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Re: Tow capacity

Reply #25
Check with either James Triana at Foretravel or Freightliner in Gaffney SC with your Oshkosh chassis number (Freightliner bought Oshkosh).

Thanks, Will do, But Fore travel have not answered any of my emails so far,
Cheers,
Brian,

Toys, 1989 Grand Villa, 36 foot, ORED with 300 Hp Cat. 2002 Gemini 34 foot Sailing Catamaran, 2006 Honda Super Blackbird 1100XX, 2002 ZR7 750 Kawasaki,
25 HP Chinese tractor and Backhoe,

Re: Tow capacity

Reply #26
Maybe Carol, Jeff or any others at FOT now can talk to the guys and get things rolling for you, I am sure they would not mind getting a word in for you, although Carol is quite shy !!!
John h
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Re: Tow capacity

Reply #27
Going through my manuals. I did find that the Tow hitch on mine is rated at 350 Lbs, So thats a good start,

Damn it, The Bus wont start now, checking the fuses, The new wiring  has been put together with pressed connections, and they are just slipping out of the connections,

Looks like I will be soldering a lot of wires before I go any where.

Being a pack rat, they call it a hoarder here, Yes, I am one,  But when I went to pick up my bus from Customs, the hose on the steering Split, I didnt have even a screw driver with me, Had to buy one just to get the Bus home,

Cheers,
Brian,

Toys, 1989 Grand Villa, 36 foot, ORED with 300 Hp Cat. 2002 Gemini 34 foot Sailing Catamaran, 2006 Honda Super Blackbird 1100XX, 2002 ZR7 750 Kawasaki,
25 HP Chinese tractor and Backhoe,

Re: Tow capacity

Reply #28
Going through my manuals. I did find that the Tow hitch on mine is rated at 350 Lbs, So thats a good start,
Tongue weight I hope!


Damn it, The Bus wont start now, checking the fuses, The new wiring  has been put together with pressed connections, and they are just slipping out of the connections,
Your using the wrong size butt connectors or the wrong crimping tool!
1994 U225
build #4514

Re: Tow capacity

Reply #29
Long hard repeated lessons have finally driven home for me: Electricity and I do not get along. The only method I use these days to join wires together on pretty much any project is solder and shrinkwrap. Any and all crimps, butt connectors, blade connectors, or what have you, are places that the spark demons enter the circuit to mess with my day.
Jay
1989 U280 SE, 36', 3208T Cat, build 3292

Re: Tow capacity

Reply #30
Terminology, Hahaha,, Yes, Tongue weight, 350 Lbs,

All my wiring was done by others,

Electricity and I Dont get along either,, I learnt a very long time ago to solder all joins,

This comes from looking for dead wires that have come out of crimped joints,  Etc, 200 miles from nowhere and 2 oclock in the morning,  And your looking for a broken wire in that huge tangle, as the fuses havent blown,
The vibration kills electrics, especially on Motor cycles,
Cheap insurance, Solder all joints, makes life a lot easier,

Most of my long distance driving is done at night, Very little traffic, Most drivers at night  are very courteous, dipping lights, Moving over if you want to pass, Etc,
Caravans, Etc,  are non excistant, Plus I am a night owl,

And some where in my bus at the moment, I have a wire thats not connected, Its just a matter of finding it,
Not being familiar with my bus in any way, or where all the wires go, Its a whole new ball game for me,

And being on my own, Its pretty hard doing some thing at one end, when I need some one at the other end to check,

I have found a couple of wires that have been cooked on the motor and have replaced them, But I am slowly getting on top of it,

All my vehicles have to be totally mechanically reliable, I want to get in any of them and drive 1000 miles with no problems,
I dont drive show Ponys, A nice paint job wont get you any where, Its has to go and stop, Mechanically perfect, But thats just me,


Cheers,
Brian,

Toys, 1989 Grand Villa, 36 foot, ORED with 300 Hp Cat. 2002 Gemini 34 foot Sailing Catamaran, 2006 Honda Super Blackbird 1100XX, 2002 ZR7 750 Kawasaki,
25 HP Chinese tractor and Backhoe,