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Our "NEW" 1989 ORED 38' Grand Villa!

Well, I've been perusing the site for a couple weeks now after we purchased our first RV!  I have to say this board is a wealth of information and knowledge.  We're excited to start having some adventures and hope to meet some of you in the near future!  I'll be posting some questions on items I either can't find through searches or don't understand so be patient with a newbie.  If anyone lives in the greater Austin area and has some experience with the older FOTs, I'd love to meet up with you and pick your brain.  There is so much preventative maintenance (engine, chassis, plumbing, etc) that my head is starting to spin.  It would be nice to have someone with some experience with my model to ask questions of every so often and would be well paid in beers, wine, or whatever you like! ;-)
Benjie, Ashley, Zoey, Fallon, and Lake
Round Rock, TX
In search of our next monster...

Re: Our "NEW" 1989 ORED 38' Grand Villa!

Reply #1 –
I hope you can find someone in your area.

I bought my coach from a Kent Speers and got to spend three nights and days getting info and small tidbits of info, all the time with a pen and paper in hand.  He was gracious to go over every thing he could think of bay by bay, and things hidden in compartments thru the coach.

Then I met Bill Chaplin when I got home and he has been in and around the coach, and explained even more things and is a great local source for info, suppliers and service shops.

The two of them, plus this board have been life savers and added so much to my getting up to speed and to the enjoyment of our coach.
Dave Cobb
Buckhorn Lake Resort The Club, #6202, Kerrville TX
check the map.  I do rent it out when I am traveling!
2001, U320, 36' #5887, in Kerrville, FT Club #17006, (7/23 to present)
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, Summit, white
EX: 98 U295, 36' #5219, (mid door), (4/13-10/23)
EX: 93 U225, 36' (4/11 to 4/13)

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Reply #2 –
Dave, did Kent show you how to work the shoulder bit if Steve and Michele are around??
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: nitehawk –
Dave, did Kent show you how to work the shoulder bit if Steve and Michele are around??

I didn't tell Dave all of my secrets. I don't want Steve getting burned out helping others when I have plenty of work left to do.
The selected media item is not currently available.Kent Speers
Locust Grove, OK
1993 U300 SSE 40' (Restored at FOT 2009) Build 4323
720 watts Solar
6V92TA DDEC Silver Engine
2014 Subaru Outback

Re: Our "NEW" 1989 ORED 38' Grand Villa!

Reply #4 –
Now that's what I would call down to earth OK common sense!
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

Re: Our "NEW" 1989 ORED 38' Grand Villa!

Reply #5 –
Well, Kent did mention his shoulder as he was about to climb the ladder to install felt pads under the TV antenna.  They again when we were going to take off the battery cover, and come to think of it, a couple of other times.  So how long has he been "working" that shoulder?

Really trying to keep up with Steve's daily location, as we know we have bunches of things for him to "explain" to me.  Will just happen to be in the RV park when he come in.
Dave Cobb
Buckhorn Lake Resort The Club, #6202, Kerrville TX
check the map.  I do rent it out when I am traveling!
2001, U320, 36' #5887, in Kerrville, FT Club #17006, (7/23 to present)
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, Summit, white
EX: 98 U295, 36' #5219, (mid door), (4/13-10/23)
EX: 93 U225, 36' (4/11 to 4/13)

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Reply #6 –
Welcome!

As another newbie to Foretravels I can tell you one thing.  The designers of these coaches must have a competition to see who can hide the most switches on a coach.  You will love it!

Keith

Keith, Joyce & Smokey the Australian Cattle Dog
1995 U320 SE Extreme 40' WTBI Build # 4780, with a Honda CR-V hopefully still following behind.
Motorcade # 17030
FMCA # F422159

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Reply #7 –
That feature is far surpassed by any Bluebird...
The selected media item is not currently available. Dave Head & Megan Westbrook
Titusville, FL - The Great Outdoors
'98 270 buying this month
Toad is a 2018 F150 XLT

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: Dave Head –
That feature is far surpassed by any Bluebird...

Or Newell!!!
The selected media item is not currently available.Kent Speers
Locust Grove, OK
1993 U300 SSE 40' (Restored at FOT 2009) Build 4323
720 watts Solar
6V92TA DDEC Silver Engine
2014 Subaru Outback