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With great regret, I have announced my resignation as Nor-Cal chapter Leader. John Dawson will be handling the Spring Rally this year. As many of you know, we have bought a house in Idaho, near Mountain Home. I am still working full time at Safari RV Repair at Shasta Lake for the time being and...

Just to add a bit. You MUST have at least 9.5 volts at the fridge for the control board to function. If batteries are low, it may not work. It should work if you are plugged in and your converter is working. I have never heard mine running, but I leave it in the auto mode and it switches at...

I can not believe you didn't stop and see me on the way by! :) Have fun! Can't wait until I get to be retired too.

AirLift has one of the only kits I know of made specifically for the B&W. We've used 2 of them now. One on an 05 f350 dually and another on an 08 f350 dually. Hope this helps. :)

Re: What Hppened? Congrats guys! Don't feel alone, I think it happened to a few people at the Gillette Rally too. Enjoy that new rig!

Depending how far north you are coming, A visit to Lassen National Park is a must-see. If you don't like roughing it, there are several nice rustic RV parks with full hookups within a quick drive of the entrance to the park. One of my favorite space saving laundry items are the Purex 3-in-1...

Let me make a few calls tomorrow morning when I get to work, and I'll see if our distributor has one in any of the warehouses. I'll see if I can find one close to you. I just sold one a few weeks ago, but there are none in our closest warehouse and I have to log into our system to check the...

RE: the pin box cover. We've got a guy that is proto-typing one for us now. Should have the first one by the time we go to Gillette. He can do them in just about any color, graphics, etc. I'll post here how this works out. It's for a clients Landmark.

On some of the appliances (refrigerator mostly) they can be jumpered to check. The HWH boards can usually be put on a tester. Microwave probably is an internal fuse. Get it to an authorized (Dometic, Norcold, etc.) Service center. Might cost you an hour of service time, but would be worth it...

There are 4 different hinges. They are all 14" universal replacements. My guess is that its either the newer elixir or the jensen plastic hinge. One has crimp ends, one has a screw that holds it at each end, one looks kind of like a piano hinge and one has the metal part on the base and plastic...

More tales from the Darkside (service industry): Our normal labor rate is $98 hr. We charge $110 for warranty work because of the extra paperwork, phone, and processing. I have never had Heartland question either rate. We charged them $110 in the beginning, but we do so much now, and I have a...

The Old Bag factory in Goshen is full of artisan shops and a good restaurant. If you like RV surplus, D&D is out about six miles from the fairgrounds on the same road as the Fairgrounds. Amish farm, big old barn chock full of parts. We got some $40 retail light fixtures for $2, cabinet doors...

Don't wait until 4:00, and the roads are pretty good. Last time we were there we were in a class A, but the sites are deep and wide with a lot of privacy. Windy and a walk to the beach. There are rows of bushes between the sites that kind of help with the wind. The lighthouse tours are...

I believe this is an excellent step for Heartland. As someone who deals with the warranty end of these trailers (Excellent department, by the way) I would suggest holding the dealers feet to the fire as well. I know they have an allowance to do a PDI before the unit is delivered to the end...

A huge thank you to each and every one that attended the Oroville Rally. It was a lot of fun and the rally wouldn't be possible without you. Special thanks to the KOA folks for taking such great care of us, and to my decorating "ninjas" that had all the decorating and wrapping work done in 20...

If a shop told you it would cost $360 to check your caulking, I want to work there. If you do your own caulking, it would take a half to one hour labor for us to do a visual and minor testing. If we do work, maybe 1.5? Our rate is $98 hour, $60 half hour minimum. Most of the shops in our end of...

Bill, I'll also check to see what lumen rating our 921 bulbs come in. I've been wanting to brighten mine up a little too. I swapped the reading lamp bulbs out for some new LED's a couple months ago. Makes a pretty big difference, especially for the heat output. Light is much clearer, brighter...

Thanks Rod and Donna for the kudos, but other than the phone calls, it's not a ton of work. The first one was, even with only 4 rigs, but after that, they get easier. I look at it this way. I just provide the opportunity to have fun. Wether you do or not, is up to you. :) I'll confess, I'm not...

PJ, that's just the kind of thing we'll be doing. RV's of Sac will be there on Friday, and our guy on Saturday. I'm making sign up sheets as we speak and will have them available by Thursday. Can't wait to see everyone!

Bill, I'll check at work on Monday. We have some NOS fixtures over there and I'll see if any have clear lens. I'm assuming you have the same antique bronze fixture I do? Round with a couple bulbs? I did find a conversion for candlepower to lumens, which although not real accurate, does help...

Heads up, final schedule posted on the intro post. I will also have a handout in your goodie bags so you won't have to remember all this stuff. If you could let me know by Friday if you are interested in the wine tasting, I will be able to get an approximate head count for them. As of this...

Did you want to come to work for us? That is verbatim, the same thing we tell our customers....LOL PS:, shop around, not everyone sells them for the same price. Just make sure they're an "authorized" dealer. The folks that buy direct from Dometic will have a good price, and many dealers will...

Seriously? Guys, those already made ones are under $10. Great job with leftover stuff though, Ray would do the same, even though I could bring one home from work... LOL :) In fact, I think I won't tell him about this post....LOL

Boy, Bill, I wish there was a like button on here like facebook. LOL great job with the link. I'll look into the Amish cooling units, but I suspect the freight charges would put us close to what a new fridge costs. Most of what we order from Elkhart that has to be shipped by truck is well...

Yellow is the kiss of death. Leaking coolant from the cooling unit. As an FYI, I wouldn't get a rebuilt unit although cheaper. The new Dometics have a 1 year warranty vs 90 day for most of the rebuilts. We see quite a bit of failure right out of the box with 3rd party rebuilds.

Actually a replacement cooling unit from Dometic will be different that the one in your refer from 3-4 years ago. They kind of had some issues with the ones that were being built in Europe for them and about 2 years ago, built a new facility in Iowa where they now build their own cooling units...

Strictly speaking from a repair centers point of view, we love Good Sam. Very easy to work with, as is Heartland.

Don't sell the Cyclone. Our youngest went camping at 2 weeks, the oldest at 5 days and the middle one somewhere in between. Take my word for it, it's easier to go with the trailer, heat, cooling, refrigerator, stove. remember, it's not like the tent days. Basically you take your house with you.

We stayed at the Fairgrounds when we were there as the campground wasn't open. (Feb- early Mar.) Very inexpensive and you eventually get used to the 1,000 trains that pass by. LOL We stayed over at the Jameson and they were extremely nice with a good rate. Fridge and microwave in the rooms too...

Give Mobile Outfitters a call. Sonny is still answering the phone when you call Mobile Outfitters tech. We got all of our Correct Track stuff last week for the store. Just waiting on the bushing sets to be shipped to be in business. I've had over a year on my Correct Track and absolutely no...

I want pics too. We have some nice leftover stock cloth ones that I've been eyeballing at work. I'd have to buy the hardware kits, but the awnings are NC. The only thing stopping me is that as a rule, I won't let Ray drill holes in the trailer. LOL

Also check the seam across the front cap and around clearance lights. It may not be the slide, just where the water is traveling.

First, call Heartland with your vin #. They can tell you when and if claims were made for your unit under warranty. They should be able to direct you to another repair facility if you can't get satisfaction from yours. I swear, I just want to smack some of these dealers. We were very lucky to...

You are absolutely welcome to attend this rally. If you're just stopping by to visit with us, no fee needed. If you'd like to spend the weekend with us, we do have a modest $20 charge for non-members and you'll need to make your reservations at the KOA. At this rally, you'll get a good cross...

I wouldn't give your repair facility the benefit of the doubt. It takes about 5 minutes to get HL approval for repairs. Maybe 24 hours if you have to email extra pictures. You might have to wait a week or so for parts, but not for approval of repairs. In fact, I can't think of a single RV...

Having just purchased a 2008 dually in September, I can speak to a couple other issues that the guys haven't. A 2008 with that low of mileage will still have some factory drivetrain warranty left. A 2008 is still covered for the factory extended warranty if you decide to purchase it. The 2008...

I updated my attendee list and added a little more info. I'll be posting more details as my budget becomes a little clearer. Waiting on commitments from RV dealer. We now have 26 rigs!!!! Hope I haven't missed anyone! There are also 2 Big Horns that are seasonal at the park that I have invited...

Jim, I would second that. LOTs of great food and lots of great people. Since starting the Chapter 4 years ago, I have made so many great friends. One of the reasons I keep doing this is because it's a lot of fun. I tell everyone that all I do is provide the opportunity to have fun and you can...

I work on the "Dark Side" of the industry, at a service center. We don't sell RV's, only fix them. I deal with warranty issues for several companies, as well as extended warranty companies. We deal mostly either with customers that are too far away to take it back to the selling dealer, or our...

One of the reasons that HL or any other manufacturer might not use brass is that brass is illegal in several states for water supply systems. Vermont and CA just to name a couple. If we want brass water fittings we have to sneak across the border to get them.