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RE: Ford Ranger 4 down?
I can not remember what year my Ford Ranger was, I believe it was 2002, but I never could feel it on the rear of my coach. I would load up a four whl drive quad on it and go deer hunting in Utah or Colorado with it. I really loved that little truck. I would tow it at 65 and even 70 at times with no problem. I use a Blue Ox Aventa II tow bar.
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RayChez
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05/21/13 04:22pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: What did you do to your Class A MH today???
Today I exercised the generator for about half an hour. Put a heavy load on it by running both air conditioners. Greatest generator, never had a problem with it, Onan7500 Quiet diesel.
I also removed some water spots around the compartment area caused by the sprinkles on windy days at home. Little by little getting ready for next month when we take off traveling from June and back by November.
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RayChez
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05/21/13 04:05pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What did you do to your Class A MH today???
Nice day in central calif, 85 deg
Washed , bounder 34j, cleaned windows, gased her up.. Cross country trip in T-3 weeks
Can't wait going to be an adventure
I find it hard to travel this time of the year in some states because of the tornadoes all over Oklahoma, Texas and it runs all the way up to Indiana. Be careful on your travels. I could hardly wait to get out of those states, kept watching the news on TV all the time.
You do realize that you are at a much greater risk of dying in a car wreck in these states than encountering a tornado?
Not sure about that statement. How many tornado's hit Oklahoma yesterday alone? A few years back we got hit by one in Texoma and it was not a laughing matter. We had to evacuate our coach and get into the showers at the RV park.
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RayChez
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05/21/13 03:29pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What did you do to your Class A MH today???
Nice day in central calif, 85 deg
Washed , bounder 34j, cleaned windows, gased her up.. Cross country trip in T-3 weeks
Can't wait going to be an adventure
I find it hard to travel this time of the year in some states because of the tornadoes all over Oklahoma, Texas and it runs all the way up to Indiana. Be careful on your travels. I could hardly wait to get out of those states, kept watching the news on TV all the time.
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RayChez
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05/21/13 08:11am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Looking for a diesel guru
Lots of black smoke means a bad injector.
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RayChez
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05/20/13 09:40pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What do you DIY'ers use to jack and secure your rig?
I am like Fireup. I am not an over weight person, so there is plenty of room under the rear of the coach for me to change the oil. I lift the rear a few inches with the Quadra bigfoot levelers, but not enough where the wheels will get in the air. Even if the levelers were to fail which I doubt there is plenty of room where a person could still be safe working under the coach.
Now the front is a different story to service the generator. My generator is on a electric slide, so it makes it easy to service.
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RayChez
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05/20/13 09:26pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Antifreeze
15K miles? I would not worry about changing it out. But if you are worried just take it to a Freightliner shop or a Caterpillar shop and they can test it.
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RayChez
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05/20/13 09:16pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Ford Ranger 4 down?
I towed a Ford Ranger all over the U.S. The only reason why I sold it was because we needed more seating when taking friends out for dinner or something.
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RayChez
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05/20/13 09:12pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Alfa See Ya
Well, not all Newmars are good coaches. I could tell you some nightmare stories about my friend who bought a Newmar Dutch Star. So you can get good and bad coaches with any company.
As to Alpha coaches there are many that own them in our TTrails rv parks, and all the owners I have talked to seem to like them. I myself would not have one because I do not like the compartment layout and all those coaches are designed for real tall people. The cabinets are very high. I also did not like that they just come out in white color. But the interior I saw on one Alpha Gold had some real nice oak cabinets. So it is all up to the individual taste. Some like them and some hate them.
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RayChez
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05/20/13 12:17pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Smooth ride in used class A under $25000.00
LOL! The ten air bag system gives you a stiff ride. If he wants a soft ride, just get the four big air bags on Spartan or Freightliner chassis. The roadmaster rides like a sports car (rough and stiff).
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RayChez
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05/19/13 10:31pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: How old is too old?
If the coach is a diesel 20 year old, it would be no problem. Gasoline is another issue. They just do not last as long as diesels do. Just get the upper scale coach on any brand and you should be alright.
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RayChez
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05/19/13 07:45pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Smooth ride in used class A under $25000.00
Get a diesel pusher with airride suspension, then install a drivers seat that will also move up and down to cushion the bumps, either hydraulic or air.
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RayChez
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05/19/13 07:01pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Disappointed in Cummins Engine
Shane Perch is correct. Now they got sleeves for Cummins and Cat engines that did not originally come with sleeves. So that is no problem. All these engines though with a little luck will easily last half a million miles with no problem, but the breaking down can happen to any engine. I worked with locomotive engines which are big diesels and they would break down when you least expected them just like the little diesels on coaches. The important thing is that you hope they break when you have warranty or else it is expensive.
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RayChez
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05/19/13 04:36pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Disappointed in Cummins Engine
It's two posts because it's the same OP!! I think he got shafted too...BUT posting the same stuff every two weeks serves what purpose??? Sorry but this is just beating a dead horse. :(
Maybe he's still PO'd. :M
YES I WOULD BE TOO!!!
Well! I do not blame the original poster for being upset. I also was upset when I blew up two Cummins engines. One thing I will say is that Cummins made them good. But it is still very hard to take that two brand new engines under ten thousand miles would blow up.
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RayChez
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05/19/13 02:40pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Disappointed in Cummins Engine
You have to wonder about some of these repair facilities. You get a good honest diesel mechanic and even if a head bolt breaks, a good mechanic will know how to get them out.
Kind of strange that once it got into the shop they found a bad turbo, fuel pump quit or started leaking. Something just does not sound right. The thing is that most places we are at their mercy because most places will not even allow a owner to go back to where they are repairing the coach. Liability situations will not allow most owners to go to the repair spot.
But I agree that you can get a bad engine on any brand. If it is mechanical, it can break. But these statements saying that it broke because it was eleven years old is pure bunk.. Those engines will last for ever if taken care off. Most motor home engines will last at least 500K miles before they need an over haul.
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RayChez
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05/18/13 12:06pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: leveling and slide out
As we all know that some RV parks do not have level parking spots therefore it puts a twist on the body of the coach. I have seen it so bad in South Carolina that support brackets that support the front and rear end caps have broken off from the fiberglass. I also saw an American Tradition in Batesville, Indiana where the twisting of the superstructure popped the windshield off the corner and cracked.
Putting a twist on the superstructure will crack the fiberglass in the stress area's.
Tiffen might recommend it, but they could be wrong also and maybe that is why they are having problems with cracks on the curve part where the roof and the side walls meet.
If you level the coach first so that there will be no twisting stress on the frame of the coach, the slide should come right out. Makes sense if you stop and think about it.
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RayChez
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05/18/13 05:58am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Newmar question
NO they are not built like the Mountainaire or any of the higher quality Newmars. They all are good coaches, BUT! at different levels. The more you pay for a coach, the more quality has been put into that coach. Saying that they are all the same is like saying Chevy being a GM car is the same quality as a Cadillac also been a GM car.
DutchStar does manufacture a better coach now then what they used to, but it is no Mountain aire.
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RayChez
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05/17/13 07:45pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: leveling and slide out
coolcity, You are suppose to level first, then you put the slides out. Common sense will tell you that. If you have any mechanical know how, you will know right away that you set up your platform first, then you can put the slides out without putting any twist on the frame of the coach.
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RayChez
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05/17/13 07:38pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Samsung Refer Install Over Propane Heater (Height Issues)
Fantastic job Don. Looks great!
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RayChez
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05/16/13 09:33am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Dumping air when parked
I never understood why some manufacturers have you put slides out before leveling. If the coach has a high or low corner, the body xould twist enough to cause the slide to bind, when extended. I have always leveled first, and then extend slides. My leveling system uses 4 hydraulic jacks. Maybe those with only 3, are different?
I completely agree with Bill. I worked with big 200 ton cranes and you always set the out riggers first before you try to do anything. You have to set the platform first before you pull out the slides. The levelers on your coach are just like out riggers on cranes.
As to dumping the air on your coach? It all depends how long I am going to stay. If I am going to leave the following day, I do not dump the air, but if I am staying for an extending time, I will dump the air, lower the levelers and then pull out the slides. That gives you a solid platform and level.
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RayChez
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05/15/13 10:15am |
Class A Motorhomes
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