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Great timing on the axle shafts Mike. I just checked my r-zeppa (I know you're not a fan) in my front driveshaft and the grease has slung out of it again and now it's loose and will need replacement. I have a spare, but this is getting stupid. I was having a hard time justifying going to u-joint...

Thanks Mike! I'm excited to get back to a speed handle. They certainly make multiples of tasks go faster/easier.

A few weeks ago, we went to the Highway 127 Yard Sale. This is a sale that runs the length of Highway 127, which runs from MI to AL. We started in Northern KY and headed south. Mostly junk, but there were a few things of interest here and there. Most folks didn't want an arm and a leg for tools...

I hope everyone had a great weekend. For once, I got a lot done around the house and it still seemed like it was two days and not one. Saturday, we worked on the yard and got the grass mowed and the patio cleaned up a bit more. Transplanted a few tomato plants that weren't doing well in pots...

Wow. 7500 miles a year on average. That's nuts! We have a story board of kids heights in our kitchen that's been around since ~2009. There's kids on there that our kids aren't even friends with any more, but it's a cool part of the history of the family. I'm trying to figure out a way to...

Looks like a great trip Mike! My coach normally runs at that ~199-203 temp no matter where I am. The only time I've had it go any higher was when the trans temp get's elevated from crawling up grades and sometimes from extended exhaust brake (and trans holding back). Another radiator clean is...

Mike, I was about to put out an APB on you. Hopefully you didn't get caught up in any of the mudslides/fires down there near Ouray. I've seen a few videos and it doesn't look good for that area. Glad to see you posting.

See, what had happened was..... A while back, I acquired a Milwaukee porta band of the battery variety. I was originally irritated because I had to download the dang app and crate an account and all that for the tool lockout. After I set it up and thought about it a bit, I was less irritated...

I'll propose that because you have both lush green grass and rocks that your yard is superior to one with either grass OR rocks.

Thanks Mike! I'd watched that before, but I'll do a refresher for sure. I really like the front flaps you did. I don't currently have rock chips on the back of the coach and I'd like it to stay that way. The front is bad enough.

Mike I'll have to dig back into your posts on the mudflaps. If I had to complain about the Mickey's it's that they like to retain rocks. Seeing that pic just reminded me.

Thanks Mike! I sort of envisioned that's the way they might be.

Thanks for the input Mike! I'm actually excited to see how you do the cribbing you've referenced as I have a few ideas myself. Like you, I do NOT want to be under the coach working on suspension or air system work without known good support. I'd love to see a picture of your extensions if you're...

These pictures will NOT do this place justice. We waffled on visiting Luray Caverns. Place looked packed out every time we drove by. Totally worth it IMHO. This pic is water in the cavern. It gives a mirror image of the ceiling above. Image is not even close to what it looks like in real...

Moving on to a car museum. Really it was a transportation museum. Everything from horse drawn carriages Mostly early 1900s stuff An old Harley To an old Rolls To a car that was purposely painted to look like leather. And some really neat colors. Overall really cool place. One more set.

I hope everyone had a great weekend! No shop work for me as I was out in VA last week visiting Shenandoah NP. Pretty cool place. The coach and Jeep performed flawlessly with no issues whatsoever. The tires on the Jeep are wonderful so far aside from the fact that in order to carry a spare I have...

Mike I get your frustration with people online. I see it every day. However, I'm one of many who truly appreciate your posts and I hope you keep doing them. I would also say: not at the expense of your sanity. It's just not worth it. I have to say I've learned a lot so far just seeing what...

Well, the first commute on the Mickey's went as well as I'd hoped. Almost no road noise whatsoever. The only downside is the spare no longer fits on the rear mount. I've always had a swing tire carrier on the list but it just moved up considerably. I originally wanted to swap out the wheels...

Got the coach tires put back on last night, along with the centramatics. I cleaned up the rims best I could and cleaned up all the mating surfaces. One thing I found interesting during this whole process was the suspension on the coach. Jacking from the axle on one side raised essentially both...

Now for the coach. My idea was to jack stand the frame by raising the air suspension up, jack stand, then lower the front air bags, setting the frame down on the jack stands. That wasn't to be. On Friday, I started this project thinking I knew how the suspension on the coach worked. So much...