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If you have specific questions about FMCA's ERS, you can call the actual provider (Safe Ride Motor Club) (972) 455-1900.

FMCA's ERS is $74 a year, you won't find any cheaper.

I hope they have made some improvements in the chassis, because it appears the gas mileage is still terrible.

I punch a hole in the top rear of the handle of the 2 1/2 gallon container so it flows much smoother and faster. Also, the bottom of the 2 1/2 container, when you cut the top part off, makes a nice small storage container.

Great looking coach. I see it has the inverted mirrors like my Eagle....does it have the three lenses also? I love the one oriented on the front tires, it's very handy going through construction sites or towns with no shoulder, just a curb.

Ours too, unless in the summer and everything is very dusty.

Like the others, I had an 07 Duramax dually with an Allison 1000 and Dex VI was recommended. Things have changed.

I called Sirius/XM today to cancel my MH subscription, it runs out Jan 31st, and I did not want them to renew it. They must be having big time problems, I ended up renewing for $60 a year plus the normal fees and taxes. Total bill around $77 for a year, full service plus free additions of phones, computers and similar items.

It appears many of us have had problems with Michelins cracking. Mine occurred at five and a half years. I don't want them even with an FMCA discount....also, the discounted MIchelins will be higher than most others.

You guys are making this way too hard. My jack pads, made out of heavy duty lumber, have logged many thousands of miles....and never been used. However, I do keep an old broom handle with a nail with a head bent to a 90 degree angle in the end....just in case.

Ditto....I just put on the same size tires that came on the coach. That makes it easy and you know everything will "fit."

A couple of years ago we stayed at Elk Creek Resort. A bit off the beaten path in Piedmont, SD....a little west of Rapid City. They have Passport America rates for as long as you want to stay. Be sure to visit the Ellsworth AFB museum, it's out side the gate so no military ID required.

When I changed my eight Michelins in June, my first visit was to the MIchelin dealer to take advantage of the deal offered by Michelin through FMCA. But I got the same story, " we don't make them any more." Turns out that was a lucky break. I put two Continenetal 315s on the front (and used the FMCA plan) and put six Toyo 295s on the rear (way cheaper than Michelins). In hind sight, the Michelins were over rated and way over priced. My Michelins cracked at five and a half years......no where near long enough or what they are charging. If you are thinking about changing the size of the tires, here's a link that will show you what the true differences are: https://tiresize.com/comparison/

As Carl noted, it's always interesting and informative to see what Rich will come up with next. In the 500 pounds of manuals that came with my coach, one is entitled, "Recreational Vehicle Chassis." It is full of information from Freightliner, some very technical, some above my pay grade and some not pertinent to my coach, but a lot is very useful. There is a section dedicated to "lubricated" threads and another to "unlubricated" thread. It gives the torque settings for each size and grade of bolt.

Same here, I never run the HP. Why bother....it's worthless below about 40 degrees, is loud and inefficient. The Aqua Hot is the opposite....powerful, quiet and heats the entire coach through two zones very well.

When all else fails or the information is not available, the common sense answer is to move the slides only when the coach is level. Of course, some coaches without a FWS, would be safe to move the slides with the coach not level. However, these FWSs are very heavy and I would not move mine without being level.

We're on the MS Gulf Coast, where we spend every January, it's now 5:30 local and 70 degrees.

Both, after a ground tour in VN with the field artillery in the 25th Infantry Division, I went to flight school then back to VN for a year in the front of a CH 47 (Chinook). Several years later I got in to Army fixed wing, and when I retired, I was an FAA flight instructor and flew corporate jets.

Herman, I note the subject above is listed as part of your bio in all your posts. When I was commissioned as a young Army 2LT out of ROTC, I went to Fort Benning, GA, for parachute training, enroute to my first assignment with the 101st Airborne Division. After I had been with the 101st a while there was a discussion of "quality control" for the parachute packers....how were they monitored and checked to be sure they were extremely careful in packing our parachutes. What we were told by the NCOIC was that after packing the parachute, the rigger put a tag on it with his initials. He also said the riggers were closely monitored while packing the parachutes. The ultimate test for quality control was when, on an unannounced day at an unannounced time, the riggers were instructed to go find a parachute with their initials on the tag....and go jump with it.

Big Class A MHs with tag axles are also better in cross winds.

Our last coach was an 09 AC Allegiance 40X. We got it new, after it had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a while. Unknown to us, but known to the dealer, the chassis and coach under the passenger seats somehow missed out on being welded together. AC was happy to take care of that little problem and even reimbursed me for 1,500 miles worth of diesel fuel. BTW, the dealer is no longer in business.

We have a friend who went the other way....four 6 volts to two 12 volt AGMs. Never dry camps and has an all electric coach, works fine.

The last time my RF tire blew out, I paid for the tire and the wheel....got money refunded for the wheel because I did not need it, but not the $800 Michelin. There was no labor charge.

As I said earlier, the Tire and Loading Information sticker on the driver's door pillar, lists the exact weight, to the nearest one pound, this truck can carry. That sticker is on all vehicles, not just trucks.

You are ignoring the pin weight. The formula for determining tow capacity is the GCWR minus the actual weight of the the truck (GVWR at least, probably more)....22000 - 9800 = 12200. This is way too much 5th wheel for a 250/2500 series truck.