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  1. bruceb58

    run a ground wire

    I never ran a separate ground. Always used the frame. Of course I drilled a hole, had a crimped on ring connector, used a nut and bolt and painted over the connection.
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    1989 3 ltr rebuild advice

    Have you done a compression check on the motor?
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    Changing brakes on load rite trailer

    Here are some pictures of my setup Here is how I bolted my coupler from moving Junction box wiring EOH unit mounting
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    Changing brakes on load rite trailer

    Since the OP has a Ford(not sure of its age), his brake controller will work with most EOH units. Unfortunatly, Chevy integrated brake controllers used to have a hard time recognizing EOH units so you had to add a simulted magnet load onthe trailer. Not a big deal but something you have to be...
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    Changing brakes on load rite trailer

    I changed from surge to EOH many years agu using a BrakeRite Actuator. Works great. I actually transferred the system to my new boat trailer when I sold my old boat. The only problem is that with my 2018 F-150 is that I had to run separate power out an Anderson connector since the 7 pin...
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    Wheel bearings full of water

    With my travel trailer, I pull the hubs annually to check brakes and bearing condition. I then repack. Dexter maintenance schedule is 12K miles or 1 year, whichever comes first. Some people believe they are actually repacking their bearings using this LAZ-Lube method and never pull their hubs...
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    Got the wife a new RAV4 Prime

    I am the one trying to convince my wife to get the RAV-4 Prime. She loves her 2006 Honda Element with 200K miles on it though. It's also a great car...problem is it only get 21MPG on the highway...less than my F-150. My next truck will be the Toyota Tundra if they fix their payload issues...
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    Wheel bearings full of water

    The worst thing you can use is the EZ-Lube systems that Dexter uses. I call it LAZ-Lube. With travel trailers, people seem to think its a good idea to use this system vs taking the hubs off and regreasing by hand. I have EZ-Lube on one of my boat trailers. I never use it and hand pack. My newer...
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    Got the wife a new RAV4 Prime

    I wasn't around in 1908 but I have heard stories that when the Model T came out, there were people that said it would never be bought by the masses and that the horse and buggy was just fine. My guess...a lot of these curmudgeons now may come around...of course they are likely still holding...
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    Got the wife a new RAV4 Prime

    LOL...I live in CA and there was no such order. That's how I know. Want to show the link that you read?
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    Got the wife a new RAV4 Prime

    Kinda funny in a lot of forums...when someone talks about a new EV or an EV that they just bought, people like you come on and start saying the world is gong to end and the grid is going to fail. What does this have anything to do with Bob's Rav4 that he just bought? What's with people that...
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    New Tires

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    New Tires

    Let me say this again "When I was in a place where I could only get load range E and I really only needed D..." I was on a trip...second of my 3 year old china tires had just blown. This was with a trailer that I had sitting on blocks to keep the weight off the tires too.
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    New Tires

    Exactly. When I was in a place where I could only get load range E and I really only needed D, I just inflated to get the same load rating of the D which was 65 PSI. There was zero need to run it at 80PSI. That's why they have the charts. Of course you will always be people that think they know...
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    Got the wife a new RAV4 Prime

    You sure you don't mean Texas? They are the ones with the inadequate power grid. Actually, what you just said was completely false https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/06/25/california-didnt-require-electric-car-owners-stop-charging/5320286001/ Total power for air conditioning...
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    Got the wife a new RAV4 Prime

    Personally, that would be too long for me of course the gas sits in my boat even longer in the off season.
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    Got the wife a new RAV4 Prime

    That's a whole new industry that is getting started...recycling of the Lithium batteries. Not going to be the big bugaboo that certain people are making of it that are against EVs. As far as buying The Toyota over a one made by US owned company...if they made a car that had the specs of the...
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    New Tires

    Which is why you follow the manufacturer's load charts and don't just fill them up to Max PSI! I upgraded tires to a larger size on my last trailer. If I loaded them up to Max PSI, they would be extremely overinflated. You go by the PSI recommended on the tire label on the trailer if you have...
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    Got the wife a new RAV4 Prime

    Just make sure you do run it on gas occasionally. It may force you to do that anyway automatically. For us, we will use it once a month for long trips so it will go through at least one full tank a month.
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    Got the wife a new RAV4 Prime

    That's our next car. Like the fact we can use it locally with electric only and then use it on trips.
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