Diesel Engine Oil Service for NEWMAR KING AIRE RV dealer service departments are backed up. Have been for years. If you’re a full-timer waiting six to ten weeks for a warranty repair appointment, that’s six to ten weeks where you’re either living without that system or paying out of pocket for a mobile tech. Learning … Read more
Slide-Out Hydraulic Service for NEWMAR KING AIRE Some repairs on an RV are DIY-friendly. Others involve propane, 120-volt shore power, or structural load-bearing components where a mistake has real consequences. Part of my job is knowing which category a job falls into — and being honest with owners about the line between a competent DIY … Read more
Air Brake System Maintenance for FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY The thing that separates a good RV flipper from someone who just cleans up old rigs is systems thinking. When one component fails, I always ask what else failed alongside it, what caused it, and what’s about to fail next. RV systems are connected in ways that aren’t … Read more
Diesel Engine Oil Service for FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY When your rig is your permanent address, calling a dealer and waiting three weeks for a service appointment isn’t an option. You fix it yourself, you fix it now, and you fix it right — because your home doesn’t get to sit broken on a lift. The diesel … Read more
Air Brake System Maintenance for FOREST RIVER BERKSHIRE I pull up to broken rigs for a living, and I can tell you without hesitation which repairs show up on my schedule over and over. Not because RVs are poorly built across the board — but because a handful of systems get neglected in exactly the … Read more
Diesel Engine Oil Service for FOREST RIVER BERKSHIRE After buying, repairing, and reselling more than thirty rigs, I’ve crawled into every corner of every coach body style you can name. I know exactly which systems manufacturers cut corners on, which repairs look scary but are actually straightforward, and which ones will drain your wallet if … Read more
Slide-Out Hydraulic Service for FOREST RIVER BERKSHIRE There is no worse feeling in full-time RV life than a critical system failing in the middle of January with nowhere to be towed and no mobile tech available until Monday. I’ve been there — and in my case, it was a slide-out that wouldn’t retract, which meant … Read more
Air Brake System Maintenance for THOR PALAZZO Most of the service calls I get aren’t emergencies — they’re deferred maintenance that finally gave up. The owner noticed something off weeks ago, ignored it, and now they’re calling me from a campground two states from home. Nine times out of ten, this repair could have been … Read more
Diesel Engine Oil Service for THOR PALAZZO The first thing I do when I buy a used rig at auction is skip the cosmetics entirely and go straight to the mechanical systems. How a previous owner maintained the furnace, the AC, the water heater — that tells me everything I need to know about how … Read more
Cooling System Service for THOR PALAZZO I taught myself to handle most RV repairs through a combination of YouTube videos, forum threads, and expensive mistakes. The expensive mistakes were the best teachers. This guide covers what I eventually figured out — without the part where you strip a bolt, order the wrong component, and wait … Read more
