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Old 04-13-2012, 06:56 PM   #1
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Found the shimmy in 344RET?

Silly me! I forgot to retract the slides... No wonder she shimmied at 90 MPH.
 
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Old 04-13-2012, 08:26 PM   #2
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That will do it every time, did you have your wide load banners on? thats a large ticket you know if not on.
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Old 04-14-2012, 03:00 AM   #3
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If your going to go that fast with the slides open you need to remover your slide toppers from the top of the slides and put them on the front side of the slides. That should stop the shimmy.
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With fuel prices like they are, that method of traveling, with your slides out, would be costly. All that added wind resistance in all. Just IMHO.
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Dang it!! those darn slides again!!!
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Old 04-14-2012, 03:22 PM   #6
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Nut loose between wheel and seat.
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Old 04-17-2012, 05:44 AM   #7
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I find that it is too hard to see the back of the trailer in my TV mirrors with the slides all the way out. I should probably carry the remote with me so I can put them in temporarily when I need to see the back of the trailer going around corners and such. I guess I would have to figure out a way to warn the wife and kids when I was putting the slides in while going down the road too. Darn, a lot to think about.
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