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Old 11-30-2017, 02:05 AM   #1
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My wife and I have been wanting to get a travel Trailer for a while now. We settled on a used 2005 Jay flight 25RKS. It is in good shape and had been updated with a small residential fridge. I'll be replacing a couple of tires due to weather cracking. I pulled it home Saturday using a friends truck from south of Asheville, NC. It pulled great with no issues. The TV is a 2004 Silverado 1500 RWD extended cab shortbed with the 4.8L and 3.42 gears; I know it is probably underpowered / undergeared, but hoping it'll work for now. I've added a Tekonsha Prodigy P2 controller and a used Equalizer weight distribution hitch with sway control (1200# tongue, 12k with bars- it's probably overkill, but I'd rather have too much than not enough). I've downloaded the Equalizer manual so we can reset the hitch to my truck. I've also downloaded the Jay flight owners manual and have read through it a couple times already. Plans are to permanently mount the fridge (it's loose and needs to be secured better) and to replace the dinette with a small recliner and chair. I suspect that I'll be adding an electric tongue jack soon.

Early on in my life, I was a truck driver and a mechanic. For the last 22 years, I've worked as a troubleshooter for a forklift manufacturer (LP, CNG, gas, diesel, and now electric.

I'm new to this and will probably have a ton of questions. Especially if someone has ever moved the LP leak detector. It'll need to be relocated if we remove the dinette.

Thanks for reading and looking forward to learning all I can about Travel Trailers and camping.

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Old 11-30-2017, 03:30 AM   #2
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Welcome to JOF. You will get help from a lot of friendly members here so ask away. Hope you get many good memories from the rig and make it yours with modifications.

I can tell you that moving the lp/co2 detector is easy. Just needs 12vdc to the new location and put it about the same height off the floor.
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Old 11-30-2017, 06:34 AM   #4
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Thanks for the info on the leak detector. That was the info I needed. I didn't know if it needed to stay at the floor or what.
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Old 11-30-2017, 06:44 AM   #5
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Welcome to JOF. I'm just a piece down the road from you in central SC. Lots of great info here.


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Congratulations on the new-to-you Jayco and welcome to the forum.

Regarding the trailer's tires... While replacing the weather checked tires, check the date codes on the other tires. They might need to be replaced, too, due to age even if they don't look as bad.
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Welcome to the forum. We joined nearly a year ago when we bought a used 2010 22FB Jay Flight. We're just down the road from you in Wilson. We've benefitted from many of the forum topics and had many questions answered. One of the first things we replaced were six year old Marathon tires with Maxxis 8 plys - including spare. We plan to have this TT for many years, so we just had a RV shelter built to protect it from the NC sun. It's enclosed on the back / North side, and the right & left sides are closed down to within 4' of the ground. We feel it's a wise investment. Best of luck with your Jayco. Maybe we'll run into you at one of the many great parks in the Carolinas & Virginia.
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CONGRATULATIONS on the JAYCO!!!

...and WELCOME TO JOF!!! The members here are GREAT!!! There is a lot of GREAT information to be found here. I am sure that you will have information and pictures to share with us... so please do!!

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Old 12-05-2017, 09:55 AM   #12
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Out of curiosity, has anyone ever recovered the J-steel sofa?
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We had a busy weekend. Fired up the furnace and made sure it worked. Lubed the screw on the stability jacks with anti-seize. Installed a Harbor Freight electric tongue jack. Removed the dinette. Shored up / secured the residential fridge; had to relocate light so freezer door would open more. Threw in a new queen mattress. Installed LED bulbs in all of the light fixtures except for the wall sconces and dining light. I've ordered 12v LED reading lights for the bedroom and a 9 inch LED light to replace the dining light. The one there was too low; I kept walking into it. I've also got LED bulbs coming for the wall sconces and a new low point drain to replace the one that's missing the handle.

After removing the dinette, we found out that there was a subwoofer under one of the seats. I'd see the speakers above the dinette / slide but didn't realize the trailer had surround sound. It's missing the receiver to connect everything too. I think I can find an aftermarket 5.2 receiver to hook everything into.

The grate on the back of the fridge / outside of trailer doesn't have a screen on the inside. Would this panel be universal for all trailers or is this something that I have to get from a Jayco dealer?

If it stays decent this week, I plan to install the lights once they come in and maybe, clean the carpet & sofa.
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I'll tell you one thing - North Carolina is an absolutely beautiful state. We spent quite a lot of time in Asheville and Boone as we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway. Now all we can think about is going back some day. Is Wyoming really that brown, or did we just get North Carolina in our blood?!
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Welcome to the JOF. You’ll find this to be a helpful resource with lots of friendly folks. When you pull the LP detector, see if it has a “replace by” date. It may be time to get a new one.

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What I've found out so far is that a lot of stuff is from 2005. LP detector is Feb 2005. LP tanks are January 2005. Going to see if a local gas company will certify the tanks for another 5 years. Otherwise, I'll need new tanks. Any issues going to either twin 20# tanks or upgrading to twin 40# tanks? How much LP does a 40# tank hold? Local Tractor Supply said the 30# tank holds about 8 gallons.
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I've got a question. ..my trailer has 2 valves inside (1 blue, 1 red) in an ouside storage compartment and a white low point drain outside. Are these valves connected or what? I haven't seen any other exterior drains except for the gray / black tanks - and I know what those are for.
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I've got a question. ..my trailer has 2 valves inside (1 blue, 1 red) in an ouside storage compartment and a white low point drain outside. Are these valves connected or what? I haven't seen any other exterior drains except for the gray / black tanks - and I know what those are for.
Sounds like low point drains and the fresh water drain. There should be a valve inside directly above the lines to drain them when winterizing or draining the fresh water tank.
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