Thanks ray, I suppose it is to late to offer for free fremoval that Christmas tree so it would go to a good home? as to your concrete job it makes me think of a previous project we were going to do and I had called a local concrete supplier and within m moments of my giving him specs , like as in your parking and driving area that the near exact amount of concrete was established. Okay, now I am very familiar with that unit you are towing as my elder Brother had one of those. and I learned something else new from your post as I did not know you could change the brake settings on a caravan or tow behind camper. Is that Toyota a Hylander or Tundra truck? I ask about the four wheel drive as I heard as in a advertisement that the Tundra truck has heavy brakes all the way around.. Lastly , blacktop driveways seem to work best in our ara because of the shifting clay we have all aroud and under us. thanks.Lee
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 06:48:54AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: > Hi Lee > > It is a mobile home which is towed by a vehicle out front. > > Ours is what they call a pop top so when you get inside you grab a bar at > each end and just pop up the top which is lowered for towing. > > We sold our other one which took a lot of setting up and went for one far > easier to set up after arriving at each location. > > We are having a problem with the front brakes on our four wheel drive > heating up when towing. > > after talking to Toyota about this problem they said we need to adjust our > electric brakes on the Caravan so they come on just before the vehicle > brakes so they start working this will then take the stress off the vehicle > brakes and should stop them from trying to stop that weight more > effectively. > > The concreting area has been enlarged somewhat, to now measure 44 feet by > 18 feet this is the area now we are going to concrete. > > The bob cat comes in on Saturday to do the trim out and remove two trees > which are in the way. > > Then next Thursday the contractor turns up with his boys to do the > concreting so there will be quite a few trucks loads of ready mixed concrete > to go in. > > This is what the wife wants I only wanted an area 18 x 18 but as usual the > wife got her way again. > > Regards > > Ray > > Sent Thursday, 16 July 2009 3:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Concreting again > > > > > > > > > > ray, would you again describe what a caravan is? is this like a big > pull behind camper / trailer? I ask as we have a Dodge Grand Caravan > but that is considered to be a mini van. thanks.Lee > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 > at 07:42:15AM > +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: > > Hi All > > > > Well we received our new caravan the other day and were able after some > > difficulty to push it into the shed. > > > > The shed has an apron outside it but then it drops off into the yard and > > because we have to disconnect the car off the van because we do not have > the > > width across the yard to leave the car on. > > > > We have to hand push it backwards the jockey wheel ratchet pusher slips on > > the grass and the yard also has a hollow in the middle which all adds to > > making it very difficult. > > > > So we have decided to concrete an area 18 x 18 in front of the apron so it > > is easier to reverse push in this one and a half ton caravan. > > > > However because it is such a wide area we have this time asked for quotes > > from some concreting contractors. > > > > I also have to cut down a New Zealand Christmas Bush which is about 18 > feet > > high which is in the way. > > > > This concreting area will have to be dug out and reinforcing mesh put in > so > > is going to be another expensive exercise but will save us a lot of gut > > busting pushing when completed. > > > > I will keep you informed as the project proceeds. > > > > Ray > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > -- > Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. > -- Phyllis Diller, "Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints" > . > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- UFOs are for real: the Air Force doesn't exist. .
