Davo Seats, A Warning!

[emerystora]

>
> Can someone with experience share a safe closing method with us? I'll be
>off work after tomorrow and I'll take the seat apart. Then I'm writing GMC a
>letter.
>Please be careful;
>Mark A

No need to take the seat apart. Its not anything loose, just a poor
design. Most of us have probably done this at one time or another.
I crushed my finger in the hinge at the left side when I closed it
soon after getting my GMC in 1981. Lots of blood! Since then I've
been very careful not to repeat it. The way that the hinge between
the two sections is made it acts like a pair of vise grips if your
finger gets in the way when it is folding down. I now start the seat
down and begin to fold the front section behind the rear section with
my left hand while holding onto the strap with my right hand. I pull
my left hand out of the way before the seat is down very far and then
hold onto the strap to lower it to the down position. My wife grips
the bunk in the middle and folds the front section over her two arms
and lowers it and pulls her arms out from beneath it after its safely
down. Try a few different ways to see what is easiest for you BUT
warn everyone to keep their hands from the area where the sections
fold together at the sides.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM

 

[homebase1]

Looks like a topic for a new survey

How many people got a finger in the wrong place when closing their
Bunk Bed ?

Emery....1
Mark..... 1
Mike......2 (slow learner)

God gave us lots of fingers because he knew we'd be buying
GMC's !!

Mikeb

 

[antnip]

When we first had our GMC, my Dad spent a day in the hospital in Virginal as
we were on our way from NY to FL. Almost chopped it off on that darn hinge.

Tony

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Homebase
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: GMC: Davo Seats, A Warning!

> Looks like a topic for a new survey
>
> How many people got a finger in the wrong place when closing their
> Bunk Bed ?
>
> Emery....1
> Mark..... 1
> Mike......2 (slow learner)
>
> God gave us lots of fingers because he knew we'd be buying
> GMC's !!
>
> Mikeb
>
>
>
>
>

 

[ronald b. kazi]

After I heard about your finger I ripped out the hinges and completely changed
the arrangement. As I told you at the time, holding Katies finger in one arm and
her middle finger in the other hand (thanks to a garage door) is something I
never want to relive. I hope that your finger heals quickly.

Ron and Julie
73 Painted Desert

> Hey folks,
> Three weeks ago I had the end of my finger chewed up when I closed my
> Davo seat. I'm still healing. I've yet to open the seat to see what did the
> damage, but I wasn't doing anything unusual. I've been a mechanic and a
> machinist for years and have never been hurt like this before. Please be
> careful with the Davo seats. I had my hands on the outside of the lower
> section, and was trying to close it when this happened. I can't recommend any
> particular way to safely close the seats, because I haven't worked up the
> nerve to open the seat up and find out what happened.
> Can someone with experience share a safe closing method with us? I'll be
> off work after tomorrow and I'll take the seat apart. Then I'm writing GMC a
> letter.
> Please be careful;
> Mark A

 

[balcom robin s]

You just got my attention - I have a 6 year old. Are you talking about the
fold down couch in the rear?

> ----------
> From: Ronald Kazi[SMTP:rkazi]
> Reply To: gmcmotorhome
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:28 AM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: Davo Seats, A Warning!
>
> After I heard about your finger I ripped out the hinges and completely
> changed
> the arrangement. As I told you at the time, holding Katies finger in one
> arm and
> her middle finger in the other hand (thanks to a garage door) is something
> I
> never want to relive. I hope that your finger heals quickly.
>
> Ron and Julie
> 73 Painted Desert
>

>
> > Hey folks,
> > Three weeks ago I had the end of my finger chewed up when I closed
> my
> > Davo seat. I'm still healing. I've yet to open the seat to see what did
> the
> > damage, but I wasn't doing anything unusual. I've been a mechanic and a
> > machinist for years and have never been hurt like this before. Please be
> > careful with the Davo seats. I had my hands on the outside of the lower
> > section, and was trying to close it when this happened. I can't
> recommend any
> > particular way to safely close the seats, because I haven't worked up
> the
> > nerve to open the seat up and find out what happened.
> > Can someone with experience share a safe closing method with us?
> I'll be
> > off work after tomorrow and I'll take the seat apart. Then I'm writing
> GMC a
> > letter.
> > Please be careful;
> > Mark A
>

 

[antnip]

I believe we were talking about the bunk on the left front couch that folds
up and attached to the roof hooks. At least that is where we had our
problem.

Tony

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Balcom, Robin S
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:38 AM
Subject: RE: GMC: Davo Seats, A Warning!

> You just got my attention - I have a 6 year old. Are you talking about the
> fold down couch in the rear?
>
> > ----------
> > From: Ronald Kazi[SMTP:rkazi]
> > Reply To: gmcmotorhome
> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:28 AM
> > To: gmcmotorhome
> > Subject: Re: GMC: Davo Seats, A Warning!
> >
> > After I heard about your finger I ripped out the hinges and completely
> > changed
> > the arrangement. As I told you at the time, holding Katies finger in
one
> > arm and
> > her middle finger in the other hand (thanks to a garage door) is
something
> > I
> > never want to relive. I hope that your finger heals quickly.
> >
> > Ron and Julie
> > 73 Painted Desert
> >

> >
> > > Hey folks,
> > > Three weeks ago I had the end of my finger chewed up when I closed
> > my
> > > Davo seat. I'm still healing. I've yet to open the seat to see what
did
> > the
> > > damage, but I wasn't doing anything unusual. I've been a mechanic and
a
> > > machinist for years and have never been hurt like this before. Please
be
> > > careful with the Davo seats. I had my hands on the outside of the
lower
> > > section, and was trying to close it when this happened. I can't
> > recommend any
> > > particular way to safely close the seats, because I haven't worked up
> > the
> > > nerve to open the seat up and find out what happened.
> > > Can someone with experience share a safe closing method with us?
> > I'll be
> > > off work after tomorrow and I'll take the seat apart. Then I'm writing
> > GMC a
> > > letter.
> > > Please be careful;
> > > Mark A
> >
>

 

[hatter ed]

I lost one nail getting pinched in the hinge during folding. Now I fold it
from the middle to stay away from the hinges.

Ed

 

[john massey]

on 5/25/00 1:37 PM, GMC Motorhome Digest at

> Re: GMC: Davo Seats, A Warning!
>
>>
>> Can someone with experience share a safe closing method with us? I'll be
>> off work after tomorrow and I'll take the seat apart. Then I'm writing GMC a
>> letter.
>> Please be careful;
>> Mark A
>
> No need to take the seat apart. Its not anything loose, just a poor
> design. Most of us have probably done this at one time or another.
> I crushed my finger in the hinge at the left side when I closed it
> soon after getting my GMC in 1981. Lots of blood! Since then I've
> been very careful not to repeat it. The way that the hinge between
> the two sections is made it acts like a pair of vise grips if your
> finger gets in the way when it is folding down. I now start the seat
> down and begin to fold the front section behind the rear section with
> my left hand while holding onto the strap with my right hand. I pull
> my left hand out of the way before the seat is down very far and then
> hold onto the strap to lower it to the down position. My wife grips
> the bunk in the middle and folds the front section over her two arms
> and lowers it and pulls her arms out from beneath it after its safely
> down. Try a few different ways to see what is easiest for you BUT
> warn everyone to keep their hands from the area where the sections
> fold together at the sides.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM

> Looks like a topic for a new survey

> How many people got a finger in the wrong place when closing their
> Bunk Bed ?
> God gave us lots of fingers because he knew we'd be buying
> GMC's !!

Pay close attention as to where you put your hands. I managed to pull a
fingernail completely out of the base by getting in caught in this hinge the
morning we were leaving for North Dakota from Maryland. Took about a year to
regrow the fingernail. I've been very very careful ever since.

John Massey
1977 Royale
GMC Tidewater Crabs

 

[gene]

gene 1

on the bunk beds

gene

>Looks like a topic for a new survey
>
>How many people got a finger in the wrong place when closing their
>Bunk Bed ?
>
>Emery....1
>Mark..... 1
>Mike......2 (slow learner)
>
>God gave us lots of fingers because he knew we'd be buying
>GMC's !!
>
>Mikeb
>
>
>
>
>
Genef -- 77PB/ore/ca
GMC MOTORHOME INFORMATION
mr.erf
http://www.california.com/~eagle/