Midrsv
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Was the skylight problem your only problem area. From what I've read all brands seem to have problems from time to time. We liked the floor plan on the 2011 and 2012 units. I've been led to believe that the laminate wall system is preferred over the wood frame and siding. Prevent wood rot. Is that correct. The Jayco sounds nice but that is bigger than we want. Dennis
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The 6.2L is gas engine with 400 hp I believe. That should handle a 6000 lb trailer OK. The tow rating on the Tahoe is 8200 lbs and the hitch with WD is 10,000 with a 1000 lb tounge weight. The truck is configured with the tow package and already has a factory supplied brake controller.
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We briefly considered one but that's not our primary purpose and we didn't care for the way the toy bays are finished out. Dennis
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Sound advice. We'll probably visit a few dealers this coming weekend. Dennis
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We won't be using the trailer in cold weather. Maybe a cool day or two in the 40's. Any colder than that and I'm going home.
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Sounds like good advice there. Unfortunately, I missed out on the unit I was considering. It was sold on Saturday. Still looking. Dennis
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Thanks for the info Brenda. The trailer we are seriously considering has an empty weight of about 4300 lbs. My Tahoe has a tow rating of 8200 lbs so we should be OK. I know what you mean by small bathrooms. When I was a teenager my parents had a 19ft trailer and you got in the shower, soaped the walls and spun around. The unit we're looking at has roof mounted A/C with a forced air ducted furnace. I assume the controls are separate. Dennis
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I would certainly consider the panhandle for an early fall or late spring trip. My wife is a beach person, I am not. We usually time our visits after it is too cool for the beaches in the northern part of the state. That's why we go to Ft. Myers Beach or Sanibel. Our beach trips are my payback vacations because she tolerates our summer bike trips knowing she'll get to the beach in the fall.
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We may spend some time in Naples too. LOL Actually there are a couple of restaurants we visit in Naples. Dennis
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We usually do rent and will be doing so again in October. The problem with renting is no one will rent with pets. The used one I am looking at has the hitch and sway bars with it. My Tahoe is already set up for towing with a factory electric brake controller. Denis
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Exactly right and I have no desire or need for a truck. Dennis
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We would probably only use it a couple weeks a year for the next couple of years. After that maybe 2 months a year. Our problem with renting is no one rents to pet owners.
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I've thought of that as well. But when we've looked around while in the Ft Myers area the parks there would not allow pets and most wouldn't allow motorcycles. Two deal breakers. Also I wasn't too keen on paying $300 to $400 in lot rental all year long to only use it a few weeks. Dennis
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A 5th wheel wouldn't work for me because I don't have a pickup. I would tow with a 6.2L Tahoe. At 5'9" I doubt I would have any ceiling height issues and the specs and photos indicate a tub. I found photos of a unit like the one I am considering at this site: http://www.bestvaluerv.com/2012-r-vision-trail-sport-25s-new-travel-trailer-tx-i517883
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Thanks for the advice. I have stayed in a trailer before. My parents had a 20ft trailer when I was a teenager and I helped set that up on trips. But that was 40+ years ago. We have no kids so no grandkids. Just us and the Golden Retriever. Knowing my wife, the galley probably won't see much use. Dennis
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Ok a google searched turned up the R-vision web site. Apparently they are part of the Monaco RV family. http://rvisiontowables.com/trail-sport-recreational-vehicles.asp Dennis
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We are beginning to think about a travel trailer. No I'm not giving up the bike and I don't plan to tow it around the country. We're thinking about buying one to keep in Florida near Ft. Myers. Basically I would store it somewhere cheap and then drive down and drag it into a park somewhere for 2 weeks to a couple of months at a time. We've thought about condos and and park model mobile homes but we really don't want the upkeep and responsibilities of owning something like that with fees. So we're considering a trailer. Does anyone know about the R-Vision Trail Sport models? I've found a 27ft unit with 1 slideout that seems reasonable, less than $13k. Is this a decent brand and value. At that price I can try it out and if we don't like the trailer life I haven't lost a great deal. Any thoughts? Thanks, Dennis
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I found a baby 1st gen parked outside a store today. I had never seen one before. It turned out to be a Yamaha Vision. I googled the model and it is a 550 V-twin. But it sure lookd like a V-4 with two pipes coming off the front cylinder. I didn't examine it closely. Nice looking bike. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_XZ_550
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I recall once when my parents had a wheelchair van that had a ramp that folded down from the side door. I had taken my dad to restaurant and parked in a handicapped spot with a striped space to the side to allow for the ramp to come down with room to load. While we were there some jerk comes in and attempts to park in the regular space adjacent to us but parks about 2 feet over the line. This made it too close for my dad to easily line up with the ramp without scratching the cars door. I could have backed the van out of the spot for loading but instead I went back into the restaurant and had the offending person paged to come and move his car. He came out kind of huffy until I pointed out that we could have just as easily scratched his car attempting to load if he preferred that. I figured he needed and education.
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I ride with a good friend that doesn't care to know his bike. He could care less how much horsepower or torque it has. He dosn't bother with having tire sizes and specs commited to memory. He knows enough to check the fluids and safety related items. He is an excellent rider and has ridden for many years. He's fully capable of learning about it but he just prefers to let the dealer take care of all of the maintenance and any issues that may come up.
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This may have been around before but I don't recall it. It's worth the 3 minutes it takes to see it. Dennis.
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I'm cool again. I went out the first thing this morning to a local motor supply and repair shop and picked up an Emmerson motor that fit. Took me about 40 minutes to get it mounted, installed and wired in. Works perfectly now. Thanks to all for the advice. Dennis
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Couldn't have said it better myself!
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Thanks Joe, that's the first test I did and the capacitor checked OK. I'll probably replace it with the motor anyway. Dennis
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The saga continues. Seems the guy that was here last night didn't know jack about what he was doing. The tech shows up this morning with a "universal" motor and says "oh this won't work, I'll have to order the correct motor and come back Wed". I told him not to bother. I've pulled the motor and it is a GE 5KCP39PG852AS. I checked Grainger's web site and they cross that to an AO Smith FDL1076V1 for $180. Our local Grainger store doesn't show it in stock. I'm going to check a couple of other places here Monday and if I can't find it I'll just order from Grainger.
