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Post by laknox on May 6, 2023 18:30:34 GMT -5
I have a 241RLK Connect. No place for the toilet paper holder. So after some investigation I found the bottom section of the bathroom closet is completely empty. I punched out the paneling and ordered a 13"x13" maple door from Menards and also got the stain and hardware to match. I will mount the TP holder on the inside of the door, inside that lower section along with the extra chemicals and TP. I was also a bit perturbed that there was only one outlet in the living area and that was just above the counter on the rear wall, that you cant reach. There are 2 behind the sofa, but unaccessable. Soooooo, I added a breaker to the panel and an outlet to the left side of the breaker panel and another outlet under the counter above the outdoor kitchen. I then cut a hole in the counter and mounted an outlet there, that plugs into that outlet w/ a gfci. I also went and had all 5 tires balanced. The worst one took 6.5 ounces. People say trailer tires don't need balanced...I beg to differ. Unbalanced tires are hard on bearings, axles, springs, the structural frame of the trailer, and of course the tires. Please do yourself a favor, get your tires balanced. It only cost me $35 for all 5 tires. I immediately noticed a smoother towing trailer. Lousy tire shop, IMO. If it takes that much to balance a tire, the =proper= thing to do is to break down the tire, turn it 180 degrees, and try again. I've seen a fair number of tires balanced, including with a bubble balance back in the dark ages, and I've never seen that fail to work, =except= one time when a guy got a brand new tire that, most likely, had a broken or incomplete belt. They turned it about 4x at varying angles, before they gave up. The dealer returned the tire to the mfr. FWIW, I've never bought a road tire that I didn't have balanced. Lyle |
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Post by nvguy on May 6, 2023 23:56:58 GMT -5
Exactly right, 6.5 oz on a tire this size is way to much. That happened to me on one of my trailer tires & having started my career busting tires, I told them to do the 180 degree trick, worked like a charm, down to an oz or so. It's foolish to not balance the tires on your RV. Also, FWIW, I haven't seen an RV that had a "good" place for a TP holder.
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Post by 660catman on May 7, 2023 7:27:45 GMT -5
Years ago I bought aluminum rims for a car. I was getting new tires installed and one wheel they couldn’t balance no matter what without putting on pounds of weights. They removed tire and spun wheel alone. Turns out the wheel was defective. Got another and all was good. So it’s not just the tires that can be bad.
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Post by nvguy on May 7, 2023 22:31:42 GMT -5
Years ago I bought aluminum rims for a car. I was getting new tires installed and one wheel they couldn’t balance no matter what without putting on pounds of weights. They removed tire and spun wheel alone. Turns out the wheel was defective. Got another and all was good. So it’s not just the tires that can be bad. For sure wheels can have heavy spots, especially aluminum wheels. For whatever reason the old "true spoke" wheels were notorious for that. This is one of the reasons why I tend to stick with OEM wheels, the aftermarket wheels can have erratic quality. |
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Post by lynnmor on May 8, 2023 8:37:57 GMT -5
Trailer brake drums haven't been balanced for at least a quarter of a century, I balance the tire, wheel and brake drum assembly. The worst case I had was a drum that was out of balance 5.5 oz. measured at the wheel rim. Balancing a tire may help but don't think you have it just right.
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Post by laknox on May 8, 2023 16:09:05 GMT -5
Trailer brake drums haven't been balanced for at least a quarter of a century, I balance the tire, wheel and brake drum assembly. The worst case I had was a drum that was out of balance 5.5 oz. measured at the wheel rim. Balancing a tire may help but don't think you have it just right. I remember having a bad drum about 50 years ago. We dropped it on a bubble balance and it =was= out of balance. Actually, it was out of =round=. We had no clue as to how this happened, but it =was= "out of balance". :-) Lyle |
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23sportsmn231
Newbie RV’er
2020 Ram 2500 Tradesman, ‘23 KZ Sportsman 231rk .
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Post by 23sportsmn231 on Jul 25, 2023 8:02:35 GMT -5
One thing I would add is a light switch(s) in the bedroom so lights could be turned on from bedroom. This would be especially helpful when you hear that strange noise in the night and want to light up the exterior. Our former house we had built and had a group of light switches in bedroom that you could light up whole outside of house just a couple steps from bed. With our new 23 Sportsmen 231 we have to walk all the way to the back of the camper to turn on exterior lights. We have installed removable exterior motion sensor solar lights which help tremendously.
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