[SilverStreak] Mitch's new Silver Streak and Trip

["Eddie" <Eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mitch and Terry,
A few hints...sometimes not thought of and maybe helpful.

Never travel with more than a gallon or 2 water to slosh around in your 
waste holding tank(s) as the weight of liquid beats up the tank, trailer, 
and messes up tongue weight. Fill that fresh water tank when you get to 
campground. Why carry 8+ pounds per gallon?

Constantly feel for heat on tires and hub centers (grease caps) of each 
wheel. Get used to what feels "normal" and get immediately concerned if one 
is hotter than the other. When you can, repack all wheel bearings with black 
Moly grease. Too much air beats up the trailer. Too little makes the tires 
hot. If you take a moment while fueling, you will get used to what is normal 
and can avoid surprises. Don't ignore that grease cap, wheel, or tire, that 
is hotter than the next. It is your only warning.

Tongue weight is what you want, so keep stowage up front, coolers, canned 
goods which are heavy put in sacks and not cabinets that get pounded by the 
cans. Put a terry towel under stove burner grates to keep all that from 
getting beat up. Oven racks lay on terry towel in bottom of stove to keep 
porcelain and door from getting beat up. Stow loose things in sink on top of 
a terry towel to keep loose stuff from flying. Move all loose stuff to front 
so that when you hit brakes stuff cannot fly forward and damage interior. 
Put that table down and away, no point in that getting beat up.

Make sure the door is dead bolted. Watch those hinges and skin where they 
fasten. If looking bleak, duct tape the door. You can loose the door and 
never seen that happening. There is no warning. Ask Ralph! (We are making 
new hinges)

There are great anti-sway bars to go with your load levelers if you 
experience sway. Bars are not horribly expensive so don't get alarmed if you 
find the need as you pass trucks.

You just acquired one of the best of the best trailers! Have fun and 
Congratulations!
-Eddie- Houston, TX