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Old 04-08-2009, 01:35 PM   #1
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2 weeks old and already damaged!

So, my brand spankin' new 3400 sits on a concrete pad next to my garage. This week I've been having some foundation repairs done on the back of my house. Contractor had to carry the cement from the cement truck on the street into the backyard in the scoop of a mini-front end loader.

I was at work, but when I came home, my son said the knucklehead driving the loader was whipping in between the camper and the utility trailer the contractor parked in my yard. Multiple high speed passes were made, as witnessed by the tire tracks in the yard and VERY close to my new baby.

I looked at the side when I came home, but didn't see anything. This afternoon while opening the basement to get to the conveneience compartment, I noticed a small ding in the shiny new high gloss gel coat. Right about bucket level for a Terra-Mite loader, with some dirt smears that looked kind of like concrete mix. It is only about dime size, but I felt sick to my stomach.

I have called the contractor and he'll be out here first thing in the AM to take a look. I'm sure he'll pay for the repairs, but I know it will not look as good as it did when I brough it home. I feel like I want to cry!
 
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Old 04-08-2009, 01:39 PM   #2
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Remember, the first one always hurts the worst. Just like us, lines give us character...or so I like to believe!!
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Old 04-08-2009, 02:23 PM   #3
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Butch,
Sorry to hear about the knucklehead driver. Some people are just plain idiots. Let us know how the repairs turn out.
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Old 04-08-2009, 03:01 PM   #4
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Will do Jim. Now I'm already thinking of building a monster garage like you!
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Old 04-08-2009, 03:12 PM   #5
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That ought to be worth a free foundation job and repairs.
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Old 04-08-2009, 03:41 PM   #6
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Butch I had repare done on my 2980 it was a crack, it was filled and repainted and had the gel coat put back on in that spot, I for the life of me could not tell you where it is if you get a good body man you will not know where it was.
But it is a shame he hurt your new Monty. tell him to keep away from it he should have parked the utility trailer next to the 5er and then he could have run into his trailer.
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Old 04-08-2009, 03:42 PM   #7
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Stiles is always right...free stuff takes some of the sting out of the pain!
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Old 04-08-2009, 04:10 PM   #8
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It's always something!

Every RV we've had has had something happen.

Arctic Fox - I drove one of the spring bars through the front end.

Honey motorhome - One of my neighbors stuck a sailboat mast into the cabover.

Montana 2955 - Electrical fire. Then dropped off the tow truck. Over $20K in damages.

ALL of them were fixed so well you'd be hard pressed to identify where the damage was.

There is hope.
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Old 04-08-2009, 04:12 PM   #9
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LOL - yep, the first thing that came to mind (after I stopped cussing and crying) was "this foundation work just got a whole lot cheaper!"
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