Devilishjim

all your love and prayers  mean so  much,  just love the one with your with hold  on . it keeps me going, it's not easy butit helps. He enjoy working and helping others and giving his advise   sweet.   You all travel safe. god be with each and everyone,.  hugs suzanne

😪 so sad to say.  Jim Spence  has lot his life.  He passed the 24th  in afternoon peacful. With covid. I was with him and said  my beloved huband. He was 74 yrs a very hadr workeer and my sould mate, I loved him with my life and soul.   He leaves son and daughter and several grandchildren and on great grandchild.  he will be missed,

love and hugs to all, be safe.   suzanne spence 

thank you, not looking to good.,. be safe and  wear a mask.  hugs suzanne . and jim

good moring . we're in Ramble Roads RV Park  in Salome AZ, 85348  on hyw 60. nice park, space 73.

jim wasn't doing good yesterday, doctor changed some stuff  and see  how that goes,, thanks for your prayers.

safe travesls.  be safe suzanne hugs

he was my devilish man.   tys for  good wish  be safe and wear mask, safe traveles.  hugs suzanne

5 hours ago, Kirk W said:

Suzanne, I took the liberty of sharing your note to a new thread in the general forum. You are both in our thoughts and prayers! Feel free to post either here or to the new thread of any updates and also where you are so that we might be able to lend you some support.

thank you,  I don't know how to post here, jim always enjoyed reading in here,, not the best toinght  . it;s is ruff.  you all take care and be safe, hugs suzanne

thank you . safe travels. hug suzanne

just sending a  messeage.  Jim is in the Hospital with Covid.  and on a ventilator   very sick, I can't see him or talk at him, 

it will be a while before  on again,  you all be safe and wear a mask , safe and happy travels to all,  hugs  suzanne   for jim spence,  

I would try running your awning rod in there and run water while you pull out on it and hopefully you can get it worked out.. Thats what I use to clean mine turn water on full bore and run the rod back and forth on the bottom of heater until all the goodies stop floating out

My son was younger than yours when I divorced and I can tell you that once or twice a year will not work. As he grows older he will develop friendships with others that he spends time with daily. A 2 week vacation in the RV might work but he is going to start missing his mother, his friends and his daily routines. As my aging mother used to say She liked often,  short visits. This hurts me just writing this bringing up memories, but any way you look at it this moving away in an RV and not seeing him for long periods of time is going to hurt everyone. You and your wife need to decide whats best for him and I dont envy you having to make that decision

It could be a relay that cllcks off after you hit the end of the cycle but they normally reset themselves within a minute, My rear stabilizers are like that. My relay is right behind the rocker switch for stabilizers on the saame panel. I can hear it but not see it. Make sure your key is on and listen for a click when you activate the switch

If in doubt  hang a heat lamp below the tank or add a cpl gallons of whiskey to the tank

I could think of better places to work. If you had use of a backhoe and a field you could bury about 3 ft of 24" corrugated poly pipe and you would be in business

run your jacks out to level trailer and block under frame and then retract jacks or leave hooked to tow vehicle. All the weight sits on the king pin when you are towing it and the highest they could go  which they wouldnt is until the backend hits which you come close to when you pull through road gutter to fast when you pull in to get fuel.. You can call IND and ask but I'm sure they do it the same way

I was afraid you might get that answer. You could have a local shop uninstall it and plug your lines so oil doesnt leak. Their should be a local garage close to Sutter that would do the install for you

INDIANA is a long drive for a hydraulic ram repair when SWECO is within 200 miles, I know one guy that went there for repairs and he was amazed at the price and how fast they fixed him up. They rebuilt many backhoe rams for us and one excavator ram that had a big score on the shaft they sent to Sacramento Chrome craft and had it looking like new again. They also built a couple complete rams to our specs. When it comes to hydraulics they do it all

SWECO Manufacturing in Sutter, CA less than 200 miles from you can rebuild, repair any hydraulic ram you have, Working for an irrigation dist I have done a lot of business with them, Their price will be about 1/2 what you pay at a dealer

wiggle those fuses they can get corrosion on them

22 hours ago, Ray,IN said:

A 1/2" G5 bolt has a shear strength of 105,,000-120,000 psi; a 1/2" 316 SST shear pin has a shear strength of 43,275 psi

I spent enough years in a tool and die shop to not make the comparison.  Most shear pins are hollow.

 

Shear pin roll pin whatever, They werent available  at the time and a 1/4" bolt was when I rebuilt the one leg

4 hours ago, Ray,IN said:

I want the easiest to replace and cheapest part to fail first.  Installing a grade 5 bolt in place of the shear pin may wind up costing much more than a few shear pins.

A grade 5 bolt is softer than the shear pin Thats my reason for installing it

put some grease under that cap ? Theres nothing worse than a sloppy shaft

pretty standard I think, I pulled mine all the way out. You will have caulking to replace but no biggy To my recollection there is a flat washer above the tapered gear and then a small pin through the shaft to hold it up. That washer needs to be replaced, I think you will find where the pin has pushed way into the washer gears are probably good and where you pull that cross arm off should be a shear pin I replaced it with a grade 5 bolt plus put some extras in my pu ( 1/4" bolt x ?? 1" maybe 1 1/4"

yes you have bushings Take a screw driver and pop off the top of the jack and with mirror you will have a good view and rebuilding is easy peasy

Sounds like you picked up some rocks, As long as the brakes work good I wouldn't worry about it. Aren't there some tin shields there to keep debris out ?

Sounds good to me just make sure all connections are tight, loose wires heat things up fast