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    Putting grease on torsion / sway bars

    I am pulling a 30 Ft. Travel Trailer and I use the Center Line hitch. I love the hitch it works great but it is very noisy when turning. So I was wondering if anyone has ever put grease on the Sway bars cradles? I know that doing this will take away some of the friction witch is what makes this...
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    Blue Ridge Parkway

    We are planning a trip up the east coast and would like to drive the BRP , Is it legal to pull a T/T on the Parkway? and I would like to hear from those who have done the BRP while camping. Can you do it, was it hard to enjoy the views having the trailer , finding places to park in the pullouts etc.
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    Throwing the breaker

    I have not yet pulled the Hot Water Heater to investigate, But I am hoping to get some idea as to what is wrong. My HWH is throwing the breaker, and when I flip the breaker back on, I hear a buzzing noise and it immediately throws the breaker back off. On my last trip we had to run it on...
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    Norcold N611Rt, Not cooling

    The Norcold N611RT Refrigerator in my 2011 North Country is not cooling, And I am asking for help to get it fixed. We came home about 3 weeks ago from a very long trip driving over some very rough roads, I dont know if that has anything to do with the problem or not. But after being home for...
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    Long Trip Planned for this Spring and Summer

    This coming Friday, April 5th, the wife and I ( and our little dog Tink) are starting our first long trip, Leaving from home in Jacksonville Fla. pulling our 29 Ft. North Country T/T, We will travel to Arkansas and Oklahoma where we will visit family, From there our next stop will be the Mesa...
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    Lug torque

    I have 16 inch aluminum wheels with 6 lugs, what should the torque for the lugs be?
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    King Omnigo Portable HDTY antenna.

    I have recently purchased the King Omnigo antenna ( it is mounted on a tripod outside on the ground ) to improve on the amount of tv channels that I receive. But after following the instructions ( which where very vague ) And trying all of the options that I could think of, I cant get it to...
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    Portable electric heater

    I have been shopping for a portable electoric heater for our RV , so far I have looked at the Broan and the " Brown Box" Both are 1500 Watts, but nether had good reviews, If anyone on here can give some advise it would help. Thanks
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    Wheel Lug Torque

    I just recently replaced the 15 inch wheels with new 16 inch wheels on our 2011, 29 ft. North Country T/T, I want to recheck the torque after a few miles, So question is what foot pounds is appropriate ?
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    Opinions on heating when off grid.

    I am looking for opinions on what is the best way to heat the RV (T/T) when we are camping off grid. How long will the battery and a 30 lbs. LP tank last when using the on board Furness ? We haven't camped off grid in the winter before so I am trying to get prepared. Any opinions would greatly...
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    Any ideas on finding campsites without reservations?

    We live in Florida and my wife and I we are planning to go west next spring, (leaving first of April), Going West to California and then north to Oregon and then work our way back zig zagging from one point of interest to another. We will pulling our 29 Ft. travel trailer ( 40 Ft. overall...
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    New wheels and tires

    After only having my tires for three years, not many miles at all, I had another blow out taking the scirting and wheel well with it again, I had 15 inch wheels, But now have had 16 inch wheel put on with 225/75R16 BFGOODRICH commercial T/A tires. Hopefully these will last A lot longer.
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    New sofa and recliners

    My wife and I are considering replacing the sofa and replacing our swivel rockers with recliners, The sofa we have is the one that came in the camper when we bought it new. But it has a air mattress and we want to get away from the air mattress, And I am one month away from retirement so we will...
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    Maintaining my roof myself for the first time.

    I have been reading the blogs on here about roofs, and I am convinced to calk / coat the roof on my TT myself this time, this will be the first time that I have done this myself, it all sounds like common sense. But after looking at some of the products available, I found that some of the roof...
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    New concrete slab for the RV

    After coming home from our 4th of July camping trip and with all the rain we have had here in Florida I got my truck stuck with T/T still attached, just trying to back it under metal covering , the covering has aways had just a dirt floor but our property has aways been real dry, never had any...
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    Battery care while not in use.

    I just bought a new battery for the RV (T/T ). What is best when the RV is at home and not in use, leave the battery hooked to the camper all of the time ? or disconnect the battery and plug it into trickle charger? I am interested in what everyone else does.
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    A/C dripping water inside camper

    We are on a week long camping trip at Oleano State Park in Florida, and the A/C started dripping water out though the bottom of the unit inside the camper, water is still dripping outside from the roof like it's suppose to, can anyone tell me what will make it leak back inside the camper? Thanks.
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    When to greese TT axles

    I am still getting use to this new format so iam not sure if this the place to ask this question or not. But i am curious as to how often ( how many miles ) to grease the axles on my 29Ft. TT, and how much to put in them.
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    Refigerator, On or off ?

    The refrigerator in our North Country has not been turned off in almost 2 years until resently, when we dropped the RV off at the dealer for some repairs, So my question is , is it better to leave the refrigerator on all of the time or best to turn it off when we are not using the RV? I am...
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    Polyurethane Roofs

    Has any one had the new polyurethane roof installed ? I plain on this RV being the last one I will ever buy. So I want it to last. I checked on this roof system and it looks durable and it comes with a lifetime warranty but it cost around $4000 for my unit. I am interested in reading your...
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    Pulling up I 40 in Tenn.

    My wife and I are leaving Saturday morning for Pigeon Forge Tn. , we have a camp site at "Up the Creek" RV Park. This will be the first time that we have pulled the Camper ( 30 Ft. North Country ) up there and I would like to hear from someone that has pulled up I40 from the east to Pigeon...
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    What to do if your electric awning motor goes out?

    I was just wondering , What can I if I am out on a camping trip and my electric awning goes out and I can't roll the awning in. This has not happened yet, its just one of the things I am concerned about, Is there a manual crank that you can use to close the awning?
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    Jensen AWM970,Media Player

    I have the Jensen AWM970 that was factory installed in my 2011 North Country, The DVD and CD player quit working, We watched a movie one night and everything was fine, but the next morning we turned it on and now it doesn't work , The AM and FM radio works , but the DVD and CD does not work. Any...
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    When to determene it is time to buy new tires.

    After having my first blow-out, getting my TT repaired is costing $2500, to repair the damage caused by the blow-out and then I need to buy new tires, My question is, how do you know when it is time to buy new tires, Before I left on this last trip I examined the tires on the trailer and there...
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    Question on replacement tires

    After pulling TT for years I finally had my first blow-out coming home this past weekend, Before we left on the trip aired the tires to max pressure (65 LBS) and visually inspected them, the tires looked good, no cracks an the treads looked as good as new. we have a 2011 29RK North Country...
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    T/T Hitches

    I have been looking at the new (to me) style hitches with built in sway control, I orginally was looking at the "Equalizer" But today at the RV show I found one made by Husky " The Center Line TS" , I am hoping someone here that may have one of these can give me some advice on the Husky, I can...
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    Selecting the right rear ratio

    I Am looking at a 2015 F250 gasser 4x4 to pull my 30Ft. North Country TT, ( less than 10.000 lbs) But I am not sure which gear ratio to chose. One that will work well and provide the best fuel mileage. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Non limited slip or Elect. locking 3.73 / 331 / 3.55...
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    Gas or Diesel?

    I am soon going to be looking to buy a new/used truck to tow my 2011 North Country 32 ft. travel trailer it weights 7500 lbs dry , I am looking at an F250( I Am a Ford guy) but not sure if a gasoline engine would perform my needs or do I need to look at diesels, I live in flat Florida, but I...
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    Setting up hitch for pulling TT ?

    I have been reading some of the posts on this site, and now I'm questioning if I have my hitch set-up correctly. I have a Reese hitch with the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 with the factory towing package. when I bought this last trailer 3 years ago, the dealer set it up for me. the trailer was very...
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