Hard to believe it's already been nearly four years since I bought this Scamp. Over that time I've had many thoughts and ideas regarding how I wanted to fix it up. Last week I took action. The first step was jacking up the shell and pulling out the frame.
Last summer I replaced the
My truck has been getting some much deserved attention lately. Earlier this year I did some brake work in NM and AZ. Those stop gap measures got me down the road and bought some time.
Last week I made a longer pit stop in KY. First I replaced the OEM front rotors with drilled and slotted discs.
They're supposed to
Trees were on my list of chores at my house this summer. Every year I do some trimming here or there. This spring I expected to cut down a silver maple in the front yard. It was previously infested with carpenter ants. It poses eventual damage threats to both the garage and power lines feeding the house.
I had planned to fell it a few weeks earlier this season. Before it budded. That makes the job easier in several respects. Especially clean up. I even tooled up with a bigger saw for the job. However, my schedule slipped. When I arrived this spring it was already leafing out. Which turned out to be fortuitous. Because it looks healthier than expected. I hate to remove trees undeserving of the axe. So its fate was spared. Another year anyway.
Over the winter two
Wireless thermometers are great. To monitor outside temperature, just place the transmitter outside and watch readings on the receiver inside. While that's the typical use case, they can also be used to monitor the temperature inside a refrigerator. Without opening the door! For RV use that's particularly appealing.
I've been using
The windshield wipers on Loretta's motorhome have been a hassle. It's 1995 GM chassis sported old school wipers. Back in the day you replaced the squeegee part with refills. The arms were permanent. During recent travels, however, we found that availability of refills varied between slim and none. What to do.
A couple years ago she actually found some. The length was correct. Width and depth of the grooves was close enough. Nothing a little splaying and pinching couldn't solve. Then one of them lost it's keeper while driving in rain one day. The squeegee tried escaping but we stopped in time to recapture it. A small zip tie solved that problem. And the fix was repeated on the other side a while later. Otherwise, they worked.
Until they started degrading. Last time we tried