Recent content by trvlrerik

When I got my airbags on my Ford I had the same issue, the Firestone site has about 100 part numbers many appeared to fit. I called Tweetys RV directly and they hooked me up with the correct airbags. The install took about 2 hours and I did not have to drill any holes.

Our kids fight over who gets to sleep in the garage. Our 2nd a/c is in the master bedroom, we leave the door open to the garage, set the fantastic fan to 75 degrees, and it stays very comfortable after the sun goes down (even in pretty high temperature/humidity). The kids like it because they...

I got mine at Tweetys. After I got mine I have noticed I have seen them posted of "for sale boards" at several livestock related web sites and sale facilitiies. You do not often see B/W stuff for sale, people are often trading their current hitch looking for a B/W set up.

I pull my 3912 with a SRW 08 F350, but is seems like this year has been higher than average on the high wind days. A tall profile trailer is a handfull in a cross wind with a SRW. I will not tow on an interstate highway (over 55 mph) if the wind is over 25mph. Can it be done, yes, but in my...

The "floor" of my generator boxed in area is 90% open when I yanked out the Onan unit, I am going to put an expanded metal floor and small vent in the outer door of the compartment. I have a small 12 volt automotive radiator fan that will bring in fresh air, forcing out the heated air out the...

I know that retail price for the Onan 5500 can get as high as 4k but can be had for 3100 new if you look around. Does your rig have a steel box built inside of the storage area for the genset to sit in, if not it will need to be installed to keep CO2 from getting into the interior, and act as a...

After struggling with my gasoline generator for several years I decided to switch to a propane portable unit that would better suit what I use a generator for. I knew that my shop was not equipped to remove the 300lb genset without damaging my Cyclone so I went to a local trailer/RV dealer. I...

I have repaired chips and areas where the clear coat is lifting off of my wheels. I have had good luck using MEK (methyl ethyl Ketone), a strong paint thinner rubbed on the chipped area only and applyiing clear coat auto paint over the chip, using the little pen style applicator found at auto...

It is a quick way to make sure all of your tires are inflated. In my opinion it is a good thing to do every time you stop. This does not replace pre-trip air checks of all tires.

During the summer heat I often travel at night. When we pull into the camp ground it is often late, my wife and I walk the entire route with flashlights pointing out any possible problem areas, we then check our site and I lay my 2"X12"s where I plan on setting my front landing gear. We then...

I have an in bed fuel tank that sits taller than my bed rails by 3", so I raised my hitch up by 2" to maintain a 6" clearance when I back in at high angles. Right now my hitch is 14.25" off of the bed floor. My fuel tank is 23.5" tall from the bed. When I raised my hitch it caused a slight...

I don't know if the height of the rig makes any difference, I do know that if I have 3 kayaks on the roof of my truck in front of the Cyclone the nose stays pretty clean, with an aluminum wing there is no measurable difference in my mileage however. On my work trailers (featherlights) I put an...

I admit to being lazy and not dumping fuel and monitoring the fuel stabilizer balances correctly, I do run the generator at least once a month. During the summer is when I use it to run the A/C when traveling only. The only other time I use the genny is to run my air compressor in remote...

I am tired of dealing with "sour fuel" issues. Selling my 5500 Onan Marquese Gold generator from my Cyclone, it has 55.4 hours on it. It has only been used while traveling to keep the A/C running. I have attempted nearly every Sta-bil type product on the planet to no avail and I am tired of...