Debra in Cali

I have had my 5th wheel tell me that my trailer was not connected when we first plug it in, but after cycling the key we can usually get it to acknowledge that it is there. Sometimes we have to wiggle it and then it will "find" it. One way to tell if it really knows that the trailer is connected is to hit your trailer brake mechanism to see if the trailer brakes respond. If they don't then you have a real problem. That is a problem that I don't want to have going down the road towing a 5th wheel. For the record, the engine brakes on these trucks are an amazing feature. I have been on downhill runs for 20-30 miles where I only had to touch the brakes around 10 times to slow her down and that was only because I sped up through a straightaway. Whoever invented that is a genius. It is fun when men are drooling over my truck at our campsite.

That picture could be a Chevy ad.

Well they don't have to worry about door dings.

I had issues when I first plug in to our 5th wheel. I watch to make sure that it tells me that the trailer is connected. If it doesn't then I turn off the engine and restart it to see if it will come up. I usually does. I don't remember when I had a problem with our conventional tow trailer. My hubby is not happy with the way that trailer place owner installed the hitch and his method of installing our trailer plug. We are most likely going to redo the plug. Hubby is not happy when he has to hop out and adjust the plug.

We need to do pictures of our 1966 and my 2016. I pointed out to my husband the other day that our trucks are 50 years apart in age. He stopped and looked at me for a moment. He was shocked that they were the far apart in age.This truck wasn't purchased new, but he thinks that his family bought it around 1976.

Prayers for the people in the truck as well as their family and friends.

My parents had mice problems with their RV. They solved the problem of them getting in by using steel wool or those heavy duty metal pot scrubbers in the areas that the mice were coming in. It worked great because by the time the mice have chewed through the metal their stomach is so full of sharp metal pieces that they bleed to death. My parents would check those areas for signs of attempted break-ins every so often. They would replace the material used if it had been chewed on to insure that the critters never made it all the way through.

Ohh that is a very pretty truck. Black would be a hardship for me to keep clean. And since it was 108 last week, it just doesn't make sense to add to the heat of my vehicle by choosing black as the color choice.

My hubby wants to do a transmission oil change at 15,000 to switch over to the Amsoil synthetic. We took it to our favorite trans shop that we really trust. One of the mechanics was telling me that if we switch it over to Amsoil (or anything else for that matter) that it will void the warranty. Got any input or information on that????

Ouch!!! Showed this to my hubby. He believes that he was conserving space while parking. LOL I do hope that whomever was driving wasn't hurt.

I am married to a rocket scientist that is related to Tim the Toolman. He installed a second battery with an inverter on my old Chevy Astro van. He did isolate it so that you had to switch it to use it for the main engine. It was able to do amazing things. If I had a dead battery, I flipped that switch and started my van. My sons could use the inverter to run their computer games or watch a DVD on our mini TV. (Only allowed on big trips) I did use a blow dryer to dry my hair and use my hot curlers on camping trips. If the battery died on our RV, He created a umbilical cable so thatwe could jumper it to the RV and use the second battery. ( but remember to pull the fuse on the RV battery to make sure it didn't drain the secondary battery). The battery was underneath, so it wasn't available to use to jump someone else's car. But when we install the second battery on my new truck, we will be able to jump another battery. Hubby will set it up the same way as my old vehicle. We are just trying to figure out where to put the inverter in my DC. We were thinking under the passenger seat. Anyone tried this yet???? We are a bit concerned about air flow and it overheating in that location.

X 3. Love my truck. Every time I get to drive it, I cannot believe that it is mine. But reality hits once a month when the truck payment is due. LOL .

Nice truck. Same color as mine, but you have the LTZ

You are welcome. My son earned his Eagle rank in 2008. Even tho he has been done with the troop, I have stayed involved with Merit Badges and fundraisers. I finally convinced the troop committee several years after we purchased the troop trailer that it should have been fitted with trailer brakes. For a time the only two vehicles that pulled the troop trailer was mine with hubby or I driving or the Committee Chair. When they finally listened to me about the trailer brakes they did some research and realized that I was correct that it should have had a trailer brake system from the beginning. Then for a time I was the only one that was able to pull the trailer until others in the troop were able to get their vehicles set up for the trailer brake system. BTW Our troop has been to Philmont twice, but we take the train.

I have 20 + years of towing in my former vehicle which had a 4.3. I did rental trailers until we purchased our pop-up in July 1995. Our Pop-up weighed right at 3,000. I have also pulled trailers for friends, as well as our BSA troop trailer. Then in 2012 we purchased a 21 foot self contained trailer weighting 4,000 + . Pulled it for the past 3 years. I ran 87 octane in normal day to day driving, but I will fill up with 91 when pulling a trailer. When my tow vehicle died it had 338,000+ miles. There were several occasions when the troop borrowed my vehicle without either hubby or I going on that trip. When you can seat 7, tow a vehicle, and have extra room for gear, you are pretty popular with a BSA troop. That engine overheated due to a cooling issue, nothing to do with the engine. I am a bit sad, we were planning on keeping it another couple of years and wanted to see how many more miles were were going to put on that engine before it died. Since I am planning on keeping my new truck for 20 + years, I will do the a repeat on how much octane to put into the tank when pulling a tow vehicle. We also run a 100% synthetic oil called Amsoil. When an engine can continue to run pulling a 2 ton trailer with that much age/ mileage (and do it well) speaks volumes about the the engine oil and the soundness of the engine. My hubby was working on engines as soon as he could hold a wrench. By the time he was in high school he was teaching the teacher stuff about engines and cars. I am ordering my tow mirrors in the next day or two. Then I will be ready to test the new truck and see how it does pulling the trailer. With this bigger engine, I doubt I am sure that it is going to be a dream to pull a trailer as small as this one. My hubby already asked if we were going to be getting a bigger trailer. LOL. My theme song for this summer may be "On the road again."