2005 GreyHawk Jayco 24 SS 14K miles Pricing
Need help on market value of the Ford 450 gas 2005 GreyHawk 24 SS with 14K actual miles bought new by current owner. The current IL tags expired in 08 so it has been parked mostly for years now. I do ...
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Thanks j-d. If I was doing chemo weekly knowing at best it was not going to buy me much time I would appreciate someone's help to find our MH an new home so the wife did not have to deal with it.
Now my son knows how to deal with a new generator that has not been started in 10 years and to fix a hole in the cab over of an RV. He did take a lot of effort and got all the tire pressures correct as well. While I am not the best teacher helping the family did give us about 10 hours together at may not have happened otherwise. They did give him some money for washing it and that offset what I spent on gas, Seafoam, carb cleaner, etc. I showed him how to detail around the hood/door openings.
He is starting to pick up odd jobs at the age of 16 because he knows so much about doing things. This week he has a fence row to work on using the DR Field and Bush 17 HP 2 wheel bushhog. The belt was jerking and knocking bad after we helped clean up a stroke patient overgrown yard last summer so we just parked it. With the fence row cleaning job option we got it out this last week end to see what had broken. He flipped it over on its side and all the issue was a short piece of limb had wedged in the rear belt drive V pulley.
After he dug it out of the pulley he put it in the woods at the house for about 20 minutes so I could watch him operate in adverse conditions then we washed it up well and put it on the battery charge. After being parked for a year the 12v AGM battery started it fine with the old gas in it. It is a 17 HP Kawasaki engine.
The twins have a super mom that has taught them to be caring people. The daughter is more into working with her mini horses than greasing the backhoe but she knows painting, plumbing and how to repair equipment as well when she has the need in the future.
I enjoyed getting to work with a new like 10 year old MH and learned a lot myself. The kids and I know MH repairs from working with our MH on the 1992 P30 Chevy chassis over the years with the help of many right here on RV.NET so thanks to each of you who help we new folks become experienced folks.
Had we been able to buy a new MH we would have missed 95% of what we have gained out of MH ownership in our case. The kids were 9 when they asked for a MH and both have stated they regretted many times asking for a MH. :)
The 31 day 8000 mile trip that permitted them to learn to surf on their 14th birthday in the Pacific Ocean at Carlsbad CA and the many stops going and coming through 16 states was their big reward for years of hard work. Dad learned a lot about being a dad of teenagers since mom stated home working and taking care of the animals.
Our kids will soon be gone and I have to say buying a 1993 32' MH has been one of the worse and best things we have done as a family but the worse parts were truly important learning experiences for us all. :)
Now my son knows how to deal with a new generator that has not been started in 10 years and to fix a hole in the cab over of an RV. He did take a lot of effort and got all the tire pressures correct as well. While I am not the best teacher helping the family did give us about 10 hours together at may not have happened otherwise. They did give him some money for washing it and that offset what I spent on gas, Seafoam, carb cleaner, etc. I showed him how to detail around the hood/door openings.
He is starting to pick up odd jobs at the age of 16 because he knows so much about doing things. This week he has a fence row to work on using the DR Field and Bush 17 HP 2 wheel bushhog. The belt was jerking and knocking bad after we helped clean up a stroke patient overgrown yard last summer so we just parked it. With the fence row cleaning job option we got it out this last week end to see what had broken. He flipped it over on its side and all the issue was a short piece of limb had wedged in the rear belt drive V pulley.
After he dug it out of the pulley he put it in the woods at the house for about 20 minutes so I could watch him operate in adverse conditions then we washed it up well and put it on the battery charge. After being parked for a year the 12v AGM battery started it fine with the old gas in it. It is a 17 HP Kawasaki engine.
The twins have a super mom that has taught them to be caring people. The daughter is more into working with her mini horses than greasing the backhoe but she knows painting, plumbing and how to repair equipment as well when she has the need in the future.
I enjoyed getting to work with a new like 10 year old MH and learned a lot myself. The kids and I know MH repairs from working with our MH on the 1992 P30 Chevy chassis over the years with the help of many right here on RV.NET so thanks to each of you who help we new folks become experienced folks.
Had we been able to buy a new MH we would have missed 95% of what we have gained out of MH ownership in our case. The kids were 9 when they asked for a MH and both have stated they regretted many times asking for a MH. :)
The 31 day 8000 mile trip that permitted them to learn to surf on their 14th birthday in the Pacific Ocean at Carlsbad CA and the many stops going and coming through 16 states was their big reward for years of hard work. Dad learned a lot about being a dad of teenagers since mom stated home working and taking care of the animals.
Our kids will soon be gone and I have to say buying a 1993 32' MH has been one of the worse and best things we have done as a family but the worse parts were truly important learning experiences for us all. :)
