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RE: winterable class C brands
Bigfoot.
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08/13/08 11:04pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: slides
If you think you like two slides up front - extend it and try to get something a little heavy or large in or out of the basement without crawling around on the ground.
Or maybe the storage bays could come out with the slide????? I don't find it hard to get into and out if my curb side storage bays...
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08/13/08 07:05pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Test drive
Dealer says after I give him check for purchase, I could drive motorhome and if I didn't like, he would give check back.
Am I missing something her? You give them a chack and you get to take it home and see if it fits. If it doesn't fit or you don't like it, you take it back to dealer and you get your check back.
Why is it that you do not want to do this? That seems like a perfect solution to me. I would agree to that in a minute.
Good Luck.
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08/13/08 12:31pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: The Perfect Storm-Check Your Hitch Bolts!
The above is why my hitch is welded to the motor home - no bolts. It is also why my cables are attached to the frame on both vehicles.
Never seen a broken weld????
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08/12/08 07:43pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Labor Day Weekend
staying home and relaxing !
Ditto, as in every big holiday. :W
I wish more people would adopt this stay home on holiday weekends philosophy!
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08/12/08 01:58pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV Wash
The truck wash down from our condo is $.50 per foot for machine, $.75 for machine + hand touchup, and $1.00 per for the hand job all the way around. With a $5.00 tip prior to washing I paid $43. for the best wash I have ever had. The rinse is high pressure but I can drive through that quickly.
I wish I could find something like that...
I would GLADLY be there once a month!
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08/12/08 09:34am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV Wash
Has anybody had experience using a pressure washer to clean the RV?
I just pressure washed my new Tiffin tonite. Started on the roof and then did all four sides. I have used a 3000 PSI pressure washer on all my trailers and motorhomes for ten years. Rubber roofs, decals and all. Just be careful and you will be fine. I followed up the pressuere washing with Protect All. Got half the coach done and my shouder is about to fall off. My plan was to finish the other half in the morning, but I doubt that will happen. Maybe next month.
As stated, a soft brush will work very nicely as well. Just a bunch more work IMO.
Good luck.
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08/12/08 12:59am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV Wash
$1200. !!! :E For a WASH ??? :E
Are you sure you don't mean $120.00 ??
Nope!
$30 A FOOT for a wash and wax.
$30 a foot is what I was quoted as well by three separate sources. That inlcuded outside wash and wax and inside detail. But, still pricey.
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08/12/08 12:53am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Sliding tray for batteries
Putting in a slide is a final solution but it can be a pain to fabricate and make sure it continues to work. Have you considered a Flow-Rite system? I've had 2 and wouldn't be without it.
John
Yup. No sliding tray for me. Just a Flow Rite. In fact I have two as I just added two more golf cart batteries and it would have taken too much hose to connect the one Flow-Rite system together to the new batteries. So, I have two separate systems about four feet apart. Fill one, then move over and fill the other, then done.
OK! So Flowrite is nice, BUT! how do you check your batteries with a hydrometer IF need to? That is why a slide out is so much better to have, then not.
Im with ya Ray...same question I had...
Two batteries are under the entrance step. Two batteries are in a tray bolted to the frame rail (the same way Freightliner mounts the engine batteries on a FRED chassis). I can get to all four batteries for service or to replace them.
But, the original poster was asking for ideas to build a custom battery slide out tray. He was tired of using mirrors to monitor water level. My argument is that a slide tray, while very nice to have, is unnecessary. Get a flow rite system and you don't need to be sliding out the batteries.
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08/12/08 12:22am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What do you Own? Updated Results 8-11-2008
Tiffin Allegro FRED
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08/10/08 04:09pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Sliding tray for batteries
One gallon of distilled water has lasted four years and there is still about a half gallon left.
I check my batteries every month. Just a tad goes in each month.
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08/10/08 04:05pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Sliding tray for batteries
Putting in a slide is a final solution but it can be a pain to fabricate and make sure it continues to work. Have you considered a Flow-Rite system? I've had 2 and wouldn't be without it.
John
Yup. No sliding tray for me. Just a Flow Rite. In fact I have two as I just added two more golf cart batteries and it would have taken too much hose to connect the one Flow-Rite system together to the new batteries. So, I have two separate systems about four feet apart. Fill one, then move over and fill the other, then done.
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08/10/08 01:04pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: fourwinns 34h 12 volt power wont work
Battery disconnect switch?
GFI outlet tripped?
And for the step I would look at the sensor mounted on the screen door that is supposed to line up with another sensor that does not move. Many times, these get out of adjustment and the step will no longer work.
Good Luck.
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08/10/08 10:27am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Traction Off Road
Put some good traction tires on it and locking differential in the rear axle and you will be able to take it down most dirt roads that a large vehicle can fit on and get into and out of most camping sites without 4wd or a tow truck. The problem with motorhomes is they usually run highway tires with an open differential in the axle. Those two things together make for very poor traction in any situation except dry pavement.
That is an excellent alternative to 4x4. You would have to see about parts availability, specifically the limited slip for such a large truck differential.
Also would be fun to see if there is such a thing as an underdrive that could be added to give you extra gears lower than the ratio of the stock 1st gear of the tranny. So you could crawl better.
But, as SoCal said, better traction and limited slip would help tremendously!!!!
My 4runner is locked front a rear. And we do some very difficult rock crawling. I run in 2WD 95% of the time. Between lower gears, traction, and diff lockers, it is amazing the difference.
Good luck!
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08/10/08 10:21am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: cb radio
Sounds like you found a good solution!
Good job!
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08/10/08 09:58am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: RV batteries. What's good?
The "myth" is that there is something special about a 6v battery that makes them more suitable or better for RV service. An expression of the myth (for example) is "For boondocking for several days then a true deep cycle (like a golf cart battery) would be a good choice."
now, to figure out why there is such a religious zeal on this topic ...
So, you are saying that you disagree with the statement that golf cart batteries would be a good choice for boondocking for a couple of days???? Or do you disagree that golf cart batteries are a true deep cycle battery?
Because golf cart batteries would be a very good choice for boondocking. Not necessarily a better choice than any other battery, but a very good choice none the less. And how do you define a true deep cycle battery? Maybe a simple definition would be a battery that is designed to charged and discharged through many cycles without wearing out. Oops, that sounds like the definition of a golf cart bettery...
Religious zeal?!?!?
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08/08/08 01:05am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Conversion of electrical awning
I purchased and installed the electric arms to replace my manual arms on my last class C. I kept the same roller and fabric.
I'm sure that you could get a set of manual arms to work. You will have to drill new holes.
But, if a sudden gusting wind comes around, the electric arms with wind sensor will roll up the awning before you even get up out of your chair! Seen far too many awnings end up on the wrong side of the coach because someone thought they could catch it in time!
Good luck.
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08/08/08 12:43am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Size Debate for new rv owner
Not much difference between a 29' and a 33'.
Pick ther best floor plan, water tank size, holding tank size, warranty, manufacturer, after sales support, etc. Other things that are very important depending on how you want to use it.
There are many things much more important to me than the decision between 29' and 33'. If the 29' will fit, the 33' will also fit.
Good Luck.
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08/07/08 05:41pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Why used gas motorhomes so expensive?
I guess I'm the oddball here in that the Winnebago Journey that I bought new in 2003 was NEVER back in the shop for any kind of adjustment or repair. The only time it saw the inside of any shop was for routine oil changes, and only two of those! Maybe I got the exception to the rule, but then again, the two motorhomes I've owned since then (2 different manufacturers) share the same record. Am I just lucky or what??
I think your just lucky. My new Tiffin has had a bad ciruit breaker for the electric jacks, a bad auto changover switch, and a bad slide out motor. Tiffen sent replacement parts immediately and I switched them out myself. No big deal...
I think that most new units have bugs that need to be worked out. Most used units have the bugs already worked out, but stuff will start breaking sooner than on a new unit.
I couldn't find any great deals on any clean used rigs. I looked for months. What I found was that most people were upside down and wanted to get pay off which was much more than fair market value. So, we bought new.
Good Luck.
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08/07/08 08:28am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Inverters .. do you have one? .. are they worth the cost?
Going to all the work and cost of installing a good inverter is not for everybody. But if you like you’re quiet time with out the drone of a generator running. It's well worth it.
Very well said. I installed a 2000 watt Prosine in my Class C that I just sold. It was wired through a sub-panel. I did not realize how much I would miss having an inverter!
Our new Class A does not have an inverter...yet. We have been on three beach trips this summer with generator quiet hours between 8 pm and 10 am. I really, really, REALLY miss having an inverter!
I just purchased a remanufactured Prosine 2000 for $699 with a one year warranty. I just recieved my 4/0 cable. I made a new battery tray and installed two more golf cart batteries. But, our dry camping trips are over for this summer. Our next three trips all have electrical hook ups. So, the inverter install is no longer my number one priority, but, it will be installed once the kids get back in school!
I guess it is like most things. I never knew what I was missing until I had one. Now, I find it hard to live without an inverter.
Good Luck.
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08/05/08 09:32am |
Tech Issues
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