RV, Toy Hauler & Trailer Technical
Need help with your RV? Ask about it here.
Moderated by Squatcher
157 topics in this forum
-
- 1 follower
- 8 replies
- 236 views
Ok, After many months and moons I got my 22ft x106 wide stacker from Santek. I ordered via Mr. Richard @ Str8uptoytrader, He was great to deal with and even went out of his way to help me. So the questions are what are must haves? I already bought stall mats for the belly lift. What do I use to glue them down? Liquid nail or silicone? I am open to suggestions and ideas. On another note Does anyone know where I can buy runners in case I want to put a regular car on the lift?
Last reply by zilla68, -
- 8 replies
- 251 views
So my coach has a 1500 watt go power pure sine inverter running off two 256ah SOK LiFePo batteries. My problem is only some of my outlets were inverted from the factory. I want to have all of my 110 inverted, easier for the wife and kids to use and less ware and tear on my generator from lots of start and stops. has anyone had this done. Just curious what I can expect cost wise or even if it is something I can do myself. I am considering upgrading to the 3000 watt inverter to give me plenty of headroom with the system in case we run the microwave, fridge and coffee maker all at the same time. Not that it happens but just in case.
Last reply by wopachop, -
- 3 replies
- 87 views
I'm in the queen creek area and no one I camp with lives close. If you live in this area where do you all go to dump your tanks? Also, I don't keep my trailer in storage, it's on my property.
Last reply by i8sand, -
- 1 follower
- 47 replies
- 1.2k views
I need to get four new camp chairs and wondering what folks like? I can only use the quad folding style, cannot use the bi-fold style due to limited storage space. The ones I have are 10 years old and they suck to sit in. It’s like sitting in a bucket and you just keep sinking and hunching forward. The Yeti Trailhead look nice but like all things Yeti they are expensive. Not opposed to spending the money if worth it and nothing else cheaper. I actually need these as deck chairs for the boat so something with pads on the bottom is preferred. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Last reply by Jtmoney714, -
- 33 replies
- 1.2k views
The wife wants a big screen in the trailer now. I have a 2006 ww fifth wheel. I still have the original 19” tv on the swivel pedestal next to the door. What I would like to do is make a mount to hang a 50” flat screen from the overhead storage shelf. This way the tv is in the middle of the trailer and can be seen from both couches. Anyone here done this?
Last reply by Big_Daddy_Jp, -
- 2 followers
- 14 replies
- 1.7k views
Lets see all The stuff that people are doing to there trailers
Last reply by Big_Daddy_Jp, -
- 12 replies
- 385 views
Spent $5k on these… got a ton obviously… mostly gave 2/3rds away, but I’ve got em everywhere… each car/truck has 2… all the RZRs have 2. Hope we never need ‘em eh? abc
Last reply by ANGRYBUTTCRACK, -
- 9 replies
- 335 views
Anyone have a contact to have a trailer reskinned? Its a 20' box trailer with all the existing panels off. Need the skin and trim put on with a roof. Tried a couple people and the prices are outrages. Located in Orange County but will travel a little for the right deal.
Last reply by FOG, -
- 2 replies
- 119 views
I want a simple way to put up a flag on the toy hauler when camping. Don't want to attach to the ladder. Ideas?
Last reply by FOG, -
- 1 follower
- 16 replies
- 426 views
We have had issues with our door locks from Day one. trailer is a 2016 We tried adjusting plates, new striker plates, then just ended up opening the latch every time we shut the door, trying to slam the door just made it worse, Freind of ours purchased a new trailer, with a Bauer door latch, and the door shut with one finger, i was shocked. I ended up purchasing two door locks (toy hauler with garage door) this was a 15 minute install, What a difference, door shuts with one finger, The old system was RVLock from 2015, if you push against the RVLock, any pressure would almost lock it up, so you had to pull the handle in, shut the door then rele…
Last reply by mikeV, -
- 7 replies
- 301 views
For those of you that used a floor wax or sealer on your MH outsides, how's it holding up? Anyone experiencing peeling, fading, discoloring? This still a good trick, or is there something better these days?
Last reply by Skyward, -
- 1 follower
- 41 replies
- 1.5k views
When i leave for a trip, the one thing i hate to do is fill the tires, feels like the task take forever, my tires are 110-PSI. Now i can set it and walk away,
Last reply by DUNEFLYER, -
- 3 followers
- 40 replies
- 1.1k views
I have twin blue tops for my trailer and was digging around in the box for something and noticed one was not ice cold like I thought it should have been. I touched the other one and it was completely cold. The one is not even close to hot, its just not cold like I would expect, or like the other one. I went out this morning and touched them both before the sun had a chance to get around the trailer and shine on the box and the one was warmer than the other one was. I've had batteries in this same location for <15 years. And when I installed these a few years ago I cleaned everything up, replaced a few cables. I just checked them a second ago and thi…
Last reply by wopachop, -
- 1 follower
- 3 replies
- 142 views
Looking for 82” plus wide 16-18 foot utility/car hauler. What brands are good and what should I stay away from? The Play Craft out of Phoenix looks pretty good. Haven’t looked at any yet just getting suggestions.. Thanks Ron
Last reply by Stugots, -
- 16 replies
- 605 views
I bought a new Carson 18' car trailer last year. It is for my Speed SxS. We obviously, I don't have a SxS yet. I have leant the trailer out to a few friends, it has been from SD to Glamis 3 or 4 times and one time to Utah. I just noticed that 2 of the 4 tires are almost worn out. I know they put the cheapest tires possible on these trailers but to almost worn out with a few thousand miles is lame. I guess I should check that the axles are straight and parallel to each other. Who makes a decent trailer tire? I think they are 205-75R15
Last reply by 1HasBeen, -
- 0 replies
- 205 views
Do you tie down the corner posts on your stacker lift? It looks like the manual recommends it. What ratchet strap rating do you use? I have a 6000lb Titan Stacker Pro with a Can-am X3 Maverick on the split rails. TIA
Last reply by richmiller104, -
- 2 followers
- 36 replies
- 1.2k views
Sorry about the title!!😜 So here’s the scenario: have new truck, looking for a 5er toyhauler. Wanted to get a Sandstorm 286GSLR, has the cargo space needed (16-17’); great cargo carrying capacity (@4k); and is short enough to use for many of the non-OHV parks and campgrounds. That being said, Forest River isn’t making the 5ers, they like others, are concentrating on making the 40’+ $100K+ TAGs and ultra-large 5ers ( according to reps in Utah, Colorado, Nevada, and Washington). That will not work for me, I live in Northern Nevada now, and want to do a bunch of traveling. So, how old is too old for a 5er like this? Need the space because we have an XX with a 4-…
Last reply by Crusty, -
- 1 follower
- 20 replies
- 642 views
Was tired of pulling the front tires off to make the car fit, car 16.3 Garage was 16' Time to fix that First step is to remove the door, I had a bunch of bags of leaves at the time, so we flipped it down on to the trash bags of leaves, Next was the hardest part, Removing all the lights and molding and rear awning,
Last reply by Rockwood, -
- 1 follower
- 22 replies
- 666 views
Always wanted a dedicated buggy trailer, this one only has 4 tie downs for a sand car, and made the back high so no street cars will get up the ramps, Less peeps trying to barrow 8.5 wide, 20 foot deck 5200 lbs axles with drive over fenders and aluminum ramps, rear has Reverse Lights and is in C channel to protect the lights, fenders are .125 thick rams are from Aluminum ramps .com and have one single rear door, and come out the back, so if you are near traffic you will not get hit, main rails are 6'' I beam with 5'' C channel crossing double layer boxed tongue
Last reply by J Alper, -
- 6 replies
- 325 views
Example
Last reply by SandSickness, -
- 6 replies
- 374 views
My motorhome has separate brake and turn signal lights. My trailer has the combo lights. I know I need a 3 to 2 converter. I’m wondering what I do for wiring. Do the motorhome brake lights have a wire going to the trailer plug already? Or do I need to splice into those. I would think my motorhome would have provisions for brake lights in the plug already so do I have a different style of plug on the trailer and motorhome? Help….
Last reply by SandSickness, -
- 9 replies
- 357 views
I absolutely hate the door for the fuel station on the driver side of the trailer, I like to park my car where i can fuel it and not move it again till we leave for another run, and on my 5ther it had one take that was used for the genie and the station, So i purchased the same manufacture for a second tank, Fuel station is now 38-gallons and the Generator is 20-gallons, I wanted a big area to store the fuel hose, did not want to fight the door or the hose,
Last reply by Poule43, -
Suspension question: Do you have a fifth wheel attitude/steller/iconic? around 2017 +/- year.
by Darglestein- 21 replies
- 1.4k views
Hey y'all, I bought a 2017 iconic 2817ckg. The axles were flipped on it and was to tall for my liking. I took on the task today to reverse the flipping. But I think I'm either missing a part, or I have some brackets (see picture) the wrong way. currently now the trailer tires are sitting to low, and the fender flare screws are almost rubbing. Also it is sitting not level when connected to my stock 18 ram 2500. Does anyone have an eclipse fifth wheel of similar model that can share pictures with me? or if in sd let me come take a look? Thanks!
Last reply by Jack, -
- 1 follower
- 12 replies
- 633 views
I’m debating if I should get my new Moho ceramic coated. Anyone have real world, honest feedback? Lots of differences of opinion out there. Seems like the real people giving feedback without having bias motivation generally like it and it makes washing much easier, bugs come off easier, etc. What say you that have had it done?
Last reply by r3meyer, -
- 0 replies
- 204 views
Summer project this year is to downsize our trailer setup in an effort to shed some weight behind the moho for mountain camping trips. Found a deal on a 20' x 8.5' "RV Special" or mid-deck trailer that fits our immediate needs but want to explore adding a short upper deck to stack 2 kid quads (90s) above our 450s for next season. Seem to recall some photos pre-crash of decent setups like this. Debating about construction and attachment methods i.e. direct weld on vs bolt on vs a sleeved / pinned tube setup to allow for easy removal if needed in the future. Anyone have photos from years past or ideas to share?
Last reply by honEXduner,
