How about showing us some pictures of your truck conversion.
Red
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
10:30 AM Feb 7, 2014
HAHAHA
ROFL
MarkS said
10:39 AM Feb 7, 2014
It ain't converted yet. Well, I have taken off the air hoses and have my jackalopee and air brake controller. They are in the garage. Oh and I got a phone call from the driver last night. His picking up my 5er in Akron today and plans on being here Monday evening. Yippee!
el Rojo and Pam said
10:45 AM Feb 7, 2014
That's good news on the 5er. Keep us posted.
BiggarView said
10:52 AM Feb 7, 2014
el Rojo wrote:
...You broke the 600 day barrier...
I can see it now, Red will daily post MarkS' countdown number and when Red posts his congrats on Zero-Day, Mark will be one of 2 options:
1. Ready to go FT or...
2. Ready for the looney bin.
steady Mark, steady....
-- Edited by biggaRView on Friday 7th of February 2014 10:53:34 AM
MarkS said
11:03 AM Feb 7, 2014
I will take photos when she gets here.
Steady as jello, a foundation of sponge, I think I'm gonna wet something.
1. Ready to go FT or...
2. Ready for the looney bin.
These are not mutually exclusive.
-- Edited by MarkS on Friday 7th of February 2014 11:04:43 AM
BiggarView said
11:34 AM Feb 7, 2014
MarkS wrote:
I will take photos when she gets here.
Steady as jello, a foundation of sponge, I think I'm gonna wet something.
1. Ready to go FT or...
2. Ready for the looney bin.
These are not mutually exclusive.
-- Edited by MarkS on Friday 7th of February 2014 11:04:43 AM
OK, in that case if you fall victim to both options simultaneously, then once we hit the road we'll keep our eyes peeled for a 2004 Volvo 780 625 HP Cummins 13 speed with a 2014 Trilogy 3650RE in tow and turn in at nearest Police station and let them know a deranged ex-military funny farm candidate is on the loose in their neighborhood.... and put in a call to Red to warn him to hide
el Rojo and Pam said
12:47 PM Feb 7, 2014
Thanks Brian, glad you have my back, but I think Mark will be a good ole boy as soon as he gets away from his mean boss. "Notice I didn't use the phrase last paycheck again.....I think it riled him a little".
BiggarView said
12:54 PM Feb 7, 2014
It would be hard to ignite the diesel in his blood. You'll have to use something more flammable
MarkS said
06:10 PM Feb 7, 2014
Candidate? I guess I was too subtle!
MarkS said
11:59 AM Feb 8, 2014
Three days to coach.
el Rojo and Pam said
12:42 PM Feb 8, 2014
That's a lot better number. Time will fly when you start rigging and loading the coach.
bjoyce said
11:05 AM Feb 9, 2014
Now Mark has all this time to decide he made a mistake and change trucks and 5th wheels.
el Rojo and Pam said
11:18 AM Feb 9, 2014
Too much time on my hands gets expensive.......very quickly.
MarkS said
11:53 AM Feb 9, 2014
Bill, Bill, Bill, I don't make mistakes. I have had calculations that didn't quite work out, and situational changes that were unexpected but, I've never made a mistake. Except for that one time... Truth is that I have so much tied up in this if I have made a mistake I'll never admit it. I'll just think of stories to justify my actions. Dang, I shoulda been a politician!
MarkS said
08:31 PM Feb 10, 2014
My baby is in my front yard. We leveled her and checked her out. I believe the waiting will be more painful now.
TRAILERKING said
09:06 PM Feb 10, 2014
Pictures required....................
NWescapee said
09:59 PM Feb 10, 2014
Whoo Hoo!! Glad to hear your baby is home! Sorry to know it will be parked there for soooo long, once we had the rig on the driveway and started moving things into it, finishing our purging done and getting more house prep work done to get the house on the market did get more painful for us, we just wanted to be GONE.
DebbieM said
10:20 PM Feb 10, 2014
Congrats Mark! I can't wait to see lots of pictures!!
bjoyce said
10:35 PM Feb 10, 2014
Mark is going to install the largest TV he can find in the back window and stream videos of campgrounds he wants to visit.
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
07:17 AM Feb 11, 2014
Pics?
Time will start moving by now,
Congrats!
jrzygrl64 said
07:32 AM Feb 11, 2014
I agree - pics or it didn't happen!
Congrats!
el Rojo and Pam said
07:34 AM Feb 11, 2014
Congrats Mark! If you find yourself sleeping in the coach while it's still in the yard more than in your house, it's time to make that last call to your boss!!!!!!
Just sayin.
And yes, we need pic's.
Bill and Linda said
07:36 AM Feb 11, 2014
MarkS wrote:
My baby is in my front yard. We leveled her and checked her out. I believe the waiting will be more painful now.
The fun has just begun. Congrads to you!
MarkS said
10:12 AM Feb 12, 2014
Well I'm glad that's done! Last night I put a chair, one with the storage in the seat, in the middle of the living area to climb on so I could touch one of the ceiling fans. We are still trying to figure out the switches and gadgets. Everything is so new. A ceiling fan with no dust on the blades. I had to get close.
Later the DW was using the remote to put in the awnings and slides. Some of you see this coming, don't you? C-R-A-C-K wtf... No it was more like WTF. loud enough so the neighbors could hear it, a block away. At least it seemed that way. Open the slides back up. Poopschtick. We didn't need that chair anyway! I think I can fix it. Boy do I feel stupid. Let's see, I left the chair in the middle do the floor but, she was running the remote. It was her birthday... Her fault or mine. I'll take this one. Blame, the key to a long marriage. You gotta love a new RV and a sharp learning curve.
TRAILERKING said
10:38 AM Feb 12, 2014
Good thing you weren't snoozing on the chair when she was pushin' buttons.....
NWescapee said
11:12 AM Feb 12, 2014
LOL, many of us have been there with things damaged due to moving the slides in or out, it's a really fast learning curve. Our first slide issue came before Dale even got the rig home, left the bathroom door open, heard that cracking sound, was pretty easy to fix and no long term damage but was a quick lesson.
We've actually had more issues when things shift while in transit and we put the slides out at our next destination. We learned very quickly to put the slides out slowly and check while that's in process. We've also learned to stow things a little better before moving on.
BiggarView said
12:09 PM Feb 12, 2014
betcha don't do that again.
bjoyce said
12:39 PM Feb 12, 2014
I am sure Mark has already picked out some items his wife won't part with for "testing" the slides.
Terry and Jo said
07:19 PM Feb 12, 2014
MarkS wrote:
Well I'm glad that's done! Last night I put a chair, one with the storage in the seat, in the middle of the living area to climb on so I could touch one of the ceiling fans. We are still trying to figure out the switches and gadgets. Everything is so new. A ceiling fan with no dust on the blades. I had to get close.
Later the DW was using the remote to put in the awnings and slides. Some of you see this coming, don't you? C-R-A-C-K wtf... No it was more like WTF. loud enough so the neighbors could hear it, a block away. At least it seemed that way. Open the slides back up. Poopschtick. We didn't need that chair anyway! I think I can fix it. Boy do I feel stupid. Let's see, I left the chair in the middle do the floor but, she was running the remote. It was her birthday... Her fault or mine. I'll take this one. Blame, the key to a long marriage. You gotta love a new RV and a sharp learning curve.
Yeppers. I did similarly, only in our case it was a step stool that was between the slide and the peninsula counter. Had to have the dealership fix that boo-boo because it knocked the counter loose. Needless the say, that step stool seldom makes it into the coach without being taken back out immediately after using it. And yes, the step stool still works just fine.
Terry
MarkS said
10:36 PM Feb 12, 2014
Bill, you are brilliant. Let me write that one down.
Terry, I remembered reading about your step stool. It was the first thing that came to mind.
NWescapee said
11:53 PM Feb 12, 2014
Terry - our step stool is still in the DRV, remember Jo and I are about the same height so neither of us can give that essentil step up!! Ours is a foldable 2 step that stays behind the loveseat except when in use inside. Works great!! Of course, we also have the 3 step in the back of the truck, another 2 step foldable for the art show booth in the truck, plus our collapsible ladder in the basement. Since we're both vertically challenged, we need all the help we can get!!
It's all a learning curve and we're still learning even after 7 months full time with 7K miles since leaving the "home" driveway. I won't jinx us by saying nothing has been damaged in the last 4 months of moving.
Mark S - another caution, if you have a slide kitchen and you have a kitchen rug that you want to keep usable, make sure you remove the rug before bringing in the kitchen slide!! I think we left a rug in a dumpster somewhere in Wyoming as a "lesson learned".
-- Edited by NWescapee on Wednesday 12th of February 2014 11:53:55 PM
Bill and Linda said
07:10 AM Feb 13, 2014
The illustrative point of this, thanks Mark for that demonstration, is that rigs with hydraulic slides, or electric motors for that matter, are very strong.Easy to say, ya gotta do a double visual check before pushing those buttons.We all learn.Bet it won’t happen again.
RickandJanice said
08:54 AM Feb 13, 2014
Remote controls are one of those nice features that we do not have on our rig and debated adding when they came out as an after market option. We decided we liked having one person inside operating the buttons and watching / listening and the other outside watching / listening just to make sure everything was operating correctly. Your mistake has reconfirmed we do not want a remote for the slides. Thanks for posting Mark!
Terry and Jo said
07:11 PM Feb 13, 2014
Rick and Janice have a good point. Our Mobile Suites did come with a remote control for the slides and hydraulic jacks. I used it once and I've not used it since. The biggest reason for not using it again is because it was programmed to operate each slide in sequence and done without stopping. I prefer to operate one slide at a time and double check each and every one before it comes in or out.
Terry
MarkS said
09:13 PM Feb 15, 2014
The local po-po was by today to do my vin verification. I was planning on have him do the verification and be on his way. Instead I had to put all the slides out and give him a tour. He is an RVer too. He has a class A and plans to tour when he retires. He is pretty sure his wife won't go for the full time thing. About two hours to do a ten minute job.
MarkS said
09:25 PM Feb 15, 2014
-- Edited by MarkS on Sunday 16th of February 2014 09:26:00 AM
PIEERE said
10:12 PM Feb 15, 2014
Wow! Gorgeous photos of NaDa...nothing!! That it; It's Mark S's invisible camper!!! It says there is an error!!! Always some Excuse!!! LOL! PIEERE
-- Edited by PIEERE on Saturday 15th of February 2014 10:14:26 PM
Terry and Jo said
12:57 AM Feb 16, 2014
Mark,
I even tried "searching" on Photobucket and couldn't find your photos. I even used "Trilogy" and got lots of pages of hockey players, fantasy stuff, and other weird photos. Sadly, I'm not sure I'll ever be able to "unsee" what I saw.
It's all your fault, Man!!!!!
(Seriously, when you have your picture opened in Photobucket, left click in the "IMG file" linky thing. You should see a short message that says, "Copied" before it goes away. Then, just "paste" that into the body of the message area of the forum comment field. That should put the photo into the area when you use the "Show Preview" button below the message area. If the photo is too big, it will create problems with the forum. If that happens, you'll probably need to delete it from Photobucket and then resize your photo before posting it again to Photobucket.
More instructions below that are based on Photobucket.
Pieere, Terry... I have no idea what you're talking about... The image looks fine to me.
Nudge nudge... Thanks Terry.
MarkS said
06:46 PM Feb 16, 2014
Here you go... A little case of, I think I can!
-- Edited by MarkS on Sunday 16th of February 2014 06:47:34 PM
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
07:22 PM Feb 16, 2014
Awwww its that cute!!! Probably over the weight limit on all 4 tires!
Terry and Jo said
07:36 PM Feb 16, 2014
Methinks the aerodynamics might be a bit much for that to pull the coach. I just can't really see you "getting un-tracked."
I need to go find those pictures that I found on the internet where an SUV is rigged up to tow a fifth wheel.
Terry
MarkS said
08:30 PM Feb 16, 2014
Now wait just a minute. I did what everyone told me to do. You all said I needed a toe vehicle. This one is as close to the size of my toe as I could find. Will you guys make up your mind?
DebbieM said
10:16 PM Feb 16, 2014
Love it Mark!
WestWardHo said
08:51 AM Feb 17, 2014
Great taste Mark!
Did you find the screw to lock the refrigerator doors??? Top bin in freezer door. Get a strong bungee the right length to go from each door on either side of the desk drawer - or you'll have plenty of time to install bigger magnets or a latch. If your wife loads the lower drawer with pots and pans and more pots and pans (because she can!) bungee those drawers together vertically. Reinforce the silverware drawer on the bottom so silverware doesn't slip under the dividers.
Be sure to move the collapsible dog crate/box/pen/thingie to one side as you bring in the slide then to the other because it really is "collapsible" and then you have to hold it together with duct tape until you collapse it again between the slides coming in....then you have to get a new one! Ask me how I know.
Sherry
MarkS said
02:14 PM Feb 17, 2014
Slides powerful. Crush a car I think. I am designing a grape press to go in there. Wine anyone?
Terry and Jo said
04:49 PM Feb 17, 2014
Well, with that last tow vehicle shown, would that be "wine" or "whine?" Get things in the wrong places and break things, it will quickly become "whine."
Terry
MarkS said
06:12 PM Feb 17, 2014
I am rehearsing my whine. I can already see my escapades are only beginning.
el Rojo and Pam said
08:08 AM Feb 18, 2014
Hydraulic slides can tear a cabinet door off the hinges. Yep did it in the MH.
Comgrats! You broke the 600 day barrier.
How about showing us some pictures of your truck conversion.
Red
ROFL
I can see it now, Red will daily post MarkS' countdown number and when Red posts his congrats on Zero-Day, Mark will be one of 2 options:
1. Ready to go FT or...
2. Ready for the looney bin.
steady Mark, steady....
-- Edited by biggaRView on Friday 7th of February 2014 10:53:34 AM
I will take photos when she gets here.
Steady as jello, a foundation of sponge, I think I'm gonna wet something.
1. Ready to go FT or...
2. Ready for the looney bin.
These are not mutually exclusive.
-- Edited by MarkS on Friday 7th of February 2014 11:04:43 AM
OK, in that case if you fall victim to both options simultaneously, then once we hit the road we'll keep our eyes peeled for a 2004 Volvo 780 625 HP Cummins 13 speed with a 2014 Trilogy 3650RE in tow and turn in at nearest Police station and let them know a deranged ex-military funny farm candidate is on the loose in their neighborhood.... and put in a call to Red to warn him to hide
It would be hard to ignite the diesel in his blood.
You'll have to use something more flammable
Pictures required....................
Pics?
Time will start moving by now,
Congrats!
Congrats!
Just sayin.
And yes, we need pic's.
The fun has just begun. Congrads to you!
Later the DW was using the remote to put in the awnings and slides. Some of you see this coming, don't you? C-R-A-C-K wtf... No it was more like WTF. loud enough so the neighbors could hear it, a block away. At least it seemed that way. Open the slides back up. Poopschtick. We didn't need that chair anyway! I think I can fix it. Boy do I feel stupid. Let's see, I left the chair in the middle do the floor but, she was running the remote. It was her birthday... Her fault or mine. I'll take this one. Blame, the key to a long marriage. You gotta love a new RV and a sharp learning curve.
We've actually had more issues when things shift while in transit and we put the slides out at our next destination. We learned very quickly to put the slides out slowly and check while that's in process. We've also learned to stow things a little better before moving on.
betcha don't do that again.
Yeppers. I did similarly, only in our case it was a step stool that was between the slide and the peninsula counter. Had to have the dealership fix that boo-boo because it knocked the counter loose. Needless the say, that step stool seldom makes it into the coach without being taken back out immediately after using it. And yes, the step stool still works just fine.
Terry
Terry, I remembered reading about your step stool. It was the first thing that came to mind.
Terry - our step stool is still in the DRV, remember Jo and I are about the same height so neither of us can give that essentil step up!! Ours is a foldable 2 step that stays behind the loveseat except when in use inside. Works great!! Of course, we also have the 3 step in the back of the truck, another 2 step foldable for the art show booth in the truck, plus our collapsible ladder in the basement. Since we're both vertically challenged, we need all the help we can get!!
It's all a learning curve and we're still learning even after 7 months full time with 7K miles since leaving the "home" driveway. I won't jinx us by saying nothing has been damaged in the last 4 months of moving.
Mark S - another caution, if you have a slide kitchen and you have a kitchen rug that you want to keep usable, make sure you remove the rug before bringing in the kitchen slide!! I think we left a rug in a dumpster somewhere in Wyoming as a "lesson learned".
-- Edited by NWescapee on Wednesday 12th of February 2014 11:53:55 PM
The illustrative point of this, thanks Mark for that demonstration, is that rigs with hydraulic slides, or electric motors for that matter, are very strong. Easy to say, ya gotta do a double visual check before pushing those buttons. We all learn. Bet it won’t happen again.
Rick and Janice have a good point. Our Mobile Suites did come with a remote control for the slides and hydraulic jacks. I used it once and I've not used it since. The biggest reason for not using it again is because it was programmed to operate each slide in sequence and done without stopping. I prefer to operate one slide at a time and double check each and every one before it comes in or out.
Terry
-- Edited by MarkS on Sunday 16th of February 2014 09:26:00 AM
Wow! Gorgeous photos of NaDa...nothing!! That it; It's Mark S's invisible camper!!! It says there is an error!!! Always some Excuse!!! LOL!
PIEERE
-- Edited by PIEERE on Saturday 15th of February 2014 10:14:26 PM
Mark,
I even tried "searching" on Photobucket and couldn't find your photos. I even used "Trilogy" and got lots of pages of hockey players, fantasy stuff, and other weird photos. Sadly, I'm not sure I'll ever be able to "unsee" what I saw.
It's all your fault, Man!!!!!
(Seriously, when you have your picture opened in Photobucket, left click in the "IMG file" linky thing. You should see a short message that says, "Copied" before it goes away. Then, just "paste" that into the body of the message area of the forum comment field. That should put the photo into the area when you use the "Show Preview" button below the message area. If the photo is too big, it will create problems with the forum. If that happens, you'll probably need to delete it from Photobucket and then resize your photo before posting it again to Photobucket.
More instructions below that are based on Photobucket.
Guidelines Regarding Embedding Photos into Forum Posts
Terry
Nudge nudge... Thanks Terry.
Here you go... A little case of, I think I can!
-- Edited by MarkS on Sunday 16th of February 2014 06:47:34 PM
Awwww its that cute!!!
Probably over the weight limit on all 4 tires!
Methinks the aerodynamics might be a bit much for that to pull the coach. I just can't really see you "getting un-tracked."
I need to go find those pictures that I found on the internet where an SUV is rigged up to tow a fifth wheel.
Terry
Love it Mark!
Did you find the screw to lock the refrigerator doors??? Top bin in freezer door. Get a strong bungee the right length to go from each door on either side of the desk drawer - or you'll have plenty of time to install bigger magnets or a latch. If your wife loads the lower drawer with pots and pans and more pots and pans (because she can!) bungee those drawers together vertically. Reinforce the silverware drawer on the bottom so silverware doesn't slip under the dividers.
Be sure to move the collapsible dog crate/box/pen/thingie to one side as you bring in the slide then to the other because it really is "collapsible" and then you have to hold it together with duct tape until you collapse it again between the slides coming in....then you have to get a new one! Ask me how I know.
Sherry
Well, with that last tow vehicle shown, would that be "wine" or "whine?" Get things in the wrong places and break things, it will quickly become "whine."
Terry