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    which wires do i hook guage lights to

    i understand you can hook to wires at the light swich to power gauges and gauge lights to, which ones? could pin in and find them if necessary but would be much better if someone knows. its an 08 5500
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    Trailer axle questions

    casper, sounds like your getting some good advice, when you decide(or before) call auto wheel in portland and get one of their catalogs, it will give you most of your options and as you have a business you can probably get a business discount, they deliver every day in our area and the price is...
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    Does the Potential "Banko" of Chrysler change your mind about buying

    i was told by a cummins mechanic (actually the boss in their power gen. division to here him tell it) that they will and do work on dodge trucks on waranty, has any one tryed this, this guy worked at cummins nw in portland or
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    getting the brites when towing?

    i cant believe anyone would just adjust the lights, thats way too easy, if you cant spend3 or 4 hours and skin your knuckles a couple of times it doesnt seem worth doing. as for air bags i too went that route with a 98 2500 and it did work but i had several small problems with the system, air...
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    Trailer ball weight ratings, building a new trailer

    casper, take hbarlows advice, its not that you cant do it, its what happens when you have a problem, lots of hungry attorneys out there just looking for your $$$, thats the very reason we went to the 5500, we had a little expereince a couple of years ago on an unrelated problem and it still...
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    getting the brites when towing?

    i got tired of people flashing the brites when meeting my 03 3500 and 5th wheel so built a set of blocks that pin in between the overload springs and the stops to keep the lights down, if you do it make sure you can slide them out easily when not loaded as they will shake your dentures out...
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    you can take it all with you

    casper, yes i am the one, the rack is still hanging in the shop at home, i guess i am the onely one crazy enough to think i need to take everything i might need, i am in az about an hour east of pheonix in tonto basin and its blue sky and middle 60s, not much to do here, just ride 4 wheelers or...
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    you can take it all with you

    weight is a little over 32k with full fuel (110 gals) and some water, was definitly working the 3500 to death, at 80k i was starting to see it, carrier brg, u joints and such, 5500 is a real pleasure to pull with but it cost about 2 mpg,( around 9 mpg) onely have 7500 miles and it will probably...
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    you can take it all with you

    loading the 4 wheelers there is a tilting rack in the trailer with winches top and bottom and a hyd cyl to tilt it, load the top one first, tilt it forward and load the other one. as you can see in the pics we were loading up in oregon and unloading in arizona (god its nice down here) probably...
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    you can take it all with you

    a few pics of our 5500 toter and 5th wheel, truck body, boat, and quad rack set up in back of trailer home built of aluminum in our home shop
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    Truck won't start!!!

    i had starting problems with an 03 3500, had it 3 dodge dealers in three states, kenei ak, wilsonville or. where i bought it and payson az. the first two found a number of things that they could charge me for but didnt fix the thing, in payson on the second time through the shop the found three...
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    Buying a new 5500, any tips

    i happen to live close to you, between cornelius and hywy 26, i bought a 5500 from raineer dodge in olympia wash. last spring. they beat everyones price and i did a lot of shopping. i was in arizona and had a lot of time. i bought a 98 from dave smith but they havent come close since, i shopped...
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