Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
01-07-2023, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,521
Tires
Definitely go with LT (light truck) tires. Much better than the "car tires" that most 1/2 trucks come with. Can run higher pressures if needed and they help minimize sway.
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Forum: Jayco Class C Motorhomes
03-03-2022, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,624
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Forum: Jayco Class A Motorhomes
10-24-2021, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 884
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Forum: General Jayco RV Chat
10-02-2021, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,885
2021 camping season; rude behavior in packed...
2021 camping season; rude behavior in packed overpriced campgrounds, out of control pets, smoky fires and yelling conversations right outside our windows until all hours of the night have driven us...
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
09-11-2021, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,901
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Forum: General Jayco RV Chat
07-13-2021, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 8,209
campground etiquette
Has anyone else noticed an extreme decline in campground "courtesy/behavior" this summer compared to a few years ago???
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
06-28-2021, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,263
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
06-26-2021, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 708
Moving up to 212QB
We are a retired couple that plan on doing more traveling next year. We plan to move up to a 212QB probably using an early order program in February for May 1st delivery.
We think it would be...
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
05-19-2021, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,705
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
05-17-2021, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,705
dealer greed
Fortunately the southern Minnesota family owned dealership that we purchased our 184bh from was not going to create problems for us by just trying to profit from selling a wdh that was not...
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
05-15-2021, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,705
Wdh
We have a 184bh that is 8 seasons old. Our southern Minnesota dealer told us that the A-frames are too light to handle the stresses of many WD hitches. We tow with a Ram 1500 with LT tires on rear...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
03-05-2021, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,212
Every truck I ever owned had a cap. There are...
Every truck I ever owned had a cap. There are some drawbacks, but advantages outweigh the negatives. For security make sure you have operating locks. Then you can add battery operated "door alarms"...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
03-05-2021, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,946
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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers
02-25-2021, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,118
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Forum: General Jayco RV Chat
02-14-2021, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,891
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Forum: Campfire Chat
01-30-2021, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,469
Long drive
We drove a brand new Winnebago class C to Alaska for a rental company. Was a great deal and a fantastic trip. We live in Minnesota and it was a 3,600 drive one way. Flew back to MPLS. We...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
08-09-2020, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,044
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Forum: Campfire Chat
07-05-2020, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,510
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Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers
01-11-2020, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,246
None
Our "veteran" RV salesman told us that if you tow with a full size half ton pickup with LT rear tires(and not the car tires that most come with from the factory) that SLX7 trailers did not need WDH...
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Forum: General Jayco RV Chat
10-02-2019, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 8,985
We prefer travel trailer, we have a topper on...
We prefer travel trailer, we have a topper on our truck which we also use as a daily driver. A pickup with an open box is worthless. Too many things we haul are too likely to fly out. Many...
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Forum: General Jayco RV Chat
08-29-2019, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,887
Wedding ring hazard!
30 years ago I was a young farm equipment territory manager and we were having equipment delivered to Minnesota's biggest farm show. The forklift operator was lifting a small piece of equipment...
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Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers
08-09-2019, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,234
Bed mod
took table out completely, replaced with 3/4 " plywood to bridge space. cut to fit/stay in place. put two high quality cot pads side by side as foundation. Then put cushions on top of them and...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
01-31-2019, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 9,517
death wobble
Most common on 4x4's and can have catastrophic consequences.
If happens on other vehicles front end/steering components are likely wore out.
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Forum: Jayco Hybrids
01-16-2019, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,175
4x2
4x2 works fine. Just get some "real" light truck tires on the rear and get rid of the crap car tires that come on most pickups. Pump to 50 lbs (or recommended on sidewall for towing) and all...
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Forum: Tech Talk
12-27-2018, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,060
Tight turns
tandem or tri axle trailer tires are also subjected to extreme sidewall stress while making short turns getting into tight spaces or turning through "drive thru" curbs/gutters to get into...
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