Suspension Upgrade - Stage 1 of up-plating our motorhome
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2024
- We undertake a major upgrade to the motorhome finally taking the plunge ahead of up-plating the vehicle. We currently have a maximum weight allowance of 3850 kg and following advice from SVTech we have replaced the front spings to comfort springs and added air suspension at the rear. We used a company called Motorhome Supplies Ltd based in Wakefield.
Before the upgrade we stopped of at Stanford Hall caravan park near Lutterworth where we met with friends and whilst the work was being undertaken we borrowed a car from Motorhome Supplies Ltd which enabled us to explore the city of Wakefield and a nearby country park; Anglers Countrypark.
This is episode 132 in a series of videos cataloguing our post retirement adventures. We are Kath and Sue and we are travelling the UK with our two dogs Archie and Fudge and living full time in our Burstner Elegance Motorhome. We have given up conventional living for a new van-life, enjoying the freedom of the road and plenty of time outdoors taking in the beautiful countryside the UK has to offer.
Roll for us Kath, that’s a big upgrade for Bertie, I’m sure you and Sue will really notice the difference.. great vlog safe travels ❤️👍👊🚌🏴
😂👍. Yes very big upgrade and noticed the difference immediately. Next stage now to get the paperwork sorted. Hopefully see you soon. 🙏🚌❤️🏴
@@MotorhomeMums hope so too good luck in getting it sorted soon ❤️🏴
It's called a Cob lol. Great vlog ❤
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Your query on the bridge studs .that is a bridge tie. The plate you can see is attached to the end of a metal rod passing through the structure(usually with a similar bridge tie at the far side of the structure. These are normally only installed after construction and intended to correct/stop any subsequently observed bulging/movement of a brick structure.
Thank you. That’s very informative 🤗🙏🚌❤️
TFS . I'm with Sue - I also say roll . Safe travels. 😊😊
😂😂😂I’ll let her know she has a supporter. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
Roll for me, from Aotearoa. Love your videos. Thanks
😂😂 wow. I’ve just had to google Aotearoa so now I know it’s a roll in NZ. Thanks for lovely comment. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
What a great vlog very informative good luck on your next adventure looking forward to your next vlog best wishes Sheila and family
Thank you. I’m glad you found it informative. All the best. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
I chuckled when you met Sue's friend! 😂
😂😂😂I would bunk a lift on that broomstick. 🚌❤️
As usual wonderful video, always interesting and entertaining thank you. We call it a cob lol, I am from Leicestershire and Stewart from Litchfield. It is always so lovely to see the love and care given to Archie and Fudge. See you in the near future 😁 Sheila n Stewart North Wales x
😂😂😂thank you. I can’t believe how many names we have for a small round bread thing. 🙏🚌❤️
It’s a batch for me in the midlands 👍
😂😂😂so many names. 🙏🚌❤️
It’s a bap up here in the NE. Enjoyed the video, Wakefield looks very different to what I had in mind, beautiful. The guys at the garage were amazing, enjoy your new comfy ride.
😂😂can’t believe how many different names we have. We are definitely making the most of our smooth ride. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
A roll !
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Breadcake in South Yorkshire. .My Lancashire grandma called it a balm cake. Another very interesting video thanks.
😂😂Breadcake is a new one on me. 🙏🤗🚌❤️
@@MotorhomeMums Rotherham!
Definitely a T-cake 🥯
Interesting vlog, up plating is on our radar, so will be interested to see an update after a few thousand miles on the ride quality.
Thanks, A, J & 🐶
😂😂😂 now I know a toasted t-cake as something different. I’ll keep you posted on the smooth ride. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
Interesting video and I don’t own a van of any description! 😊 it’s a roll! ❤
😂😂😂. You are definitely hard core for watching us then. Thank you. 🙏🚌❤️
This Lancashire lass calls it a bun 😊
😂😂😂isn’t that what you have in your hair. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
Not me…. Mines as short as yours 😂
Looks like wall ties on that bridge in Wakefield - def a cob from the East Midlands contingency! Sharon and Polly Spaniel
😂😂😂so many names and thank you for solving the bridge mystery. Hi to Polly too. 🙏🚌❤️
A Lancashire lass says barm cake!
Oh yes!!! Definitely with you. 👍🤗🙏🚌❤️
Hi Kath and Sue. I did send a message earlier this year, saying we were going to rent a motorhome and hope we could meet up with you. Within three months, everything has changed. My lovely Di passed away 25th June with pancreatic cancer. I'm in bits ... my heart is broken 💔. Embrace each day and each other. 🎉
Oh no!! I am so sorry to hear that. I can’t imagine how hard that must be for you. Hold on to your happy memories. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. 😥❤️
Two votes for a roll although sometimes a white ‘roll’ like that would be called a bap (not of it was seeded/brown bread etc!) and one vote for a cob or a bread cake from our Yorkshire friend!!!!
What a lot of work you’ve had done on the van and just after all that work on the house!! I think you need a holiday now?! I don’t know what up plating up means but hope you have a comfier ride now. We squirmed hitting pot holes on Skye (numerous)!
❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️ to Archie managing in the heat and loving seeing both him & Fudge❤️ in the water together …..did she pinch his stick though???!!!!! So unfair hey Archie?😳🤬 Hope you’re enjoying the van even more now!Xxxx👍🚐☀️😎🐶🐶
😂😂😂so many names for a small round bit of bread. Yes she did pinch his stick!!! She always lets him do the hard work and then paddles in for the steal. I don’t think he really minds though. It’s a bit of a game. Sounds like you got back safely after a great trip. Here’s to more travels. 🙏🚌❤️
It’s a roll in the midlands, I think depending on what place in the country you live to what you call it it’s been a long time since we have been there one to go back to xx
I just can’t believe we have so many different names for small round bread. 😂😂🚌🙏❤️
Think the things on the bridge are ties to hold it together. Get them on old buildings too.
I’m very impressed by your knowledge. New trade to get into. 😂🙏🚌❤️
Another great vlog! It was roll when I was in USA, but I tend to say bap now 😂❤
Oh that’s cheating. You’ve switched names. 😂😂😂🙏❤️
@@MotorhomeMums 😂😂❤️
batch 100%
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Great to see Archie enjoying the water. He became a puppy again.
I know he does just love it even though it’s not that good for his old legs. We just treat him every now and again as we feel that he deserves to enjoy life even at his age. 🤗🙏🚌❤️🐕🦺
Did I just hear right you were in Wakefield my hometown 😳
Yes we were. Just for a day but what a lovely place and treated by some lovely weather. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
You were its got some amazing buildings as well as the beautiful cathedral. There's the court house and what was the old police station it's up at the top of town near the college it's stunning 😍
Von says Bread Cake and I say Bread Roll ? 😂😂
😂😂what is the NZ phrase though or are they as crazy as us Brits and have lots of names. 🚌❤️
@@MotorhomeMums mm Bread Roll in Auckland although a South Island delicacy known as a Cheese Roll is a slice of cheap white bread dipped in cheese&onion sauce , rolled and baked in the oven ! Sometimes known as South Island sushi when they roll up a stick of tinned asparagus within said cheesy slice 😂😂😂😂
It's a roll for me. The guy was interesting and informative. So much work being done. Wakefield looks nice to visit.
😂😂😂so many different names. I’m just trying to explain this to a new friend from Australia. Tim from Motorhome Supplies was a really good sport. There’s not too many places that would be so happy for me to film, but they are all quality engineers so had no problem giving us the insight and it did open our eyes as to the work it involved. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
It’s a barm (barm cake) perfect for a Wigan kebab with lots of butter 😂
Now you’re talking. 😂😂😂👍🙏🚌❤️
Barm, around Merseyside and Lancashire. Forgot once and asked for a young lad while in a cafe in Essex for a Sausage Barm and he hadn't a clue what I wanted. I said I mean a roll and he then tried to plate up one of the flaky pastry variety.. All very confusing!
😂😂😂Sue once went into a shop in my home town for a sandwich and was asked if she wanted it on a barm cake. She said “no I don’t want a cake”. Took her a while to work things out. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
It’s a barm cake!
Definitely has my vote. 😂😂😂🙏🚌❤️
It’s a bread roll 🤷♂️😂
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Hi. Why do you want to up plate the vehicle? What are the benefits. Cheers x
Because we live in the van and carry our worldly possessions we are always conscious of weight. Up plating will enable us to carry a bit more weight so we are not so worried about how close we are to the maximum limit we had before the suspension upgrade. 🤗🙏🚌❤️
🇨🇦🏳️🌈 here.. If there is meat in it, it's a burger.. Lol. Cheers all.. 😊👋
😂😂😂well that’s definitely the most sensible answer to the conundrum 🤗🙏🚌❤️
Go with Sue a roll , however I would go vegetarian too 🐾🫶❤️
😂😂😂steady!!! She’s getting too many roll supporters. 🤗🙏🚌❤️