wildebill308

I am a fan of the FMCA Continental program. Last Friday and Today I had all 6 of my 275/80R22.5 tires replaced. See my outer post about why it took 2 tries. http://community.fmca.com/topic/11267-difference-in-ride-load-range-g-vs-h/ after it was all said and done It cost $3288.13 out the door. I saved $1164.72 over the list price and the BIG one I saved $613.64 over using the FMCA Michelin program for comparable tires. Bill

Ok, after it was all said and done It cost $3288.13 out the door for the Continentals. I saved $1164.72 over the list price and the BIG one I saved $613.64 over using the FMCA Michelin program for comparable tires. Bill A. so far they seem to ride better than the old tires and did not experience any problem with the ride. Yes I know new tires ride softer than the old hard ones but I was concerned going to a H rated tire might be a harsher ride. Running the same air pressure as the G rated tires seams to be OK. Bill

Welcome to the forum. I just happened to find a used Brake Buddy for about $400.00 when I was looking So I haven't been eager to spend more money till this one gives up the ghost. I realey don't have that big of a problem instaling my brake in a box or removing it. I had Blue Ox rebuild the tow bar at a rally. There seem to be a fair number that show up on the used market. Bill

Have you tried changing the oxygen sensor? By the way welcome to the forum. Bill

I would take it off and leave it off. Just keep the front waxed. Bill

Welcome to the forum Sharon and Linda. What part of Texas are you from? Bill

Tom, With both the tow dolly's I have used they track outside of the coaches rear duels when going strait or turning. When towing 4 down the car stays inside of the track of the outside duel all the time. This is what I posted on the subject in a different thread. The only caution is to watch where you are in the lane as the dolly will track outside the track of the coach. You can be in the nice smooth lane and the dolly is running on the rumble strip. You also need to be aware when turning as the same applies. I saw a guy drag his car and dolly through a ditch because he turned to close to the edge. Let me know if you have any questions. Bill

Well if the OP comes back we might find out. Bill

I don't think there is a limit to how many times you can "touch up" Dicor. However The better way is when you have the down time clean off all the old sealant, prep the surface, mask it off and do a new installation. This way you will get a good bond and no leaks plus it will look better. If it is cracking in the top it may be delaminating from the surface where you can't see it. I haven't used eternabond tape but I don't think it does as neat of a instillation. I would have some for emergency's. Bill

I actually like the wood cutting board idea over just replacing it with the counter material. Bill

Carl fills in for Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas. You should see him in his 10 gallon hat and boots. Bill

The tire place said they sell a lot of them. But like you said some times stuff happens. As an aside, in another thread we were talking about the front wheel bearing seals leaking. Well when I got home I looked at the front tires and they had grease streaks just like a seal leak. I said.... well then I realized it was the grease they "liberally" used on the tire rimes when mounting the new tires. Thank goodness. I don't need any more challenges right now. Bill

Sharon, welcome to the forum. I used a Acme tow dolly for a couple of years to tow a Honda Civic. I had the disk brakes and was happy to have them several times. If you decide to use a dolly I can give you some tips. https://cartowdolly.com/ Bill

Or this one. http://www.irv2.com/forums/f259/ Or this one http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/listings/forum/21 Please feel free to share your wisdom with more likeminded individuals. As you have lamented there just aren't any Class B users active heare. When you go camping print out some applications and recruit other Class B owners to join. Build a chapter of like minded owners. If you can recruit 20 other owners to your chapter then you can hold Rallies and the parks will give you discounts. Go for it. Bill

Jim,Welcome to the forum. I have to say that is one of the most unusual problems that I have heard about on the forum. Do you have a wiring diagram for that area/for your coach? With out hands on trouble shooting everything would be just a guess. Have you tried running this by Tiffin? Who knows-- you might not be the only one to have this problem. Bill

Welcome to the forum.

"All of this we can do and enjoy in our lighter foot print Class B...." That is just fine if all you want is just a Class B. Why don't you go camping and give it a rest. I know I am I will be headed to St. Louis to watch the eclipse starting Thursday. I will be taking my class A motorhome that gets about 8.5 MPG and towing my CR-V that gets over 30. I don't care what the cost of fuel I am going. I was traveling a few years ago when Diesel was over $4.50 a gal and only drove 15,000 miles. You can figure out what it cost I DON'T CARE. You keep preaching about how you can go places that class A coaches can't. Please, you obviously haven't had your oversized van in any of the major national parks. You will be just driving around looking for a place to park. I park my coach in a campground and take my toad and still have a hard time finding parking. Just for reference point I was in 12 national parks and 27 states just last year. I think I know what I am saying about parking. One other point. "A large Class A that you live in is like a mobile home on wheels... You still have to pay for fuel, maintenance, long term storage, repairs, insurance, any other costs.. traveling and admission to recreational areas..." How is your B different? Yes I have a mobile condo. I can park it on the coast. East, West Gulf. In the Mountains,.. Bill

They are Triangle. They were on the coach when I bought it. I checked them out and the truck forums didn't have any bad reports other than they were a little hard. I know all the people complaining about Chinese junk but they seamed to work ok. They never lost air or showed any weather checking. Yes they did seam to be a hard tire. but worked ok in the back. They were about 5 years old. I don't have the date codes handy. Bill

Welcome to the forum. If you Love your buggy please add it to your signature. Bill

The tire that failed wasn't a retread. Yes you would have thought the older tire on the front to have problems. Bill

No damage that I could see/so far. It better not be the front with 2 new tires. Bill

Well I went to Cowser Tire & Service 1700 NE LOOP 820, FW Texas and had the 2 front tires installed for $1096.16 basically saved $388.24 over the retail price on 2 each 275/80R22.5 HSLS ECO PLUS Continental's. Every thing went smoothly until I headed home. about 8 miles west on 820 I heard such a clatter and pulled over to see what was the matter. Well one of my 5 year old inside duels had thrown a bunch of tread. So I drove slowly back to Cowser. They ordered 4 more tires but they won't be in till Monday. They were nice enough to install a "loaner" tire of the right size (NO CHARGE) so I could go home and back Monday. So the saga continues. Bill It still has lots of tread in some places. Bill

I had some time today so I asked the manager at the tire store about your tires. He basically said to go with the all position /steer tiers that are listed as in the program like the CONTINENTAL 275/70R22.5, HSR2 SA or the Coach HA3. As an aside he didn't think he could get the FMCA discount on the Conti Hybrid HD3. So now you know what one dealer thought. Bill

The snow was off the road at the Canyon but later in Amarillo I did stay parked for a couple days because of road conditions. No it isn't my coach as I didn't go out to take pictures of my coach. Keep in mind this was 30 May. Bill

What size? I try not to be driving in ice and snow.