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re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/10/24 at 2:35 pm
[quote]DownshiftAndFloorIt[/quote]
So I did what you said and I now have two wires on the rv side that I don’t know where they go. I’ve tried connecting both wires to the truck brake pin but the truck still wouldn’t recognize that the rv was connected. I have continuity through both of the wires ...
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re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/8/24 at 11:23 am
[quote]DownshiftAndFloorIt[/quote]
I did somewhat that to identify which wires were to what lights. Jumped a wire from a 12v battery to each wire and then see what operated. None of the white wires or blue wires operated anything lights wise. That’s where I assumed the white wires were ground/neg...
re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/8/24 at 7:51 am
[quote]Make a jumper to jump whatever pin to ground in the plug and check for continuity on the other end to see what pin the wires go to in the plug.[/quote]
Explain this a little more please. You’re saying make a jumper and attach one end to a pin of the rv’s 7 pin hook up and attach the other ...
re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/7/24 at 10:38 pm
Yes, it's just your typical metal junction box where the wiring harness from the camper connects to all the wires within the camper.
Is there a way to test the brakes with a multimeter? I know you can have someone push the brakes and listen for the magnets to activate but I'll be solo on most of ...
re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/7/24 at 10:04 pm
[quote]y initial thought is your junction box is damaged from the harness getting yanked.[/quote]
I'm not being condescending cause I really don't know, but how would a damaged box cause problems with the brakes? Doesn't it just house the wires?...
re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/7/24 at 9:57 pm
[quote]You got a make and model to assist the sleuths?[/quote]
2018 Coachmen Chaparral...
re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/7/24 at 9:46 pm
I'll try that tomorrow....
re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/7/24 at 9:09 pm
[quote]Check to see if your truck has fuses for the trailer hookup if it’s all factory installed. Most vehicles has them now days.[/quote]
Checked it as well. Wasn't blown....
re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/7/24 at 8:45 pm
The incoming 12v- wire is white which I have connected to the wire going to negative connection to the battery. There are 3 or 4 more white wires on the trailer side of the junction box. I currently have these hooked up to the 12v-. With all the lights working I’m left with the two wires from the br...
re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/7/24 at 8:23 pm
None of the white wires are feeding power. Only the blue wire from the wiring harness and the wire coming from the battery are left feeding power after the lights are hooked up.
[quote]Find the model number on the brake battery box and find a wiring diagram for it. It's pretty easy.[/quote]
Th...
re: Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/7/24 at 8:18 pm
That would work great if the wires in my rv matched up to the colors of the 7 pin but they don’t. I have red to brown, green to gray, etc. ...
Pulled the wiring harness from my fifth wheel
Posted by GAFF on 4/7/24 at 8:04 pm
Was parking it after the weekend getaway and it got caught on the tailgate. Pulled it completely out of the junction box. Got the lights all working but the trailer brakes still aren’t functioning. I’ve searched the web and can’t find solutions so alas I’ve come here. I have the 12v+ from the truck ...
re: Wife Wants Chickens
Posted by GAFF on 3/21/24 at 5:15 pm
We have 26 acres so the hen house will be in an area away from the main house. What about 4-5 chickens? How big of a run?...
Wife Wants Chickens
Posted by GAFF on 3/21/24 at 4:46 pm
What this really means is that she likes the idea of having chickens and not actually investing the time it would take to raise chickens. So I’d be the one doing all the work. If I do this I’d like to do a combination of free range and a run. I leave for work early some days, before sun up. My quest...
re: Wanna yolo? Buy some calls on volatility.
Posted by GAFF on 3/15/24 at 2:56 pm
How is it a myth?
Someone sells the call or put. Someone buys it. It may be sold many more times until expiration but when it expires someone is holding it. Either it expires worthless and the holder is out of money or it is assigned and the seller takes a loss (from its current stock value). Unl...
re: Wanna yolo? Buy some calls on volatility.
Posted by GAFF on 3/14/24 at 8:59 pm
Options is a zero sum game. Someone is going to lose. High risk, high rewards. ...
Educate Me On Fruit Trees
Posted by GAFF on 3/1/24 at 2:04 pm
Specifically the importance of male and female species. Only females produce fruit, correct? Do I need to have one of each to get a harvest? If I buy a fruit tree is it always going to be a female? Would like to plant an apple, peach, and pear tree along with some muscadine and scupadine/scuppernong...
Best Wireless Fence For Large Dog
Posted by GAFF on 1/23/24 at 8:36 pm
A stray showed up to my property a few months back. Wife and kids fell in love and has been feeding it ever since. Good dog, barks when cars come down the drive. Some type of Husky/German Sheppard mix. Large dog. Neighbor showed up today informing me that he’s been killing his chickens (he’s right, ...
Sayin To the Portal
Posted by GAFF on 1/19/24 at 7:33 am
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re: Ryan Grubb question
Posted by GAFF on 1/18/24 at 8:29 am
He was reportedly there for the team meeting the other day...
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