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06-29-2015, 12:38 AM
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What happens when you hit a bird?
I apparently hit a bird at 60 MPH in Eastern Utah or SW Colorado with the awning. It distroyed the motor housing.
Anyone have a good source to replace carefree Colorado awning parts...
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06-29-2015, 05:23 AM
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Never seen that one I hit at bird once took out my max air vent cover was nothing let but the brackets on ski light
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06-29-2015, 02:17 PM
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It depends on the bird. A sparrow you probably wouldn't notice but a local police car took a hit from a bald eagle a few months ago in Burlington, WA. The eagle was killed. The police driver wasn't badly hurt, but the car certainly was.
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06-29-2015, 07:57 PM
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Since there is broken and missing plastic chunks missing, wthe the sting of blood from the front motor to the rear housing including the housing. I am guessing it was size of a mocking bird type of bird.
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06-29-2015, 09:12 PM
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On my way to Yellowstone, I hit a hen pheasant. It put a nice ding in the front of the fiver but fortunately for me it was an aluminum sided trailer. That looks like some nasty damage.
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06-30-2015, 07:15 AM
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One of the claims that went across my desk during my working life was a bird strike to the front of an Airstream trailer. The bird was a turkey - it caved everything above the front window so bad you'd think it had hit a cow.
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06-30-2015, 12:56 PM
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Well, that was all very interesting, but didn't help the OP much with his question. And they probably have this info: http:/http://www.carefreeofcolorado....efree-rv.html/
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06-30-2015, 01:09 PM
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Quote:
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fyi, if you're going to be snarky to the other posters, at least make your link usable 
(doubled up your http )
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06-30-2015, 06:56 PM
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I bet he doesn't have guts enough to hit it again.
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06-30-2015, 08:48 PM
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I think most people on here at least try to help out the OP. If what I tried to say and do was "snarky" please accept my apology, it was not my intention in any way.
http://www.carefreeofcolorado.com/se...efree-rv.html/
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06-30-2015, 09:41 PM
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I find the comments to be funny. We have had a good laugh over the bloody situation that this stupid bird has caused. I am just glad cows don't fly.
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07-01-2015, 04:58 PM
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I hope you don't go to jail for killing an eagle, but whatever.........
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07-02-2015, 01:45 PM
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Actually, in the case of the eagle and the police car, it was the eagle's fault. It was concentrating on prey across the road and it swooped in without noticing the car
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