Motorhome madness...
Posted 04-01-2015 at 04:40 PM by Late arrival
Being an older single woman who on a whim purchased an ancient motorhome with the workhorse chassis, I decided to learn all I could about my new purchase. I unwittingly became another student of RV university.
First came the awful realization that no one wants to own a workhorse chassis even though it originally cost more...
Sure, I had been warned by you good irv2ers to maybe consider not getting that...but then I got caught up reading the parts about ford having spark plug issues and higher rpm and louder...so I purchased the workhorse...
Sure nuff, first trip out recycling brake pump. Thanks to the kindness and shop of old used bear, I have learned and received more than I ever wanted about hydraulic brakes and switches and cylinders. I am good to go with well working brake and spare parts if needed.
I then spent the next 30 nights lying in bed wondering if my new "home" was going to delaminate (something I am still not sure I understand) every time it rained. And did I mentioned it rained every day for 8 weeks. and Did I mention that I think I do have a small corner delamination where it got bumped by prior owner evidently just before I bought it?
With Christmas came a few weeks that I was too busy to even think of my new love....and I do LOVE IT!
Of course at this point I had only taken 1 short trip, several camp outs in my drive with grand kids and 1 overnighter in local walmart parking lot with my 5 yr.oldgrandson cause he was just dying to ride and sleep in it. By the way he thought that was the bomb.
Blog of first real trip coming soon.
First came the awful realization that no one wants to own a workhorse chassis even though it originally cost more...
Sure, I had been warned by you good irv2ers to maybe consider not getting that...but then I got caught up reading the parts about ford having spark plug issues and higher rpm and louder...so I purchased the workhorse...
Sure nuff, first trip out recycling brake pump. Thanks to the kindness and shop of old used bear, I have learned and received more than I ever wanted about hydraulic brakes and switches and cylinders. I am good to go with well working brake and spare parts if needed.
I then spent the next 30 nights lying in bed wondering if my new "home" was going to delaminate (something I am still not sure I understand) every time it rained. And did I mentioned it rained every day for 8 weeks. and Did I mention that I think I do have a small corner delamination where it got bumped by prior owner evidently just before I bought it?
With Christmas came a few weeks that I was too busy to even think of my new love....and I do LOVE IT!
Of course at this point I had only taken 1 short trip, several camp outs in my drive with grand kids and 1 overnighter in local walmart parking lot with my 5 yr.oldgrandson cause he was just dying to ride and sleep in it. By the way he thought that was the bomb.
Blog of first real trip coming soon.
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