Labor Day Sept 4-7, 2009

[Dee4j]

yeah my fridge is cold..already hitched up cause it's getting HOT HOT HOT here already 90 deg..just have to load food and clothes...getting Kara at 1:30 her last 2 subjects today are PE & Study hall...s/b down there by 2:30..

hopefully it's cooler down there..was 102 here yesterday

[cjpoppin]

We are home safe and sound had a good time at the beach both days campfires were great and pot lucks yummy....[COLOR="Red"].THANKS EVERYONE [/COLOR]for helping my grandson by buying candy it'll sure help get him to 5th grade camp.....
Last night we went to bed at 8:30 I was so tired couldn't see straight.....Looking forward to the next trip to San Clemente.....In nine more days.......

[oreo57]

Sorry for the late reply, Dee thanks for putting this together, Toni and I really enjoyed ourselve's and everone else.Our sight was awsome. Griffsclan , we see why you like this place. Potluck was great and I have to say that chuck's poppers where really good, GOOD JOB.....JLO and and family it was a pleasure to meet you, hope to see you on future rally's...Jim & Carol & Pickles it was very nice seeing you to again,, Jim keep up what your doing you looked great....Thats it for this post.

[oreo57]

OHH.....Recumbent family...GREAT new truck we know youll enjoy it.  

[oreo57]

Griffsdad, Brain F**T on my side , what link was it I was going to send you... :screwy:
 
Mike

[oreo57]

NO i'm not trying to UP my post count......WAYNE how did the NTU truck work.

[wavery]

NO i'm not trying to UP my post count......WAYNE how did the NTU truck work.

So far, so good......I'm not excited about the the towing power but the gas mileage is better than expected.

The weight in the truck bed (camper shell, loaded built-in lockers, bed-slide) causes a bit of sag in the rear (probably 550#) while towing. The WDH takes care of that but I would prefer not to use it, if I can get away without it. Plus, that's an additional 60# on the hitch. I'm thinking about air-bags and possibly a 3.42 ring & pinion.

I also don't care for the fact that the WDH increases the weight on the trailer axle. That puts my trailer axle weight on or slightly over the tire weight rating.

I love the bed-slide. It totally eliminates the need for crawling into the back of the truck. The side cabinets are absolutely perfect for storing and organizing the camping and trailer maintenance gear. It gives PopUping a whole new dimension to us.

[Crowbar4]

So far, so good......I'm not excited about the the towing power but the gas mileage is better than expected.

The weight in the truck bed (camper shell, loaded built-in lockers, bed-slide) causes a bit of sag in the rear (probably 550#) while towing. The WDH takes care of that but I would prefer not to use it, if I can get away without it. Plus, that's an additional 60# on the hitch. I'm thinking about air-bags and possibly a 3.42 ring & pinion.

I also don't care for the fact that the WDH increases the weight on the trailer axle. That puts my trailer axle weight on or slightly over the tire weight rating.

I love the bed-slide. It totally eliminates the need for crawling into the back of the truck. The side cabinets are absolutely perfect for storing and organizing the camping and trailer maintenance gear. It gives PopUping a whole new dimension to us.

I sell many airbags and everbody loves them.  I am an authorized dealer for Pacbrake and promiss you they make the best airbags on the market.  Do some research and you'll see how much better built they are.  If you want a set let me know and I will get them for you at cost.

[Dee4j]

I sell many airbags and everbody loves them.  I am an authorized dealer for Pacbrake and promiss you they make the best airbags on the market.  Do some research and you'll see how much better built they are.  If you want a set let me know and I will get them for you at cost.

I wanted airbags and the dealer talked me outta them..wish he hadn't

[Recumbentman]

I sell many airbags and everbody loves them.  I am an authorized dealer for Pacbrake and promiss you they make the best airbags on the market.  Do some research and you'll see how much better built they are.  If you want a set let me know and I will get them for you at cost.

at cost and you install them too :-() sign me up. you can install them at the Halloween rally

[Crowbar4]

at cost and you install them too :-() sign me up. you can install them at the Halloween rally

Insatll extra but I will do cheap for sscampers.   Say $100 and some adult beverages should be good.

[wavery]

I sell many airbags and everbody loves them.  I am an authorized dealer for Pacbrake and promiss you they make the best airbags on the market.  Do some research and you'll see how much better built they are.  If you want a set let me know and I will get them for you at cost.

Wish I would have read this about an hour ago. I just ordered a set of "Air-Lifts".......$191 (Incl S&H).

They're easy to install. I installed them on my S10 in about an hour. They worked great on lifting the back of the S10 but that didn't help the weight transfer off of the front wheels while towing. I had to go to the WDH anyway. I hate that thing. It weighs 3X as much as my generator and it's just another step that I have to do. I'm trying to eliminate steps here. That's why I bought the bigger truck in the 1st place.

Anyone want to buy a slightly used WDH (incl a new, never used, sway control). I think I only used it 3 times.

[wavery]

Insatll extra but I will do cheap for sscampers.   Say $100 and some adult beverages should be good.

I sure wish that I would have been able to take you up on this. I just finished installing the air bags on our Chevy Silverado P/U. It was not a fun job. It took me twice as long as it did for the installation of the same product on our Chevy S10.

Drilling through that big truck frame is a lot harder and right where the bolts had to go for the upper bracket mounting plate, the frame is double thickness and 2 of the bolt holes were right on a weld.

I sure as heck wouldn't do that install for $100.

The good news is, I can now get rid of that WDH. I don't like that thing. It was just a big hassle and that hitch weighs a ton.

[oreo57]

I sure wish that I would have been able to take you up on this. I just finished installing the air bags on our Chevy Silverado P/U. It was not a fun job. It took me twice as long as it did for the installation of the same product on our Chevy S10.
 
Drilling through that big truck frame is a lot harder and right where the bolts had to go for the upper bracket mounting plate, the frame is double thickness and 2 of the bolt holes were right on a weld.
 
I sure as heck wouldn't do that install for $100.

The good news is, I can now get rid of that WDH. I don't like that thing. It was just a big hassle and that hitch weighs a ton.

You just did it for free.

[wavery]

You just did it for free.

Tell my aching muscles that.......:morning: