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Heading out Wednesday to Okeechobee AG center for 4 day bluegrass concert. It's not far for me but Bluegrasser's are a hoot! Get some bass fishing in and some kayaking too on the Kissimmee. https://www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/Home...ar/Event/4021/
I have been trying to remove oxidation off of my gel coat especially on the darker colors of my camper. I bought a bottle (not a gallon) of McQuires Marine/RV Heavy Duty Fiberglass Oxidation Remover https://www.meguiars.com/marine/prod...-gallon-liquid and it works great. Of course I don't have pics but the wife approves and that is good for me. I have to go the Right side of the coach next weekend but I have only done the brown on the bottom, both whole sides need to be done.
I am wondering... If I use detaiiler spray wax once a week will that help to prevent the oxidation?
I have been trying to remove oxidation off of my gel coat especially on the darker colors of my camper. I bought a bottle (not a gallon) of McQuires Marine/RV Heavy Duty Fiberglass Oxidation Remover https://www.meguiars.com/marine/prod...-gallon-liquid and it works great. Of course I don't have pics but the wife approves and that is good for me. I have to go the Right side of the coach next weekend but I have only done the brown on the bottom, both whole sides need to be done.
I am wondering... If I use detaiiler spray wax once a week will that help to prevent the oxidation?
I haven't seen a post from you in a long time Jason!
I don't tow in the snow intentionally, but every year we take the 2nd/3rd week of march off for a Spring break trip with our son, sometimes that also involves a Spring snow storm to tow through.
This trip was from the Philly burbs to Columbus OH then on to Bowling Green KY, the first 300 miles was like this with some pretty slick roads at the higher PA elevations.
Just home from another trip with the EX and TT a salty mess.
Very few pictures, basically long trailer, uncontrollable sway, driving too fast and not set up properly. ProPride or Hensley would have helped to prevent this. Excursions are very capable of towing long trailers but they have to be set up properly.
Very few pictures, basically long trailer, uncontrollable sway, driving too fast and not set up properly. ProPride or Hensley would have helped to prevent this. Excursions are very capable of towing long trailers but they have to be set up properly.
Yes, I would have liked to know more about his setup before the crash, and what changes were made to correct the situation. Raising the trailer might lead to more swaying?
He said that he had multiple previous trailer sway events that he addressed with the manual trailer brakes.
I guess that he just figured those sway events were all part of the full time RV adventure..........?
If anyone ever has a trailer sway event and doesn't immediately get off the road and attempt to rectify the PROBLEM then they obviously lack the responsibility to be towing on public streets. They are very lucky to have not collected a bunch of other innocent folks in their wreck, which if he had any clue what was going on wasn't an "if" but a "when".
Several years ago I witnessed a trailer sway wreck right in front of me on I-495 in DE. I was driving my Chevy K1500 towing our 23' SeaRay boat and the guy that crashed was in a Taurus wagon pulling a big tandem axle pop up camper. When I noticed the trailer starting to oscillate more than a wiggle I backed off some, within several seconds they were swaying and sliding over all four Souhbound lanes before spinning 180 degrees and slamming hard flat sideways into the concrete center divider. The driver was able to exit the car on his own but did require medical assistance, fortunately he was alone in the car and the other travelers around him all backed off as the wreck developed. In a heavier traffic situation that wreck could have easily involved several other vehicles and that combo was a lot smaller than the video family's EX and TT.
Ditto on a "sway event", that calls for an immediate assessment and correction of the issue!
It's always something weird with these rolling boxes. Last time we went out in October, after a hot 3 hour drive we arrived to no AC. Had nothing at all from the thermostat, no fan, no furnace, no AC. Check fuses and breakers, it's fine. Dug out the manuals for the various components and found the right wiring diagram. There are 2 wires that supply the power to the thermostat that go through the furnace. Routed up to the ceiling and over to the thermostat on the wall. Somewhere in between there was a break in a wire, must have been pinched when it was built. I managed to run a jumper wire on the outside of the wall to get us through the trip. Last week I fished a new wire through the wall behind the radio and into the furnace compartment. Easy enough due to the flimsy construction of the walls. All better now.
My sway story happened years ago. We purchased the Ex in January of 2010 and in May of 2010 we had purchased the car hauler and loaded the Chevelle in it and took it to a Chevelle Show in Nashville, TN. I had towed boats etc but never a 24' box. The Ex did not sink so I did not add a WD hitch and no sway control. Between Knoxville and Nashville I was running too fast and with trucks, every time one passed the trailer white knuckle swayed, I was able to control it but we braced for every truck. We were all concerned and we made it to Nashville. We had some sway on the way home but I took slower roads thru Western NC.
After this incident I dropped a bunch of money on the Pro-Pride. We did not use the hauler that much so I spent a lot for something not being used. Then comes the 30' travel trailer, I bought it and pulled it home without sway control, it swayed some but I stayed on slower speed roads. I installed the ProPride after repacking its bearings and it towed great. When we went from the 30' to 36' trailer I did the same thing, installed it when I got home and all has been good ever since. 10 years with the ProPride and my wife is happy.
Years ago, I was using my trail-ready Samurai to tow an empty 6x8 flatbed trailer and damn near rolled everything when a trailer tire hit a pothole on the side of the freeway. My Samurai had super soft suspension and great flex for the trails, but was also running without any sway bars, front or rear. That 60hp beast couldn't do freeway speeds with just me in it, let alone pulling a trailer. But it was the only thing I had at the time with a trailer hitch, so that's what I was using to tow with. Well, once the trailer tire hit the pothole, I just about met God that day. Doing about 45-50mph, the sway and body roll was so severe that I was actually lifting front tires off the ground. I took up both northbound lanes of the divided freeway and slowed her down gradually until I was under control again. Scared the p*ss out of me, but I'm alive to tell the story. I had just cracked the cap off my coke bottle when it happened. Didn't spill a single drop!
Nowadays, I still don't tow at freeway speeds. In my area, the big rigs are required to go 10mph SLOWER than the regular posted speed limits for passenger vehicles. Don't wanna replace bearings all the time, so I figure if the slower speed is good enough for them, its good enough for me. Besides, my mileage is bad enough running empty. I can't image what it would be if I were running 80pmh towing......
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All better now. 
