We received an offer on our house. We countered and they accepted. We are now on to a closing on February 19th. The agreed price ended up being 2K over the listing price. Pretty cool!
With the RV all ready to go, we headed out toward Quartzsite. But before leaving town, we stopped at the Flying J to use their CAT scales.
The results:
Truck only: Steer Axle - 5,080 lb, Drive Axle - 4,220 lb, total - 9,300 lb
So far so good. Well within limits for our 1 ton dually.
Truck & RV: Steer Axle - 5,120 lb, Drive Axle - 7,240 lb, Trailer Axle - 10,400 lb, total - 22,760 lb
Not too bad. Truck is OK. 3,020 pin weight is a little high. RV is rated for 12,353 lbs GVWR and we are 12,320 lbs.
Our tires are rated for 5,200 lbs and we are at 10,400 on the axles.
So...we lightened our load again, shifted our load from front to back, and I ordered new tires. That should do it.
Our tires are original. They look good and the date code is 4516. Getting close to 5 years old and E rated. The tires I ordered are Goodyear G614, G rated.
We will weigh again when the new tires are installed.
On to Quartzsite. We stopped at La Posa South, BLM LTVA, and spent a few nights there.
This first trip out will be a test of how well the new solar/inverter setup will work. I discovered that our batteries are not charging up to 100 percent each day like the old system did. We used to have 6 panels (760 watts) feeding our 450 ah battery bank. We have 2 panels (400 watts) right now.
I ordered another panel. And will be looking for a good deal on a Honda generator.
After emptying tanks and taking on fresh water, we moved on up to Plomosa Road to attend a rally with our Christian Fellowship group. We spent 6 nights with them.
We had a great time, even though Donna and I were doing KETO and had to pass up some good stuff at some of our potlucks.
Had an issue when our Portable Buddy, it died and I had to buy a new propane heater at Lifesyle RV. The new one worked great, keeping us warm in the 40 degree mornings.
The little old and broken one.
The nice new one.
After the rally, we moved back to La Posa South.
We went to the big tent show on opening morning, but just looked. The RV is doing fine on this maiden trip. Our batteries never got below 76 percent, but the new panel will take care of that, I am sure.
We were going to spent 5 more days here, but we received a call, informing us that our house inspection was to be done Wednesday. So we packed up and headed back home.
We parked back beside our house.
We live in the RV and only use the washer/dryer and shower in the house. The inspection was done and I am correcting some things that were discovered. Nothing serious. It is all coming along. Can't wait till February 19th is over.
I made it to Mexico a couple of days to get some dental work done. We are also keeping our eyes open for Covid vaccination opportunities. Our time in Yuma is winding down. Still planning where we will be taking off to. I guess...where ever we want to!
The Fergs out .......
