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06-29-2014, 08:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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How long you going to be in Pigeon Forge? I have a spare motor I can ship tomorrow if you can't get one from Dometic.
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06-29-2014, 09:00 PM
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NELA
Join Date: May 2013
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John,
You're for sure made of typical Louisiana stock; can't keep ya down! 
I'm glad you're gettin' it handled. DH and I want the name and number of that service company. Just told him we'll tape that info on the inside of a cabinet door for future reference since we *know* we'll be making more trips to Pigeon Forge.
For now, take a deep breath, exhale and  with that equally "typical Louisiana stock" wife of yours, and those two kids! Take your daughter to at least one place on the strip where she can JUMP! I've no doubt at least a half dozen places 'round there have those air-up jumpy houses.
And YOU hit that new *high speed* go-cart track (says DH).  It's on the south end just before that huge quilt store on the right. (quilt store has dozens of quilts hanging on wires outside).
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Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around:
Flagstaff 5er 2014 8528 IKWS, Platinum Package, Regency Interior "Buffy"
F250 Super Duty 2013 Tuxedo Black "Biff"
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06-29-2014, 09:33 PM
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#83
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Plain Old Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Full Timing in South Louisiana
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OC, we'll be here until sometime Thursday. I'll let you know something hopefully tomorrow. They are supposed to call me back as soon as they get confirmation from Dometic. I did ask them if they had a 9100 manual awning in stock, but they didn't. They did say I'd be surprised how many people have requested to get the power awning off and put the manual back on. Guess some have good luck and some don't with the power awnings.
So, there are 2 places you can get good service. The one I'm dealing with, and FRF (David / OC).
Weezer, I'll post all info on this place, and one other once the verdict is in. So far so good. Tomorrow I'll know more. My wife is the reason I'm still dealing with all this stuff one thing at a time. Not because she really wants "THIS" camper, but because I've never let one whoop me yet. Louisiana stock, you bet. One from the south, one from the north. She's coon ass, I'm pretty much red neck, which makes our kids, well......coon necks or red .... I suppose.
Headed to Cades Cove in the morning, then to a show tomorrow evening. No awning required for those.
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2015 SOB TT - With OC's Awning Poles (#8)
At least in Heaven, RVs will be perfect, and I won't have to keep fixing them.
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06-29-2014, 09:38 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Just let me know where you're going after Pigeon Forge and I can ship it there also. I'll check the motor out tomorrow to make sure it still works. I've carried it for 3 or 4 yrs just in case mine bit the dust. I also have the torsion spring end.
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06-29-2014, 10:17 PM
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NELA
Join Date: May 2013
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John,
Stop at the pull-over site just before you enter into the Smokey Mountain parkway and let those kids play in that AWESOME mountain stream flowing there. Let your little girl JUMP in that water!
Large parking area there so no problem with that. It's on the left less than a mile from the official entrance.
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If age is a state of mind, and I've lost my mind, I'm AGELESS, right?
Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around:
Flagstaff 5er 2014 8528 IKWS, Platinum Package, Regency Interior "Buffy"
F250 Super Duty 2013 Tuxedo Black "Biff"
Days camped 2014: 30
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06-30-2014, 01:34 PM
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Plain Old Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Full Timing in South Louisiana
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Service people called me this morning and said new motor was on the way and will be here in the morning. They should be on site and have it installed before lunch. I'm getting spoiled.
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Emma-7 / Little John-5 / Iva-1
Full Timing Again, Rev B
2013 Ford F-350 Lariat CC LB PSD
2015 SOB TT - With OC's Awning Poles (#8)
At least in Heaven, RVs will be perfect, and I won't have to keep fixing them.
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06-30-2014, 01:38 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJohnD
Service people called me this morning and said new motor was on the way and will be here in the morning. They should be on site and have it installed before lunch. I'm getting spoiled.
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That's great, now I can put mine back in the trailer.
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06-30-2014, 01:45 PM
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Plain Old Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Full Timing in South Louisiana
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It's times like this that make me ticked off at most every dealer service. From first call to fixed, less than 48 hours. In my work, I've gotten anchor parts shipped all the way around the world, clear customs and in my hands in a week. So to all the dealer service people that tell me it'll be weeks, maybe a month to repair something, ehh, lie to someone else. With the right contacts, attitude and will power, it can be done provided parts are on the shelf, which most are in the Rv industry. Most dealer service people lack all 3 of those.
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Emma-7 / Little John-5 / Iva-1
Full Timing Again, Rev B
2013 Ford F-350 Lariat CC LB PSD
2015 SOB TT - With OC's Awning Poles (#8)
At least in Heaven, RVs will be perfect, and I won't have to keep fixing them.
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06-30-2014, 01:48 PM
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Site Team - Lou
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: South Eastern PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJohnD
Most dealer service people lack all 3 of those.
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Sad to say, no argument here Big John 
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06-30-2014, 01:50 PM
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Plain Old Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Full Timing in South Louisiana
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Yep, you'll get to keep the spare OC. But believe me, I was locked and loaded ready to call you this morning. I had told my wife last night, if we weren't booked in Kentucky, I might have just detoured over to NC for a fix.
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Emma-7 / Little John-5 / Iva-1
Full Timing Again, Rev B
2013 Ford F-350 Lariat CC LB PSD
2015 SOB TT - With OC's Awning Poles (#8)
At least in Heaven, RVs will be perfect, and I won't have to keep fixing them.
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06-30-2014, 01:55 PM
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Mod free 5er
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJohnD
Yep, you'll get to keep the spare OC. But believe me, I was locked and loaded ready to call you this morning. I had told my wife last night, if we weren't booked in Kentucky, I might have just detoured over to NC for a fix.
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Might not be a dealer, but I bet we'd have "Got 'er done" I would of even driven half way to meet you if necessary.
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06-30-2014, 02:01 PM
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NELA
Join Date: May 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJohnD
Yep, you'll get to keep the spare OC. But believe me, I was locked and loaded ready to call you this morning. I had told my wife last night, if we weren't booked in Kentucky, I might have just detoured over to NC for a fix.
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And I have no doubt he'd meet you with a handshake and a "let's git 'er done" as soon as you arrived.
There are a lot of members on this forum, and OC is at the TOP of any sort of list I'd ever make regarding "FINE folks" I've encountered here.
To quote (IIRC) that old Milwaukee beer commercial: It just don't get any better than this/Old Coot.
After what dcheatwood did to help your wife, I'm thinkin' he'd be right up there in the top as well.
So would the fine folks we met a few months ago, during a monsoon trip, who ran cable over four sites to ours so DH could watch golf and NASCAR during the rain, then left early and left that cable and manual type dish for us "as a gift". (said he had a lot full of those dishes and reels upon reels of cable back at home) Not mentioning any names but they know who they are. And YEP, they joined this forum after that weekend.
In fact, over the past 15 months we've met lots of people, and only the 5 RVs of party hearty/obnoxiously drunk and rude folks we ran into last July 4th would rate as someone we're not honored to have met.
Still watching this thread for the final fix and the name of those repair folks!
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If age is a state of mind, and I've lost my mind, I'm AGELESS, right?
Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around:
Flagstaff 5er 2014 8528 IKWS, Platinum Package, Regency Interior "Buffy"
F250 Super Duty 2013 Tuxedo Black "Biff"
Days camped 2014: 30
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06-30-2014, 02:03 PM
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Plain Old Member
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No doubt. Still hoping to make it over that way in the near future, hopefully without problems to fix.
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Emma-7 / Little John-5 / Iva-1
Full Timing Again, Rev B
2013 Ford F-350 Lariat CC LB PSD
2015 SOB TT - With OC's Awning Poles (#8)
At least in Heaven, RVs will be perfect, and I won't have to keep fixing them.
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06-30-2014, 02:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Whereever our Berkshire is Parked!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Weezer
John,
Stop at the pull-over site just before you enter into the Smokey Mountain parkway and let those kids play in that AWESOME mountain stream flowing there. Let your little girl JUMP in that water!
Large parking area there so no problem with that. It's on the left less than a mile from the official entrance. |
Yeah...along the drive there a couple of great swimming holes - one that has a rather nice cliff to dive off! Enjoy!
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06-30-2014, 02:42 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Originally Posted by BigJohnD
No doubt. Still hoping to make it over that way in the near future, hopefully without problems to fix.
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John, you Rebecca and the kids are always welcome anytime for how ever long. Coffee pot is always on and the shop is open practically 24/7 if we can find somebody to do the work.
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07-01-2014, 01:21 PM
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Plain Old Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Full Timing in South Louisiana
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Done. I'll post this evening on the service people details. Old motor was completely locked up. 
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Emma-7 / Little John-5 / Iva-1
Full Timing Again, Rev B
2013 Ford F-350 Lariat CC LB PSD
2015 SOB TT - With OC's Awning Poles (#8)
At least in Heaven, RVs will be perfect, and I won't have to keep fixing them.
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07-01-2014, 08:24 PM
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Wayne & Kim
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Nassau County, FL
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Originally Posted by BigJohnD
Done. I'll post this evening on the service people details. Old motor was completely locked up. Attachment 56887
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John, glad to hear you got things taken care of, and so quickly (shame on those dealers!). Now you and your family can beat the heat and enjoy your trip. Safe travels to you and I hope u don't have any more issues while you are out.
Kudos to Old Coot for offering up the motor and to meet you halfway. Fine, fine people on this forum; look forward to meeting some of you if I ever venture out of my backyard 
By the way OC, those awning poles look pretty good on. John's rig. Can you tell me which post would be best to find out more details on them, or send me some info about them? Do people leave the awning out when those are on, aside from serious winds? I'm intrigued!
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07-01-2014, 08:51 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Originally Posted by Wswkmw
...By the way OC, those awning poles look pretty good on. John's rig. Can you tell me which post would be best to find out more details on them, or send me some info about them? Do people leave the awning out when those are on, aside from serious winds? I'm intrigued!
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I don't make the complete pole set anymore, but do sell the attaching hardware for those that want to use their own poles. Just happen to have a special on the kits.
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07-01-2014, 08:58 PM
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Senior Member
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Originally Posted by BigJohnD
Done. I'll post this evening on the service people details. Old motor was completely locked up. Attachment 56887
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Boy from the PIC.it looks like that Bike is (Knee Deep in Rubber)!! Youroo!!
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07-01-2014, 09:15 PM
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NELA
Join Date: May 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
I don't make the complete pole set anymore, but do sell the attaching hardware for those that want to use their own poles. Just happen to have a special on the kits.
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And with those brackets + whatever poles you use, they become SELF storing.
We secure them with ratchet straps and earth anchors.
We own two of the complete sets, (we have two awnings) and I'ma tell ya, they're the cat's pay juh maes!
BEST addition we'll ever make to our 5er.
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If age is a state of mind, and I've lost my mind, I'm AGELESS, right?
Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around:
Flagstaff 5er 2014 8528 IKWS, Platinum Package, Regency Interior "Buffy"
F250 Super Duty 2013 Tuxedo Black "Biff"
Days camped 2014: 30
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