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Forum: Generators & Solar Power 03-20-2009, 07:50 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 12,169
Posted By Saddletramp
Be sure to check on the specifications for...

Be sure to check on the specifications for whichever generator you are considering. Most generators are rated at the maximum KW they will generate at or near sea level. As you go up in altitude you...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 01-01-2009, 10:58 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 29,803
Posted By Saddletramp
Breakaway Cable Length

Mexray...l think we are pretty much in agreement, we don't want our trailer tongue hanging on the chains with the umbilical unplugged and not be able to appy brakes to the trailer. Ideally the...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 12-31-2008, 08:47 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 29,803
Posted By Saddletramp
Breakaway Cable Length

My safety chains, umbilical cord and breakaway cable, as supplied by Airstream, gave the following results when I lifted the trailer off the ball and eased the truck forward to the end of the chains....
Forum: Brakes & Brake Controllers 12-26-2008, 03:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,070
Posted By Saddletramp
Breakaway Cable Length

I agree with the way this conversation is progressing, however there is one other consideration that is important to me. That is the length of the power cord in relation to the length of the...
Forum: Global 'streaming 12-19-2007, 11:12 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 30,108
Posted By Saddletramp
Euro Frames

Much issue has been made about Airstream not balancing brake drums. If you refer to post 40, you will notice in the view of the brake drum with no wheel attached that there is a ground relief on the...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 11-08-2007, 10:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,506
Posted By Saddletramp
Onan Generators

I always hate to see a product slammed unfairly based on unfounded assumptions. Onan is an old established generator manufacturer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have been building generators...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 11-08-2007, 10:47 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,506
Posted By Saddletramp
Onan Generators

I always hate to see a product slammed unfairly based on unfounded assumptions. Onan is an old established generator manufacturer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have been building generators...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 08-18-2007, 08:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,175
Posted By Saddletramp
Marinco Power Inlet

This is the best plug like this I have ever seen. It is water proof when the cover in in place. It takes a twist-lock style female plug which has a threaded ring to help hold it in place and makes it...
Forum: Tow Vehicles 07-29-2007, 12:20 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,098
Posted By Saddletramp
Towing with a stock 7.3

The best advice you should heed is to keep it stock! Chips that increase torque and horsepower shorten engine and transmission life. Also it would be good to get accurate transmission and exhaust...
Forum: Our Community 07-20-2007, 06:42 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,095
Posted By Saddletramp
How I Started Camping

Before I was 6 yrs. old my father and uncle took me camping and taught me fly fishing in the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming. When I was 8, I got a real cowboy bed roll, which I was so proud of. I tied...
Forum: Ribs, Skins & Rivets 03-24-2007, 12:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,745
Posted By Saddletramp
Dent in Aluminum

Hello nilesrob,
I have felt this pain. I sympathize with your urge to do something about it. I couldn't ignore the damage to my otherwise pristine trailer either, so I had this same panel and the...
Forum: Photography 03-19-2007, 08:33 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 12,652
Posted By Saddletramp
What Digital Camera Do You Use?

I have used Leica M cameras for 35 years. I now have a Leica SLR model R9 with the Digital Modul-R back with 10 mega pixels. This lets me switch from slide film to digital or vice versa in about 20...
Forum: On The Road... 01-16-2007, 11:14 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,379
Posted By Saddletramp
Chaplain Kent, post16

Chaplain Kent here are some more comments about S. Dak. I presume you will be travelling west on I-90. Stop in Sioux Falls and visit the park for the falls in the Sioux River. at Mitchell visit the...
Forum: On The Road... 01-16-2007, 09:29 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,379
Posted By Saddletramp
In May, caravan with our Lincolnland unit of...

In May, caravan with our Lincolnland unit of WBCCI from Peoria to the Tulip Festival at Pella, Iowa. June, a rally at Kentuckiana in Illinois. July the International rally at Perry, Georgia. Aug....
Forum: Tow Vehicles 12-25-2006, 02:22 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 7,044
Posted By Saddletramp
92,000 miles on an '01 f350 7.3 PSD 4X4 crew cab....

92,000 miles on an '01 f350 7.3 PSD 4X4 crew cab. Expect to put 300,000 miles on it. I utilize Caterpillar oil sampling to provide a window inside my engine, sampling all wear metals every 3,500...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-22-2006, 07:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,580
Posted By Saddletramp
ULSD Fuel

In reading these threads, I note that you have discovered that:
A) ULSD 15 made entirely from petroleum base stock has lower lubricity.
B) Oil companies say they have added lubricity improvers, but...
Forum: Tow Vehicles 12-21-2006, 12:16 PM
Replies: 76
Poll: New Toyotas
Views: 7,969
Posted By Saddletramp
Caterpillar engines in pick-up trucks

Although this post is about 46 posts late, I read this entire thread for the first time today. As a retiree with 35 years in management at Caterpillar, 20 of which were in the Engine Division, I...
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 08-14-2006, 02:59 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,183
Posted By Saddletramp
Don't equate locked outside storage with video...

Don't equate locked outside storage with video cameras as being mouse free. Every one of my friends who store trailers in such places get mice in their trailers every storage period.

Saddletramp
Forum: Airstream "In the News" 04-09-2006, 05:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,720
Posted By Saddletramp
Devil's Tower Wyoming

If any of you are going back to Devil's Tower and to anyone who has not yet gone, when you are walking around the east side there is something special for you to see. Over 100 years ago two local...
Forum: On The Road... 03-31-2006, 08:35 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,191
Posted By Saddletramp
Filling fresh water tank

Most of the camp grounds I have been in have hard water. My Airstream garage has soft water handy. I fill my tank full of it. It sure is nice not to have soap scum. My dishes and I all come out...
Forum: Member Introductions 03-30-2006, 03:03 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,355
Posted By Saddletramp
Several sections of I-80 in Wyoming and Nebraska,...

Several sections of I-80 in Wyoming and Nebraska, and I-43 in Wisconsin, as well as other roads have sections where because of heavy loads the individual slabs of concrete have tilted. As I...
Forum: Tow Vehicles 01-24-2006, 12:30 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,613
Posted By Saddletramp
7.3 Fuel Mileage

My 01 F350 crew cab 4X4 with 3.73 rear pulling my 25', which I had just weighed at 7240 lbs., one passenger, on the flat at 55mph, summer fuel, got 16.4 mpg. This was very carefully filled with fuel...
Forum: Tow Vehicles 01-04-2006, 06:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,601
Posted By Saddletramp
Idling Diesels

You mustn't equate idle of gasoline engines with diesels. In the gasoline engine the air fuel ratio is about 16:l by weight, whether it is idling or at full load. Further more speed is controled by a...
Forum: Tow Vehicles 01-04-2006, 10:32 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,601
Posted By Saddletramp
Idling Diesel Engines

Hello Diesel Owners,

I have 35 years' experience with the design, manufacture and servicing of diesel engines. I can tell you for sure that whether your engine is a line haul diesel or in a...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 12-28-2005, 07:53 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 16,557
Posted By Saddletramp
Hello SilverToy, Generators that sit idle...

Hello SilverToy,

Generators that sit idle most of the time accumulate moisture. This causes oxidation on contact points, short circuits and general deterioration in electrical insulation....
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 12-27-2005, 08:57 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 16,557
Posted By Saddletramp
Generators

Hello again Smokeless Joe,

You sound like a man who is doing it right. You are going to see first hand what their workmanship is like.

Always be a little skeptical about comparative...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 12-27-2005, 11:46 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 16,557
Posted By Saddletramp
Hello Smokeless Joe, There were several...

Hello Smokeless Joe,

There were several reasons I posted on this thread. I had no illusions of converting anyone from Honda to Onan. In fact, I spent an entire career with a competitor to Onan,...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 12-23-2005, 05:57 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 16,557
Posted By Saddletramp
Boy, this is getting to be a good lively...

Boy, this is getting to be a good lively discussion!

Here are a couple more thoughts. You can buy Onans as gasoline, propane or diesel. If you have a diesel truck you could mount a diesel gen...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 12-23-2005, 04:17 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 16,557
Posted By Saddletramp
Hello Kstampa After reading the posts that...

Hello Kstampa

After reading the posts that have answered your original question, I felt compelled to join the fray. I realize that most Airstreamers on this forum like the little Honda generators...
Forum: WBCCI Forum 12-18-2005, 10:25 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 6,898
Posted By Saddletramp
I vote YES. Not for those of us who are already...

I vote YES. Not for those of us who are already members, but for those people who don't know or care who Wally Byum was, or what the WBCCI is. I see immediate recognition and interest in the...
Forum: Mechanics Corner - Engines, Transmission & More... 08-30-2005, 09:17 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,650
Posted By Saddletramp
Hello Iver, Purely mechanical fuel systems...

Hello Iver,

Purely mechanical fuel systems that utilized scroll fuel pumps controlled by a rack could run away if a plunger stuck in it's barrel due to contaminated fuel. In that instance the...
Forum: Mechanics Corner - Engines, Transmission & More... 08-29-2005, 10:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,650
Posted By Saddletramp
Hello Iver, What you found is very logical. ...

Hello Iver,

What you found is very logical. Air flow picks up heat from the condenser core then passes over the intercooler which cools the engine's intake air with air hotter than ambient. ...
Forum: Mechanics Corner - Engines, Transmission & More... 08-15-2005, 05:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,650
Posted By Saddletramp
Diesel exhaust and transmission temperature guages

Hello Iver,

As a retired engineer with 35 years experience with the design, manufacturing and service of diesel engines, I understand perfectly well what you, your engine, and transmission need...
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 07-26-2005, 08:06 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,762
Posted By Saddletramp
Airstream garage

Our new garage is 24'X30' with 12' ceiling. We used 2X6 studs and a truss roof with 2X6 top chords on 16" centers. We used 5/8" sheet rock over 6" of insulation in the walls and 10" overhead. Our...
Forum: Community Polls 03-22-2005, 07:57 PM
Replies: 723
Views: 128,639
Posted By Saddletramp
Your 500th and here's to my FIRST! Born and...

Your 500th and here's to my FIRST! Born and raised on a Cattle Ranch in Northern Wyoming I was very proud to become a Journeyman Cowboy. Then after earning an engineering degree and completing 35...
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