Paul,
Has TTC ship headed to "Cal City Yet ??.................Waiting for
news with much interest !!.............
Kelly Troyer
We spent a long day loading it on the trailer and getting the electric
trailer
brakes to work on the back up pickup tow vehicle.
Both tow vehicles now have electric brake capabilities. I just
finished mine
at 9 PM. Then I drove it around to test them. Fortunately they worked.
If you get stopped by the cops and you don't have your electric brakes
wired there is a $5000 fine.
We must climb to at least 3000 feet over the mountains and come back
down 3000 feet. No easy mater towing 4000 pounds.
There is no standardization on electric trailer brakes.
U-Haul gave up and all their trailers have self contained
hydraulic brakes.
They are applied when the tow hitch goes into compression from
normal tension.
There was no way just Pete and I could pull that 1000 pound
airplane up
the 20 degree
ramp to load it on the trailer. Fortunately I had a hand winch lying
around in the hangar.
Tomorrow is towing day. We have a few odds and ends to take care of
in the morning. The wings are a piece of cake as the supports are
already
done and they just plug into this aircraft trailer.
Paul Lamar
That is one gnarly looking trailer.
David Smith
We have had one disaster after another. The Dodge ProMaster
1500 got stuck
in Park. Apparently, judging from the Internet, a common problem.
I had to hire a tow truck to move it to a safe parking place.
Then I went into Ventura to a U Haul place and rented a pick up
truck. Drove 10 miles
back out to SZP and hooked it up to the trailer. No turn signal and
no stop lights!!!!. The U Haul connector fell apart in Pete's
hand.
Drove back to Ventura and got another one. We checked it out
there and that
did not work either. I said "I am not leaving here until a see
a trailer hooked
up and the lights working". Took a mechanic an hour to find
three blown fuses.
By that time it was too late to tow. So hopefully first thing
tomorrow morning.
Also a couple of good shots of the cooling louvers.
Paul Lamar
I worked at a local place that sold RV trailers, installed truck
accessories and rented utility trailers. I argued with him numerous
times about inspecting trailers when they came back from rental to
ensure they were good to go next time. He wanted to not put out the
money until he knew he would have income from it. Once he took a week
off and we went through the trailers. The next bunch of rentals went
well as just hook up and verify lights. One vehicle the truck wiring was
screwed up. Anyway that business may go broke over the winter due to
passing off too many customers.
Dale Davies
We have been delayed yet another day. We are not scheduled to tow it
up until Thursday the 6th.
Dale, can you find something out about that Ram ProMaster 1500
stuck in park problem? I'll send some pictures later this morning.
Paul Lamar
Looks like it could be related to the brake light switch. As per almost
everything in new vehicles it works through the body control portion of
the computer. For a while vehicles had a different computer for
different functions; engine, transmission, heater/AC. Some had up to 10
computers.
The brake switch is an input signal. The body computer turns on a relay
for the brake lights and another to release a lock for the shifter. On
some models they have had issues with the lock adjustment. Basically
related to poor quality plastic crap. A few years ago they had an issue
with the power steering return hose leaking on the Caravans and a Jeep
model that was identical from the back of the front doors ahead. It
would leak in the same piece of rubber hose every unit. The line had two
rubber hose components.
Why just the one I do not know. It was such a problem that parts were
back ordered three months. Some people were on the Highway in the winter
and drove home without power steering. Needless to say the pump was shot
also. Our temporary repair was a single braid hydraulic hose with
compression fittings to fit the steel tube.
They found out the limit of cheap on that deal. They also had a lot of
issues on pickup truck heater/AC systems. If one system you had to
remove the console and change a stepper motor. All had numerous heater
refresh to computer.
Yours should still be on warrantee so should be free fix at the dealer.
Bitch like hell as if they want your right hand!
Dale Davies
Highly likely there were four wires on the brake light switch and we may
have chosen
the wrong cold one to wire the trailer brake controller. The trailer
brake controller instructions spoke
of only two.
Thanks Dale.
Paul Lamar
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