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Anderson Plugs on Caravan
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Hi all, just purchased a Optitec caravan mover to park new van in confined space, thought I would be smart as they run on 12volts and just plug into the caravans Anderson plug, to pick up vans battery, unfortunately there is no 12volts at this plug, I thought this would be a direct feed from the vehicles a...
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Caravan tyres
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Hi All, Say we don't use our van regularly, say 3-6 months gap between trips what is recommended to avoid tyre damage. Should the van be jacked up and put on stands ? What are your thoughts. Thanks
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Waeco CF-35 / CF40
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DeBe
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Wheel Bearings in caravans
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Hi all just a quickie, Do most van makers use standard Holden or Ford bearings in new vans, or do they use heaverier 2 ton industrial types. Eg type for a Jayco van. Regards Jim
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Hey Jim
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Anderson Plugs
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Hi Just purchased an Optitec caravan mover for new van, thought I would be able to pick up 12v from the caravans Anderson plug to drive it, however there is no power at this plug, probably through an isolater, does anyone know if you can short these temporally, or have any suggestions.
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Changing Wheel Size on Caravan
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Hi all. We have recently purchased a van with 14 inch rims and want to change them to 15 inch rims. This doesn't seem to be as simple as we first thought due to compliance issues. Does anyone know the name of a mechanical engineer in the greater Brisbane region who would offer advice, certify this chang...
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REMOTE CONTROL FOR L.E.D. LIGHTS
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261811604866?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI261811604866.N36.S1.R1.TR2
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Weld with a 2 Kv Honda
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Hello all. I have always liked the idea of having the capability to weld whilst travelling for may be small emergency jobs. I saw the Cullinane chap on tv welding using 2 batteries and thought thats pretty cool but I already carry a 2Kv Honda Generator with me. Has anyone out there actually ran a s...
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Levelling the caravan.
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Just brought a 24ft van, and am wondering how to level it. Two jacking points on the chassis behind the wheels, but they are 500mm off the ground. The supplier has supplied a modified scissor type jack indicated by the salesman as inadequate. Dual wheels each side. I'm just wondering what others do to l...
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iana
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Correct amount of air in air bags
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when using WDH on Nissan Parthfinder R51, towing 2.8 ton van with ball weight of 250kg, does it matter how much air you have in your air bags so as to help keep vehicle level.
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Jackie
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Satellite dish Tri-pod.
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Have got the setup online and running, but I'm a bit disappointed with the tri-pod. Does anyone out there have the "Access antennas" tripod with the folding square tube legs. I want to know if they have a second bush on the lower part of the outer tube. I have only a bush in the top, and the tube s...
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iana
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milenco towing mirrors
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have tried out theses mirrors, after i trip 1 changed the glass they are convex mirrors meaning when a car is behind it looks about 20 car lenghts away. but no it is right behind you very close in my opinion a real stupid idea for a towing mirror. also they do vibrate on minor rough surfaces your th...
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Monitoring Refrigerator Performance
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Serveral days ago a post was started about fitting a cooling fan over the condensor of refrigerators to improve their efficiency on hot days. I intend to fit a fan to our van in the next week or so before we head off to Victoria early in January. Going by past visits in summer we should have a couple of days ...
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Long Weekend
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How often do we change Oil in the Tug.
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I was just reading the post of a fellow traveler and was informed that he changes the oil in his Tug every 5000km. My Prado service is every 10000km which of course includes an oil and filter change. I have always been interested in oils and how often. Is 5000km oil changes benificial in these days of syn...
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Battery position on new van
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Good morning all Hopefully this is ok for this section! Finding out our ball weight on new van was 320kg( car rated 350kg) without any gas(2 x 9kg) 3 x 95lt water tanks empty (2 in front of axle, no room behind axle for 2) or any of our items to go into front full boot, the builder(a well known brand) suggest...
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TV reception at Port Elliot SA
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Hi all, There must be a few of you familiar with said caravan park in SA, I know we have been coming down here from Adelaide for quite a few years and the tv reception has always been very hit and miss (more often miss) After stuffing around for A LONG TIME with 2 antennas and various boosters etc etc., I gave...
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Fridge Evaporator Repair
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The story starts with a frost free fridge that was only 2 months old & was dumped in the scrap yard. It was deemed not worth reparing & a new one was supplied to the customer (it still had the sales docket in it). I brought it home & checked it out, found it was almost out of gas. Put some gas in &am...
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DeBe
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2013 BT 50 ute
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Finally, after about an 18 month wait, Mazda have fixed the warranty defect with the drivers seat going down all the time. So far so good. Better late than never I suppose. Cheers
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UHF radio
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Having read some of the varying comments about the value of UHF radio, I am seeking views as to the value of a radio for touring around Victoria. Seeking the views of you more experienced travelers around the big open spaces.
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Thor
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Using the Corner Jacks or Stabilisers
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Looking at some of the photos posted recently in "Show us your rig", I notice that many people are setting their corner jacks straight up and down. When we picked up our van, the person doing the handover was at great pains to point out that the jacks should always be set on an angle, and that th...
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