Recent content by Renoveindoc

My fault -- Superlite is correct. In further research I'm finding a number of people with Rotoflex pin box and either Andersen or Superlite hitches needing a "lockout" adaptor from Andersen to prevent this slipout of the hitch pad.

We were recently pulling our 36 foot Solitude through the Tetons heading into Idaho. When hitching up in camp to head through Jackson, I started the truck forward and the Solitude pulled back against the truck like it was digging in its heels. On checking the hitch it was obvious that the...

The socket is open bottom - no problem with water, and if you get some dirt into it you can wash it out fairly easily. I use dry lube on the socket and the ball, as the manufacturer recommends, and it is easy to take care of. Over 10,000 miles pulling a 36 ft. 5th wheel, no problems so far...

Our original hitch and the rails came from Reese, so I followed the link provided by Rene T. and got my answer. Thank you all for pointing the way.

A quick question (I hope) -- when touring last year in our 2014 Grand Design 36 ft Solitude we relied on the dealer installation of the rails in the truck bed. This spring we will be on the road about 3 months, and in addition to other things I want to check the bolts on the rails to be sure...

Sounds like everyone agrees the pattern of temperatures is the important thing. I guess, as blw2 pointed out, with experience you know what the pattern is supposed to be. I like the other uses for the IR gun that some responders pointed out. The devices don't seem too expensive -- think I'll...

I saw a guy at a park pointing a device at his tire hubs -- he showed me the temperatures recorded by this infrared device. I could understand finding a problem if there was a significant difference in a tire or hub compared to the others, but past that how would you know what temperature was...

While looking at a post on the 5th wheel forum concerning how much generator someone would need, I saw a link to YouTube. A demonstration was done of starting a 16,000 btu AC compressor using house current, then a Honda 2000i generator (obviously failed), then the same generator plus the Micro...

Andersen folks all seem happy with their choice, and so far we're assuming that the PullRite is similar in all the basics. I don't know how many have been sold -- we may be trying to pull opinions from a small sample of users. I appreciate the feedback from the Andersen owners; I hope I can get...

I'm looking foe experience/opinions on the Ultralight  hitch by PullRite -- rated for 20,000 lbs  tow and 4500 tongue weight. I'm really attracted to the weight and removability of this hitch for the times we are not on the road, but my wife and son have a nagging worry that it looks TOO light...

Seems like the consensus is the price is steep for what might be gleaned from the course. Gotta admit beer and conviviality sounds like a great learning environment. So far no comment from someone who has actually taken the course, which would give the best analysis. But finding answers on the...

I've seen advertised in some of the RV magazines a 5-day tech course given at various locations around the country (11 scheduled in 2016). They are taught by a gentleman designated the "Texas RV Professor". The course asks that you bring your own RV and learn about all its primary operating...

I'm encouraged by your answers,and what was said about height definitely jibes with my experience so far.Adjusting turn radius,etc, for the extra length seemed obvious when driving an RV, but being aware of the height was always a source of worry. I was always deciding whether the gas station...

We've been looking for a while for a used diesel pusher and have run across one that has everything we want and at a very good price. It is a 39 ft Fleetwood Providence. That seems like a lot of vehicle, but we've also seen the advice given on this forum that spending several weeks or longer...

Thanks for the varied perspectives. I've always done the majority of maintenance work on our house and yard, so I don't mind getting into it. I just was getting an impression of work on the RV dominating the whole experience. "Buy right" sounds like good advice from the start.