kingfr
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I have driven this entire route in my 40 ft DP towing a Jeep Grand Cherokee with no problems.
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Residential Refers are not known to burn down RV's!
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The Amarillo KOA is OK, but overpriced.
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Try the Oasis RV Resort, just west of Downtown Amarillo off of I40.
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I drove PCH North from San Francisco to the end, with no issues. The difference was a 31 ft coach (north) vs a 40 ft coach. (south)
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I have driven CO 550 from Durango to Montrose in our 40 ft DP, towing a Grand Cherokee. I enjoyed the drive myself, and my co-pilot couldn't stop talking about the great views from her seat. There was one hairpin turn between Silverton and Ouray that was really tight I wouldn't hesitate to do it again, and I really don't like man made heights. I guess it all depends on your constitution. OBTW: I drove CA 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) from Los Angeles to Monterray in the same coach. I might not do that one again!
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Does not accrue miles. The Odometer is electronic, you tow with the ignition off. It has been that way for several years, Our 2012 doesn't and in fact, the 07 GC that we used to own did not accrue miles when being towed either..
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Jeep - Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Cherokee (Old or new) and Liberty. I have Towed all of them except the new Cherokee at one time or another. They are all easy to set up and follow you around like an obedient puppy!
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Are you sure that your Jeep has a steering wheel lock? My Grand Cherokee does not, and the Wrangler before it didn't either!
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I think that this is a classic "Mountain out of a mole hill" arguement. I assume that we should all stop flying because of the Malasia Airline incident?
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My father used to say that he would not have an automobile with power windows because "that was just another thing to break". I think that I see a bit of that line of thinking in this thread!
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Sorry to hear of your bad purchase and hope you come to a decent resolution.
Our family is in the market for a MoHo and were are trying to figure out what the best predictor is that a particular unit will be a lemon.
We Googled "Bad Motorhome" and the first 17 pictures looked very similar to the image we found for your model, the Fleetwood 28F.
It seems that a person could draw 3 possible conclusions if this kind of motorhome is the poster child for lemons:
1) Stay away from entry level models Yes
2) Stay away from Fleetwood Maybe
3) Stay away from Class A's No
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Wow, I am grateful for all the thoughtful responses.
We spent the day visiting a few more dealers and have probably ruled out the Class Cs because the chassis seems a bit petite if the manufacturer makers it into a 33' so we have probably narrowed it to the A Class and Super C Class. A salesman at a dealership that sells the Super Cs built on the Chevrolet 6500 chassis made an interesting offer--He will buy steak dinner for 4 if we can find any motorhome other than a Class A that a manufacturer has had to buy back because of lemon laws--He claims that the Chevrolet portion of the motorhome he's selling is identical to millions of other medium duty Chevrolet trucks in use and that a breakdown is extremely rare, and a breakdown that the Chevrolet mechanics can't repair is unheard of.
If anyone can refute his claims the steak dinners are all yours.
I assume that this was a used vehicle or a leftover. Chevrolet (General Motors) abandoned the medium truck market in 2009, a casualty of their bankruptcy. Super C's are now being built on Freightliner chassis', I believe. Any one on a GM chassis would probably qualify as an "Orphan".
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The PI takes a little over 2 minutes to actually turn the power on to the coach after testing the incoming power. It seems like 5 minutes. I am plugged into a 30 amp circuit with a 50 AMP PI and a dog bone right now and it works as advertised. My PI is a permantly mounted unit inside the power compartment in my coach.
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Thanks for the correction Frank. I have corrected my post. I just remember it as being way too long a day and our visits since then have been from what I consider to be better jumping off points.
I wish that I could stay at Fishing Bridge. The first available reservations for 40 ft MHs were after Labor day, and we'll be long gone by then. I would consider dry camping for a few days, but not a whole week. We do like the comforts that 50 amps allow. We'd rather set up once and then tour at our leisure. There are a few sites in the NPS CG's for bigger coaches, but not many. We lucked into one at Madison Junction several years ago. It was real touchy getting into the site without hitting any trees in the cg.
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According to my memory, and the official NPS map, the West gate is practically in West Yellowstone. Grizzley is basically in "downtown" West Yellowstone. West Yellowstone is about 6 blocks by 8 blocks. It is 14 miles to Madison Junction from the entrance station. Madison Junction is where you turn left or right to see the park. We will be in the Tetons/Yellowstone area in July. We have reservations at Colter Bay for a week in the Tetons, followed by a week in Grizzley in West Yellowstone.
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Porter Cable makes a nice 4 Gallon pancake compressor which will go to 165 PSI, It cycles at 130PSI which is important when trying to inflate tires over 100 PSI!
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Mark Quasius has written articles on several of the motorhomes you are looking at. He has visited the factories, watched manufacturing, and driven the coaches. His writings are very objective. You should be able to find links to his articles here. http://www.rvcruzer.com/index.php
FWIW: Mark's personal coach is an Allegro Bus.
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Hello,
I have a new-to-me coach that is in need of 4 new house batteries.
The original batteries are LifeLine AGM 8D and my questions is: Are they worth the extra cost over other brands of AGM 8D battery?
Does anyone have experience using anything else?
$3500 to have 4 batteries installed seems excessive!!
Thanks for the assistance!
JR
I suspect that if you spend some time searching the internet, you can find them for less than that. I saw one post that spoke of finding them for a little over $400 each. I have six of the 6CT Lifelines and they were about 2K installed 2 years ago. It's worth it to me not to have to feed water to the batteries.
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When visiting Memphis, try Tom Sawyer CG in West Memphis. Across the river from Memphis. Sites are on the Levee overlooking the river. They park Motorhomes facing the river so you can watch the tow boats go up and down the river. Free laundry too! We like Two Rivers CG in Nashville. We avoid Pigeon Forge like the Plague, go to Townsend, TN instead. Townsend is "the Quiet Side of the Smokys". We stay at Big Meadow Family CG there. If you must have a Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg fix, its a 30 minute drive from Townsend.
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If you have to disconnect the battery, then your lights are wired wrong. We had a 2012 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. All we had to do to tow it was hook it to the coach, (Blue OX Tow Bar) plug it in to the coach, put the transfer case in neutral, the Automatic Transmission in park, put the Brake Buddy in, remove the key and go. (Maybe not in that exact order!) I would return the wiring harness to the dealer and make him remove it if you really do have to disconnect the battery. I really think that the dealer doesn't know what he is doing.
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I would think that two days one way from Baton Rouge to Yellowstone or back is not enough, unless you like 900 mile days.
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After putting it in neutral I do put it in park. After talking to another owner of a similar Jeep he states that after putting it in neutral for towing he turns his ignition off and removes the key and locks the door. When parked I checked and my steering does not lock so I will turn the ignition to the off position and remove my key the next time I tow. My manual does not mention any of this, just the steps to get it in neutral for towing. Operator error I'm sure! Thank you for your input.
I don't believe that following the directions as printed is "operator error". Maybe operator error on the part of the "manual writer", but not necessarily on your part. I do believe that I would go to the Jeep web site and download the latest version of the owners/operators manual. I looked at it and it appears to be correct, at least in that section.
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The portion of 550 from Durango to Silverton (and on to Ouray) is what causes a number of folks to grow feathers and cluck...