Nat'l Weather Service Alert!
The
CYCLONE is on the ground!
Whew! Clouds have been building for quite some time and the wait is finally over!
BIG - WHOO-HOO!
We did our PDI last Saturday, 03-08-08. We got to the dealership at 830am and hauled the
CYCLONE out at 5pm!
Long day but awesome!
In a nutshell - Walker RV in Moore, OK was great!
My PDI guy mentioned a couple of times that it usually takes about an hour , or so - but due to the cold (they tried to wash it first thing in the morning and the entire rear of the rig turned to ice!) and the fact we were 'first time RVers', it may take a little longer. I don't think, however, they were prepared for me to do quite an extensive PDI as I did - for several reasons: I'm living in it as soon as I get it and want it right AND thanks to all of you and the HOF, I had my ducks in a row and wasn't as un-educated as he may have thought! The 8 pages or so on my PDI kinda smothered the couple of pages he had! 2 thumbs up to all of you Heartland Owners (does that make us HOs?), ya'll certainly helped me immensely!
During MY PDI, everything I noted was immediately repaired. Most were pretty minor repairs - dresser drawers or cabinet doors out of adjustment, light bulbs out, TV screen dirty, carpet ragged on edges and basement compartment locks inop. They also removed the door trim on the door to the garage bathroom and cut the frame square so the door would shut. By the time things thawed out and I filled with water, it was too late to actually run the washer/dryer, so I told them I'd be sure to let them know if there was a problem with it.
They didn't know how much fuel was in the generator tank, but the gauge was under E - and I ran it for about 15 minutes.
I was all over, under, in and around this rig and I must say - I am truly impressed with Heartland. Outstanding product! Overall: A++!
We towed it home (via a mall parking lot on Saturday evening, but that's another story) and parked across the street from the house. After loading it up yesterday, I left after midnite and drove 95 miles toward my destination. At 230am, I stopped in a parking lot of a hotel (where I have spent way too much $$) and slept a couple of hours - IN MY OWN HOME - before continuing to my destination at Crowder Point Campground on Lake Eufaula, OK.
When I left my home, I filled the fuel tank - the gauge is still inop. I'll be looking at that. At the hotel stop, I noticed the Washer/Dryer had bounced out of it's cubby-hole about 4 inches. The strap used for securing during travel was only screwed through some paneling, not a stud, on the left side. During the bounce out - it broke the front lip on the drain-a-way pan underneath. I'll have to have that replaced. I returned it to it's cubby and secured the strap to a stud.
I averaged 10.6mpg towing and 20mpg solo the rest of the day today!
I am the happiest camper in the storm!
Ya'll better get your ponchos, raincoats and rubber boots cause it'll blow your umbrellas away!
