Recent Content by TLane

It took me about 15 tries to get it to work. Go back and re-read the instructions again and see if there's anything that needs to be done different. Some things to check - door closed, feet on the floor (off the pedals), parking brake on. I'm not sure if any of those matter, but the system is...

You can buy ground bus bars for circuit breaker boxes at your local big box store. It would be up to you to mount/insulate/enclose as needed. Just another option - depending on how much "off the shelf" you want to pay for.

After you cleaned out the tank and re-installed the pump, how much fuel did you put in it? Sounds like you need more fuel in the tank. Either that, or the new pump is bad...

I did what Bill did - a second power inlet that I plug in with a heavy extension cord to the campsite's 20 amp outlet. It runs the front A/C plus an outlet in the front bedroom. That allows me to run a space heater in the bedroom when it's cold, along with the space heater in the living room. We...

Next time you have the trailer hooked up, get your crowbar out and look for any slop anywhere in the hitch. Try prying between the hitch on the truck and the trailer and look for any movement. Typically there's slop between the receiver on the truck and the hitch insert, there may also be slop...

Instead of running the wire down the axle tube, run a wire from the junction box at the front down each side - then drop down to each axle. Equal length runs (as close as possible) means equal current to each brake, which means equal braking. It may not be perfect, but at least you can do a lot...

******WELCOME HOME********** Now the planning starts for the next trip. We leave in just under 3 weeks for 1 week at Colter Bay...

Thanks for the pictures! It looks much better than what I have under my trailer, so I'll add that to the list of things to do.

Yep, we used to leave the Dallas/Fort Worth area Friday night after work and arrive Saturday night, even when the speed limit was 55. Took turns driving thru the night. But like you said, were younger then. Now we spend 2 1/2 days getting there, and feel like that's pushing it. Retirement's only...

Interesting that the crack appears to be well away from the spring hanger. Is there an internal brace at that point? Did you add the angle iron brace just above the hanger? I'd love to see pictures of your steel underbelly. Did you do anything to seal the ends of the steel where it meets the...

Well, it's a little to late to tell you about it but in case anyone else reads this - when you hike up to Amphitheater lake, take the trail around the North side of the lake and just past the lake there is a spectacular view of the adjacent canyon. Steep drop off from where you stand. You can...

I've had decent luck with Maxxis tires, I have to order them from Discount Tire. Don't let them talk you into Carlisle tires. Don't drive over 65 mph and don't let them get older than about 4 years. I buy 2 new tires every 2 years, and rotate them thru, and yes, I carry two spares. Even so...

I haven't seen it on a Dodge, but my wife's Toyota Sienna had a similar crack. I found that some people had repaired there's using a small soldering iron and plastic from zip ties as filler material. They claim it works, but I got a new radiator for my wife. I might repair the old radiator and...

Texas recently did away with the inspection sticker and instead tied it to the registration sticker. You still have to get the vehicle inspected but there is no separate sticker anymore. The law requiring brakes and inspections on trailers over 4400lbs has been in place for some time but it...

The brake controller should have 4 wires going to it. One is a ground, one is 12V (always on). One is on (12V) when you press on the brake pedal. The fourth wire is the one to look at - it will have zero volts when the controller isn't applying the brakes, and higher voltages as the controller...