My bride n I have left our airstream camper for our 1996 U270

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My bride n I have left our airstream camper for our 1996 U270

August 04, 2013, 12:30:39 pm

Hello all new to this site and really have loved all the helpful,friendly posts we've read.I look forward to many years with this group. About us Martin and My Bride Sandy 37 yrs now long time rv folks we have a 1975 airstream we've owned for 27 yrs now (it has wore out 3 suburbans ) I did all the maintenance my self . We are retired US Army SFC E-7 (helicopter mechanic) & retired truck driver as well as a fleet mechanic. My bride was a crafty Martha Stewart long before she was cool. Sandy had a brain tumor and has learned to walk 4 times now and her mom n dad gave us their 1996 Foretravel U270 now were are trying to learn to use it and get back to living and traveling. Our coach has some glitches but were working on it and looking forward to some good tips and advice. With all that said Hello one and all.

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Reply #1 – August 04, 2013, 12:41:37 pm

Welcome to ForeForums!

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Reply #2 – August 04, 2013, 12:44:01 pm

Welcome and we look forward to being able to help with any questions you may have.

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Reply #3 – August 04, 2013, 12:50:02 pm

Welcome Martin & Sandy. You have found the right place to help with any coach problems. Best of luck to the both of you. Keep us informed to your adventures.
Raymond & Babette

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Reply #4 – August 04, 2013, 01:21:56 pm

Congratulations and welcome! There are probably no glitches that someone here hasn't experienced and found the solution. Don't be shy in asking. Lotsa folks here who love to share. I imagine you have already found Barry's page which is incredible, but if not, here it is: Foretravel Motorhome technical help and information links

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Reply #5 – August 04, 2013, 01:25:37 pm

Welcome to the wonderful world of everything Foretravel. I am sure you will get all your questions answered here on this great Forum. Safe travels.

Mark

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Reply #6 – August 04, 2013, 07:52:50 pm

Welcome Martin & Sandy! You are in the right place. You're going to love your Foretravel!

see ya
ken

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Reply #7 – August 04, 2013, 08:09:23 pm

welcome we to came from th air forums we loved our airstream but don't miss it enjoying our Foretravel! I am sure you will too. You will find this group to be a warm and informative crowd. look forward to your interactions.

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Reply #8 – August 04, 2013, 08:19:50 pm

Quote from: philtravel – August 04, 2013, 08:09:23 pm

welcome we to came from th air forums we loved our airstream but don't miss it enjoying our Foretravel! I am sure you will too. You will find this group to be a warm and informative crowd. look forward to your interactions.

All of us are family in an electronic home. Around the electronic campfire. Welcome and god bless. Pray for a good experience as that's all we can ask for in this life. In many ways you might have found a small amount of a different home....

Bob

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Reply #9 – August 04, 2013, 08:21:09 pm

Welcome to the world of Foretravel. I had a 1979,1971 and a 1960 Airstream before we purchased our FT. While the quality of AS is good the quality of FT is superior. Enjoy Enjoy Enjoy.
Terry

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Reply #10 – August 04, 2013, 08:57:16 pm

Hello & welcome.

You will like it here, Lots of helpful folk with a vast amount of knowledge to share.

Keith

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Reply #11 – August 04, 2013, 09:11:33 pm

Welcome to the forum. You have a great resource here. And Foretravels are great for those of us with brain tumors too.

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Reply #12 – August 04, 2013, 09:54:13 pm

Wow such a wonderful welcome thank you all!!!!
We were on our way to do our maiden voyage this afternoon But a glitch showed up in the travel mode the leveling system put the body down on the right side tires while the left air bags fully extended just glad it happened 50 ft in to the trip. The leveling system worked okay in park and manual but not with the brakes off then its whoopsy daisy might be me but we did put 300 miles on two weeks ago and no problems. Any ideas before I call Texas

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Reply #13 – August 04, 2013, 10:37:07 pm

That happened to me only I was a low in the rear and high in the front. It was a burnt connector.

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Reply #14 – August 04, 2013, 11:26:33 pm

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the leveling system put the body down on the right side tires while the left air bags fully extended

Martin, the HWH manual has an extensive trouble shooting section which may help. You might have a copy of it in your coach documentation. Here's a pdf of mine which is likely the same system as yours.
jor

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Reply #15 – August 05, 2013, 12:10:44 am

Thank you all so much for the ideas I will check to see if I am doing it right with the trouble shooting manual in the AM thank you for the PDF my in laws did not give us the book for that system this will help its a great start.
And yes John it might be a connector for I did find a mouse nest in the box with the micro chips , will let you know what I find thanks all.

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Reply #16 – August 05, 2013, 07:05:13 am

MIce are terrible on them. I am sure they chewed something or it caused the issue. If so you can sent the box to HWH for a rebuild if you need too.

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Reply #17 – August 05, 2013, 07:18:04 am

Welcome! We think you will really enjoy your Foretravel. (We have certainly enjoyed ours in the past eight months!)

You will find this forum extremely helpful. Feel free to participate frequently, and don't hesitate to ask even the "dumbest" questions! There is so much to learn about these wonderful machines and everyone here is so willing to be of assistance.

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Reply #18 – August 05, 2013, 08:41:30 am

Selling our Airstream now searching for a FT

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Reply #19 – August 05, 2013, 09:39:19 am

Quote from: LI_Pets – August 05, 2013, 08:41:30 am

Selling our Airstream now searching for a FT

Well now there two airstreams for sell (watch out if you own airstream stock) :-)
We have not really tried to sell ours as of yet we need to get really comfortable in the Foretravel first and its been difficult on my bride. However she was doing good until yesterdays glitch with the ride height problem. Going from a TT to MH is very different for there are more systems combined. We will learn -and the Fortravel is one of the best built/ enginered coaches I have seen. The People on this forum are Ace's we've been reading this site for months but just a few days ago learned how to post. GOOD LUCK on your hunt

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