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Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 07-12-2011, 01:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,499
Posted By BudMan
Interior water leak

First trip in our new 20X. On the way home from PA, we hit a really major thunder storm with torrential rains.

When stopped at a rest area for lunch, we found that water had gotten on the couch....
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 03-17-2011, 08:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,197
Posted By BudMan
It's beginning to look like...

It's beginning to look like Nissan-Honda-Toyota-Mitsubishi parts and replacements are going to get pretty hard to find pretty soon so probably a good choice.
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 03-13-2011, 10:26 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 22,439
Posted By BudMan
Trailer delivery charges are always part of the...

Trailer delivery charges are always part of the final price, regardless of whether they are identified by the dealer or not.

Believe me, none of the manufacturers deliver trailers to the dealers...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 03-12-2011, 12:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,415
Posted By BudMan
The bottom line? There is no such thing as...

The bottom line?

There is no such thing as "too much power" but there certainly is "too little power".
Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers 03-10-2011, 10:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,119
Posted By BudMan
I have a lot of RV towing experience, about a 1/4...

I have a lot of RV towing experience, about a 1/4 million miles in just over two years as an RV transport driver.

But I was using a Ford F350 crew can dually long bed with a 6.0L turbo diesel...
Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers 03-09-2011, 06:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,119
Posted By BudMan
Don't go there! She got a very strange glint...

Don't go there!

She got a very strange glint in her eye when I brought it up.

(The Jeep and later the TT were both her idea. My idea was a new Ford F150 with the max tow package and a slightly...
Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers 03-09-2011, 07:45 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,119
Posted By BudMan
Well, first trip is over and we survived

Although my wife and I have towed several hundred trailers as RV transporters, this was our trip with our own trailer (Jayco 17C). We live in north central Illinois and decided we needed some heat...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 02-26-2011, 07:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,823
Posted By BudMan
Winterizng a new trailer

Kind of late in the year but we have a brand new trailer and it is our first. We got fed up with the snow in northern Illinois so last Sunday we hooked up and spent the week in Florida's Panama City...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 01-27-2011, 11:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,614
Posted By BudMan
Here's another new guy question

In campgrounds, how much electric cord and dump tank hose do you need?

The trailer has 25 foot of electrical cord and our Rhino waste tank line is 15 feet long.

Should we or do we need an...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 01-26-2011, 11:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,317
Posted By BudMan
Instalng a Battery Box

We just bought our first trailer, a JayCo hybre (Ex-port 17c)

The trailer didn't come with a battery or box (the dealer says they don't provide them because you don't really need them????? When I...
Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers 01-12-2011, 09:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,296
Posted By BudMan
I really enjoyed transporting but (and it's a big...

I really enjoyed transporting but (and it's a big one) I almost went broke.

I am retired Army so my healthcare is paid for, and I have retired three separate times and that means with SSA I have...
Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers 01-09-2011, 09:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,207
Posted By BudMan
Yes and Congress needs to keep spending within a...

Yes and Congress needs to keep spending within a budget, but neither happens in real life.

The dealer did not provide a battery for our new trailer, hence my question.
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 01-09-2011, 08:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,710
Posted By BudMan
I was an RV Transporter and had a Ford F350...

I was an RV Transporter and had a Ford F350 dually. I added the Firestone Ride Rite with the onboard compressor with the cab mounted control head.

It allowed me to transport the heaviest fivers...
Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers 01-03-2011, 07:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,207
Posted By BudMan
That's what I was looking for. We do belong to...

That's what I was looking for. We do belong to Sam's (actually my son is a Sam's Club district manager so we had no choice <grin>)

The only dry camping we are planning is rest areas, WalMart...
Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers 01-03-2011, 12:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,207
Posted By BudMan
Battery question

We are buying everything we need for our new 17 Ex-port.

Does anybody have any battery recommendations? We are leaning towards something from WalMart because of the three year warranty and of...
Forum: Jayco Lite/Ultra Lite Travel Trailers 12-02-2010, 09:07 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,296
Posted By BudMan
Sort of new to RVing

We picked up our 17c this week from our dealer after deliberating, (I swear) for a year and a half over whether we should do it. My wife finally put her foot down and we bought it.

We have not...
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