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    Originally posted by Cos


    Or deal with the propane swap companies at Walmart. I think it is $59.99 to buy a tank the first time then forever you just pay $15 or $20.00 to swap it over. Never have an expired tank again.
    They don't do the 30lb'ers. Just the 20's.

    Also, this isn't the greatest idea, because you either have to drain your tank completely, or you're giving them a partially filled tank, so you're throwing away good propane.
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    Originally posted by C_Dave45

    They don't do the 30lb'ers. Just the 20's.

    Also, this isn't the greatest idea, because you either have to drain your tank completely, or you're giving them a partially filled tank, so you're throwing away good propane.
    and the cost to swap the tank is more than just a regular refill too.
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    Originally posted by nzwasp
    So while transporting our trailer from the previous owner to our driveway I think something came loose and now our brake/signal lights are running off the trailer battery. Not sure how a shaken loose cable can cause that.

    Anyway I looked at the wiring and nothing is labelled and its a bit of a mess, can anyone recommend me a place (maybe that hobo place) to get the problem fixed and if possible everything labelled properly.

    I also want to get the old lights replaced with led lights but i reckon I could do that myself.
    Hobo can take care of that.
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    Or deal with the propane swap companies at Walmart. I think it is $59.99 to buy a tank the first time then forever you just pay $15 or $20.00 to swap it over. Never have an expired tank again.
    Originally posted by spikers

    and the cost to swap the tank is more than just a regular refill too.
    Those Tank Swap places are a decent deal as long as you value the hassle of re certifying the tank more than your money. You are definitely paying for convenience. None of them do the 30lb tanks as far as I know. If Costco is really $80 for two full 30 lb tanks, I'll buy there for sure. I think recerts were something like thirty bucks for a 30 lb tank, each, plus a fill, at $18 each.
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    nah, filling twice a year, those tanks are ~$7 more per fill. A tank is good for 12 years. simple math says I can buy new tanks cheaper than using that program.

    The only time this becomes useful is when there are no gas stations near by to refill them when you run out.
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    Originally posted by nzwasp


    yes exactly
    Break away cable?

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    Tank is good for 10 years from date of manufacture, which can be a year before you bought it, so you are buying or recertifying tanks every nine years.

    EDIT, fat fingered the numbers, it's Ten years.
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    Ten Years, I'm pretty sure.
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    Yeah I called hobo camper today regarding my electrical issues, they charge $131 an hour and said it would take around an hour to wire it up. I think though that I need all the cables replaced - I still dont think it will take that long but I might get a pro rather than tackling it myself.

    I discovered tonight that not only do my brake and signal lights not turn off after the car is disconnected but when the car is connected now they also dont work when I signal left / right or hit the brakes. So im guessing that when I moved the car something shorted out.
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    I mentioned a break away cable above. Its generally a little black box with a cable tied to a pin, that attaches to your vehicle - and if it unhitches, the pin is pulled locking up the brakes, rather than having a run away trailer.

    The thing with those is though, is that your brakes should be locked up, and they will eat power very quickly, 3-5 amps will run to each wheel. I suspect it would cause your brake lights to stay on once unhitched.. It could blow a fuse on your tow vehicle, causing no lights when hooked up.. But its odd there would be lights unhitched, so its just a shot in the dark guess.

    Is the trailer plugged in, in your driveway? That could cause it to be charging from shore power, and once hooked to a vehicle, its switching over to the DC tow vehicles power, which has a blown fuse and no lights??

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    The trailer itself doesnt have any brakes and I dont have a brake controller. Also havent seen one of those boxes anywhere while looking around at all the wiring.

    I have however noticed a tonne of worn cable and exposed wiring. Im taking to hobo camper country on monday to have the whole thing rewired so that its much easier to understand.


    I had an additional question regarding the frame. It has a bit of surface rust on it from being so old. At what point do you take it into a shop to get it sandblasted and repainted? Im going to eventually repaint the outside of the trailer so I thought i'd wait till then.
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    Originally posted by nzwasp
    The trailer itself doesnt have any brakes and I dont have a brake controller. Also havent seen one of those boxes anywhere while looking around at all the wiring.

    I have however noticed a tonne of worn cable and exposed wiring. Im taking to hobo camper country on monday to have the whole thing rewired so that its much easier to understand.


    I had an additional question regarding the frame. It has a bit of surface rust on it from being so old. At what point do you take it into a shop to get it sandblasted and repainted? Im going to eventually repaint the outside of the trailer so I thought i'd wait till then.
    Whoa, whoa....WHAT??? Your RV trailer has no brakes????

    You can't tow that on the road!

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    Sure I can its only 1000lbs.
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    Originally posted by nzwasp
    Sure I can its only 1000lbs.
    Ohhhhh.....lol. I thought it was like a 20 footer or larger.

    1,000 lb trailer and 20% of it is batteries! lol. 3 x 12v battteries?

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    Yeah I think the previous owners were a bit overkill on the batteries as they only power a small 2.4 amp fridge and 2 lights.
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    wtf trailer did you get?
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    Originally posted by spikers
    wtf trailer did you get?
    +1 What is so light?
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    Originally posted by spikers
    wtf trailer did you get?
    A 1975 boler 1300.

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    What's the $299 for?

    Personally I only deal with RV dealerships that do not have admin fees and have all in pricing.

    Remember 2 tanks are $60 and a battery is another $80-120 (dealers tend to use low end batteries).

    When buying an RV or a vehicle I always think getting 10% off the list is a good comfort zone for me to feel that the dealership is working with me for the sale.

    What WDH and controller? $700 is not crazy over priced but its far from a decent deal. Most vehicles are plug and play with controllers now and a monkey can install them. I paid $400 for my Equalizer WDH and it is one of the better ones on the market.

    I think your request of $13000 is not unreasonable at all.
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