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On Aug 2, 10:32 am, hk wrote:
Don White wrote:
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On Aug 1, 10:48 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
On Aug 1, 9:51 pm, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 18:45:22 -0700 (PDT), JimH
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On Aug 1, 9:40 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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Frankly, I am far more obsessive about my trailer brakes. I carry a
two
gallon garden sprayer with me, and rinse off the trailer's disc
brakes
after I launch the boat and park the vehicle and trailer. Bulbs are
cheap;
brakes are not.
But that's because you are awesome.
The newbie with the lights question just isn't in your league.
Eisboch
Jumping into the mud wrestling attraction?
Don't present yourself as the angel of rec.boats in the future. Eh?
You should call Harry and commiserate with him over his pustule
problem.
He's having to squeeze them daily. Must be atrocious with all that
foul
smelling stuff coming out.
Give him a call. Not just an email.
Grow up John.
Did you read about the idiot who hadn't the brain power to google up
manufacturers/suppliers of LED trailer lights, and then discovered his
trailer already had LED trailer lights? D'oh.
Unbelievable!
Is this the first boat this character has ever owned? He shouldn't be
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Really? What kind of brake pads are on your wifes car?
Why... you in the brake repair business now?
Right, you'd never notice whether you had regular incandescent or LED
lights on the back of your trailer because...well...because they look
the same when lit, right?

:)

Of course, if you don't check your trailer lights when you hitch up
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I bet I am the only one here who drives everyone crazy with a walk
around.. No matter how recently I strapped down the gear, or even if I
just stopped for gas, rain, snow, shine.. etc, if I were
superstitious, I would say this was like a good luck charm. I sit in
the drivers seat (both feet don't need to be in the vehicle and
start the engine. Then I exit the vehicle and do a complete 360 walk
around checking the hitch, tires, straps, load, even around the front
of the truck looking for fluid, etc... I do this every time I start
the truck with a trailer on. If the Mouse is in the front seat, she
does the same in the opposite direction.. every time, no excuses..
period.. Even if I just finished locking down the load 15 seconde
earlier...

No, you're not the only one who does a complete walk-around. I check the
trailer tires for air pressure and any visible damage, and then I pull
the rubber caps on the posi-lubes for grease before I hitch up, then as
soon as I have the trailer hitched, I check the lights. If I am alone, I
cannot check the brake lights, but I do check both directionals. If I am
towing any distance, I stop and check the rig every hour.

Gosh...I wonder if my trailer light bulbs are incandescent or LED... :)