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RE: Carrying Aux propane tank
We carry our extra tank on our trailer.
Please make sure, if anyone ever decides to carry a propane tank, always carry it upright in a vented area. Never ever, carry a propane tank laying it down on its side. I am sure several people have done otherwise and never had a problem, however doing so can be fatal(person experience with this). You don't want to loose your family or family member because of something that very easily could have been avoided.
Propane is a very volitle gas, that is surprising easy to combust, and when it does, it expands very rapidly. Another big problem, is when tanks are being filled, they are often overfilled.
Do yourself a favor, when getting tanks filled, tell the person filling them to not quite fill them full. Overfilling of tanks happens very often, and when a tank is overfilled, it will vent off the exxcess gas later when the temperatures or pressures increase.
Here is the example, you take your tank it to be filled. It gets filled, probably even overfilled since overfilling takes place 50% of the time. The temperature outside is say 85 deg. You then take your tank and put it in your storage bay below your coach. Road temps, engine temps, exhaust temps, etc. heat up your bay & tank to probably 100 deg(or hotter). The propane expands in the tank and needs to vent(as it is desgined to do so) to releive the pressure. You now have a propane gas clound inside your bay compartment. This is somewhat normal for the most part. However when your tank is overfilled, which is also very common, you will have even more excess gas being vented off when your tank heats up. When your the gas cloud accidently ignites in an enclosed area, it will act like a bomb, which will then cause your actual propane tank to explode causing a second explosion. The two together will have devastaing effects.
Just to finalize this. Here is the results of my fathers accident, where a propane tank, in the bed of a parked truck, well vented, spontaneously combusted, and exploded. Imagine similar results under your coach in a bay compartment.
http://s23.postimg.org/5j0uatnnv/dad_truck.jpg
Holy shiit. Hope no one was injured or killed.
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mike brez
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05/19/13 08:33am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Carrying Aux propane tank
I don't know why but I just don't like the idea of having a propane tank dangling on the back of my bumper.Maybe because I have been rear ended twice. :h
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mike brez
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05/19/13 07:56am |
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RE: Carrying Aux propane tank
I carry one all the time. I fits perfectly in a milk crate in a vented storage compartment.
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mike brez
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05/19/13 06:52am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: 1995 28ft Georgie Boy, Chevy 454, P30 chassis
Here is a little info on the P30 chassis and HereThis pretty much sums it all up.
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mike brez
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05/16/13 04:58pm |
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RE: 1995 28ft Georgie Boy, Chevy 454, P30 chassis
I looked closely to the front suspension and I see there is some kind of airbag inside the coil spring. there looks like a Schrader valve where you can pump it up with air. I never seen such a thing.
Welcome to the wonderfull world of the P30. When the bags go bad just get a set of These and never worry about them again.
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mike brez
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05/16/13 04:48pm |
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RE: re-caulking windows
Mine is almost 20 years old. I had no leaks but just for PM I put a small bead of clear around all tops and sides of every window a couple of years ago and still no problems and you can't even see the caulk.
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mike brez
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05/13/13 03:33pm |
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RE: Boondocking at Walmart
Funny that no one has ever thought to discuss this topic on here before.Really. Must be at least once a week.
I took it as sarcasm :h
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mike brez
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05/13/13 03:27pm |
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RE: 97 american dream
Congrats...that's a nice motorhome.
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mike brez
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05/12/13 02:13pm |
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RE: mirrors on wall
I would bring it somewhere and them break eeer remove it. The last thing I need is seven years more of bad luck. :E
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mike brez
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05/12/13 07:03am |
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RE: Toyo vs Hankook Tires
The only set of Toyos I ever ran we're the open country on my suburban. They were a******tire to say the least. Never again.
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mike brez
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05/12/13 06:48am |
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RE: 1995 28ft Georgie Boy, Chevy 454, P30 chassis
Yeah I am sure mine is a P30 and I like it very much and I was under it yesterday and it looks very solid. the wheels seem pretty close to the outside. I am pretty positive that it is a P30. It has IFS suspension in the front. My GMC RTSII bus has the same IFS suspension in the front (much bigger and heavier) and in the place of coil springs there are very large airbags. I am very impressed with this chassis. the motorhome is solid as a rock on the road.
You have no coil springs or air bags inside the coil springs
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mike brez
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05/11/13 06:24am |
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RE: the worse built motorhome you can think of
Yes I think a P30 chassis is great. I think my Holiday Rambler has that chassis. It has a tag axle. But I think it is a great chassis. When I drove my Holiday Rambler home, I was passed by truckers (naturally) and never swayed or moved. it felt solid as my buses. I like the p30 chassis.
Well since I own one I guess it gives me the right to say the P30 chassis is the biggest POS out there. Wish I knew 11 years ago what I know now.
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mike brez
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05/10/13 08:55am |
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RE: Dicor Roof Coating
Didn't use the Dicor brand but the stuff we did use has a base coat (primer) and top coat just like the Dicor. I think our TT roof looks better than it did when new and the whole process wasn't that bad....just time consuming to do it right and make it last. Here's a link to my post if you are interested. Good Luck.
Clicky
Did you pull up your a/c unit or roll around it? Looks great to me. I hope mine comes out that good.
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mike brez
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05/10/13 06:03am |
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RE: 1995 28ft Georgie Boy, Chevy 454, P30 chassis
Do yourself a favor and don't get a P30 chassis. Save your dough and get the wide trac chassis I think it came out in 1999. The P30 with the wheels 48inchs on center blows.
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mike brez
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05/09/13 04:38pm |
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RE: Dicor Roof Coating
Oooh******guess I should have asked before I bought everything lol :S
I will do it anyway and if necessary rip the rubber up next year.
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mike brez
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05/09/13 03:54pm |
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Dicor Roof Coating
Well I have watched a couple of YouTube videos and did a search and read a little but thought I would ask anyway. Weather permitting Saturday I'm gong to coat my rubber roof with Dicor two part EDPM rubber roof coating system. Anyone been there and done that have any tips or tricks? My roof is almost 20 years old and looks to be in great shape except for some areas that are black. I was going to just pull it off and put new rubber down.
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mike brez
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05/09/13 02:55pm |
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RE: Safe-T-Plus problem
Posted: 01/11/07 07:30am Link | Print | Notify Moderator
This is from the installation instructions:
"Road Test & Adjustment: To ensure proper alignment and installation of the Safe-T-Plus unit, the vehicle should be road tested. Take along a socket wrench to fit the U-Bolts on the Tie Rod. While driving on a straight stretch of road, vehicle should easily follow a straight course, if not adjustment is necessary. To adjust; hold steering wheel in a STRAIGHTFORWARD position, stop vehicle, and set brakes. Loosen nuts on Tie Rod U-Bolts and allow unit to self center. (Frequently this movement is not noticeable). Retighten nuts and test drive again. Repeat this step if necessary until vehicle will hold a straight line. Note: You must hold the steering wheel in a straight forward position, with the engine running, until the adjustment has been completed. Otherwise the wheels will return to the pulling position instead of the straight-ahead position desired."
United Safety Apparatus, Co. (manufacturer of Safe-T-Plus)
Decatur, GA
1-800-872-7233
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mike brez
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05/08/13 03:25pm |
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RE: A/C units
Don't want to hijack this thread but I have a 50amp service and have used a dogbone to plug into 30amp and have run both a/c at the same time. Will this harm the a/cs? Should I not do this.
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mike brez
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05/08/13 07:17am |
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RE: The elephant behind the palm tree...
How many of us have gotten the "RV salute" on the Interstate highways?:h I'm a RVer, and wave (salute) all RVers that I see along the highway that I travel, whether or not I'm driving my motorhome. A wave is a form of salute. Not sure what you are referring to, but don't think it is any type of salute.
Nope... Bikers "wave" to each other, RV'ers "wave" to each other... Boaters "wave" to each other... But people in cars who want to go 85 MPH instead of follow at the speed limit have a special "salute" for us... Well, come to think of it... for anyone who gets in their way.... it looks like this... http://www.rjpictures.com/images/smilies/flipa.gif(but, without the grin...)LOL!!!
Don't forget about us jeeps
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mike brez
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05/06/13 08:47pm |
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RE: Doberman
More Doderman pictures please.
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mike brez
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05/02/13 09:56am |
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