We have been doing the AL Can and Alaska since the end of May. We had were winding up a 4 day stay in Denali NP, and the area around it on 6-22. We left our RV Park and drove both the MH and toad to the park visitor’s center around 11:30. Our intent was to leave the MH in the RV lot, take the toad for lunch, and return for the midday sled dog experience which departs from the VC around 1:20 pm. When we returned to the RV lot shortly after 1 pm the MH was not where I parked it. It had rolled backward some 50+ feet and squarely into the side of a parked SUV.My first thought was “did I not set the brake” my second thought was “no way it would started rolling as soon as I left the driver’s seat”.While we were assessing the damage to the SUV (extensive) and the MH (not too bad), a gentleman approached us saying “I saw the whole thing”.He was walking his two small dogs past our MH our two dogs were barking and jumping, one was in the driver’s seat, and then the MH started to roll backwards. Our assumption, which I think is accurate given the timeline is the dog (don’t know which one as we are waiting forensics i.e. paw prints) pushed the knob down and the brakes released. Luckily no one was behind the MH when it rolled, no one was in the car that was hit, and in a way hitting the car was a good thing as past that was more downhill, a road, and the train station.Did all the right things, called a Ranger, full report, note on windshield etc.For the rest of you consider wheel chocks, brake knob lock outs etc. if you leave pets or people in the MH.BTW - If you have ever done the roads up here you will understand why the back of the MH is so dirty!Photos to come soon if I can ever figure out how to get them in here from photobucket. Any help on how would be appreciated.

If you already have them on Photobucket, you can copy the URL and post it, someone will take time to make it into a readable image.You can also use the "Advanced Post" and look for the little postcard looking thingy, and then click on that. This will open a subroutine.On the subroutine, it asks for the URL of the photo, and height and width. Do not exceed 600 wide. Normally I do 500 high and 600 wide.The URL is on Photobucket.Click on a photo on Photobucket (it really helps to have two screens open at this point). Go to the point where it says URL. Copy to your clipboard CTRL CThen go back to the subroutine, click on the URL line, click on CRTL V to paste the photobucket URL. hit tab, enter height 500 (tab) width 600 and tab to finish or click on finish.Then hit enter a couple of times, enter any text that you might want. If you want another picture, click on the photobucket link, copy another URL link. (you want the URL Link that ends in .jpg You do NOT want the URL Link that starts in IMG and ends in .jpg IMG )Then click on Rv.net page, and click on the postcard thingy, enter the URL on the top line (CTRL V) and tab, 500 tab 600 tab tab (to finish) and click enter. More text or at least hit enter a couple of times, so that the pictures are stacked, not side by side.I can only wonder how the dogs could have gotten the emergency brake loose? I can understand them double teaming up on the brake pedal and shift knob, but not the parking brake lever?BTW Most cars do not require the brake pedal to be depressed while shifting out of park when the engine is off. However they do require the key in the ignition to shift out of park. This 'safety' feature is so that if the brake light fuse is out, you will be able to set the parking brake, shut off the engine, shift from park to N and then restart the engine. At that point you could shift to R or D and drive someplace, but after shifting to P, then without working brake lights, you would not be able to shift back out of park.I guess if you have air brakes, then the paws can push down on the yellow lever, and release the air brakes. There is no park position in most air brake transmissions. Perhaps a collar around the air brake push button will keep it from being pushed? That could be a new RV accessory for dog owners. . . You probably could take a milk cap, and fabricate something in a couple of minutes with a utility knife. Cut a hole in the center, then slice one side, so that is is open on one side. Then slip it under the yellow parking brake lever. This should prevent it from being pushed in by paws. Good luck!Fred.

I use a simply spring clamp. Used the Dremel to whittle down the clamps so it would fit. Works for me....glad no one was injured....how are the dogs?....Dennis

One of our dogs had a bad habit of jumping onto the driver's seat and putting her front paws on top of all of the switches that were just below the side window-including the brake release knob. Stuck a clothes pin just underneath the brake release pin which prevented it from being depressed; also found a long, rectangular odds & ends type of bowl that, when placed upside down, fit nicely over all of the switches and prevented the dog from being able to depress any of them. Of course, it didn't stop the dog from jumping up and hitting one of our propane stove dials in the middle of the night one night, turning on the propane and just about gassing us... but, alas I digress.

Omg, glad no one was injured, this is an important post, thanks..

Glad everyone is OK.Years ago we couldn't figure out why the generator was randomly shutting down. Turns out one of our dogs would put his paws on the dash to see out and would hit the gen stop rocker switch. Nowadays the few times we leave then we crate them.

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CA_POPPY
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
Forgive if this is redundant, as I haven't read the entire thread. Some years ago, another member on this forum had a dog that hung herself by her collar on a gear shift knob. After I read that, we never left dogs loose in the RV, or if we did, removed their collars. So hard to think of everything...
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Jun 28, 2015
Well if it`s going to happen you couldn`t have asked for a more beautiful place for it!
robertbenita
Explorer
Jun 28, 2015
Glad it wasn't worse. And you have helped many of us that never would have thought of a pet releasing the brakes. Thanks!
tropical36
Explorer
Jun 28, 2015
Bird Freak wrote:
noleakman wrote:
I have an Allison 6 speed trans and I have park !!
Gas coach models do have park.

Not all do, as per say and he's talking about having a parking pawl in the transmission, that will hold the coach, regardless of it's parking brake.
Coaches with a 4L80E GM transmission and weighing over 15K lbs for instance, have auto park and the P only actuates it and nothing more.
Bird_Freak
Explorer II
Jun 28, 2015
Bird Freak wrote:
GoneRVin wrote:
Bird Freak wrote:
I have never understood why MH manufacture's place the brake release where it is pushed down to release knowing we have kids and pets. All my class 8 trucks were on the dash panel facing driver to be pushed in.

This is designed this way in the event of an emergency, it is a lot easier to find a button to push in instead of trying to pull out.
All the years I was trucking I have never heard that one.:B
I was talking about location not how it works.
Bird_Freak
Explorer II
Jun 28, 2015
GoneRVin wrote:
Bird Freak wrote:
I have never understood why MH manufacture's place the brake release where it is pushed down to release knowing we have kids and pets. All my class 8 trucks were on the dash panel facing driver to be pushed in.

This is designed this way in the event of an emergency, it is a lot easier to find a button to push in instead of trying to pull out.
All the years I was trucking I have never heard that one.:B
Bird_Freak
Explorer II
Jun 28, 2015
noleakman wrote:
I have an Allison 6 speed trans and I have park !!
Gas coach models do have park.
BurbMan
Explorer II
Jun 26, 2015
Thanks guys, learned something about air brakes today!
GoneRVin
Explorer
Jun 26, 2015
lanerd wrote:
gfs1943 wrote:
After you set the brake, pump the brake pedal to bleed off your air pressure. The brakes won't release without air.

Exactly!!! The solution is so simple...no clothespins, pvc pipe or any other device is needed. :S

Exactly wrong, once the parking brake is set and you push on the brake pedal you are compounding the brakes. They are equipped with an anti-compounding device, if it fails you will be having a very expensive fix.
If you want to bleed air off, drain your tanks, this will also help get rid of any moisture in your tanks.
GoneRVin
Explorer
Jun 26, 2015
Bird Freak wrote:
I have never understood why MH manufacture's place the brake release where it is pushed down to release knowing we have kids and pets. All my class 8 trucks were on the dash panel facing driver to be pushed in.

This is designed this way in the event of an emergency, it is a lot easier to find a button to push in instead of trying to pull out.

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