
John Dorrer
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And that makes me wonder if there was any hidden damage beyond the damaged Proven Industries puck lock you took off my hands after my son backed into the puck lock/bull dog and knocked the front jack of the Andersen jack stand. I found nothing that stood out. It seems the puck lock took the punishment. In light of this thread it does raise concerns of hidden damage. I will need to be diligent.
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I just checked our 2022 LE2, 2" Bulldog. Ours is rated 7,000. Outside of surface rust, ours looks fine. I intend on sanding rusted areas and applying Rustoleum in two (2) coats when we get home. I need to check the underside for the guset. Update: guset is there
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Sorry this happened and glad your family are safe. What year trailer? We have the 2" on LE2, 2022. Will inspect ours . Keep us posted.
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
I was totally confused Thanks. -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
When I get back to the trailer I will check that. I'm not mechanically inclined🙃 D52 Capacity, 3,500. on the label -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
After reading recent comments, I'm totally confused. The label on our 2022 LE2 says D52 Capacity, 3,500. What does this mean? Do I have 3,500 Axel's or is this rating actually 5,200? -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
There seems to be some confusion on the axel weights. ScubaRX posted 2022 LE2 and newer have 5200 Axel's. The Axel's on our #1045, 2022 LE2 have 3500 on the label. RichDev has a 2023 and the label on his axel says 3,500. There seems to be a disconnect on what the newer Axel's are. -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
Mine have to be 3,500 on our 2022 as well. I will check under the trailer to confirm. Thank you for getting to the bottom of this👍 Updated: Confirmed 3,500 on our 2022 -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
Then mine must be 3,500 on our 2022 LE2 -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
According to ScubaRX, starting with the 2022 trailers the Axel's are 5,200. -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
I may have missed this, but I'm guessing that those that have recently purchased the new Alcan 5-leaf springs will be putting them on older trailers with 3,500 Axel's, versus the 2022 -2024 and 5,200 Axel's. Did this come up in conversations with Alcan? What difference do you think there will be in the stiffness/ ride? A 3,000 spring X 4 = 12,000 on a 3,500 axel vs A 3,000 spring X 4 = 12,000 on a 5,200 axel -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
Thanks for doing this. 👍 -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
Thanks. Another good post. With a 2022, recent inspection by Oliver, and our truck place looking when doing the zerks, we are keeping an eye on things before we switch. We run our tires at 55 lbs. Someone posted about running at 45 lbs. I might drop ours to 50 lbs. -
Congrats and welcome to the group.
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Last March we had an issue with our Norcold fridge in our 2022 LE2. We were in Galveston. Contacted an approved Norcold Mobile RV guy. He came out and test the Fridge and found the AC heating element had failed. Had to wait until we got home to get it replaced under warranty. We used DC and propane for the rest of the trip He inspected the top vent and found slit opening in the insulation on the backside of the fridge. He told me that should not have been open and sealed it with aluminium tape. We have had zero issues. I'm guessing Steve has the Dometic fridge. I don't remember what year he has.
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This post is for Wandering Sagebrush who is traveling in Mexico and can only text. He asked me to post this. He believes the original owner taped the backside closed and the fan is between the fridge and taped area. Sun is directly on curb side and noisy. He wanted to know if Oliver may have taped this. Trying to relay this as best that I can from his texts. Top opening. He can see cooling coil. He wants to remove tape.
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
@ 1,500 trailers X 4 springs = 6,000 springs. I don't drive through snow/road chemicals and camp on the Texas coast 12-15 days each spring. I picked up an extra spring at the Mothership, service included inspection of the suspension, springs, and brakes. They found failed shock bushings and replaced under warranty. I take the trailer to a truck place every 3,000 miles to grease the zerks and will have them check the springs each visit. At some point I intend on going with Alcan and USA 5-leaf. -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
Good Question. Hopefully feedback will come. -
We just adopted Ollie hull #1147!
John Dorrer replied to Heather and Eric's topic in Introduce Yourself
Welcome to the group and congrats from Hull #1045, Jolli Olli -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
Thanks👍 -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
So when ordering springs from Alcan, we should request bolt under for our replacements, so it matches the current spring install? I'm definitely not a mechanically minded person🙃 -
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John Dorrer replied to Mountainman198's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
I must be blind, but I can't find contact info for Alcan. Can you share that? -
Oliver spotted at Galveston Island State Park. Nice opportunity to meet and chat with Ed Skigator. Coffee in the morning.
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Lagun Table Side Mount Retrofit in Twin Bed Elite 2
John Dorrer replied to Overland's topic in Ollie Modifications
Awesome job 👍