Forum: Modifications and Upgrades
04-16-2017, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 21,884
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
04-04-2017, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 19,129
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
04-03-2017, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 19,129
Good information, I did not think about...
Good information, I did not think about differences in frame strength. Some of the literature I read warned about possible frame twisting now that I think of it. I was talking about leveling jacks...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
04-02-2017, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 19,129
Install Electric Leveling Jacks
I want to install electric leveling jacks on my Cougar X-lite 21 RBS to replace the manual scissor jacks that came on it. My unit has the fully enclosed underbelly which complicates things a bit but...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
01-10-2017, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,178
My Cougar travel trailer has the battery rack...
My Cougar travel trailer has the battery rack behind the two gas tanks and it is back under the overhang on the front cap. Not easy to negotiate a 6v battery back in there. When I get the lift...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
01-09-2017, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,178
Lifting Batteries
I converted to two 6 volt Interstate Golf Cart batteries on my Cougar and I am struggling with getting them in and out of my unit. I have strained my back installing and removing the batteries...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
12-13-2016, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,410
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
12-11-2016, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,410
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
12-11-2016, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,410
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
12-06-2016, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,410
Re: Need Battery Boxes?
Thanks Rolin Joseph, I wound up getting a complete refund on my bad Interstate Marine/RV battery so that made the decision to go with Interstate a no-brainer. Got two Interstate 2400 6 volt...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
12-05-2016, 04:25 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,410
Re: Need Battery Boxes?
Michael,
That is a good suggestion and sort of what I have been doing with my current set-up. I have two of the RV/Marine type batteries but they both do not fit in the battery compartment at...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
12-03-2016, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,410
Re: Need Battery Boxes?
Rolin, what interstate battery do you have in your cougar? The 6v interstate ive been looking at is the 2300 which is 11-1/8 tall, about 3/8 too tall for my 2014 cougar.
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
12-03-2016, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,410
Re: Need Battery Boxes?
Hey folks, thanks for all the replies. I did some measuring today and 4 batteries will not fit so I am looking at just going with two. As you can see in Rolin Joseph's photos there is no more room...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
12-01-2016, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,410
Need Battery Boxes?
Looking to put a bank of 4 6volt batteries in my Cougar 21 RBS for boondocking. A single RV/marine battery is just not doing the job in the cooler weather when I need to run the furnace at night....
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
11-12-2016, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,221
Re: Access to Furnace Fan
After watching a couple videos on youtube I dove in and pulled the furnace out of the camper this morning. Couldn't find anything in the squirrel cage but upon closer inspection found the end of the...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
11-11-2016, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,221
Re: Access to Furnace Fan
Unfortunately my unit does not seem to be serviceable from the outside. When the plastic door is removed on the outside all you see is some wiring, a fuse box and behind that a piece of what appears...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
11-10-2016, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,221
Re: Access to Furnace Fan
Yeah, the exterior panel is a large rectangle. The hot air vents are separate and come out the side of the camper below the rectangular opening. So I guess I will have to take all the wiring...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
11-10-2016, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,221
Re: Access to Furnace Fan
Chukster, I do have the exterior access panel that I removed to try and get to the fan. All the wiring is on the exterior side. There is an inside, louvered panel just below the refrig that allows...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
11-08-2016, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,221
Access to Furnace Fan
My 2014 Cougar RBS21 has a noise in the heating unit. Sounds like something is rubbing against the fan. Removed the interior grill located below the fridge but the fan is on the outside end of the...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
10-31-2016, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,056
MPG on New Truck
I took the maiden voyage with my new Ford F250 Super Duty last weekend towing my Cougar 21RBS. With about 1600 miles on the engine and towing through the mountains of SW Virginia and North Carolina...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
10-19-2016, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,000
Re: Ecoboost and Cougar x lite 28SGS...too much?
I was pulling my Xlite 21RBS with a 2012 f150 3.5 ecoboost. After just 1 trip I traded up to a 2016 F 250 with 6.7L diesel. For me, that little 6 banger was working too hard and even overheated on...
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Forum: Fifth Wheels
10-04-2016, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 184
Views: 62,410
Re: 2012 End Cap Fade
After researching gel coat restoration and finding a procedure written by a guy with 40 years experience in the boating industry I followed his instructions as closely as I could. You have to remove...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
10-04-2016, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,982
Re: Fiberglass Cap Fading
My trailer is a 2014 Cougar Xlite and I purchased from the original owners. They had it parked in a campground on a long-term rental then moved and had it in a storage area. I had already done some...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
10-03-2016, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,982
Fiberglass Cap Fading
I think I know the answer to this but I will ask in case somebody knows more than I do which is likely. I know from doing research that Keystone had lots of problems with the fiberglass caps on the...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
10-01-2016, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,567
It has been a progression for us. We started...
It has been a progression for us. We started with tent camping on our honeymoon 36 years ago. Then we rented pop ups for our vacations and tented on weekends. Moved to Idaho in 04 and I splurged on...
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