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Old 09-20-2018, 07:15 AM   #4397
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I'm just wondering what other people have been doing with their rvs that don't have automatic leveling jacks installed. My RV dealer tells me that it would cost me $4-5,000 to buy them plus installation which is labor intensive and my motorhome isn't even worth that much. I'd never recover the cost of them I don't think if I decided to sell the coach. Is there an alternative?. What I'm really looking for is something that will stop the motorhome from rocking back and forth as we walk back and forth inside of it when we are parked.

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Simplest way is get 4 of those receiver hitch attachments at Harbor freight. The ones designed to bolt under a bumper that has a plate. Then buy 4 trailer tongue jacks and weld on 2 inch receive tubing on them for the attachment points.
Bolt the plated receiver parts near the corners of your bumpers near the frame. Insert the tongue jacks and run them down.

Put on some of those adhesive backed bubble levels outside on the bodywork so you can see when your rig is level and call it good.
Remove the tongue jacks when you get ready to drive off and put them in a basement box somewhere.

They will work good for steadying up you rig fast. And might cost you $150.

I did this to an old camper trailer I had years ago and it was simple easy and fast to get that old trailer sold and level without breaking a sweat or crawling around on the ground.
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Old 09-20-2018, 08:16 AM   #4398
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Broke our lighted entry assist handle this morning and fell hard on concrete. I ordered a new one from Ebay. Also, I am in the process of sanitizing our fresh water tank. Lots of water wasted...
Hope nothing is broken other than the handle.
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Old 09-20-2018, 08:59 AM   #4399
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Simplest way is get 4 of those receiver hitch attachments at Harbor freight. The ones designed to bolt under a bumper that has a plate. Then buy 4 trailer tongue jacks and weld on 2 inch receive tubing on them for the attachment points.
Bolt the plated receiver parts near the corners of your bumpers near the frame. Insert the tongue jacks and run them down.

Put on some of those adhesive backed bubble levels outside on the bodywork so you can see when your rig is level and call it good.
Remove the tongue jacks when you get ready to drive off and put them in a basement box somewhere.

They will work good for steadying up you rig fast. And might cost you $150.

I did this to an old camper trailer I had years ago and it was simple easy and fast to get that old trailer sold and level without breaking a sweat or crawling around on the ground.

I like the way you think buddy!
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Old 09-20-2018, 09:04 AM   #4400
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Success!

This morning I pulled the bracing from the side of the motorhome. I used the West System G-Flex 655 thickened epoxy to adhere the filon panel to the plywood substrate. Success!!! The panel is nice and flat and % adhered all the way. The G-Flex is some tough stuff! That panel won't be delaminating any time soon that's for sure.

I did use more material than what I had anticipated (I know, big surprise, that never happens) So before I can lay up the upper panel, it's off to Jacksonville I go for another batch of the sticky stuff!
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Old 09-20-2018, 08:19 PM   #4401
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So after my sojourn to Jacksonville, I returned with a gallon of West System 105 resin, the appropriate amount of 206 slow hardener, and a container of 406 colloidal silica thickener. Oh yeah, and another two ratcheting braces from the Harbor Freight that was just down the road from the marine supply store, along with other Harbor Freight stuff.

Once I got home it was mid-afternoon, so I went ahead and bonded the panel behind the generator to the luan substrate. Previously I had used the West G-Flex thickened epoxy, it worked well, but wasn't locally available for a few days, so I opted for the traditional stuff. I like working with it, it was a little easier to mix than the G-Flex and it really wetted out the luan nicely. The slow curing hardener gave me a little better working time, which I am definitely going to need when I relaminate the larger upper sheet tomorrow.
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Finally got our new windshield wrap installed. We only had one side when we bought the unit and they were ugly, to say the least.
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Old 09-21-2018, 01:50 PM   #4403
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Old 09-21-2018, 06:42 PM   #4404
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Still a long way to go

But it is important to remember how far we've come.


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Old 09-22-2018, 06:02 AM   #4406
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Wow, you have been busy, with that much energy you need to hire yourself out, lol
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Old 09-22-2018, 02:51 PM   #4407
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Finally got our new windshield wrap installed. We only had one side when we bought the unit and they were ugly, to say the least.
Where did you order your wraps from and how did you install them?
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[QUOTE=PaulAchuff;4414443]Where did you order your wraps from and how did you install them?[/QUOT

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Today I removed the bracing from the largest panel of my delamination repair. As it took a good bit of time to get the top row of bracing set, there were a couple spots on the bottom of the panel where I didn't get proper adhesion. I drilled some holes carefully from the inside of the wall through the luan, and then used a syringe and 1/4" tubing to carefully inject epoxy into the areas prior to clamping.

Other than those couple areas, the filon was nice and flat and definitely stuck to the luan; I'd say better than the factory bond given the fact that I am using epoxy resin and wetting out the luan prior to laminating.
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Old 09-23-2018, 08:57 AM   #4410
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Kitchen Sink Drawers

Got tried of getting down on hands and knees to get to the pots and pans stored under the sink so I build some drawers. Took some time since drawers are a right trapezoid.
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