hermanmullins

There is something great about this wonderful country of ours. FREEDOM. You have your FREEDOM to express your openion. I have the FREEDOM to disagree. You nor I have the RIGHT to make the other change their way of thinking. If you don't like what you hear, you have the FREEDOM to not listen. If you dn't like what you are watching, your have the FREEDOM to not watch. Most of the people that have responded to your post are VETERANS who fought for your right to post your thoughts, so respect their rights as they respect yours. I hope that you are able to find a group that will fit your needs, TOM & Mack.

After making my responce to your post I looked at the next listing on forum Class A Motor Homes "Selling A motor Home" Take a look at what the Member has to sell.

My wife and I love our Monaco Dynasty. We purchased it from the original owner. The gentleman owned a RV dealership that sold Bounders. He bought a Monaco for his own coach. However since this will be your first coach,let me suggest that you rent a couch for a week if you haven't already done so. It will be expensive. But if you and your wife do not like it it will be a lot less then buying a coach and then find out you don't like RVing. Buying a 2 to 3 year old coach will save you a great deal of money. As was stated, all of the bugs have been worked out by the previous owner. Now is a great time to buy a Motor Home while the prices are as low as you might ever see. Now for a sales pitch. Try looking at this site. Paul Davis of Mr Olivers has some very nice clean coaches. They are presented very nicely on his picture format. His site is www.mrloivers.com click on RVs. Hope you and your wife enjoy RVing and find the coach of you dreams.

As Tom Said it could be between the two panels. I have found a great way to clean my windows when they are covered with Bugs. Windex and a razor blade scraper. Wet your glass with Windex and use the scraper all over. If this doesn't remove the film look between. I believe there has been someone that said there is a company that repairs the windows. Just a thought. Happy camping.

Welcome back. If I understand you right, this will be your first MH. This will be close to purchasing your first home. And it is good that you are doing the research. Have you thought about renting a MH before you purchase one. Yes they are a little costly to rent, however it is a small investment if you don't like RVing. If you do you will get a better understanding as to what you would like in your HM. I for one hope you will enjoy getting on the open road to see and visit this wonderful country of ours.

72 years not 22. 25 gallons of oil to dispose of. Three filters to dispose of. Laying on the ground for quite a long time to drain the oil. Laying on the ground to check for leaks. Crawling on the ground to grease all of the fittings. Being hard to start because I forgot to fill the Fuel filters before I mounted them. Take it to the local Cummins dealer, leave it, come back later and the job is done. Wife not mad because I tracked in oil on my shoes and clothes. Hmmm, let me think about that for a nano second. Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!!!!!!!!!

Mac, on our last coach I contacted Banks about our 300 HP Cummins. I was told that they could increase it up to 60 HP and 120 lbs torque. And that I should see maybe .8 to 1.0 mpg increase. Only $2,300.00. Wow, more power, more torque, and better milage, who could ask for anything more. Then I took out the old adding machine (did Isay I was old?) to see how many miles we would have to drive to pay for these increases. This will astound you. I think you will be happy with your 8.1 as it is. Good Luck.

Brett, I have earned my living as a mechanic in my youth(too long ago to think). I am intrested in your thought on a higher wattage bulb. How do you go about looking for such a bulb? As am example, do I just go to the parts house with a 1057 bulb and ask for a higher wattage? I have always looked for bad connections and dirty sockets but didn't know about the higher wattage bulb, thanks for the hint.

If I understood you to say the original owner purchased the coach (new) in February of '09 and you purchased it in July of '09, then all of the warrenties are still in effect. However if it wasn't new when the original owner(?) purchased the coach, Good Luck on the extended warrenty. Follow the rules to a fault. Get the names and ID number of everyone you speak with. When you get approvals from them have them fax you a confirmation. Down on paper is so much better then hearsay.

I read with delight all of the great answer about our TVs. As you have seen I to have had several questions myself. However I just thought(to myself). Camping out be be with nature, loving the outdoors. When we piched our tent beside the lake, built our fire pits, cooked over open fire(burnt alot and ate some almost raw), bathed in the lake and slepted on the ground. My God I just missed NCIS. Life was good then and it is good now. I miss the young scouts asking hundreds of questions and learning about camping. But now I enjoy camping with friends enjoying their company with the knowledge that the dvr at home is recording all of our programs. See life just keeps getting better

Brett is right as usual. This is why you never throw away the empty windex bottles. Fill it with water and add 4 to 5 drops of liquid soap. Spray on all connections, valves etc. Run off GOOD, Bubbles BAD. This is the only way to chesk for propane leaks. Sometimes your owners manual has a list of vendors for your coach. GOOD LUCK

Captain Spangler, Thank you and all of the Nurses and Corpmen and Women who have served our Great Country. One note, 1957 Base Hospital Hutchinson, KA. Nurse, Lt Comander, "Drop'm sailor and bend over. I can still feel that needle to this day. "FAIR WIND AND FOLLOWING SEAS"

WOW! I can't beleive the responce to my question. I would love to be at a campfire with all of you gentlemen. Oh what a night that would be. With all of the great responces I have come to one very good answer. Herman (me) you need to take your coach to a CB tech. and have him check out my radio and make the adjustment needed. Thank you all again for the many great answers.

About the time your coach was built lots were having the same problem. Mfg.ing was some of the problem. However many RVers have their windows tinted or usre the alunminum backed covers. Both reflect the heat back through the windows. Awnings with short extensions will help. Bad windows helped along by tint and covers.

Wayne, I just had a thought. What do you think would be the results of a Muslam, such as this so called Dr., going through Marine Basic Training?

Thanks again Mike. How does one go about the RV exemption. Do you just call up your provider? I will call Dish and ask. Thanks again.

Thanks Mike. I understand about the zones for local channels. But it seems that if you pay for local channel you should be able to receive the local channels where you are parks. We live in Dallas, TX and receive the local channels. I should be able to get the local channels for Oklahoma City when we are there. I have been told that in the past (before we got Dish) they did provide the channels, but changed to not providing them when you are out of your home area. I would bet there would be alot of RVers that would change if they offered them. Sorry but this is just one (of many) of my pet peeves. I can still call and get the locals where I am at. (Between the A&T, as my old English teacher would say.)

When going through my mother's stuff when we moved her closer to us, I found this letter that my stepbrother wrote to my stepdad. I thought I would share it with everone. I hope this works ... it is my first post with an attachment.

Road Dog, Thank you for your service. Although I was in the Navy from 1956 through 1964, but had no contact with Vietnam, they consider me a Vietnam Veteran. You who were there are the true Veterans of that conflict (WAR). Again, thank you your service to our great COUNTRY.

I know that Direct and Dish do what they want. But can anyone explain why, like Dish, they use satellites No. 110 and 119 no matter where you are? When in your home area you can receive all of your local channels you subscribe to; however, when you stray too far you can't receive your locals even though you pay for them. I can't see what difference it makes. I have called Dish and they have set me up with local programing for the area we are in, but when I get home I have to call them up and have my locals reprogramed. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE???

Jack I saw that you are from Plainview, TEXAS. Did you know Ralph Culver that owned Plains Welding Supply? I have known him since the early 70's.

Thanks Jack, as you said that was a very indepth answer. I will check all connections for any problems. When you said to tune up the antenna did you mean to get an SWR meter?. I had one years ago (many friends and a few beers and its gone). I have always ask people that talk about their 1,000 watt amps, "What do you have to say that is so important?" That doesn't go over too big with them. Back on the antenna, My factory antenna has the base portion that is about the size of a broom handle (Black) with the spring mount on top then the antenns. Is that the type that is set for Marine or RV's? Again thanks for the answers.

Sorry I just saw your post. We are member of the LONE STAR CHAPTER OF FMCA. We have 5 rallies per year Feb/April/ May/ Sept/ Dec. If you have spent much time in TEXAS you understand why we don't have any in the summer. We have one coming up in December in Fredricksburg, TX. Dec 9 thru 13. You can visits our wed site LoneStarChapter.net. or you can contact me at a1grumpy@sbcglobal.net. I will be glad to visit with you about our chapter.

We have a 40-channel CB (all in the Mic.) that has very bad reception. I have always understood that the antenna needs a good ground. Such as a mag, ant. mounted on the metal roof of a car. Monaco doesn't have a metal roof. My antenna is mounted on the fiberglass. Has anyone ever heard of grounding the antenna at the box inside of the coach? I don't use the CB that often, but when we are travling with some other people it is better then using the cell phone all the time. Look forward to your thoughts.

Airborne to air mail. Now that's a streach. Go Army, unless when they are playing NAVY.