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    fifth wheel or gooseneck ?

    I am also wondering how long I should make the tounge, how much distance from the back of my truck and the front of my trailer, and how high above my box should I make it?
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    fifth wheel or gooseneck ?

    sorry for the miss info, it is a hitch that has side ways tilt aswell as front to back tilt, they tell me it is for uneven ground.
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    fifth wheel or gooseneck ?

    I am also wondering what the distance should be between the front of my trailer and the back of my truck with a fifth wheel or gooseneck. is it the same as the tag along or is it shorter?
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    fifth wheel or gooseneck ?

    I`m not too concerned about the box space my fifth wheel takes up as I can put it in and out easy enough, and my hitch is the anti sway one, i`m just unsure if the one is more safe then the other or if the one may handle more weight and abuse then the other on a ruff terrane as it is a dump...
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    fifth wheel or gooseneck ?

    I have a tag along 12000 pound tandem dump trailer I pull with my 1 ton dually already equipted with an anti sway firth wheel hitch. But I would like to do away with the tag along hitch, but am unsure what is better between fifth wheel or gooseneck. Any advice or ideas? thanks in advance.
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    Mr. Heater installation height

    I was told as long as there is a bench or rail or something that looks perminent under the heater so that it wont get hit by a car/truck, ect. it was fine, and I vented mine out the back wall as I have soffit venting on my side walls. And was also told that too big of a heater will shorten the...
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    My anode has been eaten!

    I was told to take the one out of my water tank as they installed a water softener system in my house. The salt gave off a real bad oder with it in there. And I flush my tank once a year. I was told this by the water experts, but that dosen`t always mean it is right.
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    Mr Heater 75k wont ignite problem

    Try mrheater.com and look at the trouble shoot page
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    Mr Heater 75k wont ignite problem

    mine was doing the same thing but it turned out to be too much back pressure on the vent. It is either that or your pressure valve bad, there are two wires on that valve, a red one and brown one. Connect the two together, if it fires you need a new valve, if it dont then it is a blocked chimney...
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    Mr Heater 75k wont ignite problem

    do you have a horizontal vent kit?
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    Two Stage Propane Regulator Problem in Cold?

    My heater acted up too, but mine wasn`t starting due to having too much back pressure in my vent. It would kick in but when asked for fuel it just wasnt there.
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    Mr Heater 50000 propane unit

    Hi, I just installed one too with a 100 pound tank, I purchased a 2 stage regulator from lowes for $45 You dont need a 2 stage but without an adapter to convert to a male thread on the tank I had to use the 2 stage as it threads into the female threads on the tank. I was also told they wont...
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    Mr heater / MAXX 50,000 BTU

    Hey there folks, I have recently installed one of these units and it works great other than it takes it sweet time firing up. I turn the unit off by turning the thermostat down all the way as my shop isn`t sealed up 100% yet. But when I turn it back on it dosent like to fire, it will just kick...
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    Another new guy from Nebraska

    Hello everyone, Ive been on here for about a week now and just found this part of the site. I like to spend time in my shop and like to work on everything and anything, I like to say one can never have too much experience. I am in Ontario Canada, Hope to chat with a lot of new people:canada:
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    Cutting steel gas cylinder

    What about propane tanks?
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