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Old 01-30-2017, 05:28 PM   #15
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Watch the steer tires as well A lot of weight moving if you were to make alignment changes before backing/pulling forward.
Ask me how I know. Steer tires broke through the crust of grass/dirt exposing FL sand. Drive tires hate sand. Yup, HD wrecker to winch us out
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Old 01-30-2017, 09:10 PM   #16
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There is the possibility that it will crack in some places. You can't prevent everything even if you add wings or strong width extensions. I say bring your new prize home, be careful and if the pavement breaks, then fix it like you need to. Enjoy the rv and times that you have in it.
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Old 01-31-2017, 05:14 AM   #17
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There is the possibility that it will crack in some places. You can't prevent everything even if you add wings or strong width extensions. I say bring your new prize home, be careful and if the pavement breaks, then fix it like you need to. Enjoy the rv and times that you have in it.
That's the plan. DW and I are going to the Lazy Days driver confidence course Friday. We'll probably pick up the coach this weekend or early next week. Loan was approved yesterday.

Backing into my driveway is going to be interesting. I'm thinking of inviting a crowd, making some popcorn and charging admission to watch me try and back this monster into my driveway. Maybe the proceeds from the admission will pay for the damage.
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Old 01-31-2017, 05:55 AM   #18
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Make sure you not only look at the ground as you back in but up high too. The eaves of the house are sneaky suckers.
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Old 01-31-2017, 05:59 AM   #19
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Yes that's definitely an issue. Our detached garage which sits in front of our house will limit how far back we can park the coach. I figure we will have 10 feet in front of the coach to the road in front of our house when parked in our driveway. DW and I went out and measured yesterday.
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Old 01-31-2017, 06:15 AM   #20
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For what it's worth, I had a great experience with Lazy Days. I live in Virginia, and we had a specific coach in mind when we went to trade, I called every dealer I could find east of the Mississippi to work a deal, and Lazy Days was far and away the best deal I could find.

We drove the old RV down, and they honored the deal, even though they found an issue with our RV that we did not know about. We camped 2 nights in their campground with a double site for both RVs, and they fixed an issue we found, and even one our salesman found.

Overall very happy, and would do it all over again if needed, but we have been very happy with our dream coach for the past 3 years. Best of luck to you.
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Old 01-31-2017, 07:33 AM   #21
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word to the wise, be careful going on the grass! this is my yard, decided to turn around and was fine the first few trips, then bam, one trip, major failure. luckily the GMC with four wheels spinning on the asphalt finally pulled her free. the RV wheels had become plows and wouldn't lift up onto the lawn.



I haven't had any concrete issues, but the asphalt is cracking on the edges where I get too close. wish the driveway was a foot wider, but it was there before the RV.
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We were successful with parking our 35' gasser on a "standard" concrete driveway without cracking it very much, except for one corner, when we lived in TX. When we upgrade to the 40' DP, however, that was an entirely different matter. Several cracks later, we stopped parking it on our driveway unless absolutely necessary, and then only for short periods, and only if there had been adequate rain. (During a TX summer, it is not uncommon for the ground to dry up between long spells with no rain... this shrunk the earth under the driveway, and made it more vulnerable to cracking.)

If I were to do it over again, I'd go to great lengths to avoid parking on a "standard" residential driveway. It's just too expensive to replace for my pocketbook!

We recently moved to a home in MI that has a long driveway with one of those half-circles in front of the house. The original 25y old(I think) blacktop driveway had a zillion little cracks in it, all filled with that blacktop goop for cracks. I had a blacktop company evaluate a complete tear-down and re-pour versus a new top coat, and they recommend a new top coat.

They ALSO RECOMMENDED that if I wanted to park my RV on it, to distribute the weight under all tires by using thick plywood squares. This is what I have done, and so far there is no evidence of any damage.

So... if you really want your new RV in the driveway for a bit (If you breath air and purchase an RV, pf course you do!) here's my suggestion. Go out and purchase two 4'x8' sheets of treated, 3/4" plywood. If you're able to, go ahead and have the guys at Lowes or Home Depot cut each sheet in half so that you have four 4'x4' square sheets.

Measure your wheel base carefully, and place the 4 sheets of plywood on your driveway exactly where your wheels will be. In my case, if I'm very careful, I can line it up so that my wheels AND my hydraulic jacks will land on the plywood sheets.

It may take a few tries, and it's a bit of a pain in the butt (those sheets are heavy), but that's my procedure now and it seems to be helpful.

Oh--and like another poster here said--avoid driving or parking near the edges of your driveway.
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Ahhhhh, another reason to buy a gasser!

But seriously, I also live in Tampa and not a problem with 22k lb gasser. Actually spent the last week in the driveway doing the solar. As others have said, the corners are vulnerable to breaking.
I work on my periodically. If it is just for the day I keep it on the street. I live on a very quiet, hardly traveled street.
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My 40' DP ruined my driveway in less than 2 years, but I believe the driveway was laid by people mentally and morally unqualified for the minimum wage fast food industry. It will require a remove and replace before we can sell the home in 4 years.
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I have a 350 foot concrete driveway and had a crane back down it to set trusses on my garage addition with no damage. That was 3 weeks after a cement truck backed down it to pour 6 yards of new concrete. My drive way is 4" with wire mesh and 17 years old. I doubt you'll have any issues.
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I have a 350 foot concrete driveway and had a crane back down it to set trusses on my garage addition with no damage. That was 3 weeks after a cement truck backed down it to pour 6 yards of new concrete. My drive way is 4" with wire mesh and 17 years old. I doubt you'll have any issues.
My guess is you've never seen what equipment like that has done to other driveways.....
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Old 01-31-2017, 08:23 PM   #27
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OP probably has the same basic driveway construction as our house even though it was a Parade of Homes house they still cut corners. In 1998 we bought a 35' Santara gas rig. The concrete started breaking under it and the next three rigs have all been larger and heavier. The present rig is causing it to break up more! But it weighs some 46,000# DRY.
I'd say the driveway is going to break!
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My 40' DP ruined my driveway in less than 2 years, but I believe the driveway was laid by people mentally and morally unqualified for the minimum wage fast food industry. It will require a remove and replace before we can sell the home in 4 years.
Yep, will be getting my place ready to sell in 2018 and a new driveway will be a must.
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