RE: Antifreeze
No question. At 8 years old, even if it were an OAT-based extended life coolant (which was NOT fit by any chassis maker) it would be time to change.
For regular coolant, 3 years is normal life. Perhaps push that a little, but not to 8 years.
BTW, Caterpillar also recommends changing the thermostat(s) at 3 years, so add that to the list.
Allies Specialty Vehicles Buys Monaco Corp Today
Orlando, Florida – (May 16, 2013) – Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV), a leading $1 billion sales producer of specialty vehicles to the Fire & Emergency, Commercial & Industrial and Recreational Vehicles markets worldwide, today announced the purchase of the Monaco, Holiday Rambler and R-Vision recreational vehicle businesses and a collection of iconic brands, including Beaver and Safari (among others) from Navistar, Inc. (NYSE: NAV).
“ASV is honored to welcome all of the existing Monaco, Holiday Rambler, R-Vision, Beaver and Safari customers and an exceptional network of dealer partners to the ASV family,” said Peter Guile, CEO of ASV. “The ASV team is committed to providing our customers and dealers with exceptional product, service and support, and we are fully committed to re-establish the product leadership and extraordinary reputation for innovation, quality and service for which the Monaco family of brands has been known.”
“ASV is pleased to welcome Mike Snell as President of Monaco and Holiday Rambler,” said Guile. “Mike has made an invaluable contribution to the Monaco brands and the industry over his 20-year career with Monaco RV, and we look forward to his leadership during this new, exciting phase of growth.”
“We join the ASV family fully energized with worthy goals and high hopes as we jointly work to rebuild our iconic and proud RV industry brands,” commented Mike Snell. “With the commitment and support of ASV we’ll focus on developing innovative, distinct and aspirational products in keeping with the long and rich tradition of our brands. I look forward to working with our team, our dealers and our customers to make this vision a reality.”
Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV)
ASV is a $1 billion-plus manufacturer comprised of industry-leading brands serving Fire & Emergency, Recreational and Commercial vehicle markets. Within the Fire & Emergency segment, ASV offers a full line of fire apparatus and ambulances. Within the Recreational Vehicle segment, the company produces motorized RVs under many of the industry’s most iconic brands. The Commercial segment produces school buses, terminal trucks and sweeper vehicles. For more information, visit us at www.alliedsv.com.
RE: Wheel Hub oil!!
Yes, the majority of larger RV's as well as most all OTR trucks use oil to lube the front wheel bearings (and trailer bearings on OTR trucks).
Sure a lot easier to change the oil than to remove the hub and repack with grease.
RE: swap 5k lbs hitch to a 10k lbs hitch
Yup, don't bother to stay within the towing limits of your coach. And, if you have an accident, hope you can explain to police and insurance company why you exceeded the legal limits of your vehicle (they are smart enough to ask).
Can you do it-- sure. Can if BITE YOU-- SURE.
Note: this is from someone in their younger years really pushed the limits-- pulled a Mercedes 280SE 220 miles with a Volvo 244 on a tow rope. Thankfully, at the time I had few assets and would not have lost much if I were in an accident and sued.
RE: Crazy steering wobble/shake
Imbalance from left to right? Like if one side of your RV is overloaded and the other side light?
Did this happen with the holding tanks empty? Or full?
I've only had the death wobble twice, both times it was with nearly full holding tanks, grey, black and water. Both times, slowing to a stop caused it to go away. Both times the front end components checked out OK. Now I always dump before driving.
Jim,
Suspect all your tanks are in back. When full, they UNLOAD the front axle, making it much more sensitive to any "out of spec" conditions.
RE: Safari trek
I am refurbishing a 1993 Safari Trek 2600. I am doing so because of it's compactness, it's solid maple...
Wonder if that is clear Alder, not Maple. Will only make a difference if you wish to make mods.
RE: Crazy steering wobble/shake
No, higher pressure in the air system will not raise coach ride height. The ride height valves will keep the coach at the same level. Only possible effect would be that they could react a little faster at higher pressure-- really doubt it would be noticeable.
RE: 50 amp to 30 amp
50 amp side: Hot 1, Hot 2, Netural, Ground
30 amp side: Hot, Neutral, Ground
Connect the 50 amp neutral to 30 amp netural. 50 amp ground to 30 amp ground.
Connect BOTH 50 amp hot 1 and hot 2 to 30 amp hot.
OR just buy a 30 amp male to 50 amp female adapter at any RV store. They do exactly that.
RE: Air Bags
While not dangerous for an air suspension to go down overnight, it indicates a leak. Find a quiet area, block the coach up with safety stands (unless you have crawl room with the coach all the way down) and take a spray bottle of kiddie bubbles under the coach. Both listen for an air leak and spray all connections you can find. Could be a hose, fitting, ride height valve or air bag.
RE: 1996 Frieghtliner Transmission 12V power question?
Good advice so far. You can contact Freightliner with your chassis serial number and they can tell you where that wire gets power.
BTW, good job on troubleshooting to keep rolling.
RE: Anti Freeze
If you are doing a complete coolant change, which you should because of age if original or because it is NOT a good idea to mix different coolant chemistries, you really should buy the concentrate, not 50/50. The reason is that you can never (reasonably anyway) get the several gallons of residual water (hopefully distilled water for final rinse) out of those long hoses from engine to dash heater and the heater core itself.
If you want "blow by blow" instructions on doing it properly, let us know. It is NOT difficult to do properly but is time consuming.
RE: Safari trek
There than what chassis it is on, a BIG factor in handling is wheelbase/overall length.
Many Treks have a very poor (very short) wheelbase to overall length ratio. That long overhang negatively affects handling and ride.
Having put many miles on the shortest(24') and the longest Treks(30'), I have never had a problem with poor handling or poor ride. I have found, from actual driving experience, that proper load management is the key to better handling rather than some arbitrary wheel base ratio. A poorly loaded coach will handle bad, no matter what the wheelbase ratio is, or overhang length.
I totally agree-- weight distribution is a major factor in handling. Many coaches with long overhangs have weight distributed such that it unloads the front axle (lots of weight behind rear axle). This degrades handling and ride.
But, even without improper weight distribution, long rear overhangs add to driver fatigue when driving in a cross wind. Afterall, a large surface area "tail" is how windvanes work.
Please don't misread that I am negative on Treks-- these same principles affect all coaches.
RE: Safari trek
There than what chassis it is on, a BIG factor in handling is wheelbase/overall length.
Many Treks have a very poor (very short) wheelbase to overall length ratio. That long overhang negatively affects handling and ride.
RE: Anti Freeze
Call your chassis maker with your chassis serial number. That will at least tell you what the coach came with.
Of course, even if long life, it is well past time for a change anyway.
RE: Tiffin allegro shifting problem
Actually, all you have to do is turn on the key.
Then push the up and down arrows at the same time TWICE.
That puts you right into diagnostics.
You will have d-1. If this is followed by a - - there are no diagnostic codes. Is that what you have?
RE: Tiffin allegro shifting problem
When you say nothing would come up, do you mean that you got d-l - - or that the diagnostic function would not work?
RE: Tiffin allegro shifting problem
Open your Allison owners manual and use the shift pad to check for Diagnostic Codes. Takes less than one minute and you never leave the driver's seat.
What does it tell you???
RE: Replacing Flooring
I agree. If one chooses a floating floor and than hard mounts heavy items on it, it SHOULD NOT work well.
Guess, like most things, if you want them to work, follow the directions.
For our floating floor, that means an extra sheet of 1/2" plywood to mount heavy objects and quarter round affixed to the wall to cover the expansion gap. And, yes, Dianne did a REALLY nice job of matching quarter round stain to the new cork flooring.
Now, all I have to do is finish installing the floor and put down the quarter round.
