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I'll be nice and get Herman a six pack.

Glad you posted it and not Herman! He's like me on beer. I have 3 bottles left, of a 6 pack of Bud Light, that I bought for the last Perry Rally, 2 years ago!!!

I can attest to that. Herman talked me into the same route 2 years ago. Very scenic, but this 45 footer is in no hurry to that road again! I-81 is a good highway, but a lot of long hills and curves, in my Diesel I had no problems, your gasser is going to be slow on the long uphill's and probably be following a bunch of 18 wheelers most of the time! I would take I-95 to Richmond, then I-64 to I-81 to Conn. By the time you get 300 miles up the road, you'll not feel intimidated at all.

Bill. I run my tires at 115, rated for 125 cold. In December, due to cold weather, I put 125 in all 8 tires. Tuesday, I checked all 8 after a round trip to NE Texas, and they where at 105 to 112...Cold will do that. Just as heat will do the opposite.

Your coach is almost new...no guarantee that your batteries are! I like to check mine at the posts, you could have a dead cell and it would not be shown at the panel. If they are all 6.4 for 6V or 12.6 for 12V at the post, your good to go!

Bill. Welcome. Is there a reason, for you not moving the rig now, and go to Allison in E. Houston? Mobile Tech, can be very expensive.

I can see it being a safety issue, in regards to Jacks. On mine as long as brake is set, I can leave engine running and operate slide outs. I have to turn key to on, before slides are operational. My only wish, is that I had a relay, that would prevent me from disconnecting brake with slides out. If I'm on Jacks, I can't turn off brakes! I mostly use my Air leveling. John. As long as I have had a slide out, I have never had to replace a motor! My first slide out was in 1997, for 30 years prior to that, I had no slides! Must say, life was simpler.

Jim S. Did you mean "Sugar & Gas"? DBenoit. Have a friend, that sold her house on Lake Winni, (Real Estate Broker in Laconia for 28 years) and moved back to Texas. During all the years she lived up there, she flew to Houston, Texas, to have her hair & nails done, every 2 weeks during winter...no cabin fever! Joe. In the Hill Country, we probably have 100+ Wineries, in a 60 sq. mile area! Seems like Fredericksburg, TX., gets a new estate monthly! There is one that is a combination Wine & Dud Ranch, on 1,600 acres, just South of Johnson City (Past POTUS LBJ birthplace). Bet Mike went there.

Bon Ami in powder form, sprinkle in SS sink, with just enough water to make a loss past. I used real fine steel wool to clean, rinse. Never seen in liquid form for spraying on windows!!! My grandmother and mother, used Vinegar & News paper to clean windows and mirrors....I still do that. Herman. If you can find "Spray on Bon Ami", even in old advertisement. I'll keep you in Beer for a year! Ross. Never seen it in cake form (solid or semi solid)! It's been around since 1886 as a powder. Still is a powder, only thing added since original formula of Feldspar & wood ash, is Carbonate and Bicarbonate (baking soda for odor control).

John. I just remembered. My rear passenger slide motor was under the bottom drawer of the bureau. On my WB 40.

lenp. I can and do that with mine. Same, when I had the 2007 WB 40 Tour. My 2011 Allegro Bus, was wired so that I could not, per Tiffin it's a safety issue! My SO, has a Phaethon 40 and she can not run engine and run slides or Jacks!

Jim. Understood. I thought you went other places than just PNW. With all the moisture there, do you feel kinship to a mushroom? Auto gen for me, is a must have. Dedicated battery for generator is not a bad thought. When it gets cold enough, my generator takes time to start, even with a full battery, it warms up first then kicks in...mine is a 10Kw. Luck to you.

Yea. They are slowly rebuilding Aransas Pass. Pioneer RV Park is open and so is the golf course next door! Further up in Rockport, the RV Parks are open, including Lagoons. The Oyster Fest for Fulton is on...March 1-4. That's 2 miles from Rockport. What your calling North Padre Island, we call Mustang Island. This has been a Wild Fall and Winter for Texas, I hope this fall/winter of 18/19 will be back to normal, along with temps. Joe, Mike. Your both right as far as the coast goes...there are other as good or better RV parks in Texas! Mike, you don't like Palmetto State Park in LA?

Jim. When I have to press the start assist, it starts the engine, charges batteries, then I start my Generator...I can't use the assist for generator. The generator only charge the house battery packs, not the 2 start batteries!

Joe. Jim S. is right, Crawfish/Crayfish/Crawdads/Mudbugs, is known as, "Poor man's lobster", in the South! Jim S. Joe knows what that is, also "a cow Psg on a flat rock"! Mike. The sacrifice, is not meatless Friday. It's the 40 days after Fat Tuesday! Think I'll have a glass of wine now...I'm a Norwegian Lutheran!

Crestview RV Service in Buda, Texas, next door to Cabbala's on Service rd off I-35.

Jim. Since you want to boon dock, do you have any solar panel/panels? If you really want to get expert advise, send a PM to Bill Edwards!

Extension poles can be bought at a paint store for a lot less than with the wash wax system...Linda got the system for her DP at Six State...$200+, she used it once and went back to my way. Lucas slick mist and micro fiber..$15 + pole = $42. It works! I also use it on my 2005 AMG 55 Roadster and 1972 Bentley. This January was Wash the coach, before using Lucas. With all the sleet, snow and rain, between the Hill Country of Texas and Harlingen, Texas...my coach was gray with road grime. The RV Park gave me an OK to wash both coaches by a bucket and rinse by hose. Took us 3 days!

I have Silverleaf in mine, but it also gives me about 2 dozen readouts on what is going on in engine, cooling system, Allison, TPM's, mpg, exhaust system and turbo. Like Joe, it takes a time for my Allison temp to register, same with coolant. My readout is one degree increments, starting at 120.

winbett. Morning and welcome! Balancing=what you got, unless your unhappy! What tires you got now? You can stay with same or go one load range up and get Goodrich...that's what I'm doing in 2020 on my 45 foot AC!

Jim S. On General Discussion, everything is on topic! That[s why Brett told us to use it for rambling! The bugs are allowed and also on my favorite of food list. On the 5th, we will have all we could possibly want off boiled bugs, corn, mushrooms, small onions and the "Pink Sauce"! At a crawfish farm in Kaplan, LA. Then, from the 7th to 11th, we will be in Paterson, LA., with FMCA Cruising Cajun Chapter....guess what's for eats'?

Don. You do own a 2009 Newmar 42 foot, Diesel Pusher, right? I'm only guessing, since you did not mention it, that you have a chassis and Cummins engine that is post 2007, right? If you re-read my response to your question, "What is a emission engine?", you will note that I said, any diesel engine built in 2007,8, and 9 have to meet the EPA standards...Just what is your problem, with us answering your question? Your original question had to do with, "what could cause my coolant hose to burst?" and that it was brittle. "Could that be from too much "Engine Braking"? Herman or Brett. Time to close this one! Argumentative and personal, verbal assault. Carl

Who has good fresh Lobster, fresh Dungeness Crab and fresh King Crab recipes? Also Clams!

Bill, thanks. I will reprimand my friend who told me! Joe. Lobster is high in cholesterol, and calories, unless, you just like them steamed or boiled, with no butter or mayonnaise! I don't like them with butter! I know of 9 different ways to prepare Lobster.. Something else for Ruidoso!

Bill. Texas!