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RE: Including value of site
So what should be done or not done in these situations to avoid problems?
When you have a contract make sure it states the living in the park is required.
This is from a owner of a park. If the park supplies you with a free site and also rights that site off on there taxes they will get caught in a audit. They can't have free help and right it off at the same time but some want their cake and eat it to.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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12/04/09 07:19am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Warning signs for workampers.........
to jetboater454.
Going back and reading westernrvpark statement about 100's of things that come up what would it cost you to actually hire someone from in your area to do these 100's of jobs that come up? (Please pretend you do not have workampers) What does and journeyman laborer in your area cost?
Jimbo
If a smaller park had to hire someone from the outside to do every little repair that came up the price to stay in that park would price them out of the market. That's why the workamping is a win for the park and the workamper. The large mega parks are different because they normally have there own full time maintenance employees to handle the repairs that come up. If the smaller parks can't make a profit they will disappear and so will WK jobs.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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12/04/09 07:05am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Warning signs for workampers.........
And, I have changed a number of faucets live. This is rainsuit, goggles and a laughing wife watching.....but I did it, so there.
hahahahahaha
Happy Trails
Don
Next time you try this I would like to be there to watch maybe set up a chair and have few cold ones before and after:W:B.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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12/01/09 08:21am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Warning signs for workampers.........
The one thing I have learned form this thread is that I will never recommend a Workamping job to another member of this forum, there is always two sides to every story.
If you can't be flexible when working for parks smaller ones more than bigger ones maybe WK is not for you.
If you are working for site only you will drive yourself nuts trying to figure out how much you are getting payed, I would rather enjoy the lifestyle and the area we are in.
To the ones that are not WK yet but are thinking about it if you can't get along with with other people you work with you may have problems because you will be working with many different people with different work habits, personalities and backgrounds.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/30/09 07:56am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: still broke down
Breaking down on a holiday week and weekend is never a good thing.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/27/09 06:06pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Lug nut torgue
On our new 17.5" wheels and 9/16 studs the paperwork recommended 120lbs.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/22/09 09:28am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Can workampers rate their experience?
Only thing i have found is Workamper news lets you praise your employer which i think is very unfair.I personally had an experience with a bad employer and cannot warn others of it.I have even considered canceling my subscription because they are one sided.
You can post your experiences on Workamper Experiences on the WK forum, good or bad just as long as it's your experience but you have to have a subscription to do so. You can only see that part of the forum if you are a subscriber.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/20/09 09:58am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Surging generac generator
It sounds to my like you have a plugged jet in the carburetor. It will run normally under a load because the governor is kicking in. My guess is is plugged with varnish.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/18/09 06:53am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Window in a holding tank?
Wouldn't work for use because we have a enclosed in underbelly. We can go up to 3 weeks on the black tank (50 gal)so I just dump it after 2 weeks, I very rarely look at the monitor and can't see down the hole.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/17/09 06:19am |
Tech Issues
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RE: AC capacitors
If sounds like your A/C units are being short cycled by our thermostat causing our compressors to try and start under heavy load. Even with a start cap they will not always start when short cycled and if the start cap is in the circuit under locked rotor conditions it will burn out. Your thermostat should have a time delay built it to stop short cycling.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/10/09 06:48am |
Tech Issues
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RE: SurgeGuard - Failure???
None of the surge protectors I looked at are fast enough to protect you form lightning or a transit spike coming in on the power wires. When I was a electrical contractor and installing lighting protection in phone buildings to protect there electronic switches all of them where worked one time and then had to be replaced and they are very expensive. The only protection I use is a surge receptacle that all of our electronics are plugged into, it has a green light on it and if it goes to red I have to replace it because it did it's job. For high and low voltage protection I just use common sense and watch what I plug into. The money we have saved over the years would pay for a few electrical components in the rig.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/10/09 06:35am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Need input on leaving stick house for several months
We will be doing this for the first time. we will follow the same method used by people with summer places. A plumber will come in and blow out the lines and add antifreeze to all drains. He will also winterize the washer etc. All heat will then be turned off. If we don't do things that way then insurance would insist that someone enter the house daily to check for frozen pipes etc. Total cost of the plumber - $85. Neighbours will keep a general eye on the place. There won't be any snow removal so access to the house should be fairly difficult without a snowmobile. The post office has a mail forwarding service that costs about $24 per month for the first two months of our three month trip. We'll get them to hold the mail for the last month.
As I said this will be our first time doing a trip of this length so I may have overlooked a better approach but sdo so far that's how i plan to organize things.
Your plan sounds great except for the turning the heat off. We leave ours set at 45 not for the pipes but for the sheet rock and wall paper. We leave ours for 6 to 11 months at a time with the heat at 45 in the winter and A/C at 85 in the summer also the pipes are blown out with air and RV antifreeze in the drains.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/10/09 06:14am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Greenball LT235/85R16 Load Range G Tires
I guess you need to do a web search for Greenball and see what sorts of problems they are having. For about 2200 out the door you might just be far better off with the 17.5 inch upgrade right now.
edit,
Just used the search function above and found dozens of posts on Greenball tires. Might want to do some reading.
We are traveling right now and don't have the option of ordering a 17.5" rig.
I have done a lot of web searching on Greenball. I have found owners of other Greenball tire types with issues, but not with the specific LT235/85R16 Load Range G tire I am looking at. The Greenball web site itself is pretty useless.
We are also on the road and just switched to 17.5 wheels and tires. I just had the wheels shipped to the campground we are at and bought the tires locally. It only took 3 days to get the wheels and the tires where in stock. We went through two sets of G614 tires the last set only lasting 2.5 years, no more GY for us. We never had a flat or blowout they just fell apart, one lost tread on the first set and the last set I found a problem (broken belts) before we lost a tread. We did the 17.5 tires complete for $1980.00 out the door
Denny
I too think the 17.5 wheels and H rated tires is the way to go on these bigger 5vers .What series of wheel did you go with ,the Series 07 or Series 03. The series 07 with the silver inlay looks like a pretty good looking wheel. Also what tire did you go with. Thanks
We went with the series 03 wheel and Sumitomo tires. The 03 wheels are nice looking, I really like the steel inserts molded into the wheels for the lug nuts.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/09/09 04:49pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Greenball LT235/85R16 Load Range G Tires
I guess you need to do a web search for Greenball and see what sorts of problems they are having. For about 2200 out the door you might just be far better off with the 17.5 inch upgrade right now.
edit,
Just used the search function above and found dozens of posts on Greenball tires. Might want to do some reading.
We are traveling right now and don't have the option of ordering a 17.5" rig.
I have done a lot of web searching on Greenball. I have found owners of other Greenball tire types with issues, but not with the specific LT235/85R16 Load Range G tire I am looking at. The Greenball web site itself is pretty useless.
We are also on the road and just switched to 17.5 wheels and tires. I just had the wheels shipped to the campground we are at and bought the tires locally. It only took 3 days to get the wheels and the tires where in stock. We went through two sets of G614 tires the last set only lasting 2.5 years, no more GY for us. We never had a flat or blowout they just fell apart, one lost tread on the first set and the last set I found a problem (broken belts) before we lost a tread. We did the 17.5 tires complete for $1980.00 out the door
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/09/09 05:45am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Beginning to Look at 5th Wheels
When looking put on your blinders so you can look past the smoke and mirrors. Instead look at the livability of the floor plan both with the slides in and out, the general quality of the unit, check and make sure the frame, suspension and tires are heavy enough to stand up to fulltime use, will the fixtures last or are they just cheap plastic that look nice. From my observation Keystone can be very light on the suspension, frame, tires and general quality on there units. Remember you will be living in it so it has to be built to last past the warranty period.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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11/06/09 05:39am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Bets load range G tires?
I don't have a favorite brand of G tires I had two sets of Goodyear junk 614 G tires now I have Sumotomo ST727 17.5 tires. I'm done with GY for good.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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10/20/09 06:31pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: What is wrong with my V-10
If new fuel doesn't solve the problem I would replace all the boots and while you are at it check the holes for moisture. I believe that a lot of COPs get replaced because of bad boots (the new COP coils come with boots)
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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10/17/09 06:30pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Winterizing with only compressed air
I have been winterizing the water lines with air only for 30 years without any problems, I only use the pink stuff in the traps. The only thing that has changed is I now blow the water lines out in our home base and put pink stuff in the drains there instead of the trailer.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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10/10/09 07:13am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Aux Tank with external Pump???
When we were in Hyder Alaska last year I talked with a guy that had one set up that way from Transfer Flow.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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10/05/09 01:43pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: trailer roof membrane flapping in wind
So someone tell us; which brands have been seen with billowing roofs? Or is not brand specific? I've never seen this,Ever!
A few years back Montana by Keystone were the worst and it always seems to be at the front.
Denny
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Denny & Jami
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10/04/09 11:27am |
General RVing Issues
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