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10-09-2018, 11:14 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Suffolk, Va.
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It Happened to Me - OUCH!!!
After 45 years of driving school buses, semis, pop-ups, travel trailers and a 5th wheel I hit a steel post next to a gas pump. No more shopping for the best price on diesel any more. I'm going to the truck stops from now on. Luckily there is no structural damage just scratches and paint along with the ladder. Only one of the ladder mounts pulled out so those screw threads might need a little work.
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Michael & Fran Dilday (Baxter & Honey 2 Labs)
'18 Cedar Creek Champagne 38EL - '17 Ford F350 Lariat DRW w/Reese hitch - TST 507 Color TPMS - Garmin RV 770 LMT GPS
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10-09-2018, 11:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: TEXAS
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Ouch!
If you've gone 45 years without something like this happening, I'd say you've beaten the odds. 
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10-09-2018, 11:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Suffolk, Va.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird
Ouch!
If you've gone 45 years without something like this happening, I'd say you've beaten the odds. |
Yep my first one with a trailer. Had a few fender benders but never with a trailer connected.
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Michael & Fran Dilday (Baxter & Honey 2 Labs)
'18 Cedar Creek Champagne 38EL - '17 Ford F350 Lariat DRW w/Reese hitch - TST 507 Color TPMS - Garmin RV 770 LMT GPS
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10-10-2018, 07:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Warsaw,NC
Posts: 7,184
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You were lucky you didn’t damage your slide
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10-10-2018, 08:54 AM
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Ted-n-Gwen
Join Date: May 2015
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I feel for you. We bought our 38 CK brand new in Cedar Creek TX in 2015 and pulled it all the way around the Pacific NW without incident... over 5000 miles. My wife did a great job guiding me into and out of spaces.
Then returned to TX to visit family in San Antonio. I pulled into an RV park that had pull through spaces that were 90 degrees from the road. I didn't realize that the rear end of the RV would swing out so much when I turned and I didn't wait for my wife to park her car... I crunched the back door of a van that was parked on the right side of the road. Double ouch.
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10-10-2018, 01:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Eastern NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tedstjohn
I feel for you. We bought our 38 CK brand new in Cedar Creek TX in 2015 and pulled it all the way around the Pacific NW without incident... over 5000 miles. My wife did a great job guiding me into and out of spaces.
Then returned to TX to visit family in San Antonio. I pulled into an RV park that had pull through spaces that were 90 degrees from the road. I didn't realize that the rear end of the RV would swing out so much when I turned and I didn't wait for my wife to park her car... I crunched the back door of a van that was parked on the right side of the road. Double ouch.
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Welcome to the Tail Swingers Club!!
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2022 Montana 3855 BR
2019 F350 6.7 4X4 LB Dually
Edgewater 205 EX 150 Yamaha
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10-10-2018, 01:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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I got mine out of the way at the very first fill up. Hopefully, never again.
Safe and happy travels.
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2020 Grand Design Imagine XLS 22 MLE aka "Desi"
Past: 2017 Prime Time Tracer Air 206
Days camped 2021: 19
Days camped 2020: 18
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10-10-2018, 01:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: In a big child free home - except for me
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did the same thing with my first trailer hauling to a NASCAR race in NH.
cut it the wrong way and took out the skirting and the rear bumper. shoved it sideways by 5 inches. the bright yellow concrete tube should have been a clue... it wasn't
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10-10-2018, 02:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
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Neighbor cut a hole down the driver side of his Montana from the rear of the wheel well to the back bumper. Fire Hydrant ! Cap caught wheel well and he didn't even feel it till it caught the frame by the back bumper and it stopped the truck in it's tracks.
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10-10-2018, 02:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chantilly, VA
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Could have done like we did three years ago. Hooked a gas station post and pulled the rear wall out slightly.
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Lee and Anne
2016 F250 2WD CC SB XLT 6.2 3,295 lb payload cap.
2014 Salem Hemisphere 282RK 8k lbs loaded, Equal-i-zer WDH, TST 507 TPMS
2021: 35 nights already booked so far
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10-12-2018, 07:06 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Waco, TX
Posts: 9
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Feeling your pain
While pulling out our CC Champagne out of storage today, I thought it was past pole and turned. Wasn't past, hit post, pulled back cover loose breaking back window. Whole back cover will need to be replaced.
Estimated cost $12,000 to $14.000.
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10-12-2018, 07:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Warsaw,NC
Posts: 7,184
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdunn852
While pulling out our CC Champagne out of storage today, I thought it was past pole and turned. Wasn't past, hit post, pulled back cover loose breaking back window. Whole back cover will need to be replaced.
Estimated cost $12,000 to $14.000.
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Good insurance is for people like you and me. I use to know the first name of the body shop owner. It got to where when he saw me come it was another hit on the camper
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10-12-2018, 11:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdunn852
While pulling out our CC Champagne out of storage today, I thought it was past pole and turned. Wasn't past, hit post, pulled back cover loose breaking back window. Whole back cover will need to be replaced.
Estimated cost $12,000 to $14.000.
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Amish Family RV replaced my rear cap for about $5k. I didn't have a window to replace, but can't imagine it being that different.
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2013 Cedar Creek 36CKTS Custom
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10-13-2018, 02:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Warsaw,NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aknavy
Amish Family RV replaced my rear cap for about $5k. I didn't have a window to replace, but can't imagine it being that different.
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$5,000.00 for a rear cap, interesting.
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10-13-2018, 02:30 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Waco, TX
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I hope the repair facility can repair for $5,000 and there 13-14,000 phone estimate is way off.
Thanks
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10-21-2018, 05:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 638
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdunn852
I hope the repair facility can repair for $5,000 and there 13-14,000 phone estimate is way off.
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Don't count on it. Lot's of them like to gouge you. I'd try a few different shops. Those that work on fiberglass boats might be of help.
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2015 Chev Silverado 3500 dually D/A
2016 Cedar Creek 36CK
B&W Patriot 18K, Trail-Aire pinbox,
Level up, dual panes & all that stuff...
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10-25-2018, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Boise National Forest
Posts: 166
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My first (and only--so far) was with an irrigation pipe trailer and I took out a gas pump. Thankfully it was disconnected. Dark of night in rain storm and only 18 YO. Taught me a very valuable lesson in double checking.
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2013 Ford F250 SD CC 4X4 4.30 gears
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10-25-2018, 07:48 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 97
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdunn852
While pulling out our CC Champagne out of storage today, I thought it was past pole and turned. Wasn't past, hit post, pulled back cover loose breaking back window. Whole back cover will need to be replaced.
Estimated cost $12,000 to $14.000.
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I did the same damn thing about this time last year, God did I feel stupid.
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10-25-2018, 07:55 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 75
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Think seriously if you plan to make an insurance claim. It will go as a 100℅ at fault claim even if no police report or other property damages were made. It stays in your file for 3 years.
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10-25-2018, 08:16 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 12
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I hope to learn from all this wisdom!! So far so good !!
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