Motorhome & Blue OX Tow Bar Maintenance -Preparing for Travel after 5 months -Summit Products -EP283

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9 ай бұрын

Parking the RV while visiting family for 5 months can take its toll. See the steps that we went through getting our RV ready for travel again.
We needed to do some maintenance on our Blue OX Tow Bar, so we immediately went to @RVgeeks episode on doing it so we knew how to do in correctly! Check out: • HOW TO: Lubricate a Bl...
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@hughgonzalez8958 9 ай бұрын

Can not find your Amazon shop.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

You can find our Amazon Store Link Button at the top of the page of our website ourjourneyinmyles.com/ The BEST way for folks to support our video production efforts is to use our Amazon Link. You ARE NOT restricted to only the items in that store. You can buy virtually anything Amazon sells. It is important to always “START A SHOPPING SESSION”, with a FRESH LINK and should NEVER bookmark our Amazon link. The link needs to be FRESH to have a new tracking “Channel Name cookie” associated with the purchase. All purchases help support the channel of your choice with about 3%, and this is done without increasing the cost to you. Sue and I really appreciate the efforts folks are taking to help support the channel via their Amazon purchases for as long as they care to do it! You simply need to remember to always start with a fresh link!

@sherriweber7105 9 ай бұрын

I think Myles will look pretty handsome when he’s done. Can’t wait to see the finished product on Myles. He’ll be like a knight and shining armor! Lol! 😂😂 Can’t wait until next video when you show the whole process. Hope you have a great week and see you next week. Glad you are back.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Sherri!

@DivalerioKitchens 9 ай бұрын

Loved this video. Will replay it for the hubby. In mid Sept. we were on a 5 wk road trip from Castaic Calif. to the Great Lakes area, Chicago and Dubuque, Iowa. We ended up in your neck of the woods when we were sent to Fond-du-Lac to have our cracked over-the-cab bunk windshield replaced in our Entegra Esteem. Top notch company. They allowed us to spend the night in their parking lot so the new window seals had a full 24 hours to cure. Sometimes we just have to roll with the punches and do what need to be done to keep our “Magic Carpets” healthy and running. Hope to cross paths on the road someday. Safe travels.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

You do have to work as a team when traveling, and both be "OK" with the cost and effort to keep the magic carpet flying!

@sherriweber7105 9 ай бұрын

I wanted yo congratulations Sue on your granddaughter. And then going to weddings. Usually that happens after a baby is born. Two happy occasions. Ya mark was sweating bullets with Myles. Lol! 😂😂 Mark is so funny! You make my day Sue and Mark. I missed you guys last few weeks. I kept checking with you seeing if you put out a video. No video!🥲

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

We are trying hard to get back on track. Thanks for stopping by,.....

@jeffsteele1295 9 ай бұрын

What a great video Mark and Sue . I always enjoy watching all your video and learning so much. I can't hardly wait until your next video. Thanks for all the time you put into every videos .

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

You got it Jeff.

@user-jz2sd7oi9o 9 ай бұрын

I look forward to Sunday and y'all's videos. Thanks!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Glad to have you with us!

@VideoByPatrick 9 ай бұрын

Great tip; that safety pin on hitch pin.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

That is what we thought Patrick! Thanks for watching,...

@deanh7190 9 ай бұрын

Glad to see y'all rolling again. Great tip on BluOx maintenance. Looking forward to the stainless✨video. Lower door protection🤔...they add bling👍

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

The door lock and handle is what really did it for me though!

@deanh7190 9 ай бұрын

Our Tiffin came with one and we love it. Looks good, functions well and ez to wipe clean. You will enjoy it. @@OurJourneyInMyles 😃

@WILDEBILL308 9 ай бұрын

I have found that scotch bright pads (the real fine ones) work well cleaning the arms on my Blue Ox. Thank you now I know who made my stainless trim.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Great tip!

@brendanwalsh1675 9 ай бұрын

We definitely need that door handle cover! Hope all is well with you both. Glad to hear that you're back on the road. Safe and happy travels! Brendan & Lena

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

You are so right! Every time I use that handle now I think what the heck did I wait so long to do that! Plus,.........now BOTH the locks on the door are the same key,..........and not a Newmar Key,..........

@carlal.thompson5393 9 ай бұрын

Always fun to check in on the "Adventures of Mark & Sue!" I love the constant reminder that RV'ing requires quite a bit of maintenance efforts from "Gutter Cleaning" to "Blue Ox Servicing"!!! So grateful to see you all trouble shoot and ultimately "Self Serve" on many occasions! Looking forward to seeing Myles after the finishing touches are completed by Summit Products! One can never have enough Chrome!!! ~Big C in the DP 📢 ::: Air Horn 📢 ::: ::: Air Breaks! ::: 🚌🚌🚌

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

The gutter cleaning is going to have to be way more often!

@suzysandiego6478 9 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to follow your adventures to Alaska! We loved it there…so much natural beauty! Safe travels and God speed you two.🤗

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Spoiler Alert: We have decided to NOT go to Alaska. The $10k in fuel costs we would have burned we will use to pay for the replacement black/gray/freshwater tanks. We will travel in the USA only this coming summer!

@peterdekeles. 9 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the next episodes. "Product Placement" The halfway through commercial was about a dog named Miles

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

They couldn't have planned that better!

@curtisnikel6427 9 ай бұрын

I was at Summit in Altoona this past May. Nice folks!!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

That's what we thought! They were all SUPER NICE and friendly!

@lr3661 9 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video, thanks for posting! 👍

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching,......

@TScottWoll 9 ай бұрын

Finally retired. We have twelve grandchildren scattered all over the US- Washington, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Georgia and we’re relocating to Las Vegas for the winter, NIRVC- LV will be our home base, will be visiting them in two weeks. Hope to see you on the road.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

What a great gift to have reoccurring reasons to travel all over the USA!

@TScottWoll 9 ай бұрын

Northern loop in summer, Florida and southern loop in winter.

@jimmartinson4280 9 ай бұрын

Great to see you on the road again. Just when I think you are going to give in and replace Myles, you do a nice upgrade. Ceramic coating at NIRVC in your future. This would complement the stainless armor. Sorry to hear about the Alaska trip. Was looking forward to the outcome of the detailed planning you and the group were doing for Alaska. Safe travels.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Hey Jim,..........we have to catch up to see when our paths cross again.

@danjohnson7767 9 ай бұрын

I done the fix on my daughters Odyssey. It has been 1 1/2 years and no more codes and it quit burning oil. I hope you got to it soon enough as some people had done more damage than the fix would fix. Welcome back to the road!!!!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

It has been working awesome so far,..........but its only been 5 months.

@user-lt7ti5el5u 9 ай бұрын

Always enjoy watching yall's videos !! Another Good one !!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! We are in a repair shop now. Wait for that video,.........it will pop your eyes out.

@johnbeeck2540 9 ай бұрын

Gruber Law Offices - "One Call, That's All!" Spent the summer in Sheboygan caring for my ailing parents - lost them both June (Mom) then (Dad) August - tough year - glad Sue was able to welcome a new grandchild! Travel Safe!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

I have about 6 shirts like that,.........I personally love them! They are my "work shirts",...........and my pajamas. @GruberLaw really supports the community by sponsoring probably 100 events in the city every year. Check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJ10rNxnnNnJdZ8.htmlsi=rhaZfy3Bu_D_XlHk

@4LowRocks 9 ай бұрын

Good to see you two have departed home port and have set out on yet another series of adventures. It's good to see what you have gone through to prepare for your departure - thanks for sharing that. Ready to watch all of your coming adventures. Travel safely!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

The adventure begins! We just came from Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg for 9 days, and now we will be at NIRVC-Atlanta for our major repairs,......

@dbottaz 9 ай бұрын

Nice episode, you and Sue are doing a great service to your community sharing your journey in Myles.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much David,.........we love sharing the whole adventure.

@6582rg 9 ай бұрын

Great content. Your Dutch Star is SO nice. I can't believe it's a 2014. Pride of ownership.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thanks,...........we keep pouring money into it because we can not afford to get another one! We need Foretravel, Entegra or American Coach to sponsor us.

@nomadbiker4040 9 ай бұрын

Finally know who Myles is... Your videos are informative and helpful. We also plan to travel soon in our Tiffin Zephyr after being parked for a while and surviving hurricane Idalia in FL. Safe travels

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Wow,.........YOU sir are riding in style.

@williamboone9333 9 ай бұрын

It's about time to get on the road again.I need to see some good things on the road.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

We are in the NIRVC Atlanta parking lot for the next few weeks,...............gulp!

@badgerpa9 9 ай бұрын

That stool you have under the blue ox, I have one like it, it is handy.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

YES! I love that thing,...

@pantythief65000 9 ай бұрын

Love your videos as very insightful

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching.

@user-xj2ph4qj2r 9 ай бұрын

Hopefully you had a great experience in my hometown of Altoona Iowa. We are certainly Iowa nice.!!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

We just visited the Summit Factory & then moved on. It was a working weekend, and we had a Rally to catch up with in Pigeon Forge TN.

@ToddM452 9 ай бұрын

Testing your emergency break away switch is something that should be checked also.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree. And purchase a couple of replacement plastic keys for the day someone thinks its fun to take yours!

@allanwarmflash4440 9 ай бұрын

cool safe travels

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Allan.

@stephenpolos1689 9 ай бұрын

Good video 😊you guys have one of the best channels out there are you going to Alaska now or in the spring 🤔😀

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Stephen! Spoiler Alert: We have decided to NOT go to Alaska. The $10k in fuel costs we would have burned we will use to pay for the replacement black/gray/freshwater tanks. We will travel in the USA only this coming summer!

@PineRidgeRez 9 ай бұрын

Cool video and interesting subjects since we are almost ready to hit the road again for winter. I am curious about the entry step stainless covers.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Stay tuned for the install & measuring video.

@roadhog6603 9 ай бұрын

Interesting. I didn't know auto off on tag axle pressurized the air bag. Learned something new. Thx.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

It means they will inflate right away when you start the rig, will not deflate when backing up, and will not deflate when making slow turns. After I got out of the spot, and all wheels were turning, I set the toggle back to "auto".

@SevenBears1 9 ай бұрын

Always worth visiting with OJM. Bike adventure,wine tasting or technical information. See you next week

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great pat on the back 7Bears!

@SevenBears1 9 ай бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMyles Hi. I did receive the card and stickers. Thanks..

@anthony01571 9 ай бұрын

OUTSTANDING : o .....

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ericverpeten8503 9 ай бұрын

Great video !!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit Eric. I think you will like the Summit video in a couple weeks.

@ericverpeten8503 9 ай бұрын

looking forward for it@@OurJourneyInMyles

@kayefink8293 9 ай бұрын

Tell Sue I appreciate seeing real life in an RV. We live in a 5vr and sometimes wonder if we are the only ones that have stuff everywhere lol

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

When you are working on things, and getting ready to move,.......EVERYTHING is in the wrong place all at once.

@myk55501 9 ай бұрын

Hey, Did not know Summit had those.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

They are OEM for most of the big boys!

@allanwarmflash4440 9 ай бұрын

T S D card love it

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

The card makes things super simple and takes a little of the "sting" away from getting only 6.5 mpg!

@rjw8316 9 ай бұрын

Mark, I did not see the chrome entry door replacement that you show on the Summit link. Could you please confirm where you purchased that as I have the same problem as you on my Newmar. Thanks.

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

I purchased it and had it installed at Summit!

@randyshay7280 9 ай бұрын

Mark, I thought you had already kicked the bucket! Haven’t seen you in 2 weeks! Looks like you have lost a lot of weight. You need a gallon of good old homemade ice cream!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

We just finished an RV Rally in Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg. All we did was eat. It's not pretty.

@randyshay7280 9 ай бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMyles If you turn sideways Sue will not be able to see you!

@barryholiday8998 9 ай бұрын

Curious to see if the summit product wraps underneath the bay doors or is just on the exterior. Curious why they don’t offer installation to the general public. I’ll have to check out their site to see if they have a list of preferred or recommended installers.

@kenmeinke2753 9 ай бұрын

They do serve the general public. We took our 2019 45 OPP to them and had the stainless installed

@barryholiday8998 9 ай бұрын

@@kenmeinke2753 I’m confused because I thought marc said they don’t.

@kenmeinke2753 9 ай бұрын

We were there two years ago. Kelly was great. They may have changed their policy since then, but they serviced us

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Rewatch this part. We will talk about the three ways to get the product installed in the next video. You can order it and DIY,..........or order it and have your body shop of choice do it,.......or come to Summit in Altoona, Iowa. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbSXqcKL1cvJk40.htmlsi=akNh2kXaC16krFwd&t=1143

@Coleen_West 2 ай бұрын

TAG AXEL brakes - -This is fascinating. We were looking for a Beaver and now Country Coach circa 2006-07. One issue is the drum brakes.. My neighbor said we can swap out drums for disc brakes but we can't find anything on that, other than for trailers. Two questions.. 1) are you aware of anyone doing this on a Class A, and 2) is it worth doing in your opinion?

@OurJourneyInMyles 2 ай бұрын

I know virtually nothing about the brands you are considering. Having been a mechanical engineer for 45 years, I would not change the design dynamics of a frame you purchase. We have drum brakes on our drive and tag axles. They have never been replaced yet! They work great,...

@Coleen_West 2 ай бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMyles ...fair enough. If they work well (and we suspected that they do) then of course, it is not worth swaping them. We are learning that there are lots of crazy ideas out there.

@VoteDemocracy 9 ай бұрын

Was weight removed from tires somehow to avoid permanent flat spots?

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Yes. Rig was on our jacks. They do not drift down ever,..........knock on wood. Only the "unsprung" weight of the axles, tires and rims was on them.

@martysmith-BonneyLake 9 ай бұрын

I now have my rig parked in AZ for 6 months. Do I need to plan to move it or is it ok to leave the entire time?

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

I would have to say I am not qualified to say for certain. Every model RV has its quirks. We almost went 5 months. We were on our jacks. It is such a pain to move just to say you did. One thing about going for a 20 mile ride, is it would increase your odds things would work in 3 months, if after the first 3 months you did a test move. I would make sure to have tire covers on when in AZ sun that long. We have great ones in our "Tire Safety Equipment" section of our Amazon Store.

@martysmith-BonneyLake 9 ай бұрын

I do have the tire covers you speak of. I’m not really worried about the batteries and so on but I am thinking of the tires and flat spots? Maybe not much to worry about? Thanks

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

@@martysmith-BonneyLake I am at NIRVC-Atlanta right now. A set of 365 width tires were just taken off a coach for flat spots. Don't know how they got them,.....but that proves it is a real thing that can happen. I guess the smart thing to do would be to reposition it midway through. I understand the Arizona RV sites can be really tight after everyone is there.

@tonirittenberg8761 9 ай бұрын

How much did you pay for this please? And what size did you get?

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Bought 2014 Newmar Dutch Star 4369 in June of 2017 for $230k

@tonirittenberg8761 9 ай бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMyles I’m sorry for not made clear, I was asking the stainless you installed for the garage doors 😊

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

@@tonirittenberg8761 The chrome door lock and door lock trim, stainless step covers, stainless baggage doors and (3) stainless radiator grill covers, AND the installation was $4420.

@tonirittenberg8761 9 ай бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMyles thank you 🙏🏻 and we love all your videos

@Coleen_West 2 ай бұрын

Interesting indeed! -- HONDA -- Our Honda has the same engine and on long drives, say down to Florida at the same speed, we get the misfire rough engine. Turned out to be cylinder 3. It is a well known issue and there was a recall to fix it. Just change that spark plug and all will be good until it happens again a few years later. Cylinder 3 is the one that turns off to save fuel or something. The recall should have fixed it. But a software flash should deactivate the cylinder deactivation and avoid the whole issue - Thanks stupid EPA for forcing this junk on us.

@OurJourneyInMyles 2 ай бұрын

So far so good with the Cylinder Musler Kit add on.

@gman77gas 9 ай бұрын

I'm liking the stainless guarding idea. Did ya get any guarding on the front of the rv? Are you covering th front of the honda with a bra when heading to Alaska?

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Spoiler Alert: We have decided to NOT go to Alaska. The $10k in fuel costs we would have burned we will use to pay for the replacement black/gray/freshwater tanks. We will travel in the USA only this coming summer! No bra for the Honda,..only garter belts.

@gman77gas 9 ай бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMylesya thats alot of coin! 😢😢😢

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

@@gman77gas I would be a liar if I didn't tell you it has really hit us hard. Is has prompted us to startup Sues Social Security at full retirement age rather than waiting till 70!

@sherriweber7105 9 ай бұрын

Oh no not your car this time! Oh my goodness! What next? Is there anything end that can go wrong? Lol!

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed the Honda is good for a while.

@sherriweber7105 9 ай бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMyles Ya really! 🤞

@piushorning4869 9 ай бұрын

LOL, looks like my house. But I just tell my kids that I live in this house, it's not a show place. besides they get upset enough they will clean my house for me

@OurJourneyInMyles 9 ай бұрын

That is an awesome plan! Let them clean it, and then give them $5.