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After watching the video, it's amazing any of these things run.
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8 hours ago, WILDEBILL308 said:The good old days.
While I wasn't Officially in any of those places I do have an Vietnam campaign ribbon. I was officially in Okinawa but did go on some no name TDY deployments.
I wish I had kept some of the original "C" rats we had some had 1943 date stamps. Wayne you are right you can eat nearly anything with enough Tabasco on it.
Bill
My first tour in VN, I was XO of a 105mm howitzer battery (in the 4th then 25th Inf Divisions). All of our HE (high explosive) ammo was new, but we did shoot some illumination rounds manufactured in the early 1940s that was left over from WW II.
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That's neat! What kind of power train were they using in 1959?
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5 hours ago, Wayne77590 said:And c4 is great for heating C-Rats. (VN '68-69)
...or old mogas in a C-rat can full of dirt. (VN '67-'68, '70-'71)
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Bottom line, for me at least, is that 1994 is too old, too many problems and things to go wrong.
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Sounds good! Get their email address, contact them in a year and ask about problems.
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You might want to check out the "Death Wobble" with Grand Cherokees. I just binged it and this is the first article that came up:
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We went to an RV show a number of years ago and one particular company had really good looking tires. I asked what he used and he said, "don't tell anybody because it is bad for your tires, but the stuff that makes 'em look the best is brake fluid."
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On 8/1/2016 at 2:37 PM, jleamont said:Five, do you have a specific brand you recommend from experience?
Nope. Never heard anything really bad about any brand. Just get them from a reputable dealer and be sure they are not old. Also, don't forget to adjust and set your charger for AGMs.
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A final clarification. Most AC coaches like mine have two inverter/chargers and two banks of four 6 v batteries each. They are wired totally separately with one inv/battery bank dedicated solely for the residential refer, the other inv/battery bank for all other 12 v requirements. My set up is only one inverter charger but eight 6 v batteries to run everything. I do not know why the original owner wanted eight batteries and only one inverter, but that's what I have. These residential refers draw so little power, four 6 v batteries would have been plenty. In fact, one of the guys in our club just went from four 6 v batteries to two 12 v batteries.
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The bottom line is that if you are seriously concerned about annual costs (or any other costs) you are in the wrong hobby.
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14 MPG is down hill with a tail wind.
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On 8/2/2016 at 3:42 PM, Manholt said:FIVE...I'm a little confused here...what does the other 87% represent?
Get out your calculator, Carl. 404,800 X 13% = 52,600, which represents the percentage of RVs that are MHs. The 87% represents all the other RVs.
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There is a short article on RV sales on page 43 of the August issue of the FMCA magazine, entitled "RV Shipments Continue Upward Trend." Briefly, it states 2016 will show an increase of 6% over 2015. That 6% equates to 396,400 units, with the forecast for 2017 at 404,800 units. This will be eight straight years of growth. MH units will be 50,900 and 52,500 for 2016 and 2017 respectively. Those numbers equal 13% of all sales for MHs...the best performance in a decade.
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We are on our second CRV, great toads. We abide by the 65 mph rule...don't tow much faster than 60 anyway. MPG is bad enough at 60, really heads south faster than that.
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We are on our second CRV, great toads. We abide by the 65 mph rule...don't tow much faster than 60 anyway. MPG is bad enough at 60, really heads south faster than that.
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Yes, AGMs all around.
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My ISL 400 in a previous coach ran right around 200.
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AGMs are the way to go. They are literally put them in and forget about them.
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As we read about quality issues from the numerous coach makers, I wonder if you go out and pay $1.2 m to $2m for a Prevost or a Newell if those owners have the same problems we do.
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The link I saw said it was nearly 42'...with a 340 hp ISB. That's a small engine for that big a coach.
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On 7/23/2016 at 7:47 PM, hermanmullins said:Five, from what I hear you can add Lazy Days to the list of REV service centers.
Herman
Not yet. There are two new ones, one in OR and one in Alvarado, TX. They also purchased some property out west, NV or W CA I think, for a new one.
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Carl, have you called the AC tech line? They are usually up on all the weird stuff that happens to these beasts.
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On 7/25/2016 at 6:08 AM, jleamont said:Factory pick up cost more?
. Wouldn't that save you money or maybe just a small amount for factory to put it in service, not that the dealers do it correctly anyway. But why the added cost?
You are correct. The factory charges a fee, but it should be added on to a price that would be considerably less than if purchased from a dealer. That's how it should work...does it...who knows, I'm sure all factories are different.
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