kaypsmith

Spare cables sounds like a good plan, along with belts, hoses, light bulbs etc.

If you don't believe that is cheap, come to Alabama, ad valorem tax is assessed annually based on black book values, I have watched the faces on new motorhome owners when they were hit with $1700.00 to $2600.00 tags. Now the good part is if you purchase the vehicle in Alabama, the state portion of sales tax is 2.75% plus local fees can be 1% to 2% added to that, so a $200,000.00 coach sales tax can be significantly lower than neighboring states such as Ga. and Fl. etc.

When I get bored "LOL", I get the metal polish out.

Rich, I think Lyle is correct, check this link. http://www.batterystuff.com/kb/articles/battery-articles/battery-bank-tutorial.html

Is the coach receiver rated enough that you can use a dual receiver? Carry one scooter on the back of the coach and one on the Jeep. I have a dual receiver on the back of my coach that I carry a mini golf cart, weighs 308#, then tow the car on a tow dolly, works well for me. You can still tow your Jeep 4 down also.

Probably just a Monday morning built coach, whomever installed the valtera valve was not over the hangover yet. Should be an easy replacement, but I feel that Thor should make the repair even if out of warranty. It is clearly poor quality control for the inspector to let it go off of the assembly line without correcting the mistake.

Thanks Carl. Actually 1963, I toured their facility in 1989 because I had a friend that lived in Macon Ga., at the time, was an interesting tour. Here is the Wikipedia page that describes the company in detail, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Bird_Wanderlodge I didn't mean to offend Erniee in any kind of way.

I mistakenly said conversion, then Erniee corrected me. I edited the post to take out conversion, as I did say it wrong. Wanderlodge was a "sister" company for lack of better words, to Bluebird bus company. Bluebird made the bus that was sold for many years to school systems throughout the U.S., and probably others. The coach was produced specifically to be used in the build of the Wanderlodge motorhome. There have been plenty Bluebirds that have been converted , mostly known as schoolies, the likes of which is my current project for my youngest daughter.

Was the coach new when you bought it, and is the dealer an authorized Thor dealer?

I'm with Tom, two year steer, I have posted this before. Rich pointed out Kumho brand, I have had very good service out of that brand. Also have had good luck with Sumatomo.

If you don't do a walk around at every stop while taking the CDL course/license test, you will fail. Yes that is a very good practice. Last December in getting off to Tennessee in the coach, I had already done the walk at home, my wife needed to go to bank before hooking the toad to the coach. While hooking up, I looked under the coach just as antifreeze started pouring. Water pump had gone bad, that quick.

I converted my own coach from a MCI. The MCI line is one of the easiest to maintain, as the bus from my coaches period of time was actually owned by Greyhound, not the same now. The engine is on a slide that exits the rear on a rail designed for just that. The Monocoque frame design has rigidity that insures almost no movement of the floor and walls, therefore the granite floors have not cracked. Having owned two previous motorhomes, I used the most unique features that we thought to be most appealing to our lifestyle. With all this said, of the factory built units available, my first choice would be Newell, the coach is built to same standards as any commercial coach, with the exception that it was designed to be a motorhome. Next line would be Country Coach in any bus, MCI, Prevost, Vanhool or others. There are several converters that make quality conversions including Evolution. Evolution is where I toured and got tutoring before starting my conversion. If looking for an older good coach, don't discount Wanderlodge, I have toured their facility while they were still in business. This is of course from my perspective on conversions, many motorhome manufacturers make quality units. Good luck hunting, Kay

Lynarc welding supplies, Westpoint Ga. Rv Rover was located on 8th st. Good luck hunting. Address: 107 E 8th St, West Point, GA 31833 Phone:(706) 643-7841 While on the subject, I ordered a Kangacruz Mini golf cart, it weighs only 308# batteries included and will become a small enough unit to fit into the back of my Kia Soul, although I engineered a carrier to let it ride on the back of my coach, with the tow dolly attached just below it.

I called the business across the street from RvRover company, was told that the owner just decided that it was not making a fair profit, so they closed the doors just before summer 2015.

The "humming" probably is the water pump still circulating water, or possibly an electric fuel pump for diesel delivery. Whatever, needs to be seen about by a technician if the condition persist.

Try this site "http://www.rvrover.net/". Sorry, didn't try e-mailing first.

I personally never leave the gray or black tank open for these very reasons, I open the gray valve every other day, and the black valve before opening the gray valve on fourth day. Also the sewer system has an odor that we do not like, so keeping the tank valves closed helps eliminate that odor, especially when flushing the toilet.

I am using a Power Max brand 4 stage converter ordered off e-bay. Have no problems in 4 years.

I'm with Ray, if you don't like the looks of my ladder, look at something else, there are many beautiful sights that can be looked upon.

What about the vent on the roof? If that vent pipe gets stopped up, there will be no way for the odor to escape except into the coach.A bird may have built a nest in it, or some other critter.

Just want to add one more note, I think that the surge protector you are currently using is doing its job. In a previous post, you stated that your lights were dimming, after correcting the open neutral problem, I am wondering if the light dimming has also gone away. Would like to know just to settle my own curiosity. Thanks, Kay

I think this is a great post, thanks for sharing. Kay

Tom, I'm glad that all is well, and the service bulletin is available, thanks for sharing this, I will add it to my notes as well.

Are you using one receiver, or two?

I agree with "KISS" also, while designing the bus, plug around is in place in case of outage of the ATS.