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good morning all
good to hear from PJ. Glad new job going ok.

finally got a call from local guy who owns the motorhome I was interested in seeing.
Going over at 3pm today to check it out. Asked BIL to come along, he owns an excavating company with lots of big
equipment, more mechanical than I am. I need to crawl underneath this rv and check for leaks and wear on the suspension air bags.
Very hard on my neck, so he will do half and I will do half. If it's nice, will go for test ride, not far from rt 95. Need to get it up to speed and observe.
not sure how well it has been maintained, plus it's been sitting basically for last year. I asked for a cold start.

https://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2008-Coachmen-CROSS+COUNTRY+382DS-5022876536

66k on engine, not much for a Freightliner with Cummins/Allison combo.
More issues of age. At 15 years old, may be some deferred maintenance. For sure, some new tires, belts, all the wear items. I owned an old motoryacht....very similar issues.
Every system must be proven. Has been kept in garage, which is good, but I bet roof has issues or needs resealing. Thankfully have owned three rv's and am very well aware it's not if things will break but when. Maintenance is everything. I'd much rather replace a part than worrying about it failing in Georgia.

remember I broke down in North Louisiana last time (truly busted down in Baton Rouge) and had to return home to PA with a broken motorhome that had parts backordered for weeks.
Once burned, three times learned. Of course no way to get perfect reliability.

very good school board meeting yesterday, nice to see folks in person, usually we just zoom. Got a lot done too.
now to make breakfast with those nice brown eggs given to me.

Ron, isn't it nice when it all goes together smoothly?

Wow, Drew, that is a nice looking RV!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 19°, going up to 34°. Going to stay in the low 30's all week. Today is a transition day, another storm coming in, maybe some snow tomorrow.

Got some initial cuts done on the metal for the tamers. More of the same today, including the bends. Hopefully will get them done.

Mostly, sorry about the fall. At least you weren't moving fast.....

Ron, congrats on a successful assembly! Sassy assumed the role of supervisor!

PJ, glad you surfaced! Good to hear the job is going well!

Drew, hope the RV is as good as it sounds. You may have found the elusive 'diamond in the rough'.

Buppies, tell the Mrs "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Hope she has an enjoyable day!

Max is going for his grooming this morning, so got to get moving.
Everyone have a great day!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 43F @ 7:00/AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 57F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
The 10-day says rain starting again next Sunday, continuing through Tuesday.

Good news about the new jobs, Paul & Kyle.

The insurance adjustor still hasn't reconciled her estimate with the contractor's, but she did call to tell me the claim isn't closed, and apologized for using the form letter with the wrong language.

Still working the Sprinter/Transit and now RAM van choice. Found a good article to cover the basics. Glad I'm not insisting on AWD or 4WD, and still undecided Diesel vs. gas. All of 'em are horribly expensive, though. Still need to look up towing capacity on all of them. And insurance. Wouldn't be surprised if it wound up being two grand a year.

High pressure oil lines arrived for the Ford, so I got a start. Big PITA climbing up into the engine compartment, but I found a piece of carpet to lay over the radiator to save my knees. Got the end of one of the lines disconnected, but had to make a tool to do so. And it was still difficult, as the fitting uses a wire compression ring that slips over a barb, and it's hard to find a way to pull hard straight up in the cramped quarters. Might end up taking out some intake plumbing before it's all done.

Other than that, not sure what I'll get up to today.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, staying around 40 today.
Got the son off to friends, and the wire run through from garage into house.
Straight shot across basement next, and then 2 hard turns into utility area which is open.
Getting there slowly, son GF coming over later.

Alien - good to hear from you and hope at least some of the issues can be curtailed.
Watch some happy movies and try to think of all the stuff you can still do.

Ron - happy birthday to your Uncle

PJS - Glad the new job is going well, good news, is well, good.

Wngsprd - hope the card is found, lost card can be a pain, glad you servicer has ability to pause.

Buppies - Happy Birthday to the Mrs. !

RNG - glad insurance isn't slamming the door. Hope they can get you whole.

Went to Bomba for tacos with the wife yesterday-they do a good job with being dairy free so I don't get sick. Nice to be out and about while the son was at band practice.

Cleaning up house in store for today.

Be well,

Nice clear 12' run for wire, at end is a hard left and then a hard right, so another ceiling cut in store.

 

[ronjhall]

Happy Birthday Mrs Buppies !!!

 

[Looking4new]

Happy Birthday Mrs. Buppies!

RNG "The insurance adjustor still hasn't reconciled her estimate with the contractor's, but she did call to tell me the claim isn't closed, and apologized for using the form letter with the wrong language."
Was the form letter in French, Swahili, or some other language that you can't read?

 

[KilroyJC]

Mrs did an AWESOME job - I have to get pictures off the phone and post later.

When we come home, dog always sniffs the car to make sure we didn’t go up the woodlot without her. She got psyched out, because yesterday we used the pickup

Diggin that ditch:

 

[pennwalk]

You gotta love a woman who can dig in.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Dennis how did you test fluorescent tubes?.

Put them in a shop light.

 

[KilroyJC]

You gotta love a woman who can dig in.