Speedco Service for the Moho and other stuff May 3, 2021

 This was my first visit to a Speedco truck service center. I’ve been spoiled because I have always used RV Mobile Lube in Texas. They come to your RV site and do all the routine service except Radiator coolant replacement. Since I’m no longer hanging out in Texas, I needed to seek an alternative. Speedco was recommended by two good friends that own high end diesel pusher motorhomes.

                                                                   Speedco Service Bay

Speedco is like a Jiffy Lube on steroids. The service bays can handle a full 18 wheeler and attached trailer. My 40 foot motorhome looked tiny in the bay. Motorhomes go in thru the exit, so its a bit arkward, but I was lucky, there were no trucks waiting and a motorhome was already in a bay, so I pulled in behind him. I got the preventative maintenance package, which included, oil change, oil filter, both fuel filters, chassis lube, and coolant dipstick testing. I thought it was very reasonable, $326, vs $400 for RV Mobile Lube and well over $600 at Cummins. Speedco doesn’t do appointments, so I waited an hour getting in, but again, not bad.

Other news:

                                                  Monahans Sandhill State Park

Well, as many of you probably guessed after reading my last post, I did camp at Monahans Sandhills State Park. It’s not a destination in my mind, but if you’re nearby, it is a unique place to spend a night. As with many natural, unique places, the State Park is only a portion of the sand deposits in the area. The sand outside the park is being mined and used by the oil industry. I was told it is mixed with water and other stuff, then pumped under pressure into the oil well to prevent water encroachment into the oil well. The sand is very fine and referred to as “sugar sand”.  I’m sure there is more to it that that. I’ll leave you to google it for more information.

I left the State Park the next day and went back to my lot at The Ranch to pack up my stuff so I could head north to Colorado for the summer. May 1, the day before my departure I was able to purchase an RV lot at the SKP Co-Op in Benson, AZ. I’ve been on the list for 11 years waiting for a bare lot. 29 people phoned in requesting the lot. It is awarded to the lowest number phoning in that day, I was lucky 37.

So, my lot at The Ranch is up for sale and I’ll spend next winter in AZ. 

Sunday, May 2, I said goodbye to The Ranch and drove to Sky City Casino on the Acoma Pueblo, which is only 22 miles from the Speedco in Milan, NM. $20 a night for a FHU RV site is a deal, especially considering that I paid $64 a night in Austin for an RV site that barely held my truck camper. But, it’s a free market place and people are willing to pay to play. It’s all about supply and demand, nothing really to do with the actually quality of the site. I have a number of friends that own RV parks, and I’m happy for them, because there were some hard times in the past.

Misc Photos:

                                   Travis County RV Site, Water & Electric $33 a night

                                     Leander NW Austin KOA, Full Hookup, $64 a night

                         Sky City RV Park, Acoma Pueblo, NM, FHU, pull thru, $20 a night

                                                  The Oasis on Lake Travis, priceless

It's 35 degrees and snowing today at CORA, so I won't get there until Wednesday, when its predicted to be 55 and sunny. Maybe on Thursday or Friday, I'll flip a few flies, it's predicted to be 67 and sunny. :) 

Safe travels and tight lines