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RE: Inviting Other Kids & how to handle it??
I would hope that once invited, your son's friend and his parents realize that is a nice opportunity for them. If nothing comes other than another mouth to feed at your expense after two or three trips, tell your son to find another friend.
If the parents really appreciate it, they will find an opportunity to have your son with them sometime.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/10/09 01:50pm |
Family Camping
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RE: ? for Canadian Full Timers
Check out Vancouver Island. It's a full time RV'ing place. Many live in their rigs year round. And if one wishes to go south, the western routes are most accessible from here.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/10/09 01:31pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Kwikee single step repair....
Thankyou for the interesting replies...
The single step models do not have adjustments in any way shape or form.
" I was under our mh Monday releasing the steps just as you said. I have had to do it about a half dozen times. I agree with your reasoning as to the cause. It is no big deal in Florida as there is no snow on the ground!!!Marvh "
That seems to be the clue for sure... it's just trying to figure out the method to keep them from going too far past the lock point.
In mine, the plastic gear goes onto the shaft. There is a rubber slotted piece that then fits into the plastic gear, meshing with the gear. Then a metal piece that fits only one way onto the shaft because the sides of the shaft are parallel "there must be a name for that type of shaft?". The metal piece has three lobes that fit into the rubber part. That is the shock absorber.
So, the plastic gear is rotated by the motor, then the shock is transmitted through the rubber to the metal piece. This then spins the splined gear and sends it to the gearbox to rotate the arm.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/10/09 09:46am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Electrical Problem no 12 volts
Get a good sized twelve volt load, like a headlight, or plug something into an inverter, then use the twelve volt leads and start across the batteries, touching the terminals.
then follow the battery path to the circuit breakers, and see if it works there
You may have nothing more than a loose connection somewhere, but that needs to be found as it can spell real trouble.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/10/09 05:16am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Kwikee single step repair....
I really doubt if it's the motor. The reason why I doubt it it because after a few tries, the motor actually got warm. I would not think that stator current alone would cause any heating. The motor is trying to move it, the voltage stays on for about seven seconds, then it trips out on overload current and resets itself.
This is not an older step either...it's 2006. The thing that is odd about this particular one is the snapover when the steps retract. It seems to go just too far past the set and lock point. It's like putting up the legs on a folding leg table. Once you get the hinge past 180 degrees, it locks and you have to pull it back through that point to close the legs. My steps seem to go past the lock point and it takes too much current to get back over that again.
When the motor does work to get back over that point, the whole thing just lets loose with a bang. It's like it starts under tension at 195 degrees, can't make any headway and stops, or it does make headway, and just get's over 180, then lets loose and slams down to about 160 degrees with a bang.
It shouldn't need to lock in with such force.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/09/09 07:27pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Brrrr-Texas and it is cold!
High's of about 36 F today here on Vancouver Island... down to about 15 F at night... That's really cold for here! Supposed to warm up this weekend coming and be back to our rain again.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/09/09 06:33pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Winterizing skirt
Plywood, metal, even hay bales would work cheaply. Just something to keep the cold out from affecting your pipes.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/09/09 04:22pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Frozen Grey Tank Valve
It's a bit of a pita for sure. How about putting a little cube heater underneath it. Box it in as best you can with something non flamable that will deflect the heat from the heater upward towards your valve. Most of those heaters have an anti tip switch, so you might have to tie it onto a piece of 2 by 10 with wire, then let it run for a couple of hours aiming at the problem.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/09/09 04:19pm |
General RVing Issues
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Kwikee single step repair....
Hi all,
My Kwikee electric step has periodically locked in. In various posts I have read about the tapping to free things up, and one time it worked. The second time it just started working on it's own again about two hours into our drive. Then it seemed to stick hard. No amount of knocking and banging seemed to work.
I measured with a volt meter and could see that the motor is getting the proper voltage, then the overload relay was kicking off the power.
The steps gears are under considerable tension when the step is in, and when I removed the plastic gear cover and the circlip holding it in, the tension held it tight.
The motor and gearbox bracket is held onto the plate steel with (in my case) three bolts. I loosened those, and that freed up the tension and poof, out came the steps.
Once the tension was off I managed to remove the plastic gear, cleaned and inspected it... it looked perfect in every way. Lubed it back up and put it back together. I then reckoned that perhaps the three bolts might like to be not quite so tight, so I added a rubber spacer between the motor bracket and the plate steel. That added about 1/8 inch so time will tell if it helped or hindered the operation.
Now they are working on their own again.
any comments?
Mike
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Artum Snowbird
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12/09/09 04:09pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: HELP WINTERIZING ANTI-FREEZE ASAP
I disagree. I had a bad check valve on my rig, it was stuck open. When I tried to dewinterize the pump pumped all the antifreeze in the lines backwards through the stuck open check valve into the hot water tank.
It took many flushes, filling up the six gallon tank, then pulling the anode before I was happy with clean water in there. The last thing you want to do is put on a hot water heater that still has even a trace of antifreeze in it...
Disconnect from the HWT and put a cap on the line if you have to to prevent antifreeze in the tank.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/08/09 04:45pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: CAMPGROUND WIFI
Never had a problem, but I would hesitate to put my personal banking info in there.. Keep it to chit chat and you should be fine.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/06/09 08:00pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: British Columbia, Canada to Texas, USA
Best route right now might be to stay settled and wait until it warms up.... this cold snap extends way south.
But if you have to go, don't plan on going inland until California near the bottom. Race over the tops and camp along the way in plug in campgrounds if you can find one.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/06/09 12:15am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: value of class C diesel vs gas
I would be quite hesitant unless you have the urge to pile on the miles. The powerstroke diesel wasn't known to be very quiet, and compared to the super smooth V10 power now available, the units not turbo powered wouldn't offer a lot more. The turbo powered units would be a lot better at altitudes as their air fuel mix isn't dependant on the available oxygen in the air.
Even still, the V10 is considered to be one of the very best gas engines out there for power and longevity too.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/03/09 08:21am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Buying PUP on Friday- don't want to mess it up
You might have someone, or yourself, take a picture or two of the vehicle he drove up in with licence plate clearly visible, himself, and the rig you are considering.
Just like one often get's a picture when a dealer sells you one, just say it's to show your happiness. If he balks at that... well you know what to do next.
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Artum Snowbird
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12/03/09 08:12am |
Folding Trailers
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RE: B+ motorhomes
Is that emitter actually emitting? Or just an antenna that looks kinda scary?
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Artum Snowbird
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11/28/09 06:54pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Canadian BofA account application problem
We have Royal VIP service which includes a US$ bank account if one needs it.
Likely if you upgrade your service with your bank, it will work for you too. The benefits of VIP service with regard to out of country medical and travel pay for it for us.
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Artum Snowbird
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11/27/09 08:08pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: still broke down
Total crap! For a one or two year old truck to break down and now you are waiting a week just for a dealer to have a look at it... what crap.
Likely it's a twenty minute fix and that will be that. I would be letting Ford central hear from you... about three days ago.
If it's going to be a bigger fix, they should be able to evaluate that pretty quickly and let you know what is going on.
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Artum Snowbird
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11/27/09 06:10pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Help us figure out what trailer we need!
It should say on the door post what the maximum total weight of your truck, with everything in it, and the trailer with everything in it can legally be.
Then you have to weigh your truck to see what it really weighs with all the things in it.
Whatever the weight is you should plan to weigh under, and leave yourselves about 2000 pounds for passengers, trailer supplies, and all the necessary gear.
Then have fun shopping.
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Artum Snowbird
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11/27/09 06:02pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: more newbe help-flats
Yup, your roadside assistance will fix a flat, and they have all the tools they might need and more besides.
You shouldn't even attempt it unless you have no other choice.
But if you have a manual in the glove box, it should tell you where to find things and how to fix it.
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Artum Snowbird
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11/27/09 05:27pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Staying warm off-grid enroute to snowbird place
Best thing in plan on using it like a tent. Set the thermostat for about 45 F and climb into the sleeping bags if you need to. Put on your touque and long underware, and enjoy the feeling. This will save huge draw on your battery overnight, and you won't freeze to death either.
The worst case is running out of furnace battery power about 3 AM. First all your alarm sensors go off, then you notice the cold, and there isn't anything you can do about it.
I remember camping in a tent when there was ice on the bucket outside the tent in the morning... it felt pretty good to get up and get going.
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Artum Snowbird
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11/25/09 08:19pm |
Beginning RVing
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