Getting ready
Well now, we are a few days into official spring. The weather is warming up, supposedly, & it is time to think about spring overhaul, fix what is broken & replace what looks like it is about to break.
What is on your list?
The truck got its annual physical last fall & is good to go after a relatively low mileage season. The trailer got new rubber in the spring & the truck got new soles in the fall.
All was looking good till we hit some road junk in the last couple days of our season which did some serious damage to our sewer dump system which had to be tied up temporarily with zip ties.
We have the Drain Master system & everything from exit side of dump valve to storage door needs to be replaced plus getting another electric dump valve to keep as spare. Estimate with shipping, $400. OUCH!
Also have to replace center spring hangers due to enlarged holes. Over 100,000 miles will do that to them. Bought the hangers. Need to find a welder. Ah, the joys of lifting the trailer & removing wheels.
Get all that done plus the annual wax job & we will be ready for another 120 day trip. First stop for all this work is a boatyard.
What is on your list?
The truck got its annual physical last fall & is good to go after a relatively low mileage season. The trailer got new rubber in the spring & the truck got new soles in the fall.
All was looking good till we hit some road junk in the last couple days of our season which did some serious damage to our sewer dump system which had to be tied up temporarily with zip ties.
We have the Drain Master system & everything from exit side of dump valve to storage door needs to be replaced plus getting another electric dump valve to keep as spare. Estimate with shipping, $400. OUCH!
Also have to replace center spring hangers due to enlarged holes. Over 100,000 miles will do that to them. Bought the hangers. Need to find a welder. Ah, the joys of lifting the trailer & removing wheels.
Get all that done plus the annual wax job & we will be ready for another 120 day trip. First stop for all this work is a boatyard.
