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08-18-2022, 07:29 AM #11
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My goodness, Dick....that's quite the few days filled with one thing after another ! Looks like you got years of challenges taken care of all in one trip. A new truck and new post Covid built RV and you will (should ) be GTG for many years. Yea, there is always something that will come up......just part of the RVing/camping lifestyle.
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08-18-2022, 08:11 AM #12
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Holy cow, that was quite the trip of mishaps. Made our spring falling off last time out look minor ! You rolled with it pretty good . Sad to hear you may give up RVing tho..once it's in your blood it's hard to travel the country (and Canada) any other way!
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08-18-2022, 01:48 PM #13
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Thanks to all. We have been talking about not RVing any longer for a long time. I'll be 80 last day of this year and it is getting harder to load, unload, fix things, and drive. My reaction time is slowing, and it is getting harder to look backwards -- getting less flexible. We hope to see some of you on the road. Just purchased a replacement rear hubcap, $75 for one - WOW.
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08-18-2022, 02:09 PM #14
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08-18-2022, 02:28 PM #15
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Sorry about the travel travails, Dick. Looks like a Newell Coach with a custom, self-loading toad is in your future.
Regarding the turbo hose and TSB, that happened in 2019 on my F350 as we were climbing a long, steep grade at 9pm in nowheresville WV. Towed to the Ford dealer and repaired the same day. I asked what is to prevent that from happening again. Service manager assured me the repair would prevent the hose from blowing again and should it fail, Ford would cover it and any roadside assistance needed. Service manager even put it in writing! Put another uneventful 30K on the truck before trading it on the current TV, so didn't have to test that claim. Did Ford cover your turbo hose repair this time?2022 Solitude 378MBS-R
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08-18-2022, 03:05 PM #16
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08-23-2022, 11:33 AM #17
We stayed there a couple nights on the homeward leg of our "out west" trip in June. We called that campground "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" because of the constant noise. It is nestled between I70 and a very active train track and the airport is like one exit west on I70.
Hope you get all the issues sorted out and find a way to keep enjoying camping.2019 2970RL
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08-24-2022, 06:43 PM #18
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Fsalmy -- Turbo hose was not covered. My fault, I did not get a receipt for the cost of repair. I just visited the Ford dealer in Delta, Colorado, they do not sell the metal ring that goes inside the turbo hose. Have to buy the entire two hose connection at $140.
Pap and Mimi -- I agree with you about the Strasburg KOA - very noisy, but it was great for the kids, Grandkids and Great grandkids. Lots of stuff for the young'ins to do. We had a wonderful time (before all the problems, which mainly happened after we left).
We did get the axle on the 5er fixed. There is a bolt or pin that goes through the springs and the top mounting plate that the U bolts hold down that was rounded off. Had that replaced, all 8 of the U bolts replaced and had it aligned. That was over $1,100.2018 Solitude 375 RES 2022 F450 Powerstroke Dually
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08-24-2022, 07:39 PM #19
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Wow...just wow. We've had most of those things happen to us (not the axle one) but spread over 25 years..not one trip. My sympathies.
Glad you made it home. With sanity intact.
It's stories like yours that make us think we have been every lucky..and when heading out on another trip thinking...is this gonna be the one?2018 Dodge 3500 6.7 Cummins SRW w/Aisin
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08-25-2022, 08:02 PM #20
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One more thing; when we hooked up at Strasburg, I did not get the Andersen hitch properly aligned with the adapter and I cracked the red plastic guide part. Did not affect the towability but I just installed a new adapter. I decided to replace the entire adapter. At $310 for it I will be very careful in the future to align everything.
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