We’re on the road

We had pretty much readied ourselves to take off from Campbellsville, KY Saturday, so we had a leisurely breakfast at Betty’s Country Kitchen one last time.  Then the boys went to get propane and Linda and I went to Walmart, Kroger and filled the truck with diesel. 

We were set to leave the campground at noon…..but…….when Jim tried to pull away the RV wheels wouldn’t move!!! Everyone was outside telling us their goodbyes and we couldn’t move. If he disconnected the power cord we moved forward fine, but as soon as the power cord was inserted it wouldn’t move.  Jim backed up, moved forward, dragged forward, etc.  Jim figured it was something wrong with the brake controller.

We called a local RV repairman and he suggested we back it up about 20 feet and it should unlock the brakes….NOT!  Finally the campground owner, Rocky, bless his heart, started checking with an OHM meter and checking the cord and woweeee, found that the truck’s electrical cord had repositioned itself and was smashed between the frame and the springs and had pinched the cord causing a short.  The collective minds figure the build up of snow in the wheel well pushed it into a different place.

 

 

So some cutting and splicing of wires and a wrap of electrical tape and we were back in business. 

 

 

Thanks for the help of our buddy, Rich Deacon leaning inside the wheel well to reseat the cord securely to the frame, we were on our way about two hours late.

Thanks for everyone who helped us out, even the moral support was helpful.

We hit the road and drove on I-40 till Dickson, TN and stayed at a Passport America park called Tanbark RV Park – nothing exceptional but we had electricity to stay warm with our electric heaters.

We go on today to Tunica, MS….see you there.
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P.S. When we got up Sunday morning the Mossman’s bedroom slide wouldn’t retract. After a half hour of checking fuses, etc., the Two Jims went under the bed and disconnected the slide from the motor and manually pushed in the slide…no manual crank on this slide.  Then they propped up or shimmied in wood around the slide frame to prevent the slide from pushing itself out while driving down the street….wouldn’t that be a sight on the freeway! 

Remember, you are loved.