Maintenance Reminder for Full-Timers

My wife and I are making our first trip to Alaska this summer. In preparation for the trip I wanted to make sure the coach was ready for the road. Unable to do the work myself, I took our 43' Toyhauler into a local tire shop to have the wheel bearings inspected and repacked. During the process, the technician discovered one of the brake auto-adjusters had broken and was in need of replacement. Also, while the tires were off, I had them inspect the shackles and spring mounts. After only 5 years, they were shot. The dry-bolt system installed at the factory had failed. I had them install a wet-bolt system from Dexter Axel. Although it was a very expensive day, the frustration of having a catastrophic failure in the middle of Canada or the out-back of Alaska hopefully has been avoided. Long way around to add Spring Shackles to the list.