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Re: Declared Value Insurance.....any carriers you recommend?
I had declared value and I didn't even know it ! I had my 2008 Class Sprinter motorhome for 2 years and Insurance paid me what I paid for it ..... I lost it in a barn fire. The insurance I use is Allstate. They were good about paying everything .. including a high top sprinter van, the motorhome, a tractor, golf cart, and the 36 X 50 barn.707Views0likes0CommentsRe: Spare on Class C
TxGearhead wrote: Coachman no spare? BS. Assuming Coachman was gracious enough to install a receiver hitch, use that for a spare wheel and tire. Like this: https://www.amazon.com/CURT-31006-Hitch-Mounted-Spare-Mount/dp/B0009YIE1O f you're using the receiver for something else (bikes?) use this: https://www.amazon.com/CURT-45792-Receiver-Trailer-2-Inch/dp/B00371VLAC/ref=asc_df_B00371VLAC/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241915008172&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4505672379815143385&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027838&hvtargid=pla-571952257097&psc=1 that looks like a couple of great options ! There is a rear 2 inch receiver on the rear. Another tire carrier I saw was about $600 !! (from etrailer) Thank you for the links ..1.8KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Spare on Class C
Bordercollie wrote: I am 82 and like a lot of older RV'ers, I have problems doing a lot of things because of leg problems. Assuming that most RV'ers are physically capable of unbolting, jacking, breaking loose, removing, carrying a dual tire and wheel, and installing a spare (safely), DIY style, is not realistic. I'm female and 65. I don't plan on changing the tire myself. But I don't want to be stuck on the side of the road for 6 hours waiting for someone to 1. come get my rim and take it to get a tire put on or 2. wait for someone to find a tire and rim that will work on my MH. 3. be towed somewhere and stuck in a motel until they can order a tire or rim to fit my rig. I'm just trying to figure out what to do and probably a hitch tire carrier and finding a rim and a tire or at least having a tire ? hoping that if a roadside service can mount it on my rim there on the side of the road. Someone asked .. "do you feel lucky" uhh no. I'd rather be somewhat prepared .. I just wanted my rear hitch for a bicycle rack. I don't take bicycles but I show dogs and carry the ex-pens on the bike rack. So plus being broke down with a flat and no spare, I'll have my show dogs with me.1.8KViews0likes0CommentsSpare on Class C
My new Class C does not have a spare tire. When I asked the dealership about it, they told me I wouldn't be able to change it anyway. Yes, I know that but it doesn't make sense to me NOT to have one for Roadside Assistance to change it for me. Or do they have tires in stock to bring with them ?8.7KViews0likes27CommentsRe: Charging issues?
this has been a great thread and help to me. My batteries don't seem to hold a charge but I just bought it from a dealer that used it as a rental. It could have been sitting with no trickle charge for quite a while and I assume since it's a 2020, IF it came out in 2019, they could have used it 2 years and it sit thru last winter with no trickle charge. I've had them charged 100%, flip the kill switch, and 3 days later check them and they are at 75%.596Views0likes0CommentsClass C Chassis
I know the debate over Ford vs Chevy in cars .. I'm a Chevy fan .. but I've always been told that for a motorhome that Ford was the better way to go. My little sprinter MH was burned in our barn fire a week ago and I'm finally done crying and have started looking again. I found one I like but it's on a Chevy Chassis. Is it just a myth that Ford is better ? I'd like to hear both sides ... any other day I'd go Chevy but for the weight and handling should I go Ford ?4.4KViews0likes12CommentsRe: Travel with Kill Switch Off
Ava wrote: I put a bright led on my dash next to the step switch that flashes in my face if my steps are down when starting to move. I used a set of magnet switches on the steps. Mine came out when I was driving down the road. That's the reason I'm wanting to use a kill switch on them ...515Views0likes0Comments
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