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06-15-2022, 12:18 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: South Carolina
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Originally Posted by NavyLCDR
Don't confuse duct tape with duck tape!
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I am wrong as often as the next guy. But, I am never in doubt. 
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06-15-2022, 03:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 4,061
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Quote:
Originally Posted by U.S.ArmyVeteran
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It was on the Internet, so it must be true.
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06-16-2022, 12:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by U.S.ArmyVeteran
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Actually the official nomenclature for it is 100 MPH tape. It is supposed to stay on something at speeds of 100 MPH. It was also called duck tape because it was made from OD green cotton duck fabric. It was used in WWII to repair torn uniforms, ruck sacks, etc. It was used in Vietnam for patching the leading edge of Huey rotor blades. I used lots of it in the Army working on missile systems - don't know if it came loose at over 100 MPH or not. Once the missile fired we didn't care.
Had a maintenance officer whose favorite saying was - If it moves and is not supposed to, use 100 MPH tape. If it is supposed to move and doesn't, use WD-40.
https://5col.com/products/mil-spec-1...10-00-266-5016
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06-16-2022, 05:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigHomey
Actually the official nomenclature for it is 100 MPH tape. It is supposed to stay on something at speeds of 100 MPH. It was also called duck tape because it was made from OD green cotton duck fabric. It was used in WWII to repair torn uniforms, ruck sacks, etc. It was used in Vietnam for patching the leading edge of Huey rotor blades. I used lots of it in the Army working on missile systems - don't know if it came loose at over 100 MPH or not. Once the missile fired we didn't care.
Had a maintenance officer whose favorite saying was - If it moves and is not supposed to, use 100 MPH tape. If it is supposed to move and doesn't, use WD-40.
https://5col.com/products/mil-spec-1...10-00-266-5016
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Good stuff, in Tidewater Virginia I have seen 100s of convertable tops repaired with it too.
Always looked funny black tops green tape..............
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06-16-2022, 07:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Jefferson County, MO
Posts: 5,437
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyLCDR
Don't confuse duct tape with duck tape!
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I'm pretty sure this guy could use some duct tape or even duck tape on his roof vent.
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06-16-2022, 08:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 410
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SailorSam20500
It's a single axle trailer... How heavy is it likely to be???
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While it's a lighter trailer, the axle is further back on a 5th wheel so there is much more tongue weight. There is already more tongue weight on the 5th wheel hitch and that modification puts the tongue much further forward so even more sits on the hitch.
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06-16-2022, 12:39 PM
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I'm Lost
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario
Posts: 914
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mjbenedict
While it's a lighter trailer, the axle is further back on a 5th wheel so there is much more tongue weight. There is already more tongue weight on the 5th wheel hitch and that modification puts the tongue much further forward so even more sits on the hitch.
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I'm fairly sure that the longer the hitch the more lever moment we have.
Come on engineers, jump in here with this lowly ancient electrician.
Geoff
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06-16-2022, 12:42 PM
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I like the woods
Join Date: Oct 2021
Posts: 138
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wabakami
I'm fairly sure that the longer the hitch the more lever moment we have.
Come on engineers, jump in here with this lowly ancient electrician.
Geoff
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Correct!
Not that the little Jeep Compass would be an awesome tow vehicle with a travel trailer of any weight, but that redneck engineering is definitely not helping.
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Current RV: 2022 Venture Stratus SR231VRB w/ 412Ah LiFePO4, 800w Solar, Victron MPII2x120, 60A DCDC
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06-16-2022, 01:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 410
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wabakami
I'm fairly sure that the longer the hitch the more lever moment we have.
Come on engineers, jump in here with this lowly ancient electrician.
Geoff
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Well, if your vehicle was used to lift a heavy weight on the back of the trailer by pushing down on the hitch, that would apply.  It’s the opposite.
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06-17-2022, 08:30 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Full Timer
Posts: 228
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wabakami
I'm fairly sure that the longer the hitch the more lever moment we have.
Come on engineers, jump in here with this lowly ancient electrician.
Geoff
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let's say it is a 5k trailer, if it follows the standard 20% on the pin, that makes it 1k on the hitch. plus the added weight of their front end mods.
With the wheels so far back almost any weight added adds to the hitch, makes it hard to put weight behind the wheels to use the lever action to take weight off the hitch.
On the plus side wheels so back will make for less tail swing.
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06-17-2022, 05:35 PM
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Open Space Wanted
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: X
Posts: 528
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oakman
I'm pretty sure this guy could use some duct tape or even duck tape on his roof vent.
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06-17-2022, 06:02 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 7,044
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What the payload on this one?  
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06-23-2022, 07:52 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 64
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At an RV park in Springfiled, MO this morning. Looked it up online: the largest legally trailerable houseboat in the U.S. The pontoons on the roof fold down.
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06-23-2022, 08:29 AM
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Mopar Guy
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Woodstock, CT
Posts: 398
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zipmart
At an RV park in Springfiled, MO this morning. Looked it up online: the largest legally trailerable houseboat in the U.S. The pontoons on the roof fold down.
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Super super rare, best i can tell they only made 5 of them
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06-23-2022, 03:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 451
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigHomey
Actually the official nomenclature for it is 100 MPH tape. It is supposed to stay on something at speeds of 100 MPH. It was also called duck tape because it was made from OD green cotton duck fabric. It was used in WWII to repair torn uniforms, ruck sacks, etc. It was used in Vietnam for patching the leading edge of Huey rotor blades. I used lots of it in the Army working on missile systems - don't know if it came loose at over 100 MPH or not. Once the missile fired we didn't care.
Had a maintenance officer whose favorite saying was - If it moves and is not supposed to, use 100 MPH tape. If it is supposed to move and doesn't, use WD-40.
https://5col.com/products/mil-spec-1...10-00-266-5016
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That must be the cheaper version of 200 MPH tape. Supposedly because NASCAR used it.
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06-23-2022, 03:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 451
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Sorry if this is a duplicate. Seems like it didn't post the first time.
Saw this in a campground off of the Avenue of the Giants in N Ca some years back.
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06-23-2022, 04:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 1,193
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doc73
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I think I can, I think I can, I think............... 
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06-23-2022, 04:52 PM
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#9258
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Granite Bay, Ca
Posts: 1,022
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ForestWalker
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I hope it is well sealed on the underside.
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06-24-2022, 08:04 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Middle GA
Posts: 1,289
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Quote:
Originally Posted by n1acguy
Sorry if this is a duplicate. Seems like it didn't post the first time.
Saw this in a campground off of the Avenue of the Giants in N Ca some years back.
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Cool bus!
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Home Away From Home - 2017 PT Crusader 315RST
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06-24-2022, 12:51 PM
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#9260
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: ALASKA (World's Biggest Campground)
Posts: 5,820
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Quote:
Originally Posted by n1acguy
Sorry if this is a duplicate. Seems like it didn't post the first time.
Saw this in a campground off of the Avenue of the Giants in N Ca some years back.
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I have seen some nice skoolies in my day, but I have also seen some junkers.
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