Today Was Moving Day
Wednesday is here and we bid farewell to the USAF Academy Famcamp this morning. Quite a day it was though. Everything was going along just fine until I went to pull in the slides. They decided they didn't want to come in! I guess maybe they liked the famcamp and wanted to stay. We still are not sure why they would not come in, but after about 15 min. of trying different things they finally conceited and came in. Whew, Dean was getting a little agitated by this time but now all was well and off we drove heading to Woodland Park and Diamond Campground.
About a hour later we arrived, were escorted to our site and proceeded to set up. Well, I guess today way Murphy's Law Day - who the heck was Murphy anyway and why didn't someone shoot him before he could cause such problems? The first thing is getting the coach level - yea, right - this campground is just that - in the woods, uphill. After several attempts, we finally get somewhat level (I asked about another site, but they were all full). I then proceeded to put the slides out - wrong! Now, they want to stay in - grrrrr! After about 20 minutes and trying different things such as turning the coach batteries on and off and flipping switches, they finally go out - hooray! I start out the door and stop quick - no steps. Man this day is just getting better and better. Dean turned on the manual switch for the steps and out the go, but every time the door shuts in they go. A little time had passed, I was outside, I open the screen door, the steps come out and I turn the manual switch off. YES! The steps stayed out.
We are going to be here for three weeks (longer if we can't get the slides in, the steps in etc.) so whatever the problem is I hope it corrects itself. I may make a call to Tiffin to see if they can walk us through troubleshooting the problem. All the batteries seem to be fine, but then if one has one bad cell that could be the problem - maybe - I'm shooting in the dark. If anyone out there has had a similar problem, email me with your solution please. It may save one of us from having a stroke when we get ready to leave here!
From this spot in Colorado, we plan on going to Pikes Peak, The Royal Gorge, Cripple Creek and several other areas. We don't have anything scheduled as of yet, but will probably start crossing places off our list by the end of this week, so check back soon for the details and pictures.
posted by Janice and Dean @ 7:37 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
you are so funny. hopefully everything will work from now on.
some fun.... keep warm.
Check the solenoid in the outside front compartment below the drivers seat. We've had problems with one before on start-up no horn, wipers, radio, command center screen, blower motor, you get the drift. Sometimes it hangs up, ours has been replaced twice and I carry an extra one ($9.00 at Freightliner), might just be in the same circuit. BTW if you tap it all things work or just hit the ignition 5 or 6 times.
Also check the house batteries disconnect switch in the main battery compartment, might be loose or not fully engaged.
Terry
I know some people say you should be level when you operate the slides...BUT we've found that they move a whole lot better when the coach is leaning a bit to the direction they need to go. Like, if we're putting the big slide IN, we lower the jacks on the opposite side (or raise the ones on the side with the slide). This way, the slide is going downhill--works for us!
Of course, if there's a real problem, this method won't work--but it's worth a no-cost try.
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