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All that exhaust piping was made by Beaver to their specifications; in other words a custom-fit. The same is true of all DP MH's. An auto muffler shop will not have large enough bending equipment, even though they can obtain the straight piping. This same situation is found with all brands of older DP MH's. Unlike autos and trucks, they are not required to maintain a supply of spare parts after that model is discontinued. I suggest you begin calling RV surplus and salvage yards by state.

Mackinac Bridge rules explain everything. When wind speeds average 25-35MPH a high wind advisory is in effect. Got a tonneau cover on your towed pickup or items in an open bed?

Indiana vigorously enforces that law. On 4-lane Interstates and 4-lane state highways the outside lane is designated the driving lane, the inside lane is a passing lane only. The main reason is, emergency vehicles have the right-of-way, this law greatly reduces a necessity to weave in/out of ordinary traffic by keeping the inside lane free of slow drivers.

Our MH is at an RV dealership now, they have a fiberglass body man that works there as needed. Progressive Ins. is OK with this arrangement so I agreed. The MH front cap and other small items should be done NLT mid-Jan. When that is done, Jan, 30 it take it to a different RV dealership to have the 20' main awning replaced, that should take 2 days max. After that I make a trip to Speedco for oil N filter changes for drive engine and genset engine, If I can't hire my neighbor to do that work. I need to clean all the woodwork inside. Next is carpet cleaning, but I'll need warmer weather so the carpet dries properly. After all that is accomplished she'll be ready to use by spring. I hope next summer we can do a lot of in-state camping, I'm getting too old(81 Christmas day) to drive long-distances now. Well, we do want to do the Michigan lighthouse grand tour and see the UP of MI attractions. Crossing the Mackinac Bridge will be a blast, high-profile vehicles have a special set of circumstances to follow.

That "fog line" is actually there to denote the outside limit of the driving lane; it is illegal to cross a solid white line, only a dotted white line may legally be crossed.

wildbill the join/renew square buttons are at the very top of the page LH side, but do nothing for me when clicked. Afterthought; wonder if my add-blocker app might be causing that?

I just looked at my membership page, there is a renew button but nothing happens when clicked..

My work-around is to just slow down on rough pavement until it is bearable for me and our MH. I'm retired, hurry is not a word I use every day.

If you decide to winterize with compressed air, this is the kit you need: https://www.homedepot.com/p/VIAIR-RV-Winterization-Kit-90145/306053528 Use no more than 50psi. (Don't forget to open low-point drains to drain away water) I haven't found any information on this method, but long ago I remember reading about a manual pump you attach to the inside faucets and pump RV antifreeze backwards through the system until you see it coming out at the disconnected pump outlet tubing and trickling out the water heater open drain. Sorry, I can't find any information on the internet. Perhaps another member has more information. Here is the manual pump for use connected to the city water connection. This would push RV antifreeze throughout the cold water system, but not the hot water system-without filling the water heater; nor would it winterize the onboard water pump. I can imagine finding an adapter that will screw on to a faucet, replacing the aerator temporarily. You would then begin at the furthermost faucet from the pump, opening one valve at a time. As to winterizing the pump, you'd need to use the hand pump connected to the pump inlet barb, then push RV antifreeze through the pump while it's running; or use 35psi air pressure on the inlet barb and blow out the pump head while it's running.

Lippert Industries bought Kiwkee brand steps. That is an IMGL type step according to the parts manual. Lippert model 3711363 is the replacement step number if Lippert doesn''t have the correct repair parts.

Yep, I'd venture to say more hikers are injured or died than all other causes combined, within the NP system.

about 10 years ago a man was killed by a bison when he opened his trailer door to watch one grazing just outside his trailer. I suspect there was more to the story, but unreported by the NPS.

Cool! 3-D plastic printing has opened up windows to making things NLA or difficult to find. There is a huge online library of diagrams for a multitude of things.

I agree with you guys, using onboard compressed air system for such use is a poor substitute for a 150psi pancake compressor, and places undue wear on the engine compressor. I don't have my Spartan chassis air system plumbed that way, just showing how Spartan says it should be plumbed. I have a 150psi pancake compressor and a 12V Harbor Freight 150psi compressor(Viar knockoff) for a backup. To eliminate the 5 air chuck differences, I buy the universal air chucks that fit any of the brands.

Well___, it's been 19 months since our MH front cap was damaged; still hasn't been repaired but progress has been made. We are now waiting on the body shop to call and tell me when to drop it off for the repairs. Oct. 24,2023 a strong gust of wind ripped our 20' main awning off into the unknown. A new awning has been ordered but the supply chain is still very slow, so we are on hold for that repair too.. Right now our MH looks like a rolling wreck so we stay home mostly. The bright side is, we've probably saved $10K by staying home. If we ever get those things repaired by next spring we'll take a long slooow trip to somewhere. Perhaps the lighthouse tour of Michigan and the features/attractions of the UP would be a good starting venture.

davidsuzanne, we too prefer to stay at East Glacier, for the same reasons. The Blackfoot tribe runs small school bus shuttles which are heated and air-conditioned, unlike the red bus's which have an open top, no heat or air conditioning. This shuttle picks you up at the CG too. If you drive your POV on Road to the Sun you must buy a ticket, as traffic is limited to avoid congestion and traffic jams.

That looks great! I've always been a proponent of absorption refrigerators because every one I've owned has worked exactly as designed. Technology marches on though, and IMO absorption units are slowly fading into the past as new technology improves household-type refrigerators. If my absorption refrigerator ever fails, I too will have a residential unit installed. Thanks for the pictures and the information.

If you want to park the MH inside Yellowstone you have 12 choices but 4 are presently closed for next year, the 1 FHU RV park is Fishing Bridge the rest are dry camping. Just as soon as you identify the dates you want to be there, reserve now!

Yup, wildbill I even have a Spartan drawing showing how to plumb in the air line for inflating tires, etc.

Right on Ross! When people are satisfied with a service they seldom say so; when they are unhappy with something they yell loudly, and IMO in most cases the dissatisfaction originated with not fully complying with the terms and conditions within the contract exactly as specified.

Some RV parks have solved this dilemma, they tire of this breed back N forth discussion and ban all dogs. The current situation of more RVers than RV sites means turning away pet owners should not hurt their business.

On a Spartan chassis, the instructions say to plumb this onboard air supply line into the wet tank

HWH provides an excellent service manual for your 325 series leveling system, just follow the trouble-shooting tree to solve your problem. https://www.hwhcorp.com/ml37640.pdf

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The best 12V compressor is top of the line 150psi Viair, the best battery-powered is Milwaukee 150psi, the best 120V is a 150psi pancake compressor