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Lee4 · Lee4

I have a Toyota Avalon 2002 sedan towing a 13 foot Windsor pop top. Caravan Tare Weight is 840kg. The Tow Ball weight is between 160kg to 170kg. My towbar reads 120kg on tow ball with load levelling devise. I towed van to South Australia recently with no problems, towed beautifully. I have 4 stabellise...

iana · iana

Just wondering what others think of the ball weights as entered on the compliance plate of our new van. Empty Ball mass: 153Kg Max ball loading: 200Kg Tare: 2785 GTM: 3107 ATM: 3260 I tried to insert a photo, but it just doesn't work for me.

mike g g · mike g g

Has anyone out there put airbags on there tow vehicle and stopped using a wdh,having driven heavy vehicles with air gag suspension,ie coaches and pulled a pie cart I know we sometimes used to put a bit more pressure in the rear bags to assist with levelling ,,im thinking that this system must be doing a s...

adventure before dementia · adventure before dementia

L read on the internet sites that alot of vanners are changing from roof mounted to reverse split system . Love to have the nomads thoughts . Ty

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

We have 3x 100 amp batteries in our MH. These are 6 yrs old now and I am contemplating renewing them. My question is : Can I replace my 3x100 amp batteries with say 3x 135 amp or higher batteries? Thanks for all and any help -- Edited by Bas + Eve on Friday 5th of February 2016 10:11:32 PM

Old Crofter · Old Crofter

Hello again folks, question time again. I had flat crank battery last outing, 24volt in the bush, managed to borrow a charger from a guy in a big bus that I powered from my in house generator. My batteries are 2x 12 volt wired to give 24 volt. My vehicle is an ISUZU 450 2008 model with all the computers etc (I...

chooknphil · chooknphil

When I was a kid, I remember my mum using 1 of these on the farm instead of lighting the wood fire in summer. Cooked great bread/cakes/pies - just a funny shape. She had it right up to about 10 years ago.......she has no idea where it went (alzheimers) Just wondering if anyone else has 1 of these lying arou...

Gus1949 · Gus1949

I have attached a photo of the monitor in our caravan and are looking for advice on what it is telling me. It doesn't make sense. It shows the batteries (2) have 13.4v charge and is discharging at a rate of 0.7amps even though nothing is turned on. The battery condition indicator bar shows the charge st...

rockylizard · rockylizard

http://www.gsmarena.com/windows_10_inches_towards_a_12_share_now_ahead_of_xp-blog-16372.php

Cheers - John

loosecannan · loosecannan

Hi everyone, just had a big storm through here in Thornlands in Redlands area of Qld, just after we found out our motorhome won't go into reverse. It is booked in for a service on 17th February but they cannot get us in any earlier. Does anyone out there own a similar unit and have you have experienced th...

Gus1949 · Gus1949

Does anyone know of a really good solar technician / company in Melbourne. Our van came with a solar panel that has pretty skinny wiring and we need to add additional solar heavier wiring for free camping as we have a compressor fridge.

Gus1949 · Gus1949

I have attached a photo of the monitor in our caravan and are looking for advice on what it is telling me. It doesn't make sense. It shows the batteries (2) have 13.4v charge and is discharging at a rate of 0.7amps even though nothing is turned on. The battery condition indicator bar shows the charge st...

brickies · brickies

Hi looking to buy a new TV , There are some new types out, Led , Oled and 4K does anyone know which type is the best .

Bigman · Bigman

Hi looking to fit a weatherproof TV/12 volt connection to the RV. Are the pictured points available in Australia? If they are where? If not any ideas similar? Thanks Stephen

Bringellydad · Bringellydad

Hi, I am new at this. We bought a 12/24/240 volt "Mishto S55" fridge/freezer made by Cenco from Bit-Deals Vic. late last year to take away caravaning mainly as an extra freezer. We went away in the April school holidays, so I packed up the new fridge/freezer with frozen meat. After a day or...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Yep, baby oil. Has anyone used baby oil on the outside of their van or motorhome to protect it ? I don't need to as I have Vantec on mine. The reason I ask this is someone parked near me used baby oil to polish their motorhome this afternoon. I have never heard of it so thought I would put ut out there. Keep you...

iana · iana

Does Satellite TV (Vast) work through bush fire smoke. Cant find anything on the web.

Gus1949 · Gus1949

The water pressure at the taps and shower head in our van is much less that the pressure at caravan park taps. My question is why? Do vans have water pressure limiting valves or is it because the plastic pipes in the van are of a smaller diameter that the water supply pipes? To get a decent shower we switch o...

Gemangi · Gemangi

Hi, I have just purchased a 2014 Ford Ranger with a FoMoCo (Ford Motor Company) Tow Bar. The problem I have in trying to fit a Hayman Reese weight distribution unit is that when you remove the existing tongue from the tow bar is that the receptacle for the shaft is only about 60 - 70mm deep. (And does not pro...

Coocoocha · Coocoocha

i own a 2002 Nissan Patrol Diesel last week it not start in the Woolies car park i called the RACQ still wouldn't start so they towed it to their service centre checked it 0ut and found the injector pump was *hagged it took them 3-4 days to get a price and the shocker was $4400 supplied and fitted any one else...

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	Tow Ball Weight (Preview) I have a Toyota Avalon 2002 sedan towing a 13 foot Windsor pop top. Caravan Tare Weight is 840kg. The Tow Ball weight is between 160kg to 170kg. My towbar reads 120kg on tow ball with load levelling devise. I towed van to South Australia recently with no problems, towed beautifully. I have 4 stabellise...	Lee4	13	3512	07:56 PM Feb 9, 2016 by PeterD
	Compliance plate ball weight. (Preview) Just wondering what others think of the ball weights as entered on the compliance plate of our new van. Empty Ball mass: 153Kg Max ball loading: 200Kg Tare: 2785 GTM: 3107 ATM: 3260 I tried to insert a photo, but it just doesn't work for me.	iana	26	3706	09:41 PM Feb 8, 2016 by iana
	wdh/airbags (Preview) Has anyone out there put airbags on there tow vehicle and stopped using a wdh,having driven heavy vehicles with air gag suspension,ie coaches and pulled a pie cart I know we sometimes used to put a bit more pressure in the rear bags to assist with levelling ,,im thinking that this system must be doing a s...	mike g g	9	2300	02:07 PM Feb 8, 2016 by hako
	roof mounted aircon vs domestic split system (Preview) L read on the internet sites that alot of vanners are changing from roof mounted to reverse split system . Love to have the nomads thoughts . Ty	adventure before dementia	12	1131	09:07 PM Feb 7, 2016 by mr glassies
	Battery AH (Preview) We have 3x 100 amp batteries in our MH. These are 6 yrs old now and I am contemplating renewing them. My question is : Can I replace my 3x100 amp batteries with say 3x 135 amp or higher batteries? Thanks for all and any help -- Edited by Bas + Eve on Friday 5th of February 2016 10:11:32 PM	Bas + Eve	6	1207	12:24 PM Feb 7, 2016 by Bas + Eve
	Charging crank battery (Preview) Hello again folks, question time again. I had flat crank battery last outing, 24volt in the bush, managed to borrow a charger from a guy in a big bus that I powered from my in house generator. My batteries are 2x 12 volt wired to give 24 volt. My vehicle is an ISUZU 450 2008 model with all the computers etc (I...	Old Crofter	3	942	09:01 PM Feb 6, 2016 by Jaahn
	Omnia stove top oven (Preview) When I was a kid, I remember my mum using 1 of these on the farm instead of lighting the wood fire in summer. Cooked great bread/cakes/pies - just a funny shape. She had it right up to about 10 years ago.......she has no idea where it went (alzheimers) Just wondering if anyone else has 1 of these lying arou...	chooknphil	4	1460	05:39 PM Feb 6, 2016 by jules47
	Battery monitor (Preview) I have attached a photo of the monitor in our caravan and are looking for advice on what it is telling me. It doesn't make sense. It shows the batteries (2) have 13.4v charge and is discharging at a rate of 0.7amps even though nothing is turned on. The battery condition indicator bar shows the charge st...	Gus1949	7	1551	08:20 AM Feb 6, 2016 by Gus1949
	Windows 10 ... (Preview) http://www.gsmarena.com/windows_10_inches_towards_a_12_share_now_ahead_of_xp-blog-16372.php Cheers - John	rockylizard	19	1381	08:09 PM Feb 5, 2016 by rockylizard
	Fiat Ducato automatic 3l diesel motorhome (Preview) Hi everyone, just had a big storm through here in Thornlands in Redlands area of Qld, just after we found out our motorhome won't go into reverse. It is booked in for a service on 17th February but they cannot get us in any earlier. Does anyone out there own a similar unit and have you have experienced th...	loosecannan	6	1630	07:29 PM Feb 5, 2016 by loosecannan
	Solar technicion (Preview) Does anyone know of a really good solar technician / company in Melbourne. Our van came with a solar panel that has pretty skinny wiring and we need to add additional solar heavier wiring for free camping as we have a compressor fridge.	Gus1949	1	708	12:02 PM Feb 5, 2016 by Magnarc
	Battery monitor (Preview) I have attached a photo of the monitor in our caravan and are looking for advice on what it is telling me. It doesn't make sense. It shows the batteries (2) have 13.4v charge and is discharging at a rate of 0.7amps even though nothing is turned on. The battery condition indicator bar shows the charge st...	Gus1949	2	668	09:53 PM Feb 4, 2016 by rockylizard
	Tv (Preview) Hi looking to buy a new TV , There are some new types out, Led , Oled and 4K does anyone know which type is the best .	brickies	24	2162	05:42 PM Feb 4, 2016 by brickies
	External TV and 12 Volt Connection (Preview) Hi looking to fit a weatherproof TV/12 volt connection to the RV. Are the pictured points available in Australia? If they are where? If not any ideas similar? Thanks Stephen	Bigman	9	1225	04:06 PM Feb 4, 2016 by The Phantom
	12 Volt Fridge/Freezer (Preview) Hi, I am new at this. We bought a 12/24/240 volt "Mishto S55" fridge/freezer made by Cenco from Bit-Deals Vic. late last year to take away caravaning mainly as an extra freezer. We went away in the April school holidays, so I packed up the new fridge/freezer with frozen meat. After a day or...	Bringellydad	8	9716	10:08 AM Feb 4, 2016 by Diana
	BABY OIL (Preview) Yep, baby oil. Has anyone used baby oil on the outside of their van or motorhome to protect it ? I don't need to as I have Vantec on mine. The reason I ask this is someone parked near me used baby oil to polish their motorhome this afternoon. I have never heard of it so thought I would put ut out there. Keep you...	Dougwe	17	2016	09:43 AM Feb 4, 2016 by littledick
	Satellite TV and bushfire smoke. (Preview) Does Satellite TV (Vast) work through bush fire smoke. Cant find anything on the web.	iana	8	1584	06:11 PM Feb 3, 2016 by iana
	Water Pressure (Preview) The water pressure at the taps and shower head in our van is much less that the pressure at caravan park taps. My question is why? Do vans have water pressure limiting valves or is it because the plastic pipes in the van are of a smaller diameter that the water supply pipes? To get a decent shower we switch o...	Gus1949	13	8913	01:22 PM Feb 2, 2016 by Greg9
	Weight Distribution Hitch. (Preview) Hi, I have just purchased a 2014 Ford Ranger with a FoMoCo (Ford Motor Company) Tow Bar. The problem I have in trying to fit a Hayman Reese weight distribution unit is that when you remove the existing tongue from the tow bar is that the receptacle for the shaft is only about 60 - 70mm deep. (And does not pro...	Gemangi	15	7366	08:37 AM Feb 2, 2016 by rockylizard
	Injector pump (Preview) i own a 2002 Nissan Patrol Diesel last week it not start in the Woolies car park i called the RACQ still wouldn't start so they towed it to their service centre checked it 0ut and found the injector pump was *hagged it took them 3-4 days to get a price and the shocker was $4400 supplied and fitted any one else...	Coocoocha	11	2223	12:41 AM Feb 2, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
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