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Old 09-13-2015, 04:34 PM   #169
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This is the best and cheapest mod I have ever put on my Timber Ridge. I put a 1/2"X 2" strip of reflective tape on the front of my trailer coupler. Using my backup camera (mounted on the license plate) I can now easily see where the coupler is when backing my TV to the trailer. Didn't under or over shoot the coupler all summer.
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Old 09-13-2015, 10:10 PM   #170
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Black and grey tank handles

Labour Day weekend this year was very cold, windy and wet here but I still wanted to go camping. That weekend normally is our last weekend out and I like to do a good job of cleaning the Timber Ridge. We take a site close to the campground bathrooms and use them while filling our toilet with our hot soapy dish water. Driving home does a great job of swishing that water around and I'll dump it when I get back to the city. Well, my best laid out plan was foiled this year because when I pulled on the black tank handle nothing happened other than I had the whole thing unhooked from the trailer. A trip to the repair shop got that repaired and I'll be tightening the grey tank handle in the spring. I noticed another post on here describing the same thing on their trailer so this maybe a hint to go out and check your handles.
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Old 09-14-2015, 05:32 AM   #171
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when I pulled on the black tank handle nothing happened other than I had the whole thing unhooked from the trailer. A trip to the repair shop got that repaired and I'll be tightening the grey tank handle in the spring. I noticed another post on here describing the same thing on their trailer so this maybe a hint to go out and check your handles.
They just screw in, right?

I know some use cables, but I don't think mine do.
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I think you are right Brulaz, not sure whether you turn it clockwise or counter clockwise to tighten it. Anyone know? I'm not sure I want to shell out another $125.00 to put it back in again (can't imagine the repair shop using Locktight to stop it from happening again).
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Old 09-14-2015, 01:02 PM   #173
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They just screw in, right?
I would really like an answer to this before I go to tackle it a little later today.
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I would really like an answer to this before I go to tackle it a little later today.
Well mine don't just screw in. All the handles and shafts freely rotate.
Somehow they are fixed to the valve, but dunno how.
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I guess I'll have to pull the sheet off the bottom and see what I find. I was hoping to try to avoid doing that.
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Old 09-14-2015, 02:38 PM   #176
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I guess I'll have to pull the sheet off the bottom and see what I find. I was hoping to try to avoid doing that.
Better you than me!
I've still gotta pull the bearings and grease-em before our trek to Florida.
So puleeze tell us what you find.
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Fuse Panel and Directv

Finally went through my DC fuse panel to see what circuits they protected. I wanted to do this first before I added two circuits for my directv receiver and SWM amp. Got lucky and fuse #5 was not loaded, so I ran both circuits through that fuse.

The directv receiver circuit was easy, because the unit runs off 12 vdc anyway (well, sort of, runs off an AC plug to a 12 vdc DC converter at 2 amps output), but the SWM was not so easy. Bought a $20 100W cigarette lighter modified sine wave inverter and hooked it up to a 12 vdc cigarette jack, also added a toggle switch because the SWM does not shut down like the receiver. Hooked it up and now I have directv on totally dc power!!
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I guess I'll have to pull the sheet off the bottom and see what I find. I was hoping to try to avoid doing that.
When my repair shop fixed my black tank rod they just cut a small square (about 10") right where the connection is made. They made the repair then taped the square back into place. Good luck with your repair.
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I'm going to take a good long time looking through the hole first, but I'm not sure I'd be confident and happy about taping up a hole. I don't know what tape I'd use to make as permanent a bond as possible. I'm not saying the shop didn't use good stuff, I'm only saying I wouldn't know what to use.
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They just screw in, right?

I know some use cables, but I don't think mine do.
I have included a picture from my Factory tour. They are for a 23RKS Creekside. First Picture is Grey and Black tanks. 2nd is for the kitchen grey tank. I would imagine others would be similar. Wish I had done some close ups. There is always next year.
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I have included a picture from my Factory tour. They are for a 23RKS Creekside. First Picture is Grey and Black tanks. 2nd is for the kitchen grey tank. I would imagine others would be similar. Wish I had done some close ups. There is always next year.
Many thanks for that.
Looks a lot like the Valterra extension handle kits I've seen.
Waste Valve Extension Rod Kit, 10″ to 12″, Carded - Valterra.com | Valterra.com

A tube with set screws at each end is used to join the extension to the regular pull. Can't tell if ORV is using something with set screws but there's definitely a tube join there.

Not sure which joint my handles rotate around though or whether that's normal or not.
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The extension rods do screw together clockwise. We have recently started using locktite at the connections. Ours do not use the coupler shown on the Valtera kit.
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