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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-10-2019, 11:18 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,614
Posted By 17 Oaks
Mine is easy to get at or as easy as it comes. ...

Mine is easy to get at or as easy as it comes. The ENTIRE RV industry seems to have no idea where or how to put all the switches we need. They seem to be scattered all over the place...and what is...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 01-10-2019, 08:00 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,614
Posted By 17 Oaks
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Been down that road and chased hard starts all over the US in order to get my unit to fire up when boondocking from my Onan 2500 genset.

Turns out the mfg os the AC unit is not but about 1 ½ hr...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 10-25-2017, 09:08 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,047
Posted By 17 Oaks
Guess I could have hung in there, but my 5th...

Guess I could have hung in there, but my 5th wheel is key to my business, its my rolling office and carries some of my inventory so not having it is not an option for me and to do without it would be...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 10-24-2017, 06:56 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,047
Posted By 17 Oaks
UPDATE: Traded in the Jayco on a Forest...

UPDATE:

Traded in the Jayco on a Forest River Cedar Creek Silverback 29, slightly longer than the Jayco, but has a King bed. More or the same same unit, a bit more features such as the axles and...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-24-2016, 10:36 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,047
Posted By 17 Oaks
Couple of Bing's right there a parent company and...

Couple of Bing's right there a parent company and a dealer who cares.

On warranty vs non warranty. I too have been faced with that and the answer is not just YES or NO. That thinking is the...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-24-2016, 09:04 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,047
Posted By 17 Oaks
That was the Navistar engine in Ford superdutys...

That was the Navistar engine in Ford superdutys '03-07, I never owned one, but in talking to those that have it seems to a haunted engine as it was full of problems. My guess is that it was the...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-23-2016, 11:16 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,047
Posted By 17 Oaks
Grump, straight up there was not enough Dicor to...

Grump, straight up there was not enough Dicor to seal anything, I agreed with the dealer when I saw it. On my Arctic Fox I was amazed at how thick the Dicor was applied at least a ½ in - ¾ in, maybe...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-23-2016, 04:17 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,047
Posted By 17 Oaks
I am glad for you. Ok I missed the 6 month...

I am glad for you.

Ok I missed the 6 month inspect by less than a month...guess you are right, Dicor only last 6 months and then it completely designates. Even my dealer was SHOCKED, he also...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-23-2016, 03:36 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,047
Posted By 17 Oaks
Its not the issues with the rig that made us turn...

Its not the issues with the rig that made us turn from it but is was the failure of Jayco as a business.

I have started and owned several companies in life, I own one now. I am not a big wheel,...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-23-2016, 01:55 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,047
Posted By 17 Oaks
Smile Goodbye Jayco

Well the love we had for our Jayco and it and the Jayco are gone. We loved our Jayco, really did. And it was a great unit in so many ways, but like MOST units by any mfg it has some issues, some...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-20-2016, 01:24 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,407
Posted By 17 Oaks
Well its been 8 months and I was on the roof with...

Well its been 8 months and I was on the roof with the dealer and he was astounded at how bad and large the cracks were. I have owned it 8 months..I sold my Arctic Fox, 2008 I bought new-used in '09,...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-20-2016, 12:07 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,407
Posted By 17 Oaks
WOW, maybe worse than anyone thought. Finally...

WOW, maybe worse than anyone thought. Finally got it into the dealer yesterday. He wanted to inspect the roof, got up there with him.

2016 model, bought brand new in April 16. It lives INSIDE...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-05-2016, 11:43 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,407
Posted By 17 Oaks
Is the AC sealed with a sealer also?????? Or is...

Is the AC sealed with a sealer also?????? Or is it just 4 bolts on a foam seal and tightened???
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-05-2016, 11:42 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,407
Posted By 17 Oaks
That was an issue when we bought it. Living in S...

That was an issue when we bought it. Living in S Tx and Phoenix Az I KNEW 1 AC was not going to keep it cool in our brutal summers, so as a condition of buying I wanted the front AC installed as per...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-05-2016, 11:14 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,407
Posted By 17 Oaks
Thanks to all... There might be a BINGO...

Thanks to all...

There might be a BINGO here?

We had the front bedroom skylight replaced with a AC unit (factory option) and my guess is that is where the leak is coming from or the cap seal...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-04-2016, 08:09 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,407
Posted By 17 Oaks
Can't get to a dealer now, I am on the road, next...

Can't get to a dealer now, I am on the road, next week at soonest, hoping someone has encountered...if a drop of rain falls, it ends up inside and passes thru ___________??????? then out the...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-04-2016, 06:33 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,407
Posted By 17 Oaks
Madder than a wet hen

Well its rained down here in Texas and if you have seen the weather, its raining across the state. But we have trip to make (business) and found our new 5th has a leak, no its beyond a leak, the...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 12-04-2016, 06:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,071
Posted By 17 Oaks
I just installed one in our home for the remodel....

I just installed one in our home for the remodel. For the size you are talking about its a 50 amp circuit and if they are not professional installed you generally can nix the warranty.

Are they...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 11-30-2016, 10:00 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,096
Posted By 17 Oaks
You may or may not already know this. Ford (a...

You may or may not already know this. Ford (a long time ago) figured out that as Texas goes so does the truck market. Texas historically sells more trucks than cars and while it was (back in the...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 11-29-2016, 07:15 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,096
Posted By 17 Oaks
Good advice. I have never owned a ¾ T or a...

Good advice.

I have never owned a ¾ T or a 250xx, its either a 1/2T or a 1T. The tariff to go 1T is so little over the ¾ not sure why you would not make the jump...but I am a retired engineer and...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 11-29-2016, 12:35 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,096
Posted By 17 Oaks
You are right. Your starting point is the...

You are right. Your starting point is the parameters of the your truck make and model, from there you can buy your camper. To often folks buy the camper (frequently with bad advice of the camper...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 11-28-2016, 08:08 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,096
Posted By 17 Oaks
I would disagree with your numbers. The rating...

I would disagree with your numbers. The rating given by the mfg is well within the parameters of the truck or the lawyers would never approve, it would have lawsuit written all over it. In fact the...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 11-28-2016, 07:50 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,096
Posted By 17 Oaks
I have no idea how you miss something like that,...

I have no idea how you miss something like that, it was evident they had been driving for more than a mile or two, the tire was gone and the rim looked like it was on fire sparks everywhere and while...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 11-28-2016, 11:35 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,096
Posted By 17 Oaks
I am not sure if I posted it on here or not, but...

I am not sure if I posted it on here or not, but there is a Youtube of a OEM attachment for a VW Beetle for pulling a 5th wheel. Not a joke as I originally thought but it was an OEM setup.
...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 11-27-2016, 05:03 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,096
Posted By 17 Oaks
You forgot 1 thing...they do all that and still...

You forgot 1 thing...they do all that and still get 28 mpg @ 75 mph.

The Eagle HT line was aimed at the HT (half ton truck). BUT the Eagle HT is only ½ of the equation, the truck is the other...
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