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foxie · foxie

Has any one any info on upgrading axle ratings regarding charging bearings, axle dimensions, springs and wheels. Would like to up grade from 2600 kgs to approx. 3200kgs on tandem roller rocker suspension. Van has 150 mm chassis and draw bar.

Dreamweaver · Dreamweaver

Has anybody got an Optitec caravan mover either a V1 or V2. Any reports on performance would be appreciated.

Tomcat · Tomcat

Reading some posts on here about Tyres and the theory of tyres not lasting more than about 6 years. I have had an extra spare tyre and wheel under the bed for 5 years and its never been used. Would the life of this tyre have been prolonged had I kept it deflated ? Some tyre dealers surely have old stock sittin...

Paulo · Paulo

Hi - I Am doing a shakedown on my new used 10 year old Jayco poptop, all is well so far except for what appears to be a small slow gas leak which I have traced to the LPG Gas Hot Water System - it appears to be in the heater gismo . I know I am slowly losing pressure in that line because when I turn off that stop valv...

alto · alto

i have a 2004 heritage caravan. The fly screen mesh has come loose on 3 windows and I want to replace the mesh. Windows wind out but only so far and having trouble fitting the rubber stripping back in the channel to hold mesh in place. Does anyone know if there is some trick to opening the window further to g...

Shandi · Shandi

Hi All, I have just written this in another thread, my mistake. I will now start again. I have a Sat Link 6906, and it is not working, as it does not show any satellites at all. I contacted Satlink, and they said (I think, as they are very vague)they were going to send me the update file, so the device will wor...

leestevo · leestevo

We have 12 month old Silverline Jayco...just out of warranty. Our circuit breaker in the van keeps tripping. We have turned off all 240volt power including oven, fridge, hot water etc but keeps tripping. Help! Thanks in advance. Lee-Ann

snap1946 · snap1946

hi all can anybody tell me how the shower tray are put in on a 1998 regent legend are the made up then installed or glassed up in there mine has got dry rot in the frame work that supports it cheers snap

Nomad_Nev · Nomad_Nev

The camper trailer we bought has a 85L plastic water tank, unfortunately there is no remaining water gauge of any kind and the guesswork is getting old, As i understand there is an option of an inline water volume measure, and / or something i can actually fit into the tank to measure the level. Anyone ha...

Brownie2 · Brownie2

Does anyone have experience with the EFOY Methanol Fuel Cell as fitted to the Kimberley Trailers, Karavans and Kruisers?? Cell is a 12-24v charging source to supplement solar. By-product is Carbon Dioxide (small quantities) and water. Kimberley route the water created to a water tank. I have r...

Granty · Granty

With the problem of the Pajero's spare wheel being too low. Is that still a problem with Trigg hitches or similar type hitches. Rod.

Nomad_Nev · Nomad_Nev

Hi All Bit of a strange one, We got our camper with a 100 Amp of Deep cycle AGM battery, and use 200w of solar to recharge it (great quality "KickAss" panels). I bought another 105Amp AGM Century battery and added it in parallel to give me 205 amps, and with the solar putting out a steady 11 Amps c...

Phil Owen · Phil Owen

Brand new Van 3 New 120 amp hr batts 3 x 155 solar panels 7amp draw on waco compressor fridge and small draw on Jayco operating system. How long should this system operate the fridge in optimum conditions,as we live in southern Qld. and in the past 5 days have had full sun and fully charged batteries from...

leestevo · leestevo

I own a 11 month old Jayco Silverline. I was wondering how do you clean the white flyscreens that you pull up and down. You cant put any pressure on the white screens as they will come apart on the sides of the screen. My flyscreens dont look white, they look grey now from the dust. Thanks

poppie · poppie

Hello Nomads, I am new to this forum and hoping for a bit of advise. My Tug 2004 NP Pajero fitted with Air Bags I recently purchased a new Jürgen's Lunagazer J2403 Van, fitted with a AL-CO Friction Coupling, I have always been a believer in the use of a Weight Distribution Hitch (WDH) so naturally when I...

Rongela · Rongela

I have an Eberspecher diesel heater fitted to the van with a 5 L tank fitted to the rear bar. How does one check the fuel level as it is a black tank with no indication of how much fuel is left. Any ideas ? According to the manufacturers they do not make a fuel gauge for it. Thanks In advance.

rgferg65 · rgferg65

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...

Ronzo · Ronzo

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

DeBe · DeBe

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

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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	Upgrading axle carry rating. (Preview) Has any one any info on upgrading axle ratings regarding charging bearings, axle dimensions, springs and wheels. Would like to up grade from 2600 kgs to approx. 3200kgs on tandem roller rocker suspension. Van has 150 mm chassis and draw bar.	foxie	4	1010	03:03 PM Jan 3, 2016 by mr glassies
	Optitec caravan mover (Preview) Has anybody got an Optitec caravan mover either a V1 or V2. Any reports on performance would be appreciated.	Dreamweaver	5	1907	02:21 PM Jan 3, 2016 by OutbackMK
	Would a spare tyre last longer deflated ? (Preview) Reading some posts on here about Tyres and the theory of tyres not lasting more than about 6 years. I have had an extra spare tyre and wheel under the bed for 5 years and its never been used. Would the life of this tyre have been prolonged had I kept it deflated ? Some tyre dealers surely have old stock sittin...	Tomcat	14	1544	08:47 AM Jan 3, 2016 by landy
	Lpg gas leak in water heater (Preview) Hi - I Am doing a shakedown on my new used 10 year old Jayco poptop, all is well so far except for what appears to be a small slow gas leak which I have traced to the LPG Gas Hot Water System - it appears to be in the heater gismo . I know I am slowly losing pressure in that line because when I turn off that stop valv...	Paulo	6	1142	02:32 PM Jan 2, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Heritage caravan (Preview) i have a 2004 heritage caravan. The fly screen mesh has come loose on 3 windows and I want to replace the mesh. Windows wind out but only so far and having trouble fitting the rubber stripping back in the channel to hold mesh in place. Does anyone know if there is some trick to opening the window further to g...	alto	1	1519	11:57 PM Jan 1, 2016 by PeterD
	SatLink Australian satellite files (Preview) Hi All, I have just written this in another thread, my mistake. I will now start again. I have a Sat Link 6906, and it is not working, as it does not show any satellites at all. I contacted Satlink, and they said (I think, as they are very vague)they were going to send me the update file, so the device will wor...	Shandi	2	747	02:42 PM Dec 31, 2015 by KFT
	Circuit Breaker keeps tripping. Circuit electrical (Preview) We have 12 month old Silverline Jayco...just out of warranty. Our circuit breaker in the van keeps tripping. We have turned off all 240volt power including oven, fridge, hot water etc but keeps tripping. Help! Thanks in advance. Lee-Ann	leestevo	17	9801	02:01 PM Dec 31, 2015 by Phil C
	shower tray (Preview) hi all can anybody tell me how the shower tray are put in on a 1998 regent legend are the made up then installed or glassed up in there mine has got dry rot in the frame work that supports it cheers snap	snap1946	0	817	05:43 PM Dec 28, 2015 by snap1946
	Water tank remaining (Preview) The camper trailer we bought has a 85L plastic water tank, unfortunately there is no remaining water gauge of any kind and the guesswork is getting old, As i understand there is an option of an inline water volume measure, and / or something i can actually fit into the tank to measure the level. Anyone ha...	Nomad_Nev	4	1141	05:35 PM Dec 28, 2015 by Nomad_Nev
	Fuel Cells (Preview) Does anyone have experience with the EFOY Methanol Fuel Cell as fitted to the Kimberley Trailers, Karavans and Kruisers?? Cell is a 12-24v charging source to supplement solar. By-product is Carbon Dioxide (small quantities) and water. Kimberley route the water created to a water tank. I have r...	Brownie2	6	1253	04:48 PM Dec 27, 2015 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Pajero spare wheel. (Preview) With the problem of the Pajero's spare wheel being too low. Is that still a problem with Trigg hitches or similar type hitches. Rod.	Granty	11	2040	06:46 AM Dec 27, 2015 by wasn_me
	Deep Cycle Capacity Battery Question - Not doing what i expect (Preview) Hi All Bit of a strange one, We got our camper with a 100 Amp of Deep cycle AGM battery, and use 200w of solar to recharge it (great quality "KickAss" panels). I bought another 105Amp AGM Century battery and added it in parallel to give me 205 amps, and with the solar putting out a steady 11 Amps c...	Nomad_Nev	15	1657	05:12 PM Dec 26, 2015 by PeterD
	Brand new Van 3 New 120 amp hr batts 3 x 155 solar panels 7amp draw on waco compressor fridge and small draw on Jayco (Preview) Brand new Van 3 New 120 amp hr batts 3 x 155 solar panels 7amp draw on waco compressor fridge and small draw on Jayco operating system. How long should this system operate the fridge in optimum conditions,as we live in southern Qld. and in the past 5 days have had full sun and fully charged batteries from...	Phil Owen	11	1711	04:50 PM Dec 26, 2015 by KevKim37
	How to clean flyscreens on caravans. (Preview) I own a 11 month old Jayco Silverline. I was wondering how do you clean the white flyscreens that you pull up and down. You cant put any pressure on the white screens as they will come apart on the sides of the screen. My flyscreens dont look white, they look grey now from the dust. Thanks	leestevo	28	9602	05:38 PM Dec 24, 2015 by greyhoundtom
	Jurgens Lunagazer, AL-CO Friction Coupling (Preview) Hello Nomads, I am new to this forum and hoping for a bit of advise. My Tug 2004 NP Pajero fitted with Air Bags I recently purchased a new Jürgen's Lunagazer J2403 Van, fitted with a AL-CO Friction Coupling, I have always been a believer in the use of a Weight Distribution Hitch (WDH) so naturally when I...	poppie	8	2367	06:22 PM Dec 23, 2015 by poppie
	Diesel heater (Preview) I have an Eberspecher diesel heater fitted to the van with a 5 L tank fitted to the rear bar. How does one check the fuel level as it is a black tank with no indication of how much fuel is left. Any ideas ? According to the manufacturers they do not make a fuel gauge for it. Thanks In advance.	Rongela	11	1454	01:10 AM Dec 23, 2015 by D and D
	Anderson Plugs on Caravan (Preview) 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...	rgferg65	8	4285	10:36 PM Dec 22, 2015 by Dougwe
	Caravan tyres (Preview) 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	Ronzo	10	3693	08:18 PM Dec 22, 2015 by Ronzo
	Waeco CF-35 / CF40 ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	DeBe	56	43841	05:02 PM Dec 22, 2015 by dfwcomputer
	Wheel Bearings in caravans (Preview) 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	Hey Jim	5	3173	03:39 PM Dec 22, 2015 by Tomcat
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