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Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 09-14-2022, 11:56 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 7,248
Posted By ctbailey
I haul with at least 2/3 of a fresh water tank,...

I haul with at least 2/3 of a fresh water tank, always.

1. you might find that campground without water.
2. The trailer tows much nicer
3. The trailer is not pushed around by buffetting winds...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 08-17-2022, 12:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 673
Posted By ctbailey
Arcing fuses are trying to tell you something is...

Arcing fuses are trying to tell you something is very very wrong.

The most obvious answer is there is a 12V positive wire touching a 12V ground source.

The difficulty will be in tracking it...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 08-10-2022, 12:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,548
Posted By ctbailey
LOL! best answer yet! :) All RV's are...

LOL! best answer yet! :)

All RV's are garbage, and they ALL will break something, eventually.

Like this weekend, the damn black tank valve plunger came out of the bladex valve on me. So,...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 12-29-2021, 01:34 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,529
Posted By ctbailey
lexan to the rescue

Murff, these guys make a fantastic product: https://www.eztopsworldwide.com/rvskylights.htm

I ordered my 18x24 ?? (full size skylight) from them after snow removal operations shattered my...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 11-04-2021, 09:24 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,359
Posted By ctbailey
Skirted is the only way we can do it in the North...

Skirted is the only way we can do it in the North East. The enclosed belly only increases the air about 10 degrees above outside ambient without skirting.
with skirting you can make it.

But,...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 11-04-2021, 09:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,509
Posted By ctbailey
Absolutely do not mount a tank inside your...

Absolutely do not mount a tank inside your camper. One leak that goes un-noticed and your floor will be totaled, especially if it is employing the "ultra light" luan/styrofoam/luan monolithic floor...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 11-03-2021, 01:22 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,938
Posted By ctbailey
Sell it today, not tommorrow!

Every day that unit sits on the property is just one more day before the roof starts leaking.


Every day that unit sits on the property not being camped in, is another day for the mice to take...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 03-31-2021, 01:04 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 21,497
Posted By ctbailey
2018 Chevy 3500HD CC SRW. 3.73 rear end. ...

2018 Chevy 3500HD CC SRW. 3.73 rear end.


10-12MPG hauling a 10k bumperpulll


11 mpg hauling the 4k snowmobile trailer. (Lightweight, but its like pulling a barn door down the highway)

...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 07-01-2020, 01:47 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,995
Posted By ctbailey
Would you mind uploading pics of the water line...

Would you mind uploading pics of the water line and drain line setup?


Nice hole through the camper... but the big stuff is the water, right? :)


thanks


craig
Forum: Tech Talk 06-11-2020, 01:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,989
Posted By ctbailey
Thank you sir for the experience. CT

Thank you sir for the experience.


CT
Forum: Tech Talk 06-11-2020, 01:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,989
Posted By ctbailey
Could have been loose. Could have been...

Could have been loose.


Could have been dissimilar metals.


We may never know. But it sure was plenty green and rusted. And melted.
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles 06-10-2020, 12:39 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,871
Posted By ctbailey
I am in this "camp" as well. US...

I am in this "camp" as well.



US Federal DOT classifies trucks.
Class 2 = LIGHT TRUCK = up to 10,000 pounds GVW
Class 3 = MEDIUM DUTY = >10,001 POUNDS GVW


The F-450 Pickup is a Class 3...
Forum: Tech Talk 06-08-2020, 06:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,989
Posted By ctbailey
Main bus bar corrosion

Hi folks, I found a new problem this weekend. A buddy was camping with us in their 2012 model year Jayco popup, and they could not het any of the house lights to work.

The battery was dead. No...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 12-04-2019, 03:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,077
Posted By ctbailey
An external 10Amp charger will charge the battery...

An external 10Amp charger will charge the battery without disconnecting anything. In fact, most external chargers have aligator clips.


But don't leave it connected and turned on, most external...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 11-23-2019, 01:11 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,567
Posted By ctbailey
Who says you need to stop camping? ...

Who says you need to stop camping?

https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/members/34745-albums851-picture11164.jpeg
Forum: Jayco Class C Motorhomes 11-05-2019, 12:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,008
Posted By ctbailey
I used these guys: ...

I used these guys: https://www.eztopsworldwide.com/


They have "standard" sizes, but are capable of minor custom sizes, too.



I had a 24x18 skylight blow out on my 32BHDS Travel trailer...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 11-05-2019, 11:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,079
Posted By ctbailey
My 2015 has a Dometic 9100. still as strong...

My 2015 has a Dometic 9100.

still as strong today as the day I brought it home in October 2014.



My dad did an awning with just himself and my sister - an old style dometic with the...
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 05-01-2019, 04:32 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 14,529
Posted By ctbailey
If these are leaving Indiana overheight, then why...

If these are leaving Indiana overheight, then why aren’t they getting the AC units clipped on their way to dealers?
Forum: Jayco Fifth Wheels 04-27-2019, 02:34 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 14,529
Posted By ctbailey
The trailer isn’t overheight until it gets...

The trailer isn’t overheight until it gets coupled to one of today’s ridiculously tall one ton SRW trucks.

Chevy ford and Dodge are equally to blame for the ever increasing “clearance” of these...
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 04-10-2019, 01:28 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,739
Posted By ctbailey
All code was dropped as of February 2007. ...

All code was dropped as of February 2007.



They aren't proposing a new class, but rather simply an extension of the Technician class for those expanded privileges.



Technitian
General
Forum: General Jayco RV Chat 04-10-2019, 01:22 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,739
Posted By ctbailey
FRS (limited to 2 watts output) do not require...

FRS (limited to 2 watts output) do not require licenses to operate. but this is very short range.



GMRS (Handhelds up to 5+/- watts) technically do need a GMRS license to operate on the "GMRS"...
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 03-23-2019, 03:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,887
Posted By ctbailey
As a 32BHDS owner, and one who’s hauled it 15,000...

As a 32BHDS owner, and one who’s hauled it 15,000 miles since delivery...

Get more truck than a tundra.
Forum: Jayco Travel Trailers 03-06-2019, 12:59 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 18,512
Posted By ctbailey
How do you know a salesman is lying?

How do you know a salesman is lying?
Forum: Jayco Owners Registry 02-13-2019, 01:53 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 466
Posted By ctbailey
Bunkhouse :: 2015 Jayco 32BHDS

Bunkhouse :: 2015 Jayco 32BHDS (2019-02-13 14:53:47)
Forum: Tech Talk 10-31-2018, 12:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,326
Posted By ctbailey
I should include just a bit more info... Last...

I should include just a bit more info... Last winter the regulator on the LP tanks failed... slowly. What I mean is, it overtime apparently degraded the flow to the point where the gas range would...
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