What did you do to your Class C MH today???
This is always a fun thread to watch in other forums, so I thought I'd start one here.
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Drove it! Seriously, I did. And used it as a base for amateur astronomy.
I DIY installed new Rancho 9000's on the Tiger a few weeks back, never having felt that the Bilsteins available for the Silverado chassis were up to the job. But with two cataract surgeries, and house repairs & painting, I hadn't put them to much of a test. Yesterday I decided to check out Yellow Gap Road (FR 1206), going from North Mills River NFS campground to US 276 over by Brevard. It's about 15 miles of gravel FS road running very roughly parallel to the Blue Ridge Parkway, mostly one lane, and crossing two mountain ridges. It's a graded road, but hasn't been done in a while. If you've ever been to Pisgah Inn or on that part of the P'way, you've seen that area, lying below to the south.
I was _very_ pleased with the new Ranchos. They were stable on pitching asphalt, and they handled the washboarded sections of dirt & gravel very well at moderate speed. Well worth the bucks & effort.
BTW, this is not a road I'd recommend for the typical C. Mine's only 19 feet long, and 4x4. FR 1206 is narrow, with steep dropoffs in places. I did meet three folks pulling horse trailers, but they were going slowly even when not passing me where I'd pulled off into the ditch.
I went on to the BRP, to a parking lot near Mt.Pisgah, and set up the telescope. Ate supper while darkness fell, then spent three hours observing with my 'new' eyes. Absolutely glorious! Fxed hot chocolate and warmed up in the camper midway in the evening. Packed it up and came home via the BRP.
Two thumbs up to the Ranchos, and the cataract surgery!
Jim, "The perfect gift for the man who values his peace and quiet... a phoneless cord!"
I DIY installed new Rancho 9000's on the Tiger a few weeks back, never having felt that the Bilsteins available for the Silverado chassis were up to the job. But with two cataract surgeries, and house repairs & painting, I hadn't put them to much of a test. Yesterday I decided to check out Yellow Gap Road (FR 1206), going from North Mills River NFS campground to US 276 over by Brevard. It's about 15 miles of gravel FS road running very roughly parallel to the Blue Ridge Parkway, mostly one lane, and crossing two mountain ridges. It's a graded road, but hasn't been done in a while. If you've ever been to Pisgah Inn or on that part of the P'way, you've seen that area, lying below to the south.
I was _very_ pleased with the new Ranchos. They were stable on pitching asphalt, and they handled the washboarded sections of dirt & gravel very well at moderate speed. Well worth the bucks & effort.
BTW, this is not a road I'd recommend for the typical C. Mine's only 19 feet long, and 4x4. FR 1206 is narrow, with steep dropoffs in places. I did meet three folks pulling horse trailers, but they were going slowly even when not passing me where I'd pulled off into the ditch.
I went on to the BRP, to a parking lot near Mt.Pisgah, and set up the telescope. Ate supper while darkness fell, then spent three hours observing with my 'new' eyes. Absolutely glorious! Fxed hot chocolate and warmed up in the camper midway in the evening. Packed it up and came home via the BRP.
Two thumbs up to the Ranchos, and the cataract surgery!
Jim, "The perfect gift for the man who values his peace and quiet... a phoneless cord!"
