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Progressive Insurance has treated me right. They have a reducing deductible, if you have no claims it can reduce to $0 over time. I've had 2 claims in the past 3 years and my annual Ins. bill is $1,080 this year. Beginning next year deductible begins reducing again. BTW, it's best go through an independent Ins. agent IMO, this way you have someone you can actually converse with, not chat on the computer.

Fifth wheel hitches fit between the wheel wells, so that should not be an issue. Why buy a single rear wheel 350 when the 250 will carry practically the same load, they both have the same load range tires, which is the limiting factor.

Yes that's our plan; I'm focusing on making sure everything works properly in advance of selling. I've read far too many horror stories of newbies buying a MH rife with problems. That 2½ years of sitting in a body shop parking lot was hard on everything. The short trips will substitute for shake-downs while having a bit of fun and relaxation away from the house and farm. I can't even keep up the farm now, my tractor is in the shop for head gasket replacement and who knows what else after the head is removed. I now wish I hadn't sold my other tractors. What was once pastures is now hay fields, but the man who harvests the hay can't because his baler is broken and all the farm equipment repair shops are behind so far he can't get his baler repaired. Every shop I have spoken with says they cannot hire good help, they are either on drugs or won't work.

Humm, will Harvest Hosts realize another acquisition? From what I've read, most of the membership tried to tell the governing board changing membership eligibility to dilute the Family Motor Coach Association was a bad idea; the result was somewhat like- darn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. I sincerely hope enough governing board members who are/were successful business owners are elected this year to right the ship.

Making progress; I have the new LED docking lights installed, now when I turn them on to back into the garage at night it's brighter than daylight. I have about 6 hours and $50 in that project. Kwikee step stopped working, an $8 spray can of contact cleaner fixed that issue. Cost me $60 to have a local RV shop replace the foot-pad on the HWH jack, I wasn't strong enough to do it. Got the entire MH washed inside, except for the carpeted ceiling. Man, I didn't know the walls, wood cabinets and leather furniture were so dirty. Tasks remaining; change oil N filter in drive engine and genset motor, wash coach, check coolant for strength of DCA additive. I'll think of more to-do items when I get bored again. I want everything shining and ready to hit the road when we put it up for sale.

Man that looks great! Those years were the heyday of well-built luxury MH's; very few electronics to go bad either. About the only thing that cannot be upgraded to modern stuff is electronics that control everything. I had a friend that took his 1978 Bluebird back the factory and had both chassis and coach completely updated and refurbished. In effect he too had a new MH while paying taxes and insurance on a 30 yr old one. As to new tires, look at many different brands; I chose Sailun truck tires, they are constructed like Michelin truck tires but made in Vietnam. Keep up the excellent work.

The downside to owning and maintaining a 24 yr old MH. One of my side docking lights quit working; I removed it to replace the bulb, but discovered the bulb is not replaceable. it is a 2 dia. model 4245 halogen sealed 12v light made by Peterson Industries and NLA/obsolete. (Lichtsinn Motors parts dept. is great!) I searched the web for a replacement and found 2 LED replacement pairs I think will fit on Amazon. Hopefully 1 will fit into the space, the other pair goes back to Amazon within their 30-day window.

Welcome back Roger. It's good to see you here again, seemingly your accurate advice wears-off after a period, and we need a refresher instruction post.

Call the BBB in the city where that company is located and ask questions. Keep in mind, by law it is not an extended warranty. It IS a legal contract to provide limited services. Read the fine print as many times as necessary to completely understand every clause. The better contracts state what they will not pay for, by omission, everything else in covered.

There are a few companies in the business of selling replacement key fobs. I think one of the retail auto supply stores even sells them.

The business does not insure vehicles there for service. They cannot prove they completed the repairs on your MH. Everything else is conjecture on their part. I would share the business's request with your insurance co., they might need a good laugh.

So, your thread about the starter seized is wrong? You might want to have it deleted. My MH had been parked in a barn for 8 yrs, New batteries was the main issue too. It is a 2000 and had 21,000 on the odometer.

That is a tell-tale sign the system is very low on refrigerant, when it stops completely it's almost empty.

I've experienced great service from Good Sam ERS for the past 20 years. Best is one of those adjectives used so no-one can prove you wrong.

Now that's gonna be a loong to-do list_. Wayne, we've decided to sell our MH too. I'm staying busy replacing, repairing, and cleaning these days in preparation

Our MH is all fixed except for the Ultimate Freedom decal for the front cap, it is NLA so my SIL is making a new one using the old torn one for reference. That sitting unused for 2 years has taken a toll on a few mechanical things, Kiwkee step motor is not running, HWH slide room shuttle valve is stuck and room will not move. I now have more tasks for a rainy day in the RV garage. Wayne, how is Earlene doing? I hope there are medical options for her improvement. I totally agree; when we said "I will" to those wedding vows we meant exactly that.

Thanks everyone. Life is constantly changing, adaptation is the only answer. I have became caregiver for my wife, I signed up for that when I repeated the wedding vows before God. Gotta get the awning replacement wrapped-up, if we can find new Carefree of Colorado power packs for my new Fiesta awing. Got the MH back, went to open the bedroom sliding door ant it fell off the track; drat, another chore for a rainy day.

MIne is hard plastic, I used double-sided tape to hold it on the front/rear caps. I think the man selling metal emblems is who used to make them for FMCA 20 years ago. The vinyl decals are nothing unusual today with everyone trying to cut expenses instead of raising dues/prices.

Happy happy happy! The hospital has decided DW didn't have a stroke. Their testing revealed she has severe diverticulitis and pancreatitis. She is still in hospital, doing well on IV antibiotics. No word yet on her release from hospital. Her blood was septis, which caused her brain to "malfunction". The hospital Dr recommended she contact our family Dr and see about removing some of her meds. She is still having short-term memory loss. Our MH must have a new inverter/charger. If I DIY the total cost for a Xantrex 2012 + new remote panel and cable is less than $1,800. The RV repair shop quoted $4,000. After DW is well and back home again, that inverter/charger replacement is my next project.

Well, I have mixed feelings. Today we finally got our MH back, minus a couple dress parts that are NLA. I'll have to find a used part for one inside column dress panel. The bad news; May 3 DW had a stroke. She is alert and energetic, with very little short-term memory, and it's plain she depends on me to replace that loss.. Our lives have changed and we will figure out how to live with our new everyday lives as we continue this journey. We might keep our MH for now and restrict our trips to one week at the most, but we both know selling our Ultimate Freedom MH must occur.

I stop further back from the stop sign to allow me to see what's happening on the right When I"m solo; otherwise DW gets out of her chair and sits on the couch where she has a good view of oncoming traffic on the right side of the MH. There have been times I've had to turn right then find someplace to turn around. I"ve even done the "three rights make a left" thing to avoid endangering us.

As a general rule, the one with the best warranty lasts best.

I would use Simple Greene Extreme to clean the radiator fins and the entire "sandwich" of cooling radiators.. Only the Simple Green Extreme is safe for aluminum. FWIW, you may want to read this tutorial on the Allison Econ-mode feature. You will need to sign in again for the Diesel Club forum. https://forum.dieselrvclub.org/index.php/topic,4960.msg7180.html#msg7180

That happens frequently on other RVing forums also. Sometimes I PM that thread starter and ask they return to read replies. Some have thanked me because they lost the web address to their post, since they did not know to check the box for notifications.

All electrical wire has a resistance value per foot of length. It will be slow and painstaking but test the wire between connections points with a VOM. This chart will help. Don't forget to test the light fixtures. https://learnmetrics.com/wire-resistance-calculator-formula/