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Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 11-12-2015, 05:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,459
Posted By bstark
Haven't posted here for a long while but past...

Haven't posted here for a long while but past units used an electric fireplace manufactured by a company named Dimplex located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Parts are easily obtained and...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 03-20-2014, 02:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,555
Posted By bstark
Another topic that gets lot's of to and fro's. ...

Another topic that gets lot's of to and fro's.

Dumping periodically is the prescribed method of black tank maintenance.

For those with the discipline to wait to the last flush before dumping...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 01-08-2014, 10:04 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,228
Posted By bstark
Forum usage

A shame really, as this forum is user friendly enough with sub-cat's. covering all makes and models without the usual bias shown to those clubs and affiliations populating all the other RV boards.
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Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 12-11-2013, 10:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,906
Posted By bstark
Oh boy; Rick's query is sure timely and...

Oh boy; Rick's query is sure timely and pertinent.

If you've zeroed in on a cooling unit without verifying board, thermistor, relays etc., are all functional; you could go through a rather labour...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 12-06-2013, 06:46 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 20,891
Posted By bstark
[quote="Motor31"] The idea of having to use an...

[quote="Motor31"] The idea of having to use an outside company like Paul Cross and others, who left DRV to make a lucrative living fixing the factory screw ups, to make a brand new off the factory...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 12-05-2013, 05:32 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 20,891
Posted By bstark
Gosh Mike; since it was my post suggesting Paul...

Gosh Mike; since it was my post suggesting Paul and Kay Cross be resorted to as PDI performers I guess I'm left to conclude I'm the cheerleader you're scathingly attacking?

Here's an idea for your...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 12-04-2013, 07:52 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 20,891
Posted By bstark
I'm going to start my post with a question: are...

I'm going to start my post with a question: are Kay and Paul Cross still in business?

If so a very efficient way to sidestep these quality issues prior to delivery is to have the rig dropped...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 08-11-2013, 09:43 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,421
Posted By bstark
I have done that job for someone else and the way...

I have done that job for someone else and the way Paul did it was the same way I went about it.

You have to be careful to have the slideout in far enough that you are not attempting to lift the...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 06-21-2013, 11:10 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,954
Posted By bstark
That is exactly the problem. They are time...

That is exactly the problem. They are time constrained to push rigs past a station by the end of the work week to qualify for the wage make-up bonus.

Given that scenario; whatever function the guy...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 05-11-2013, 12:12 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,954
Posted By bstark
Many, many of us have had that problem. On...

Many, many of us have had that problem.

On our old 05, if memory serves, there was an aluminum roof truss cross member directly over the pocket door track.

You may be able to access the bottom...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 05-07-2013, 12:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,663
Posted By bstark
Not us John. That accident happened in the spring...

Not us John. That accident happened in the spring of 10' and we had already decided to sell the whole shebang and bought a home in Florida.

That accident removed any misgivings we might have been...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 05-06-2013, 05:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,663
Posted By bstark
I can go one better. We had warranty...

I can go one better.

We had warranty adjustments done to our 05 rig right after purchase in Canada at the request of the factory because our selling dealer mis-cued a lot of the codes for the...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 04-19-2013, 12:31 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 19,806
Posted By bstark
That jibes with what I looked at in 2008 out in...

That jibes with what I looked at in 2008 out in their front yard.

That thing had two entrances and was a tri-axle at least 45 ft long with the same landing gear found under commercial trailers. ...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 04-18-2013, 02:17 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 19,806
Posted By bstark
Bill: That's what I make of it as well. While...

Bill: That's what I make of it as well. While their trailers offered to date have been primarily custom builds on modified commercial type flat deck frames, it would seem their latest offerings are...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 03-23-2013, 08:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,571
Posted By bstark
Thanks guys for your answers. The park had so...

Thanks guys for your answers. The park had so much potential and am gald it's being realized now.

Yep looks like some snow in my future in early April. Dang.
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 03-23-2013, 03:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,571
Posted By bstark
Bill; how's that park looking now. It was the...

Bill; how's that park looking now. It was the veritable poster child for bad mangement for a few years with the owners having a railroad obsession and puring money into buying and tinkering with...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 03-23-2013, 03:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,301
Posted By bstark
Geoff: That was a problem I had for some time as...

Geoff: That was a problem I had for some time as well.

That slideout rests on rollers spread across the entire width (23') of the slideout so in essence no adjustment of height exists to change...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 02-13-2013, 08:25 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,828
Posted By bstark
As a long time skeptic of the piece-work bonus...

As a long time skeptic of the piece-work bonus sytem of building these things to enable top-up of normal weekly wages to a living wage; I won't hold my breath for any major sea change in quality.
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Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 01-15-2013, 05:01 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,186
Posted By bstark
Re: Wiring

Jerry:(tongue in cheek here) but, but these things are inspected at the factory. How could one skip having a major amperage line tied to the panel? Hee, hee!

Paul Cross was doing a good business...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 01-13-2013, 08:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,186
Posted By bstark
I preferred to think of mine as a work in...

I preferred to think of mine as a work in progress! That kept me from going all bat-chit crazy everytime I found one of those little things like forty or so screw heads all torqued off with them...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 01-13-2013, 07:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,186
Posted By bstark
Haaar Bill; I see you're still running into those...

Haaar Bill; I see you're still running into those little booby traps. That's one of the earlier ones I addressed when I removed the entire panel to re-fabricate the surrounding wood work to better...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 12-28-2012, 05:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,738
Posted By bstark
Well Geoff; you're currently dealing with one the...

Well Geoff; you're currently dealing with one the types of things that I simply got fed up with. Along with the interstates getting nuttier and nuttier the time was right for us to hang up the spurs....
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 12-26-2012, 08:06 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,738
Posted By bstark
I do not wish to hy-jack Geoff's topic but for...

I do not wish to hy-jack Geoff's topic but for those who are, or have experienced shock mount failure; you would be advised to check the placement of those mounts relative to the total shock absorber...
Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 11-30-2012, 08:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,512
Posted By bstark
A very real biggy for some folks would be the...

A very real biggy for some folks would be the windows if they're double pane and not foggy. Those alone would recoupe your cost if they're in good shape with non-compromised internal seals.
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Forum: DRV | Formerly Doubletree 11-30-2012, 07:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,367
Posted By bstark
Mike; at 62K you've been dodging the big one for...

Mike; at 62K you've been dodging the big one for a while! Well done getting it looked at and finding all that stuff before it went "thud".

You are one of the folks who has gotten very good...
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