broom skirt / mud flaps

Lorie M. Liebrock

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Jun 24, 2001, 4:48:27 PM6/24/01

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We are considering putting a broom skirt on our motorhome.
We have a lot of stone chips in our jeep from our trip to Alaska
as well as the camera on the motorhome keeps getting dirty.
Will a broom skirt stop most of this? What are the drawbacks
of putting one on? Does anyone have before and after experience
with one?

Thanks for any recommendations and/or information.

Lorie Liebrock

Steve Wolf, W8IZ

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Jun 24, 2001, 8:31:15 PM6/24/01

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Mine works great. I've noticed nothing on the Jeep or Saturn.
Super simple to install. Mine was put on by the dealer and then
I replaced all of his (rusted) screws with stainless.

Bruce

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Jun 24, 2001, 10:24:34 PM6/24/01

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Hello Lorie

Check out a great product at a reasonable price which does everything that
your looking for. It's called Protect-a-Tow and you can buy it online at
www.protectatow.com for $113.95. It not only protects your towed vehicle
but it also protects the back of your rig, bikes on the bike rack, tow bar
and cables and yes the back up camera. You can have it shipped standard or
express delivery. It's made for regular and widebody motorhomes.

Check it out

Bruce

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Roy Timberman

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Jun 24, 2001, 11:50:42 PM6/24/01

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I would not consider one of these if you have a diesel pusher. They
are makeshift on a good day and they certainly were NOT made for a
diesel. Reason... they attach to the bottom of the bumper on the
motorhome and the bottom of the bumper on the towed vehicle. I'll
give you three guesses what the diesel exhaust will do to the
'protect' device. There are no provisions in the units I have seem
for a rear exhaust. A piece of kevlar is available to help protect
the protector... can you say jury-rigged?

Roy

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Roy
www.timberman.com

Larrie Malobenski

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Jun 25, 2001, 8:56:45 AM6/25/01

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This smells of spam to me!!

Wade

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Jun 25, 2001, 10:35:26 AM6/25/01

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"Lorie M. Liebrock" <lieb...@Liebrock-Hicks.com> wrote in message
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The broom skirt has worked very well for us over the last 5 years, primary
decision on broom skirt resulted from observation on solid or mud flap type
bending upwards during highway travel rendering them near useless as
protection.
Wade

JUDILURZ

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Jun 25, 2001, 11:30:17 AM6/25/01

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I put on a broom type protector about a year ago and have had very good luck
with it. Last year we drove over 4500 miles pulling our 95 Ford Ranger and not
one chip. Since returning home and driving around town for 6 months I have
many chips!! I recommend the broom type skirts.
Dick

Gary L. Smith

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Jun 25, 2001, 2:20:13 PM6/25/01

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The broom skirts do the same thing.
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Wade

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Jun 25, 2001, 3:35:57 PM6/25/01

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"Gary L. Smith" <gl_s...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> The broom skirts do the same thing.

Yes but very minimally
Wade

JanOrme99

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Jun 28, 2001, 12:03:21 PM6/28/01

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I like the Broom Skirt. It does a good job for us.

However......if you also have bumper dolly wheels for dips be careful. If those
dolly wheels are mounted near the rear skirt be very careful not to back up
through a dip and tear the hell out of the skirt when it is run over by the
dolly wheels!

Jan Eric Orme