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  1. davidc-HILO

    When Life Gives You Lemons

    I know there used to be a shop that would rebuild the top half... Honestly as these trailers age, you will be hard pressed to find one that IS NOT rusted out on the top. The top does come off pretty easy and it's just square tubing, not to over-simplify the whole process... but it CAN be done. I...
  2. davidc-HILO

    Boondocking but need DVD for kids at night

    You just replied to a thread that is almost 5 years old... But since you replied to it, I can't figure out why you would need to recharge your tablet (DC) with an inverter (AC) when you could just plug it into an adapter stuck in your lighter or most vehicles have USB power ports.
  3. davidc-HILO

    Roof woes...

    Rebuild? Water damage? If you have "soft" spots on your roof, is putting something on top of it a good idea?
  4. davidc-HILO

    Roof woes...

    The only method that makes sense... because the original problem was the metal roof leaking, I need to take that off and repair the damage done from it's leaks. I already have the new roof and kit (epdm) once I replace the underlayment. A roof over a roof over a roof - where do you stop, take...
  5. davidc-HILO

    Roof woes...

    Many of our HiLo's have metal roofs with a rubber roof, with many seams, put on over that at some point as a repair to the leaky, pin hole infested metal roof. I've also seen either liquid epdm or some other "fix" applied over that. I own 2 with this same thing done to both. Bought them that...
  6. davidc-HILO

    Hi Lo Roof

    I doubt it weighs very much, but I wouldn't bother applying it on a roof that is "junk" and needs to be replaced in the first place... Many HiLo's seem to have metal roofs with an old rubber roof on top of that... if any part of that is failing or starting to fail - the majic pixy dust roof...
  7. davidc-HILO

    jack selection

    I wouldn't "block" your trailer... if a tire or tires go flat before you notice it or see it for what ever the reason, you could be "sagging" in the wrong direction and put a lot of stress on the frame/walls, that simply put, is not needed/necessary... Can I state the obvious - this is a...
  8. davidc-HILO

    Tail Light

    I will as soon as it comes in and I verify it will work/fit... no point a bunch of orders going in for something that doesn't work or fit...
  9. davidc-HILO

    aluminum roof frame reinforcement

    I suspect a 250+lb guy standing on the roof saying "see, it will hold me..." as he's bouncing up and down to emphasize that it will hold his weight... More likely, someone servicing/cleaning the A/C without putting something on the roof to spread the weight out (sheet of plywood)... a 200 pound...
  10. davidc-HILO

    Close Call On Awning - Question

    Never leave an awning out while you're away without anchoring it... One day you will come back with it laying across the roof. I anchor mine with the screw in the ground doggie tie ups ~$5 at Lowes and rachet straps. I use 2 short pieces of 2x4 between the bottom awning supports and the side of...
  11. davidc-HILO

    Tail Light

    I think I have a source for the tailights for these... one of my corner lights got taken out by hail in a recent storm... they are LED though, not the standard bulb type... if you are talking about the wrap around ones... They are due in next week ~25th... their standard shipping is...
  12. davidc-HILO

    Larger roof vent replacement.

    I think what you are looking for is an escape hatch cover... if it has the little red handle , that's what it is. If so, adventurerv.net has them for about $70. Searching for a "vent" cover will pretty much not bring up a larger 22" escape hatch, only the 14" standard everyday vents, and a lot...
  13. davidc-HILO

    Gray water - Black water

    Black tank flush This is one of the better ones... most are just people being stupid like a lot of videos on youtube...
  14. davidc-HILO

    I'm stranded!! HELP!! Please!!

    Your other post is about a stain underneath that looks like oil... did you get that fixed? The only oil should be fluid for the lift system... the same thing that isn't working...
  15. davidc-HILO

    hilo fit and finish

    Several people here in the park have brand new higher end trailers/5th wheels and every single one one them has had to tow them back to the dealer to have things repaired and issues resolved discovered after leaving the lot... Not sure why you're surprised and 8yo trailer has issues... All the...
  16. davidc-HILO

    One helluva storm...

    Oh and in the "For What It's Worth" category... I just started using the awning de-flappers (2 large and 4 small) and they worked great... I used 2 small pieces of 2x4 between the bottom awning mouts and the side of my trailer. 2 dog screw in anchors and 2 rachet straps. The thinking was if the...
  17. davidc-HILO

    One helluva storm...

    Yeah, this storm was bad... started in the San Angelo area and probably farther out than that. Our hail was that size also... no grapefruit sized hail thank god, but what we did get was bad enough. I suspect mine wasn't as bad as it could have been due to the tree that was between it and the...
  18. davidc-HILO

    One helluva storm...

    Thanks, but mine doesn't have sheet metal, it's all fiberglass... I was actually talking about one of the others in the park. You know when you go through an automatic car wash how the water looks when the jets go by... it was worse than that. And as far as living "down south" is there are...
  19. davidc-HILO

    One helluva storm...

    Friday was not a good nite for us here in Von Ormy... First the dark clouds, then the train coming, then the hail... The first is the bed of my truck when it stopped. Second is the side of my trailer the next day with most of the leaves from the tree next to it. Third my dog after a rough nite...
  20. davidc-HILO

    I'm stranded!! HELP!! Please!!

    Hopefully you got your rig up, but... Is the pump making any noise when you hit the switch? Mine wouldn't raise because the hatch on the very back was left unloked when itwas lowered and just caught enough to prevent the top from raising.
  21. davidc-HILO

    e Happy with what you got!

    Tow packages usually consist of nothing more than a different gear ratio in the rear-end, trans cooler, some have an engine oil cooler and maybe a heavy duty alt... but with virtually every vehicle having A/C now, the heavy duty alt. is standard. Don't be mystified by tow packages, the "basic"...
  22. davidc-HILO

    water tanks

    Yeah, door side under the front... just a little drain picot... Mine doesn't have a way to fill the tank from the outside... just a valve under the sink to turn on and fill from the city connect... not sure how to flush/sanitize the tank without an outside fill...
  23. davidc-HILO

    Headed to Texas

    I'm staying at the Alamo River RV Resort it's on the south side of town on IH-35... It's quiet and minutes from downtown, but you may want to stay at a place closer to New Braunfels so you can go to the outlet malls in San Marcos - I can't recommend any of them, haven't stayed there, this one is...
  24. davidc-HILO

    Headed to Texas

    LOL - I built your truck... if you are going to be in Corpus for some time, come up to San Antonio and take a plant tour; Tour Reservations
  25. davidc-HILO

    jack selection

    Not advocating jacking on the "axle tube" itself, there are better suited options... but the concern of damaging something by the weight of something already resting on said piece... baffles me. And it's not "solid" it's a hollow tube, a piece of metal that long would be very heavy and not very...

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