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RE: New to us RV
Workhorse chassis has a known intermittent problem with the Switch units in the steering column. Do some back search of old posts and you will find some mention of it. I had a 06 W22 which would sometimes not turn on the flashers and sometimes stop having a right blinker. Do some basic troubleshooting and pay close attention to the Multi-switch in the steering column. It does a lot of work in a small area and is subject to constant movement and use. Just a thought.
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26795818/gotomsg/26796929.cfm#26796929
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CharlesOK
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05/13/13 05:41pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: New Ram Promaster Van Cutaway
VW Riata's came to America as a sort of push me-Pull you thingee. They actually drove them off the ships driving one of the cabs and pulling the second one. There were 2 front-ends which were seperated by Winnebago and built into 2 complete seperate coachs. Chevy cutaways used in smaller class C have always been a "Beer-can" pressed steel frame construction, not frame rails like Ford. Weight savings have to come from somewhere. Let's just face it, we will all be playing washer toss or beanbag rather than horseshoes, and forget about bringing your bowling ball. I have owned and driven many FIAT products and they always got me home at the end of the day. In Europe, FIAT is the 800 pound Gorilla of the car industry. Fiat owns Chrysler, not the other way around. Buying Chrysler was a way to break into the US market again. The old Fiat rust-buckets of the 60's thru 80's have gone the same way as the Chev;s and Pontiac's and Fords of the same era. I still remember buying a new car and being told to start a list to bring back to the dealer at the first-service so they could TRY to fix al the******that was broken. Those days are gone and Modern FIAT is a World-class manufacturer and their trucks will get the job done. Please put away your flame-throwers till they have been in the market-place and had a fair trial. I think you will be pleasantly surprised to say the least.
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CharlesOK
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02/17/13 06:45pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: New Ram Promaster Van Cutaway
Airstream is owned by THOR. Ace is a product line of THOR. Here is an Airstream ACE built by THOR. Next stop, USA. Betcha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dr9sU1abEY
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CharlesOK
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02/17/13 12:52pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: New Ram Promaster Van Cutaway
Welcome to the future. Finally there will be some competition in the market place again. Lower weights and better fuel economy are the only way we can keep playing with our toys. 6mpg just wont get it now that fuel is going to be $5 to $7 per gallon. Ugly Schmugley, it is just different. Not the same front end your accustomed to. I travel in Europe every year and over there these Fiat Ducato motorhomes are everywhere. I just hope we wont have to go over to cassete toilets. With those you have about 3 gallon capacity and have to tote the stink tank to any toilet for a flush every day or so. Yuck. No more 75 gallons of fresh water, thats 600lbs just for water alone. Of course a 300 lb driver makes a huge dent on the net CC.
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CharlesOK
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02/17/13 12:43pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: To unhook or not
For starters, planning ahead for fuel stops is a daily occurrence. You are going to find that you will NEVER let your tank get below a quarter full because then your generator will run dry and you will lose all A/C but front. Running the gen-set and cooling the whole coach with the top airs is more fuel efficient than running your truck mount A/C. At 1/4 tank the gen-set shuts down, so prudence dictates at least fill-up above that point. Flying J is a good bet every time. Easy-in easy-out, and usually RV specific pumps. If that is not available, look for a multi-lane place with a high canopy. pull in on the far right , infront of the store and pull mostly out on the last row of pumps with the rig headed out again. That will put your Toad beside the last pump and your MOHO aimed in the right direction. ALWAYS decide how your going to get out before you get in. watch for exits that are going to be less than almost completely flat. Digging your hitch into the pavement as you go out is bad, especially if you have had to use a drop hitch bar to get the tow rig almost level. You did make sure your towing nearly flat all the time, right??
Last but not least, watch out for the small car that tries to pull across your bow or near your side where you will need to make your turn to get out. They do not realize how much room you need and they will park next to you where the side of your coach may scrape their car while they are inside buying lottery tickets, using the john, getting 2 weeks groceries, etc, etc.
In 20+ years of towing flat, I have only been forced to unhitch 1 time that I recall. You are the master of your destiny and YOU will soon learn what your set-up can and can't do. Happy Trails!
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CharlesOK
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02/07/13 06:43pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: I-40 Calif to East Coast: Must Sees and Must Stays?
I live in Oklahoma and the comment about "Bumpy roads" may well have been true 20 years ago when I started driving my Motorhomes in and out of the state. Since then, most of the bad sections of I-40 across Oklahoma have been replaced. Not patched, replaced. I you want bumpy roads try I-20 across lousiana and others. most of the folks who complain about our roads, have not been in oklahoma for 10 years or more. Try it, you will like it. Even the last section in OKC has just about been finished.
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CharlesOK
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02/07/13 06:24pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Air ride for motorhome
I have Airlift front and back on my current Ford Spring chassis. Works as intended. I had Airlift on my previous W22 and that worked as well. Bags will help some, takes the jolt out of expansion joints. As far as "Lipstick on a pig", just another cheap shot from a diesel fume breather. Come on guys, we all know that DP is better, Ya, Ya, Ya, but why do you always have to bring up some snide comment. I for one don't appreciate it all the time. Some of us LIKE our less expensive rigs because they are what we can afford and we are able to maintain them ourselves. Besides when I came down here to the RGV in Jan this year and since I'm not leaving till mid-Mar, the only difference in ride I experience seems to be the lack of frequent smell of deisel fumes around my coach.
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CharlesOK
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02/02/13 07:27am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RGV from end to end
"bang for the buck" Depends on where your starting from. For us oklahoma city is 700 miles and just $400 for the gas to get here. another $1,200 for 2 months and then $400 to get home. To go to FL for the same timeframe, just double everything and the cost will be about right. $800 each way to get there and then maybe $1,000 per month for a "nice" place to stay like the one we are in now. No cock-roaches, Palmetto bugs, spiders, snakes, mice or fleas. Nice breeze everyday to keep us cool in the shade. Of course I am talking about the Edinburg/Mission end of the valley. We never spent much time near Browns'ville or S. Galveston island.
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CharlesOK
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01/17/13 02:32pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: Not To Get Sour, But...
Just outside Pharr today at Texas trails. Cold last night, Sunny and 72 here today. Weather.com says 6 of the next 7 days will be above 70 degrees. Works for me in my shorts anf flipflops. Heater at night, La Fuma Chairs mid-day and shorts during the day.
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CharlesOK
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01/17/13 02:05pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: Halon Fire extinguisher for Norcold 1200 Fridge
I don't mean to cheapen anyone's setup. I have a healthy respect for the problem. I traded in my Workhorse chassis to get rid of the chassis being an orphan after I had the brake recall done, only to find that the Ford I bought was carrying a fire risk fridge. I am hoping that the Amish solution will work out and I will probably buy one in a few months while we are Winter Texans unless I burn down in the interim.
Anyway the comment about the dealers downgrading the value of a 110 Fridge was based on direct contact with more than my share of Dealers. Any way they can reduce your value, they will and then with a straight face sell that rig to another unwary person who thinks a 4 door Fridge is a worthy upgrade, never knowing it may cost them their life.
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CharlesOK
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12/25/12 08:17pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Satellite TV, if you had nothing What's the Best solution.
Since you have the KVH on the motorhome already, the cheap solution is to subscribe to DirecTV, they will provide the receiver free. Change the TV's if you must, but you will not get a HD from direcTV. Use what you have and let the dust settle on the newest technology. I also have a portable dish which came from Camping World for about 100bucks. The diagram I provided shows you can hook up 2 TV's with your existing dome. You will need 2 receivers.
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CharlesOK
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12/25/12 05:03pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Satellite TV, if you had nothing What's the Best solution.
http://configurator.kvh.com/EndPointPage.aspx?
ConfigID=19&ProcID=258&PrevIDs=127-129|131-136|155-157|158-159|252-254http://www.kvh.com/
Using your current Dome will have some limitations. Check out their website. Changing the TV's is your call, try BestBuy for dimensions or go to the store. Hardest part is getting the CRT set out of the hole. If your handy DIY is your best solution.
I have the same dome on my unit and mine works well with a DirectTV analog receiver. You may have to fight them to get an analog unit. Lots of info in the Tech posts.
KVH website indicates your dome can be upgraded to In-motion as well.
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CharlesOK
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12/25/12 12:10pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Halon Fire extinguisher for Norcold 1200 Fridge
The uneducated consumer is going to see it as a CHEAP down grade which affects the ability to dry camp. No amount of educating is going to make a dealer see it any other way. Trust me on this!
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CharlesOK
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12/25/12 11:05am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Halon Fire extinguisher for Norcold 1200 Fridge
I hear what folks are saying about mounting in the stak higher up. I have only one access door or the roof unit to work with. For me, the Halon is going to be a stop-gap till we get to Texas this Winter and I will ahve a Amish cooling unit installed and keep the 1200 series. I feel that in Texas RGV I can get a tech to come on-site and do the install for me and not have to leave my Unit in the hands of a dealer till they "Get around to it". I avoid that if at all possible. I do everything I can myself, or have work done while I am standing by and watch what is being done. I am not afraid to speak up and defend my investment if needed. I have seen too many "Installers", "Technicians" open a box and throw away the instructions as a first step and then say" How shall I do this??".
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CharlesOK
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12/25/12 10:24am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What is the draw?
"Sturgis" for the RV crowd.
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CharlesOK
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12/24/12 12:06pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Halon Fire extinguisher for Norcold 1200 Fridge
Thanks and Merry Christmas to all on these boards. We shall see. Mostly I want to buy enough time to get myself and the wife OUT. I have Mac's fire extinguishers in 3 places inside and the wife and I each have our own escape route if needed Through BIG hatch windows. If it starts burning one can only hope it finishes the job so State Farm can total it rather than try to fix it. Does not seem to be much market for half-burned RVs. I have driven by Colaw Salvage yard in Missouri several times and there fields of salvage units just keeps growing and many of them show evidence of a burn out or burn down.
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CharlesOK
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12/24/12 12:02pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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Halon Fire extinguisher for Norcold 1200 Fridge
Today I installed my Halon fire extinguisher for my 1200 Norcold 4 door Fridge. I installed behind the access door bolted to the floor with the wire grid surround within 1" of the stack on the right. My question is this. Will there be enough air movement around the head to keep the heat from the stack from setting off the 165 degree release Mechanism which will flood the lower unit of the Fridge area with halon.
I mounted it IAW several pictures on the manufacturers website, but when doing the work it seems a bit close to a normal everyday heat source. What say you??
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CharlesOK
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12/23/12 05:28pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Pro-Fill RV Battery watering Kit
I have been using one set up for 4 6V batteries now for about 5 years. Best money spent in a long time. I keep a gallon of distilled water in the compartment and refill when needed in about 5 minutes. No more mess, no more mirrors.
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CharlesOK
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12/17/12 05:53pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Motorhome brands with ducted a/c
Monaco and Newmar for many years both used and still use ducted air systems. I prefer the Monaco/Holiday Rambler set up with cleanable inlet filters and rapid cool lever.
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CharlesOK
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09/27/12 07:39pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Climbing an incline in Class A
Grass grows in dirt which can get saturated by rainfall. Although you don't want this advice, I recommend you think twice before taking 20K+ off=road even for a short distance on any grass-covered slope. I have seen units like yours buried up to the axles on level grass that was dry when they parked it. Of course you may be planning on adding skirting and leaving it parked semi-permanently. Super-wreckers are not cheap when they pull you out of bad spots.
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CharlesOK
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09/27/12 07:36pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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