wayne77590

Don't make it a day trip. It's 682 miles from Beaumont.

Been to Gaffney and service was great. The classes by Mike were excellent. Facilities for plug in right there and coach goes in at morning time. Houston is on 40 miles from me and I trust the service I get there. So yes, there are other places besides Gaffney to get a Freightliner chassis serviced. Have you visited the Freighliner you are referring to? A one on one for 5-10 minutes can help. I did that before my first visit. Never regretted it.

Busting the Bubble Marfa Lights.

My personal opinion is that you are better off with a Freighliner shop that has a dedicated RV Service Tech. Ten years ago I started using Freighliner Houston and the were not an Oasis shop but they had an RV service tech and he is very good. They expanded their facilities and not have dedicated service bays for RV's and are now an Oasis shop. If you close by shop has a dedicated RV Service Tech you would most likely get a good service. In my opinion if a shop has a dedicated RV service person that has been doing RV chassis service for years you would be okay but barring that I'd drive the extra 50 miles, drop it of and go pick it up when finished. I just purchased our 2015 in October of last year and went though what you are going through now. It was in the Oasis shop 3 days and $2800 latter I rescued it. My yearly RV physicals over ten years have run anywhere from $900 to $2000 depending on having an M1, M2, or M3 done and any worn parts replaced.

I did years ago in the ordinary 1969 Ply with a Kenwood TS-520 sitting on the center of the floor board. Ran a power operated bumper mount tri-band antenna. Can't remember the name of it. Many years ago DW wanted to paint the inside of the house and I moved everything out. Nothing got moved back in and 10 years later I sold everything. Still maintain the license though and presently a member of W5RRR. Hmmm! Need to get to the shack and give some shouts one of these days. Looking for a cheap but good VHF/UHF HH though. Any thoughts. KE5QG

I sure would not like meeting something coming from the other way! Also, take all that snow and shovel it up above the border.

That is true Carl, but under the warmth of the covers it is at least 70 degrees, but most likely much warmer. Nice sleeping as long as the days get above 70. Didn't happen today. Went to GD's soccer game at 9 a.m. and it was 63? and we left at half time 'cause it was a wind howling and the temperature was 53?. Clicked the car thermostat up to 74? and went home to a warm house of 74?.

It's 77? here at 4:30 p.m., give or take a few minutes. Windy as heck and a shower or two now and then. Supposed to get cooler tomorrow. Daytime for the next few days in the high 60's to low 70's and night time high 40's to low 50's. Nice sleeping weather.

Back in October we purchased a new to us 2015 Winni on a Freightliner chassis. First thing I did was call and set up an appointment. As Brett stated, $3000 is a good estimate. My out the door price was $2800 and that was with my FCOC discount. Well worth the peace of mind.

The lawn has been mowed 3 times a month by "The Crew" so we can also travel. No months of mowing are missed down here. It is 10:00 a.m. and temperature right now is 68?. Going up to the low to mid 70's today. We have Summer here and then we have Winter on December 20th, only. Okay, may be a little longer but not continuous. A day here and a day there of Winter.

Darn Joe, if it wasn't for bad luck you probably wouldn't have any luck at all. That all sucks, big time.

If he keeps blocking up one dual he will eventually have a failure on that tire so MAYPOPS are going to become POPPERS.

Ah so! I was thinking ( and that's bad) that it was the scissor jacks you were talking about. Now I understand, and a good lesson on placement for different things.

After you note the inner tire not the electrical box that looks like a standard box one would nail against a 2 x 4 in the house. I wonder if it floats.

How nice it would be to be able to pick up the droppings and place them on their steps. Hmmm!

I don't understand. Help!

He is not leveling, he is stabilizing so people can't see when the RV is rocking and rolling. Now with that said think about the physics. Which is more stable, a wide stance or a narrow stance. Use you legs. Stand with you feet together and have someone push your shoulder. Now stand with your feet apart and have them push your shoulder again. It is not the point of contact but the spread of the scissors that are important. If he did not have the blocks there the stabilizers would be almost straight down. That configuration would NOT give as much stabilization as as he presently has it with the wide spread of the scissor jacks.. Also the side to side is the rock and roll so the scissor jacks are pointed in the correct position for best stabilization. As the RV starts to rock to the side the extensions of the jacks to the side minimizes the back-n-forth. ThiMk about it. p.s., send money for this explanation. My brain is working hard at this.

Ernie, did that, done that in VN and you didn't miss a thing. I'm one of the lucky ones. I kept my head and A** down and came out without the PH. Happy for that. Thank you for your service.

Armitage Park Campground (County park FHU) is on Coburg Rd. It is a nice park. It is also about 1 half mile from Freighliner, Cummins, Monaco RV, and many other diesel services and automotive services. If Coburg is doable start calling to see if anyone can help and set a schedule. Armitage Park Campground is nice and also inexpensive. If you do decide to make the trip the 160 +/- miles Armitage requires a 2 day minimum reservation request on-line. If you search on your location, increase the viewing area and search in the map search box for diesel repair there are a lot of them in Grants Pass or Medford.

Nah! But I put an old picture of you on the seat and the Bunny Ears look down on it, except when I'm sitting on it.

That's almost exactly what I said - copy cat!!

I've been told that the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX are very similar in engine and electronics. This works on my 2013 and may work on the 2016. On the display panel there is a "gear" icon. Pressing that will give different options and on mine one is Display. I can push the option there to turn the display off. As for Radio and AC I turn them off before turning the display off. I then set my transmission in neutral according to my manual. The last thing I do is to put the "Bunny Ears" on the center of the steering wheel. The Bunny Ears is a white rag tied to the top center of the steering wheel. Looking in my rear view camera inside the MH I can see my Bunny Ears easily to let me know what the steering wheel is doing. Hey, works for me.

Gochar, I have renewed mine for the past 4 years being out of state. However, when I come back into the state I get an inspection and that may be the difference as each year we return to the S&B for a few months, just never when it's time to renew.

The Kiley mold on the ladder can sit in with the brackets they sell and allows one to use the ladder without missing a step. For the front I use suction cups in the lower right hand windshield (inside) and works well.

Oops! One wrong is enough. Besides, I was wron...er mistaken once and you caught it.