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For those interested, the new Hughes Power Center has finally been released. They've combined all the features of their Watchdog surge protector line and the Autoformer into one unit. Looks very interesting, though the retail price is pretty steep at $819. They also eliminated the "Autoformer" lable, probably due to confusion with it being an "Autotransformer", which it is not. https://www.powerwatchdog.com/voltage-boosters

Looks like you have the 5200lb axles with 3500lb springs just like @ScubaRx said all the 22 and newer LE2's have been built with.

Thanks for this! I'll be installing a Pioneer myself in the near future and it's good to know that I can use this thermostat with it.

And pack whatever you can in the Ollie if you're running up against your payload limit. 100 lbs packed in there only adds 10-15 lbs to your payload.

I *think* the Pioneer/Greenland/others? show the max watts of the unit running at full capacity which in our small insulated spaces probably won't be very often. I also think that in a few years nearly every new AC unit will have invertor tech and those manufacturers who don't employ it will quickly be left behind.

Yep, and I've triple checked it. Hull 45 was the last trailer sold prior to the shutdown and was built with leftover 5200lb axles used on the LE1's. There aren't any of those on the list but I'd bet all of those early models have the same measurements.

The person that I know that changed his took the part number off the bearing and had Summit cross reference it. That's the same route I'd take if I were going to change them out. That's also who told him the Dexter bearing cross referenced to some passenger cars.

If adjustments didn't fix it the only other thing I can think of is a vacuum leak and closing the choke could be compensating for it at idle. Could also just be a bad carb, but two in a row doing the same thing?

Did you try pulling the idle jet out and cleaning it with a small wire and carb cleaner? Edit to add link to video. Helped a friend with this and it worked out great. Simple Fix for a Surging Honda Generator

I wonder if it would be possible for them to relocate the center alignment hole on the spring 1/4 inch on each side to make up the difference?

I have the EZ lube 5200 axles but never use the EZ lube feature. I could be wrong, but I don't think they're any different than the old school axles other that the grease fitting on the end the drilled section to allow the grease to flow to the bearings. If I were forced to use a Nev-R-Lube axle I would pull the factory bearings from the get-go and replace them with high quality Timken bearings. The bearings used the Nev-R-Lube hubs are the same used in some production cars and I would expect them to go at least 80-100k without any issues. Could be wrong there too though since a loaded LE2 weighs a lot more than production cars do...

Rode my bike for a long stretch of that road a few years back during the Trans America Bike Race. Beautiful views and fairly light traffic.

I'll be picking one up for sure as soon as I see the price drop a little. I really should have picked one up when they were in the $1,200 dollar range based on the inverter technology alone... One thing for certain, the second I buy one another even more efficient one will hit the market!

I think it is purposely designed to run continuously the majority of the time and to keep a steady temp / humidity level which is exactly what I've been looking for. The mostly steady state running at a MUCH lower watts *should* equate to less stress on the unit as compared to the typical non-invertor AC's frequent start/stop of the compressor and the surge amps encountered each time. Being fairly new there's really no way to know the reliability yet for sure, but a 3 year warranty makes the gamble worth it to me. Personally, I also don't worry about the unit testing a little low on BTU's at max since I'm running a Coleman Mach 9600 BTU unit that has no problem keeping our LE2 cool and humidity low. It also tested higher than the Dometic that he replaced.

Your watt numbers closely match those seen in this test of the Turbro unit (which I assume is the same as the Pioneer) when it is throttled down into the 8000 BTU range. It has a crazy good EER of 18 at that BTU range and I bet it will run at that lower level in an LE2 in most situations once set temperature is met. They only recorded a max watt draw of 1100 watts while running at full capacity which is also a crazy good number. Thanks for sharing this info... I'm just waiting and hoping for a sale on one now.