I don't know about you but it has been hot here in Texas. Yesterday we had temps in the 100's and you could tell it. We have been at our home base and it is setting in the open sun. I have been pleased with the insulation we have. The trailer itself has stayed cool and comfortable but going outside has been no joy at all.
We both long for the day we can pull out and stay somewhere cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Until then we will make the best of a bad situation.
Speaking of bad situation one of our front jack motors went out and I have to take it in and get it fixed. I can't believe that a motor would go out in less than 2 years...but then it did. I have to raise in manually and then lower it the same way. This is a tricky task but then there is no other way.
We had to go to work before all this repair takes place. Sherri and I have to go to our next assignment...complete it and then return to our home base. When I get there I will raise the jack and take the RV to the dealership and get it fixed.
We did return at the end of the week and I got up early Friday morning and got started on raising the jack. I got it within a few inches needed to back the truck under it and it slid back down! The gears in the landing gear itself are stripped out and I can't raise it manually. OK now the dilemma gets worse. My black water tank needs dumping and I can't get the rig to the park.
Well this means one thing...I will have to call a tech out to repair the jack on site. Knowing that this will take some time I have to make some arrangements to get the black water dumped. I called a septic tank company that cleans out grease traps and septic systems and asked how much it would cost to clean out my holding tank. They told me that they could be out today so I told them to come on out. We got the tank emptied and shortly afterwards my repair tech showed up. He apprised the situation and told me that the jack stand gears were the problem and not the motor. So he said he would order the parts and return Monday to start the work.
Well that is about it for this last week. We have to leave again for our next assignment. I hope upon our return the jack is fixed and we will be able to go somewhere again...
Somewhere in Time
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Had the same thing happen to the gears on my last trailer, they are made of some kind of a stone composite and according to the manufactuer they are made to break if to much pressure is put on them, I always have a 5 ton bottle jack and a couple of 4x4 blocking in the back of the truck so I can get the trailer up onto the truck if I had to, also I ordered the kit which contains the gears,bushings etc. (about 75.00) and took the leg off the trailer while it was on the jack and blocking and repaired it in about two hours, it really wasn't a difficult fix, but again you need to have it raised and blocked. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna..
Speedy, thanks for the learning moment... I never thought about calling a septic tank company to have the tanks emptied. I'll be filing that away for the future. Good luck with the landing gear repairs. Jim
Glad you took care of all those issues in record time.
Hurry and finish that job!
Hugs
I hope they can get the repairs done by the time you get back. See ya down the road.
Stay Safe
Sorry to hear you had a few bumps in the road with the jacks. Hopefully that will be taken care of soon. Thanks for the headsup on using a septic tank service if we ever need tanks dumped.
It has been plenty hot this weekend in Georgia! We are camphosting at FDR State Park...what were we thinking?? LOL
Take care!
Mike & Gerri (happytrails)
http://freedom2roll.blogspot.com
I am a septic tank pumper that would like to caution you when emptying holding tanks. The pumps on our trucks are very powerful. It is best that you should NOT connect directly to the holding tank discharge point. I have found it best to let the waste flow into a 5 gallon bucket and have the pump truck suck the waste from there. The truck will easily keep up with the flow from the tanks - sometimes you may have to throttle the valve on the tanks to slow the flow a bit for the less powerful pump trucks.
Thanks for the tip, Tom! Great advice!
Speedy, what did your pumpout call cost?
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Karen and Steve
(Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard
http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/
Know all about the landing gear problem. We are on our 3rd repair. First time was within our 2 year warranty period. Last time was in Texas this past April. Billy ordered the repair kit and made the repair. Now, it has just failed again. He took the whole leg into a repair shop today to see if they could figure out why it keeps failing. We hope to be able to replace the whole system with a hydraulic system in the near future. Good luck!
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