much as possible.
Edit: Wasn't there a news story recently about a car thief who got caught because he tried to steal a car, but it had a manual tranny and he didn't know how to drive it? There ya go, just get a 2 wheel drive manual transmission rig, and nobody will steal it, because nobody wants a 2 wheel drive, and few people know how to drive a stick! I wonder if the insurance co. would give a discount?
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mowermech
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12/02/08 02:25pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Friends from the "OOP'S" thread.
1410, and Still snowing...
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mowermech
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12/02/08 02:12pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Reg MH in another state
If it is parked in CA. with out of state plates for more then 30 days you will be required to register it and may have to pay a fine for late registration. There is no way to avoid CA registration if you live and park your RV in CA.
Best bet would be to move out of CA to a better State that is not in the fiscal crisis that CA. is and getting worse.
Maybe. But maybe not. When DW was a travel nurse, she had two contracts in California, one at Santa Maria and one at Grass Valley. We had no problems with having a vehicle with Montana license plates in California for 13 weeks.
But then, the truck didn't sit in the hospital parking lot, either. We met several other travelers from other states who also had no problems.
As with so many things, "It depends"...
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mowermech
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12/02/08 09:04am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Buy one Ram get one free
Yeah, sorta like the ad the Kia dealer had a year or so ago. "Buy one Kia, get one free". Yes, it WAS a real offer. Of course, the FIRST Kia had to be a top-of-the-line unit, with all the bells and whistles, and the second unit would be a Kia Rio with nothing but a radio and heater, and they were out of the Rios, so they would give you a discount on the expensive one equal to the MSRP of a Rio. No, they wouldn't budge from the MSRP of the expensive one.
We left.
The dealer went belly-up last spring.
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mowermech
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12/02/08 08:56am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Friends from the "OOP'S" thread.
Winter storm watch from 0800 until ? today. It started snowing about 0830. Supposed to get up to 2 inches today, with more to come. Apparently, we will be very lucky to see temps above 30 degrees for a few days.
The skiers and snowmobilers will love it!
The ice fishermen might think it is great, too.
The farmers will like the moisture.
I guess it isn't all bad...
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mowermech
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12/02/08 08:50am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: what's your garbage can?
We have the wire style plastic bag holder mounted on the inside of the cupboard door just under the kitchen sink. It hold a grocery bag full of garbage, is out of the way, and cannot be seen unless you open the door to put something in it.
Yep, Our Tioga has one, too. very convenient.
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mowermech
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12/02/08 06:56am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: !!!ATTENTION ALL TC OWNERS!!!
1992 Fleetwood Caribou M11KX. don't know the weight, it was HEAVY, but the big Dodge handled it quite well.
Likes: Fully self-contained, adequate tank size. Factory installed generator. Nice sized refrigerator. Adequate storage. It was tall enough over the bed that we could sit up in it.
Dislikes: A lot of work to put on and remove from the truck; Jacks only available in pairs, if one goes bad you have to buy two. I still have a good used one sitting in the shop; It was hard on our old knees to get up into the thing, and then back down. Getting into bed was the same; The truck was unavailable all summer because the camper was on it, and it was too much work to remove and reinstall it.
We traded it for a rear bedroom Class C.
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mowermech
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12/02/08 06:41am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Classic Tractor
The only thing I have for mine thatI can use is the back blade. No problems, except that without down pressure it won't cut very well.
I had a real nice one, with the Sherman 2 speed aux transmission, but it turned out to be the overdrive aux tranny. The fool thing would go 30 MPH, but it still wouldn't slow down. I advertised them both, and that one sold. Never did get any interest in the one I have now, or the loader. I guess I'm stuck with it.
I would have liked to have had an auger for the barn project. It was only 6, 10 inch holes, 31 inches deep, but I'm getting too old for that stuff! An auger would have been much easier than that clamshell post hole digger.
One of the "Poppin' Johnnies" like the OP showed a pic of killed a friend of ours years ago.
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mowermech
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12/01/08 11:05pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Reg MH in another state
I know this has been discussed many times but with things happening like they are I want to be prepared. Ca is discussing tripling veh. reg.... Where are the best states to register MH and what are the pros and cons of doing so. I mean how do you go about it?
Bring the MH to Montana, we will go to the courthouse and put in joint ownership, your name, my name, my address. If it is 11 years old or older, we can put permanent license plates on it. If it is a youngster, you can send me the money every year to renew the plates, and I will send you the registration and the sticker. You must make sure there is enough insurance on it to protect me.
Simple, right?
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mowermech
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12/01/08 10:48pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Winter Travel
Make sure the fuel is winterized. Diesel waxes below +20 degrees F.
Uswually, in the Northern tier of States, the fuel will be Winter Blend, which has a "Cloud Point" (the temperature at which the paraffin precipitates out of the fuel as wax crystals) of about minus 18 degrees F.
I would be a lot more concerned about the tires. Many coaches have highway tires, or at best "all season" tires (an oxymoron, IMO). Many coaches do not allow tire chains installed. I would want REAL M&S traction tires, both on the drive axle and on the steering axle.
You will also want to be sure the water system and waste water systems are winterized until you get far enough South that freezing is not a problem.
Be careful.
Good luck.
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mowermech
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12/01/08 10:25pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: fewer new class A vs. 10 year rule
I am a snob, you betcha!
If they have the "10 year rule", THEY don't have to enforce it. I will enforce it for them, by not staying there. It has been said, the rule "is not cast in stone", it is there to keep "undesirables" out. If so, the rule should read "We reserve the right to do an exterior inspection of your RV to see if it meets our standards of condition and cleanliness."
If the rule states "No RVs over 10 years old allowed", they will not have the opportunity to inspect my nicely preserved 1995 Tioga. No, sorry, my Tioga and my money are out of there, period, even if they are willing to violate their own rule.
As far as I am concerned, the rule IS, most assuredly, CAST IN STONE!
As for the OP's idea, yes, if they quit making Class A and/or Class C motorhomes, sooner or later the only thing left will be 10 year old, or older, units. At that point, the RV parks will have to make some tough decisions.
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mowermech
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12/01/08 10:12pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Classic Tractor
Got the perfect match for that tractor....our ole ford 8 1/2 - 9 Ford N (got a bit of both) for the deer lease.....it breaks down all the time and so we've named it Lucille...after the song....you picked a fine time to leave me Lucille :)
Hey, we kin hijack the thread, make it a Ford N thread...
That sounds like my tractor. It is either a 9N or a 2N, the closest I can narrow it down is 1941 or later, but 1944 or earlier. But it has a 1950 8N engine, but the engine has the front mount distributor.
It runs, and starts good.
I also have the Dearborn Model 19-8 trip bucket loader for it, but I don't have the front mounting bracket or the pump drive parts.
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mowermech
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12/01/08 09:42pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: changing engines
Yes, if you want to replace the 460 with a diesel (ANY diesel), it can be done. All it takes is time and money. As for resale value, you don't build something like that to sell, you build it because you want it, and want to drive it. Your heirs can worry about selling it when you are gone.
They put a Cummins 5.9 in a Dodge Dakota.
They put a Detroit Diesel 12V567 in a farm tractor.
I have seen pictures of Cummins 5.9s in Ford F series trucks, and Chevy Z71 trucks. They even put one in a Jeep Wrangler. Ford flathead V8s were quite common in Jeep CJ's, then they progressed to Chevy V8s, and AMC 401 V8s.
You could even stuff a Ford V10 in that motorhome, if you wanted to.
Or maybe a Dodge Viper V10.
Harrah put a Ferrari V12 in a Jeep Grand Wagoneer so he could make speed runs to Tahoe even in the winter. It is in the museum in Reno.
The point is, you CAN put any engine you want in your motorhome, IF you are willing to take the time and spend the money. Again, you aren't building it to sell, you are building it for YOU to use.
If you want it, andyou can afford it, go for it. Take pictures, and keep us updated as to the progress.
You might even be able to sell the story to a magazine, and recoup some of the cost!
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mowermech
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12/01/08 08:26pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Idling a Diesel
I find the dings about idling trucks in rest areas and truck stops quite interesting, since almost all of the ones I have seen making noise have turned out to be the refrigeration units on reefer trailers running, NOT the truck engines. Yes, the refrigeration units are powered by diesel engines.
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mowermech
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12/01/08 08:11pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Siily Diesel Question.
Well, darn, I thought I was going to get a chuckle out of a silly question, and here it's a perfectly valid query. shucks.
BUT, yes, the timer is the best idea. While plugging it in isn't "required" until it gets VERY cold, having the heater putting out warm air just a little sooner is certainly worth the little bit of electricity used, IMO.
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mowermech
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12/01/08 07:58pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Ok you Jeep people
I'm looking at a 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport with automatic & 4wd. Is this towable??? I was told just shift the transfer case into neutral... I have also been told that is difficult to do??
Anything special I need to know or look out for??
Thanks
Yes, it is towable. Just read and follow the instructions in the Owner's Manual under "Recreational Towing".
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mowermech
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12/01/08 07:52pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Classic Tractor
Oh, darn, I thought it might be a mate to my 194? Ford N!
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mowermech
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12/01/08 07:45pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Friends from the "OOP'S" thread.
Come to think of it, I don't know if I ever identified the project car; It is a 1982 AMC Eagle SX/4 Sport, 4.2l 6 cyl., 5 speed. It should get about 30 MPG when we get it going. After all else is done, we may install throttle body fuel injection and an HEI distributor. Later. Much later.
Seems like we have had an AMC Eagle of one kind or another in the family since 1981! We have had every body style except the Kammback. They are VERY hard to find!
I had an '81 SX/4 sport a few years back. Yeah, this one will be fun to drive, you bet!
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mowermech
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12/01/08 07:42pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Friends from the "OOP'S" thread.
We survived Thanksgiving in moderately good shape.
We discovered the Tioga furnace will use about 3/4 tank of propane in a week, with the thermostat set at 60 degrees, when the outside overnight temps are in the 20s and 30s. Putting a small electric heater in the bedroom, and keeping the (bedroom) door closed cut it down a little.
We even managed to get a little work done on the "project car". New fuel pump, new tires installed on the factory stock aluminum wheels, locked the transfer case in four wheel drive, got the front axle disconnect shifted to lock, and, after all these years, got the paperwork straightened out, the MVD inspection done, license plates on it, and the title is on the way! An exhaust system, fix the clutch system leaks, replace the parking brake cable, and a wash job, and it will be driveable for the first time in over 15 years!
There is a little hole in the floor pan where a silly wrecking yard worker stabbed it with a forklift. I guess I should fill that with epoxy or something. That's how the front parking brake cable got ruint, too.
I even got my birthday/Christmas present early. That Uberti .45 LC 1871 Colt reproduction of a cap 'n ball converted to cartridge is a nice little gun. Shoots good, too. Yes, the dirt bank they built makes a NICE shooting backdrop!
Oh, yeah, birthday. 2 more days, and I be 67!
Not bad for a fool who (for unremembered reasons) didn't think he would live to see 35!
Winter should be hitting us hard soon. I'm not looking forward to it. We should become snowbirds. I don't like cold and snow!
Then why on Earth do I keep coming back to Montana??
It doesn't make sense.
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mowermech
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12/01/08 11:53am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Ok you Jeep people
If you plan to do any off-roading, get the Rubicon model. I like my '06 Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited. The longer wheelbase makes for a better ride, the fuel economy is adequate, the comfort is fine, and I took the rear seat out (I don't need it). Yes, it takes two or three people to remove the hardtop or reinstall it, but that only happens twice a year (off in the spring, on in the fall, we use the soft top in the warm weather, hardtop in the winter). It just isn't that much of a problem for us. I plan to get a hoist system so I can install and remove the hardtop by myself.
I like my Jeep(s).
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mowermech
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12/01/08 09:35am |
Dinghy Towing
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