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RE: Tire pressure & temperature system monitor,
I have just switched from the Pressure Pro 10 wheel system to the Tiretraker 10 wheel system. All this mainly because of Pressure Pro's hard nosed stance regarding the price of their replacement transmitters. When I purchased my Pressure Pro system nearly 6 years ago they said they would replace a transmitter with a dead battery for $15.00. Then it became $25.00 and then it became $35.00 with their denying that they had ever offered the lower replacement prices.
Their system works OK but the Tiretraker system offers you the ability to change your own dead batteries and works superbly as well. Pressure Pro has taken the position that RVers aren't smart enough to unscrew these units and replace the batteries and if they do get them replaced they feel that surely they'll leak.The pressure Pro transmitter uses the CR2032 watch,hearing aid,etc,battery. No big deal except you can't change it unless you pop for $35.00 each.
The Tiretraker system uses a similar type battery and can be changed and put back in service with minimum effort. Plus the folks who sell the Tiretraker are great to deal with and offer great service without all the argument. They are at info.tiretraker.com
My Pressure Pro stuff went into the yard sale box and so far I can't give it away. The big turn off is $35.00 for new transmitters.
$210.00 for 6 or $350.00 for the 10 wheel set. The Tiretraker is $429.00 for the 10 wheel setup and down the road when you need batteries about 25-30 dollars for batteries for all ten wheels,if that much depending on where you buy them. So far very good.
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jwmII
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02/27/10 09:25am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Power Gear Slide Out Gearbox Failure
Looking at your pictures I would suggest you check for something hanging or jamming up the slide and preventing its movement. That gear box coming apart that way is not real common. Failures like that will occur when something being moved seizes and the power continues to be applied to the drive motor.
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jwmII
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02/16/10 12:35pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: problem with spartan Chassis parts
I think the shop you are using is trying to take advantage of you.
Take some time and call around,use the internet, and do some research. the price you mentioned is out of the question.
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jwmII
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01/04/10 08:39pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Cheap Tire Pressure Monitoring TPMS
Someone along the way here mentioned batteries in these units being the same as used in hearing aids. That is probably correct,either that or watches. Pressure Pro and Doran use a CR2032 3volt battery. Just a few thousandths smaller than a nickel. Easily obtained at the neighborhood grocery or drug store. Yet they turn the replacement of the battery in their units into mission impossible.
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jwmII
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12/20/09 04:37pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Cheap Tire Pressure Monitoring TPMS
All of these more reasonably priced systems are indeed good news.
The hard nosed attitude on the part of the folks at Pressure Pro regarding making a sensor where batteries could easily be replaced and then topping that off with a ridiculously inflated price to replace sensors with dead batteries appears near its end.
There is another player out there by the name of Hawkshead. Their product looks good and is reasonably priced and the owner can change his own batteries. I have not heard of anyone using this one and how it is working out.
I have a pressure Pro and have sold a few to customers, but my batteries have gone out and I am retiring the Pressure Pro,Probably in favor of a Hawkshead System. In due time I will report on it. Good or Bad.
Jack
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jwmII
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12/20/09 04:20pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Pride in Your Work
Yes and you don't want to pay someone who has a specialized skill that requires premium pay to push a vacuum cleaner.
Most outfits don't hire and will not budget for or pay a person to do the cleanup on the product on the line. Therefore the trash we all find is waiting to be discovered.
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jwmII
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12/11/09 08:02pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Pride in Your Work
What you found in the chase is typical of all RV builders. What you found there is only a small portion of what is probably in your coach in other hidden and hard to access areas.
Pride in workmanship really does not enter the picture. What is in the picture is speed. The workers are doing this work on an assembly line and are given a small window of time to do their operation and that does not allow for any cleanup. Take a factory tour and make note of the work stations that have an industrial vacuum cleaner or some other means present for cleanup. There will be few if any. The person with a little pride and who takes the time to cleanup where he does his job will be looking for a new job because he will not be meeting the time norms for that operation.
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jwmII
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12/11/09 07:30pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Anyone build wood ramps to work under MH?
My ramps for when I want to elevate the coach more than 3 or 4 inches are made from 2x12s on edge and side by side 8 across. They are 1 5/8" thick. That gives a comfortable width of 13". I thru drilled them at 3 places evenly spaced along their 6' length and used 5/8" all thread 16" long with nuts and flat washers to pull them and hold them together. There is 2' of flat to park on and the ramp is 4' long allowing easy access on to the ramps. I made 4 and when using them on the rear end I place them together in pairs on each side and back on to them. It is rare when I need that much elevation on the rear or front. Therefore I have not used them as much as I had anticipated. I attached ropes to the high(heavy) ends to help move them around. As you might have guessed they are heavy.
I have an alternate set made out of 2x4s on edge and thru bolted the same way. The motorhome is parked on these all the time when it is garaged. I have galvanized sheet metal on top of all the ramps which helps prevent moisture from the concrete floor and lumber from attacking and causing the dreaded dry rot. I have found that this small amount of lift allows all the access needed for normal servicing like lube(front and rear)oil changes filters, air dryer and so on.
These ramps are 6' long for the rear with 2' of ramp on each end and 2'of landing in the middle. My parking arrangement dictates that I enter the shop for parking going forward. The rear ramps are 18" wide and being ramped on both ends allow the front wheels to roll on over on their way to the forward ramps. The forward ramps are 13" wide but 7' long with a 3'ramp area for the approach. The added length for the ramps under the front wheels is so that the front and rear wheels are not approaching the ramp slopes at the same time. With front and rear wheels trying to mount the ramps at the same time it causes a high stall condition on the Allison Transmission that takes a lot of throttle to overcome. It can be done but can be avoided with a foot or so more lumber so that one set of wheels is on the landing as the other set mounts the ramp. Sure makes life easier for the transmission. It practically idles onto the ramps.
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jwmII
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12/10/09 07:31pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Out of State Purchase
Correct me if I am wrong but I think National Interstate is an Ohio
company. If that is definitely true then you have to figure they have a sweet heart deal as has been suggested by others here and are dealing with the brothers in law down the street and getting a far better buy than they will get anyplace else. Their being in the insurance business probably causes them to replace numerous RVs each year. They are not paying full price for their replacements,probably not even paying wholesale and their dealer(s)are making sales. Everyone wins.
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jwmII
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11/22/09 07:40pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: am i being too picky ?
It's interesting in that as long as the RV industry has been around the buying public has not learned and accepted that most of them if not all of them are junk. When you really get into the inner workings and see the sloppy workmanship and low quality of these things it is anybodies guess how these things hold together as well as they do.
There is very limited skilled workers on the assembly lines.
They don't even clean out the saw dust and wood chips and wire peelings from the internal unseen areas. Everything is stapled. There are no nice wood joints in the cabinetry. The name of their game is throw it together,ship it and bill it and get on the next one.
And imagine this,after slopping these things together and selling them with a healthy profit margin they for the most part can't stay out of bankruptcy court.
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jwmII
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11/21/09 06:03pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Can you use the leveling jacks for tire removal?
Sheeeesh!!! What happened to Safety First? Any jack system out there will lift the coach front,rear,side off the ground and any damn fool can roll,crawl or otherwise get under the respective unit to work on it and the majority of the time he/she will get away with it.
Remember the majority of these units are hydraulic and a hose can let go. If there are people inside someone or an animal can inadvertently trip the switch releasing pressure and letting the vehicle drop. If the jacks are electric they can both electrically or mechanically fail.
If you want to get under a rig up on jacks then have it blocked with jack stands, wood blocks,etc. Donot use cement/concrete blocks as they will disentegrate under compression and the load will fall.
In this day and time of increased safety awareness in the work place and with OSHA and greedy lawyers and law suits any employer that allows his people to work on unsupported equipment has his rear end hanging out a mile. And any of those who just simply do their own work whether at home or at the side of the road, you have have your rear end hanging out a mile as well. The Name Of The Game Is SAFETY FIRST. NOTHING ELSE COUNTS. Do you really want to see your life flash in front of your eyes as your motorhome crushes the life out of you??
Remember this is the vehicle that you have insisted on having nothing but the best in maintenance including fuel,filters, oil,parts and on and on. Why not the best for you, it's owner?? Safety must be first.
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jwmII
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11/21/09 05:44pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Insurance question on a Motorhome.
First of all,$37,500.00 is the asking price. Surely you are not going to pay the asking price. Check with your insurance and see if they'll cover it. You may find that you'll have to shop around to get insurance on it. Furthermore the insurance co. that washed it out and then resold it as salvage will probably be the best one to insure it.
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jwmII
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11/21/09 05:13pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Norcold Power Board - Norcold or Dinosaur?
If it becomes necessary to replace the board,by all means use the dinosaur board.
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jwmII
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11/14/09 10:30am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: OK so we finaly made it to Quartzite!
I have always been under the impression that the BLM put all those holes out there for draining grey water into.
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jwmII
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11/05/09 07:32pm |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: Ho2 to repair crack in plastic bathtub
Go to the local RV parts place and see if they have a Syon kit.
Syon makes a number of repair kits for black and grey and fresh water tanks as well as kits to repair cracked RV showers and tubs.
There is one to repair fuel tanks as well. All of their kits really do work.
Follow the directions precisely.
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jwmII
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11/05/09 06:41pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Power Problem - Coach Batteries
Many coach builders attach numerous leads directly to the battery terminals. This can include grounds as well as positives. Since you have changed batteries go back and re-visit the area around the batteries and double check that there are no leads that were inadvertently left disconnected. If you do find disconnected leads be sure you know which post they should go to. Confusion as to where they were connected is the next problem those who have done this face.
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jwmII
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10/25/09 10:24am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Have You Explained Your Montana LLC To A State Trooper
You don't have to explain diddly to a state trooper. It's none of his business. If he thinks there is a violation of the law he can cite you and then you can take it up with the courts either yourself or thru your attorney. Trying to explain things to these guys is fruitless.
If you are driving a vehicle not registered to you, then it is his business for you to demonstrate to his satisfaction that you have not stolen the vehicle.
Not necessarily!! Especially here in the land of INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
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jwmII
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10/19/09 07:38am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Have You Explained Your Montana LLC To A State Trooper
You don't have to explain diddly to a state trooper. It's none of his business. If he thinks there is a violation of the law he can cite you and then you can take it up with the courts either yourself or thru your attorney. Trying to explain things to these guys is fruitless.
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jwmII
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10/18/09 08:46pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: GMAC Insurance Renewal WOW
National Interstate thru F.M.C.A.
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jwmII
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10/16/09 04:33pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Replace front TV
Just about everyone I have removed required the removal of the front trim ring from the cabinet. Screws are either in from the sides and bottom or are hidden behind the little mushroomed shape oak buttons right on the front of the trim.
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jwmII
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10/16/09 04:15pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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