Introduction

JohnM · Member

Introduction

DellieMay · Senior Member

Welcome JohnM. Glad to have you "on board". You will find this a great forum. Hope all is ok for you now.
Cheers Dellie

dazren · Guru

Gidday John and WELCOME to the site, you got it right they are a pretty good bunch on this forum, you will get '' difference of opinion'' but none of the arguementative crap you can get on some of the other forums, so see you around, and good luck with the treatment !!

Hylda&Jon · Guru

Hi John & welcome to the forum. Lots to read & do here plus a great place to ask about anything to do with caravanning.

Cheers

Jon & Hylda

Vic · Guru

Welcome to you both JohnM, very nice rig ! biggrin

I can see you will fit in well here if that glass is any indication, lol ! wink

Noticed your good posts on one of the "other" forums as well. Did you see the one that mentioned about keeping some weight in the back of utes so the van does not take charge of the tow vehicle (roll overs etc), was an interesting read.

Look forward to your input here, a bit more civilized that some others. biggrin

-- Edited by Vic on Saturday 11th of June 2011 03:02:56 PM

gubby · Guru

Welcome Aboard John.. wink

There is a pretty good bunch of people on here, I hope you enjoy yourself.. smile

JohnM · Member

Vic wrote:
Welcome to you both JohnM, very nice rig !

I can see you will fit in well here if that glass is any indication, lol !

Noticed your good posts on one of the "other" forums as well. Did you see the one that mentioned about keeping some weight in the back of utes so the van does not take charge of the tow vehicle (roll overs etc), was an interesting read.

Look forward to your input here, a bit more civilized that some others.

You are right,
It always comes down to good balance of the rig (both tow vehicle & Caravam/Camper), I have got the balance of my rig almost perfect, when the van is hooked to the ball, the front of the Colorado raises by less than 1mm (Airbag pressure set at 10lbs). Have not experienced any sway or pitching, and breaking is very good even under heavy application.

-- Edited by Vic on Saturday 11th of June 2011 03:02:56 PM

Travel Bug · Guru

G'day JohnM.

I have already welcomed you in the Solos forum....but thought I would make you feel doubly welcome....

Cheers. Pam. smile

JohnM · Member

Thank you once again Pam,

sort of just getting used to the layout of the Forum.

Vic · Guru

G'day again John,

Just read your flicker, cripes you have really been through the wars, hope you are on the up and up now. With all the different types of RV you've had your experience and knowledge will really be appreciated here that's for sure.

Good choice with the Colorado too, that would be my choice if I went that way again (back to where I started with a humble campervan again...when I get it on the road that is, some finishing touches on my conversion being done etc).

When I had my Triton ute I had no idea of the "if empty, bag of sand or cement" approach to keep it stable, although it was mostly full when towing my then A'Van camper trailer, but not very much in it when not towing. They say ignorance is bliss, well until something happens, lol !

-- Edited by Vic on Saturday 11th of June 2011 03:55:06 PM

Sheba · Guru

Welcome from me too John. Will check out the flickr later.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Firefly · Guru

Hi John and welcome. smile

JohnM · Member

Thank you Sheba & Firefly

Dreamcaster51 · Senior Member

Welcome to the forum JohnM,
The better half loves the Goblet she to has been there done that. Have you heard about Register4?
All the best for the future

JohnM · Member

Thank you Dreamcaster & Boss,

Have a matched pair of the Pewter Wine Goblets, (from Germany), simply superb.

Sorry have not heard of Register4.

Have a great weekend

Dreamcaster51 · Senior Member

Hi again John try this link, you might be interested, Fae does talks all around OZ as we go.
http://www.register4.org.au
Have fun

BobnBev · Senior Member

Welcome to you both, its a learning curve for me, trying to type and think, but fun. You will find it fun here. I see you are ill. That is a medicine glass you are holding?? !yes...Smile..Bob n Bev

Helena · Guru

Welcome to the forum I can only second what has already been said about the forum hope you enjoy it. Helena.

goinsoon · Guru

Gday Johnm, nothing I can add, but welcome

jules47 · The Happy Helper

G;day and welcome - join in and have fun!!

jonathan · Guru

Welcome JohnM .. enjoy the group !!

Zoomtopz · Guru

G'day John , welcome to GNs , only one bit of advice -

bring your sense of humour with you , there's some quickies here biggrin

Richo

glassies · Guru

hey john welcome to a fantastic site everybody is wonderful on here ,good laughs ,great info and most of all just sheer enjoyment

clazandaza · Senior Member

Nice looking van John. Is your tug a six cylinder or 3l turbo diesel? I have a Holden Rodeo 3l diesel and it pulls the 17 ft pop top quite well.

Ian

JohnM · Member

clazandaza wrote:
Nice looking van John. Is your tug a six cylinder or 3l turbo diesel? I have a Holden Rodeo 3l diesel and it pulls the 17 ft pop top quite well.

Ian

Hi Ian,

The Colorado (Isuzu D Max in Drag biggrin ) has a 3.0 litre, turbo-diesel, in-line 4 cylinder common rail engine. It is recognised internationally as one of the best available.

The Colorado's performance as a tow vehicle is simply sensational, far far better than I had expected, the fuel consumption too is outstanding @ 12.1L per 100km average for the 3326km round trip (Sydney, Nambucca, Dorrigo Heritage Park, Pomana Qld then Stoney Park and back to Sydney) with 91% of that towing our 2795kg Supreme Caravan, have since replaced the Supreme with the Tuff Roder. The engine develops 120kw Power and 360nm Torque at 1600rpm, (GVM 2900kg and GCM 5900kg),Towing capacity is 3000kg. very impressive to say the least. The Boss Airbags fitted to the rear suspension has made a great difference to the towing characteristics of the rig, I set the air bag pressure at 10psi when towing the current van (with the Supreme I used 25lbs as it was much heavier on the ball). The Colorado is a Isuzu D Max in disguise, only differences are the badge and audio system and some minor cosmetics and of course the most critical and important point is the vast Nation Wide Holden Dealer Service Network compared to Isuzu's Limited and Inferior Dealer/Service network for the D Max. That is why I chose the Colorado over the Isuzu D Max. Replaced the Audio System with an In-Dash Polaris AV/GPS/NAV and 2 x Camera Unit. A 5 or even 6 Speed Auto Gearbox would make this vehicle sensational, but I guess I am nit picking now!

Sorry about the long winded response.

Have a great week & Tks

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JohnM · Member

Hi Richo,

Made sure that I did biggrin

JohnM · Member

BobnBev wrote:
Welcome to you both, its a learning curve for me, trying to type and think, but fun. You will find it fun here. I see you are ill. That is a medicine glass you are holding?? !yes...Smile..Bob n Bev

Hi Bob & Bev

How did you guess? Purely for medicinal purpose mind!