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  1. GE

    Freightliner Columbia with Mercedes Benz engine

    ....WITH THE MARKET CONDITIONS CURRENTLY...RENEGADE CAN DO ALL THE REPAIR WORK THEY WANT....the margin to too small for me to do anything but estimates for insurance companies...as i said most are totaled....other options are more profitable as i can pick and choose what i do and what i let...
  2. GE

    Inverter Info/help please...

    ....YEAH!...I'M WITH HIM!....geofkaye and the Rivercity Girlz agreeing with RAN D. ST. CLAIR....{WHAT EVER HE SAID}
  3. GE

    Freightliner Columbia with Mercedes Benz engine

    ....RJDhomes....i have "too much" experience with FRP....I'm the only one locally that will rebuild the wall section to new....most are not handling or doing a replacement or in the case of the Insurance industry....they just total them if they are not "incinerated" first....too many guys are...
  4. GE

    Just back 2 weeks on the road

    ...SYNTHETIC OIL?? ANYWAY KEEP A WRITTEN RECORD WITH RECEIPTS....JUST IN CASE THERE IS A WARRANTY ISSUE....NOW THE ONLY WAY I KNOW TO GET THAT SMILE OFF OF YOUR FACE....WELL THERE ARE 2 WAYS ACTUALLY...ONE IS GETTING A NOTICE FROM THE IRS ABOUT AN AUDIT AND THE OTHER IS SMASHING YOUR FINGER...
  5. GE

    Inverter Info/help please...

    ...RAN D. CLAIRE IS THE LOCAL GURU ON THE INVERTER ISSUES AND GENERALLY CAN EXPLAIN THINGS ELECTRICALLY....GEOFKAYE AND THE RIVERCITY GIRLZ...
  6. GE

    Freightliner Columbia with Mercedes Benz engine

    ...FRP is obsolete....too many defects and swelling issues with moisture.....geofkaye and the Rivercity Girlz
  7. GE

    Comments Required from Canadian Friend

    dropping the front axle is a shop required change because of drive line angles and the new drive shaft...other than that have at it...nothing else is critical except your welding beads/joints and bolts.....sounds like you have thought it out well....the only issue to me is the ATV at an angle...
  8. GE

    front axle weight and tire rating?

    ...NEW AIR RIDE FRONT AXLES ARE A "BIT EASIER"....BUT STILL A KILLER ON THE INTERIORS....KEEP IT AROUND 12K AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE...IT WILL POUND ALL THE STUFF IN THE BOX TO DUST.....12K ARE GOOD TO ABOUT 20K UNDER LOADING..[.IE WHEN YOU STOP.]..WEIGHT SHIFT FOR A FEW...
  9. GE

    box mounting

    ...wood allows for frame slippage during torque flexing heat expansion and vibrationetc.....could be 1/4" thick or 4" thick....what would be the difference...... hello if i know but there are plenty of vehicles that have no isolation and they are still on the road..........Rivercity girlz and...
  10. GE

    My new tv mount.

    .....Velcro Vaseline vodka Valium Viagra ...got to love the "v's"....geofkaye
  11. GE

    Quiet Here

    ...I love it when it all comes together and you are satisfied......geofkaye and the Rivercity Girlz
  12. GE

    Coolant/antifreeze to use?

    .....use the CAT pinkish/orangie stuff.....and test it with the test strips every year in the spring and fall.....add the additive as per the instructions on the bottle and test again....if is important to do this because of cavitation near the cylinder liners to avoid holes......Cat had a...
  13. GE

    Stealth Camper Build Thread

    ....one other issue...fiberglass will act as a substrate and will aid, to some exten,t combustion....though they only can produce the activity in a controlled situation.....it has to do with the dust load over time and installation of the material in clean cavities....something I saw as a...
  14. GE

    Stealth Camper Build Thread

    ...THE STUFF I USE HAS A FLAME RETARDANT IN IT AND ACTS THE SAME AS WOOD-ONLY- IF THE FLAME IT TAKEN AWAY FROM THE MATERIAL-THE FIRES GOES OUT...[SELF EXTINGUISHING].KINDA LIKE THE NEW CIGARETTES THAT CAN'T STAY LIT.... PROPANE AND ANY ELECTRICAL LINES/SPARKS ARE IN CONDUIT AND OF COURSE THE...
  15. GE

    Stealth Camper Build Thread

    ...SPRAY CAN FOAM WILL DEVELOP BIG HOLES IF NOT SHAKEN WELL ENOUGH OR IT IS TOO WARM...I KEEP IT AT 70 DEGREES IN A OLD REFER AND USE IT AS NEEDED...SPF WILL COME OUT OF THE GUN AT 135 DEGREES AND COOL OFF QUICKLY-HOLDING A SMALLER BUBBLE AND IT WILL FOAM UP ONLY SO MUCH...MUCH BETTER CONTROL...
  16. GE

    Quiet Here

    ...STRAPPING THE SUSPENSION IS A GOOD WAY OF TOWING-I USE IT WHEN TOWING A VEHICLE THAT IS _N_O_T_ SCRAP...EX:BOATS AND LAWNMOWERS -TRACTORS TRUCKS AND CARS AND A WHOLE VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS.....AND HERE IS THE ISSUE....IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT OR A CRASH....THE STRAPS WILL...
  17. GE

    Quiet Here

    ...STRAPS STRETCH AND CHAINS DON'T....FWIW....AND YES, I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH BOTH.......NO MOVING ANY OF MY EQUIPMENT WITHOUT CHAINS IN PLACE OR THE DRIVER LOOSES HIS/HER JOB ON THE SPOT...NO EXCEPTIONS....NO WARNINGS....EVEN IF THEY ARE THE BEST LOOKING DRIVER [FEMALE]THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN IN...
  18. GE

    Quiet Here

    .....IF THE TRUCK STOPS RATHER SUDDENLY....THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD AS FAR AS THE STRAPS WILL ALLOW.....NOW! should the ties break or the e-track move off the screws.....the car moves forward into the passenger lounge.....this is called a CLUSTER F**K cuz all that are riding up front will feel...
  19. GE

    ed s, how's your new t/c?

    ...WHAT OTHER FORUM? please point me in the direction/.....geofkaye and the Rivercity Girlz....
  20. GE

    Sidewall discussion again

    ....IF I WAS ABOUT TO START ON THE JOURNEY THAT YOU ARE STARTING...I'D PUT THE INTERIOR IN FIRST-THEN SPRAY CLOSED CELL FOAM AND THEN ADD THE ALUMINUM AS YOU HAVE OUTLINED...2 REASONS...1.) LESS CUTTING AND FITTING[I TAKE SHORT CUTS WHEN EVER POSSIBLE-AS I'M OLD!] 2.) THE FOAM IS ABOUT...
  21. GE

    Sidewall discussion again

    ....WITH _ANY CONSTRUCTION_ THERE SHOULD BE AN AIR TO AIR HEAT EXCHANGER.....THE MORE A UNITE IS SEALED UP THE MORE THE UNITE NEEDS TO "BE HEALTHY" AND WE ARE TALKING AN AIR TO AIR EXCHANGER...."DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT ONE"...OR LEAVE A WINDOW OPEN AT NITE WHEN SLEEPING-HEATING AND COOLING THE...
  22. GE

    Sidewall discussion again

    Bob: your unite is considered conventional FRAMING FRP is a plywood core with fiberglass on both sides...it is used on the exterior side only and the studs/ribs are exposed on the inside. only better wall would be one with aluminum on the outside with spray foam interior insulation and a...
  23. GE

    Sidewall discussion again

    OBSOLETE IN THE TRAILER BUSINESS....PIA TO REPAIR BUT CAN BE DONE WITH ENOUGH TIME AND EFFORT....THERE ARE TRICKS TO IT THOUGH....geofkaye and the Rivercity Girlz....
  24. GE

    Registration

    ....HUUMMMM...I think BOb86ZZ4 and I have the same hobbies and it aint cars......geofkaye and the Rivericity Girlz....be seeing you all at the MID AMERICAN TRUCK SHOW IN LOUISVILLE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NEXT WEEKEND WE WILL BE CAMPING AMONG THE ROAD TRUCKS IN LOT "K"OF COURSE....
  25. GE

    White or Full Body Paint

    ...I think the white or color issue comes down to what will give the A/C a brake on a hot day in the sun....there are coaches/busses [< 500 SQFT.]that can't be kept cool with 3 A/C unites going....and with 45,000 btu's blowing that is saying something. In Fla, during the summer before last, I...

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