Here is a short video and some photos of Jay checking on Lady T while she’s in winter slumber mode. The weather this past February has been BRUTAL and Jay talks a bit about how we keep our gal in tip top shape so she’s road ready for spring!
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Just a couple quick video updates…check them out!
J&J
The solar panel that was on Lady T when we purchased her was cracked and had a piece missing, so we decided to add a new small 15-watt panel to help keep the coach battery topped off.
The first thing we needed to do was fix the installed cable that was used with the old cable. Have a look at the video and photos below and check out the roof & solar panel update video to follow.
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J&J
When we were looking for tires, we knew we would have to get an alignment done as well so a couple of weeks ago, I called the Ford dealership in Ayer. They quoted me a price and said they could do it no problem. Earlier this week, I also checked with a couple of local shops hoping we could have one done a little cheaper than what Ford would charge.
Unfortunately, no one could not do it because their machines were too small. I called Ford back to schedule the alignment and the guy on the phone said that they would be unable to do it. I explained to him that I called a couple weeks ago and he apologized and said that not everyone was familiar with the machine length. Hmmm. Don’t you think they should be if they are answering questions?
I called several big tire places and a “big rig” service center and nothing! I was about to give up when, on the way to work earlier this week, I drove by a place in Ashland that I have driven by hundreds of times, never noticing their sign that read “Alignments 4x4s – Trucks – Vans Welcome.” When I got to the office, I called and they were more than happy to do it!
A-1 Auto in Ashland, MA is top notch. I dropped it off in the morning and it was done by noon. Perfect! Jeff, the owner of A-1, was very friendly and we chatted about his old motorhomes. Jeff said that our rig ran great and straight.
Not sure why it was so hard to find a place that performs large vehicle alignments. You would think with all the trucks and buses around this area that someone would have been able to handle it. Well, we lucked out and found a nice place to take our rig for all services. It’s a little ways away but if I can drop it off on the way to work, it’s all good. Thanks, Jeff and A-1 Automotive in Ashland!
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J&J
Happy Easter! We spent our Good Friday and Easter weekend on the roof of the rig putting on the new Dicor rubber roof coating.
First things first. I have been calling this Dicor coating “liquid rubber” or “the new rubber coating” and it wasn’t until we finally opened the cans that I realized it was NOT “liquid rubber” or “rubber coating”! It is acrylic rubber roof coating, essentially an acrylic paint. Guess I should read my labels better. Anyway, it’s on and it looks great!
We spent the afternoon on Friday removing the vent covers and the cover to the AC unit and then cleaning and applying new lap sealant around the seams of the old sealant. The stuff that was on there was not bad at all so we just went along the seams with caulking just to be safe.
On Saturday, we spent a few hours putting up plastic to cover the whole outside of the motorhome. It was time consuming and quite a pain. It was sunny out buy it was WINDY and that made it a little tough to keep the plastic in place. You can see in some of the videos and photos that we used logs from the wood pile, a ladder and a giant pallet to help keep the plastic from billowing and coming off. It must have taken us at least three hours to get it up there, only to take it down a half hour later.
Step one in the Dicor coating process is to apply a sort of primer liquid. It cleans and prepares the rubber to accept the acrylic. We read online about the liquid potentially causing damage to other surfaces so it was recommended to wrap the rig in plastic for that step.
After we completed the first step, we took off all of the plastic and sprayed down the whole outside of the motorhome to rinse away any of the chemical that may have made it’s way under the plastic.
Painting on the new coating was easier than we thought it would be. We were able to use brushes and a roller to apply four coats over two days on the roof and it worked out great and looks brand new.
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J&J
