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[Gardner Yeaw]

Alex,
I agree about someone hitting the brake button. It scares me that
I could do it myself while working on something around the button.
My brake knob is down to the left below the shift lever. My
neighbors 2 year old ran to the pilots chair the instant he got into
the coach, I ran right behind him. I kind of wish there was a
secondary lock to prevent such an accident. Chocks should always be
used, but so should one's memory, and sometimes that fails.

Gardner
78FC33

-- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Alex Smith
wrote:
>
> Thanks Gardner,
> I just haven't seen any suitable at the RV stores/sites. You would
think with all the large RVs being made and sold nowadays, they
would have something. My concern has been someone accidently hitting
the air brake knob. The first time friends are in the coach, they
like to go sit in the drivers chair.
> Alex
> 82FC35
> Tallahassee
>
> Gardner Yeaw wrote:
Alex,
> I believe there are substantial chocks available, but most
likley
> they are at truck supply places rather than camping/RV sites. The
> Bird is pretty heavy. I also must add that the chocks are not
> designed to prevent running them over under power. That was
a 'bone
> head move' by yours truely. My coach came with 4X4 wood chocks
and
> I feel as you do, that they are just a little too small.
>
> I think the main concern in camping is that your levelers don't
> lift the rear too high and reduce the effectivness of the spring
> brakes. I think good chocks designed for heavy trucks are a very
> smart thing to invest in, I should have given more thought to
what I
> purchased the first time.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>
> -- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Alex Smith
> wrote:
> >
> > Gardner, you bring up a subject that I have been uncomfortable
> with, and that is chocking of the wheels. I use 4x4s to chock the
> front & rear of the rear curb side tires while camping. I don't
feel
> real good about the 4x4s (esp on concrete) but have not seen any
> commercially made chocks that look as though they would be
> sufficiently strong. Most of the camping here in Florida is flat
but
> as I get up into Ga that's not the case. Should I be chocking all
6
> tires when on sloping sites? Any suggestions?
> > Thanks,
> > Alex Smith
> > Tallahassee, FL
> > 82FC35
> >
> >
> > Gardner Yeaw
> wrote: My wife just suggested
> that we spend new years in the coach. We
> > are not attending any parties nor are we hosting one. It
sounded
> > like a good idea. The coach was in the driveway since I was
> > installing a new microwave and just getting ready for winter.
My
> > driveway slants down towards the street and I back the coach
in.
> My
> > left front leveler doesn't hold, so I got out the leveling
> planks. I
> > positioned them and then fired up the old Cat and climed onto
the
> > planks. It seemed a lot of work to climb up, but in the end
the
> > coach was level enough, so I set the brake and shut down.
> >
> > As I went back in the house I noticed a flat piece of metal
> behind
> > the rear wheel. I instantly identified it as the chock I had
put
> in
> > front of the wheel as a normal course of action when the coach
is
> in
> > the driveway. First, I need a 'just moving a foot' checklist,
and
> > secondly, a new set of metal chocks that can take the weight
of a
> > Bluebird. Aparently the old ones were not up to the challange.
> >
> > Now that the coach is level, it's time for a beer.
> >
> > Happy New Year!
> >
> > Gardner
> > 78FC33
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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