wildebill308

That is not bad for your rig. One of these days you can join the ranks of the unemployed. I once drove from San Antonio to Washington DC non stop. Now 300 miles is a long day. Bill

Knowing where you winter, you have to mow year round no break in the winter.

The part Well I wish someone would explain to me how the Pilot/Flying J at 8745 US-93, Missoula, MT 59808, last year had 50% bio-diesel on it's pump? They had 4 different types of diesel Red #2, #1, 50% bio and regular #2. Bill

Well until the OP answers the questions Brett posted everything is a guess, I guess. Bill

We have been using CoPilot for a couple of years now. You can download maps when you have wifi and you don't use data. I have found it to be quite accurate. You can set the settings for your RV. It isn't free but I think it is under $10.00 and you can use it on several devices. I have it on a 10" tablet for navigation in the motor home and on the phones for in the car. With any device you need to pay attention and not follow it blindly. They have a new one geared to just RV it is $50.00 and the reviews I have read say it needs more work. Which is surprising considering how good the cheap one is. Bill

Keon, Look at some of the mapping programs/apps they will help keep you off roads with restrictions. You can set your preferences on what you want to avoid, tunnels,toll roads, points of interest such as restaurants ect. Bill

There is probably a reason all the manufactuers say not to back up. I wish I had one to cut open and see if there was damage. More fun would be to do a "anuel" X ray and look for damage and how it progresses. Makes me wish I still had access to a x ray booth. Bill

Yes you may be able to back up a short distance but the question is what damage are you doing that you can't see. The towbars are designed to handle the load and stress in one direction. The guy I helped in my post, he only backed up a few feet. His towbar was seriously jammed up. You have to wonder how much damage did it do the the locks on the legs. Bill

Welcome to the forum. Glad you got it fixed and back on the road. Bill

Welcome to the forum. Nice coach, now if you put your coach information in your signature when you ask questions you will get better answers faster. Bill

You might get a can of contact cleaner and spray the inside/female contacts on that harness. I don't know where to get them but at work we use to have little brushes to clean out the contacts. I hope the new board fixes the problem. Bill

This is more of a heads-up type of post. I don’t know how often you check the retaining/jam nuts on your wheel simulators but I have found my retaining/jam nuts loose twice. As a matter of fact, I lost one nut and two covers on my last trip. I could not find anyone who carried Dicor parts for my application in my area (Dallas- Fort Worth) so I looked up the Dicor website. http://dicorproducts.com/Wheel-Parts-Finder/ Using their Wheel Parts Finder, I ordered a couple of jam nuts and covers. Well when they came in they were the wrong size. Well upon further review as they say, I discovered that my installation has/uses stud extensions. Well after another call to Dicor they sent me the right parts. I would recommend using a drop or two of Loctite “blue” (removable) to keep them from coming loose. A small amount on the nut covers wouldn’t hurt either. If anyone needs the part numbers I can give them to you. Bill

This summer I watched a guy at the Downtown Riverside RV Park in North Little Rock, it has a big circular drive but he missed his spot and started to back up. Several people started to holler at him to stop. He backed up about 15 ft. Later he was trying to get his car unhooked. He had jammed the arm locks so bad they couldn't get it to release. I had to get my medium hammer (80oz) and go tap on the levers and finally got it to release. I felt bad for the guy he was on his first trip ever with a motor home and the dealer had hooked up the car and he had never unhooked it before. I did notice the towbar was upside down, helped him turn it over as he was totally wiped out by all of it. Bill

Thank you. Bill

Thank you Herman. Just for grins I sat and looked at the last picture and spotted only 8 things that wouldn't pass inspection besides no labels on the wiring bundles. Bill

Unfortunately that is pretty common in the RV world. I feel your and your mobile technicians frustration as I use to build airplanes. Bill

Good deal, I have had dealers try to tell me don't worry about the date they have lots of tread. And as Five posted you hear from people that have problems not happy travelers. Just to put it in perspective, according to RVIA "The research, conducted by Dr. Richard Curtin, RV industry analyst and director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan, reveals the number of RV-owning households has grown to a new peak of 8.9 million households, up from 7.9 million in 2005. According to the report, 8.5% of U.S. households now own RVs, up from 8.0% in 2005." So there are lots of people traveling that don't have problems. BUT, that's the big but, I do recommend you get the FMCA Roadside Assistance Program for the time you do need some help on the road. Bill

Better is to hide a set in a compartment you don't need a key to git in. I have used the propane fill door and the outside refrigerator access panel or the hot water heater panel. Bill

Looks like a nice coach. What are the dates on the tires? Now you need to add it to your signature. Bill

One way to see if the slide out controller board is bad is (if it will reach) just unplug the harness from the one that is working and plug the harness from the one not working and see if it works. This will eliminate any guessing about if the motor or other part is bad. Bill

Make sure the battery disconnect switch is on. Like Rich said we need more info. It will help you get better answers to put your coach in your signature. See how others have done. Bill

To carry this thread further astray. Do you remember that when you called someone and they answered you didn't have to say "where are you" You knew exactly where they were. Back to the problem of pjfromny's thermostat. When you spray the contacts with cleaner move the switch back and forth briskly a few times to help clean the contacts. Bill

Just an interesting side note I was visiting a friend yesterday at a Tiffin Rally In Grapevine Texas and spoke to Mr Tiffin. Bill

In the picture directly above , there appears to be two wires damaged in the top penetration. You might want to check them out.

Most likely it is a broken shear pin in the gear on the aft side. Bill