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Proposed Immigration rules for Snowbirds
US Immigration supposedly will be changing some of the regs re snowbirds. This has been discussed here previously. BUT, according to USA Today the new 8 month rule will only apply to those who own homes or have long term rentals. Not much help for RV'rs.
Moisheh
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06/17/13 05:43am |
Snowbirds
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RE: The ULSD debate. Again
Who is the author of that article? Was it Tequila or his alter ego?
Moisheh
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moisheh
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06/17/13 04:45am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Monaco motorhomes
If I were in the market for a new MH this would be the time to wait and see. I really think the new owners will restore the Monaco name and reputation. The locomotive look will be gone and owners of the Monaco trains will be in the same boat as people who bought Pontiac Azteks or AMC Pacers. Although the Liberty is a good chassis I really hope they will retain the Roadmaster for the higher end units. Navistar is not a company that can deal with consumers. The Navistar powerplant is problematic. Now Navistar is going to install the Cummins SCR system on the 13 series engines! I just wonder if the new owners will get all the data on the older units???
Moisheh
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moisheh
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06/16/13 06:31am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Caterpillar Diesel
That is a very general statement. Just what problems have you read about and which engines?
Moisheh
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moisheh
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06/16/13 06:03am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Company in US which ships to Mexico
There Are lots of custom fiberglass shops in Mexico. Look for a supply house that sells plastics and resins. They will know the name of a few shops. Sometimes boat repair shops can help as well.
Moisheh
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moisheh
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06/12/13 12:59pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Does your home jurisdiction require air brake endorsement?
I did not read this thread right from the beginning but one thing that has not been mentioned is a "6 pack". Almost all MH's have automatic slacks. But they do not always adjust. At least once a week ( if you are on the road) here is a procedure that will adjust your slacks. The wheels should be blocked and the park brake off. Build up to full air pressure. You will be doing 6 full to pedal to the metal brake applications. However they must be at near maximum air pressure. 18 wheelers have an extra air gauge that will tell when you are at that pressure. In most MH's you will do 2 applications and then build up the air pressure. When you have made 6 full applications your brakes are adjusted. As for air brake endorsements it is ridiculous that every state does not require that endorsement. Every Province in Canada has that requirement. I will go one step further. Before driving a vehicle over a certain GVW one should be required to take a driver's test!!! I decided that the air brake endorsement was not enough and I now have a CDL.
Moisheh
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moisheh
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06/05/13 05:30am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Access to Tenacatita beach reopened
The informal economy exists due to the lack of a real social safety net. In order to feed their families people are forced to become street vendors. Many are uneducated and may have some type of disability. Often the husband is employed but the wages are under 100 pesos a day. So the wife has to be a secondary wage earner. I admire their entrepreneurship and salute them for being proactive and looking after their families.
Moisheh
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moisheh
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06/04/13 06:59am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Bicycle stolen at Sam Town Las Vegas
RVmex is a Mexican citizen and former owner of RV parks. He has helped a lot of tourists in Mexico. Fausto speaks English but his best language is Spanish. I think the point he was trying to make is that petty theft can occur both NOB and SOB. Cut him a little slack!
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/30/13 05:17pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Another 10 yr permit question?
Bounderlew brings up an interesting point about stolen vehicles. If your vehicle is stolen and not recovered the Mexican Gov. considers it sold and wants their duty! To make matters worse most insurance companies want you to provide proof that the duty has been paid before they will issue a check. If your vehicle is written off there is a procedure for someone from Aduana to issue papers showing the vehicle was destroyed. At one time some insurance companies wanted the vehicle taken to the border to cancel the sticker! Why do they make such ridiculous rules in a country where there are hundreds of thousands of illegal cars being driven by Mexicans? Where most of the stolen cars in AZ end up in Mexico.Often used by police! The Hologram program was a good idea but it needs to be modified.
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/27/13 04:43am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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Food restrictions
Food restrictions
I am surprised that Rocmoc missed this one!
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/25/13 01:54pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Pemex pump prices adjusted ?
But It was Profeca that published the list. Are they a toothless tiger? Why have they not stopped the theft? Profeca has the power to shut those stations down. Maybe if 75% of the Pemex's were locked down it would send a message to the thieves.
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/25/13 05:27am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Navistar RV is gone.......Hello new owners
There are trucking fleets with the MF13 that do NOT use the trucks as they cannot get down the road without emission system problems. Those that bought Monacos with the MF10 will have trouble selling these units 3 or 4 years down the road. Does anyone else remember the Mercedes fiasco about 8 years ago?? Do not compare these engines to the Navistar powerplants from 10 years ago. The emission systems suck!
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/20/13 05:27am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Alfa See Ya
Do yourself a favor and walk away. If you join one of the Alfa groups and read the archives you will quickly understand why they went out of business. Air conditioning does not work well. Unit leaks air everywhere. Slide mechanisms fail. There is a lot more. Most decent dealers will either not take them in trade or simply wholesale them off to "Joe's used car lot".
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/20/13 05:20am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Rand McNally GPS RVND 7725-LM
Save your $$. The Rand is a horrible GPS!!!!
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/20/13 05:15am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: "Sirius" radio problem, 2008 Bounder
Doug Glass: Doesn't that app use your data plan?
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/17/13 06:33pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Navistar RV is gone.......Hello new owners
Hipower stated:The Navistar engine line would seem to be well proven in their OTR truck products and if the HP/torque curves fit in an RV application it would seem to be a good alternative to Cummins, Cat and Detroit.
I don't know where you got that information. Those engines are far from proven and came very close to killing Navistar's engine mfg.! The truckers hated the engines and finally Navistar smartened up and is installing Cummins. Neither Cat nor Detroit are supplying engines to RV mfrs. Cat does not sell any OTR engines other than something for specialty uses. Detroits may be used in some bus conversions. If the new owners expect to sell any units they will have to dump that ridiculous excuse for a powerplant. I do hope they continue with the Roadmaster but the last link sounds like that too will be history. I bet most in this forum do not know that the Roadmaster chassis was designed by Chrysler just before they went bankrupt.
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/17/13 06:30pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Kelderman Air Ride
OMG!! Why are people buying or planning on buying a new unit then spending $6000 plus to make it useable?????
Moisheh
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moisheh
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05/17/13 06:13pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: ULSD in Baja
Mexicowanderer: I ma certainly no expert but the only way to "clean" the DPF is via a machine or by regens. Switching to ULSD would not help but infrequent usage of the high sulfur fuel should not cause any problems as the DPF will be cleaned with a regen. Just maybe a little sooner. I don't know what happens if you continuously use ULSD. Porbably plugs the DPF. The on vehicle cleaning is done by injecting raw diesel into the filter and lighting it on fire!!!
( A dramatic explanation). When Cat was still building OTR truck engines they had an access door on the DPF and sold a kit one could use to clean the filter.
Moisheh
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05/17/13 01:53pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Do you have a Good Sam Rand McNally RVND-7725-Lm GPS
The Rand is one of the worst RV GPS ever to hit the market. There are so many info bands on the screen that it really is only a 3.5 inch screen. The sound is like a crystal radio. The voices suck. I returned it and bought a real GPS Garmin 760 DEZL.
Moisheh
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05/15/13 06:23pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Toyo vs Hankook Tires
Hankook are OEM on both Navistar and Freightliner trucks. That should tell you what you need to know.
Moisheh
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05/13/13 03:53pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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