I purchased the Cree3000 months ago along with the cross member. My plan was to install it myself. I have done suspension work on the Imagine before, so this really wouldn’t be any different, except it would be more involved.
I love working with my hands. Most of you know I don’t want anyone working on my travel trailer other than me. During the warranty period, it’s a little different. However, that really didn’t play into this decision at all.
To be truthful, I just don’t have all the floor jacks needed or frame jacks tall enough to make this an easy project for me. Driving out the plastic bushings and installing the new wet bolts wouldn’t really be an issue for me. I’ve done all that before. However, without buying more equipment, it would be a LOT more time-consuming. The optimum way of replacing the old stock suspension is to really get the trailer up off the ground on both sides. The net result is that once I bought more equipment to do that, I really wouldn’t be that far off from having someone else do the install.
A few weeks ago, I read some reviews about a local RV tech who is just outside my neighborhood. Miguel owns his own mobile RV repair company (MG Mobile RV Repair) and has terrific reviews on-line. I had a number of ongoing conversations with Miguel over the course of a Saturday. After he checked all the boxes during our discussions, I locked in an appointment.
Part of what bothered me about all of this is that I am cheap and paranoid. That, combined with the fact that I really enjoy working on things, had me very conflicted. Tammy was really onboard with having someone else do the work. From a safety standpoint, it is probably better to have two people doing the job versus just me. Also, these guys do suspension work all the time, so they really have a leg up on me. Miguel said it was about a two-hour job. I know if I did it, it would be an all-day affair. Let’s face reality, I am not getting any younger.
I still wasn’t super excited about having someone else work on my rig, but when Miguel showed up by himself to do the work, he let me help. So that was great. Keep in mind Miguel really was doing all the heavy lifting while I did a few things like punch out the old plastic bushings, grease new wet bolts, and hold a wrench for him when needed. Even so, I got to bond a little with the Delta. On a side note, Eva handled all of this really well for being excluded from trailer repairs.
Of course, if something happens on the side of the road in the future, I’ll be fine dealing with that. I really do like working on my own stuff. You probably know that if you have watched my videos. The thing I don’t like doing is working on my trailers under duress. That has happened in the past with flat tires, Schwintek motor failure, converter issues, etc. That is just a part of owning a traveling house.
Well, the job is now complete, and I feel that I played a very minor role in it, but that was fine. Miguel did an outstanding job, and he is very, very conscientious. There are only a couple of people that I would feel comfortable touching my trailer, and Miguel is one. So, if by chance you live in the northeast DFW area, I highly recommend him. Click here to see his website.
So, now we will see if I notice a difference with the new suspension. I am 100% sure that I will.
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