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  1. Joe, since it's a DP it should not require a lot..your first and second points, yes on any coach or RV. then Safe-T-Steer should do it.Maybe larger diameter sway bars front & rear. We have people we travel with that has his coach and they love the Red in any length with S-T-S. Bill, very glad that you love your "New to you" coach. Newmare only has one coach that will fit in OP's driveway & space allowed...that would be the New Air 33 and it's $457k..since it's a new model I have not seen a used one, except for the New Air 34 & it's averaging $250k used! Almost 2x the weight of OP's coach. Both run the Cummins450!
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    Tire age

    This is where we run into problems all the time..since the OP did not list the type and model of his coach in the beginning, we assumed it was a DP, not a F-53 Gas coach! BIG difference!!!
  3. Brett, good thinking! Also, if he has heat pump with AC and line is frozen or blocked it will overflow on roof! OP is in an area that dips cold at night only...Between 30/40 degrees the heat pump will show ICE. If your not in coach then the water will run when it thaws.
  4. Joe, Harvey Coach Work used the Petterbuilt on their 45+ Super ? It never was classified as a B or C. They are no longer in business. $1.5 million coach!
  5. Mike, you can take it to South Texas on weekends! HH at 2pm? No way, mine start at 4 or 5, depending upon where we are...on a cruise it's 4:30 pm/then it's free until 8:30.
  6. Vince, welcome. United RV Repair in Boise, ID. Best in the State.
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    Tire age

    RATTLER. Welcome to the Forum! I have had 295's Michelin's, 8 & 6, 295's with 2, 315 Steer tires also Michelin...dry rot after 4 1/2 years. Now I have 315 (8) BFGoodrich! Under 90 days old is my benchmark, if it's more than that, get a discount...2 years old? No thanks! Thru FMCA Fleet, we get a discount on Michelin, BFG, Continental and Hancook, they are all good tires! I think Continental has 235, if not then 245's may be Ok!
  8. Hi Bruce. Welcome to the Forum!! If your furnace is LP , you should have registers on the floor, just like a house. If you have Aqua Hot, then the registers is thru the foot off cabinets and furniture. No matter the system you have, you probably have heat going into bays that has your plumbing.. Under sink is one example, probably does double duty, keeps interior warm & plumbing...the bathroom would be the same...Your correct on zone 1 & 2. You got 2 turned off, so number 1 is trying to keep the whole coach warm! Turn on number 2 and set it & 1 on same temp, use the gas setting (for both LP and Diesel if you have AH). That should prevent continual cycling! Heat pumps don't work below 40 degrees as a rule, AC with heat strip is good to 36....both are noisy! Carl C.
  9. mallard. Welcome to the Forum! 😎 Your point is taken...and it's expensive. Aesthetics is nice and the coach builder loves the free advertisement. Take a look at the most expensive coaches you can buy..Prevost and Newell. You will see a stiff mud flap between the drive axle and the tag axle, that's all that is needed! Yes, they tow a toad or trailer. I'm not saying your idea is wrong, just not necessary in Alaska today...when I was there the first time in 1978, different roads and story! Same in 1987. Now you got paved roads and Freeways! Carl C.
  10. I had a transfer pump..got it at NAPA one tube went into DEF tank, other into 2.5 gal box..squeeze the bulb & let it flow...mine was 13 gal and could never get more than 9 in it. carrted 2 boxes in bay...one gal must be a new thing!
  11. I have not been turned away for length yet. If you DEF fill is in front, get it in truck lane at pump, much easier as I found out in my Allegro Bus! Back in 2011, about the only way we could get DEF was in the 2 1/2 gallon box..it's a heavy, back breaker...now I see it at pump, everywhere! 100 or 150 fuel tank?
  12. That's why I run Off Road NITTO tires on my Jeep...made by TOYO. Unmatched durability! Price is the same as a coach tire!😁
  13. BandM. Have you looked at Kelly truck tires, I ran them for years, before the Michelin craze came along! Kelly should have been on Richards list, also Toyo. IMHO 90% of the tires we run are not American! But, they all have to meet the same Standards!
  14. Hope it fits at home base! Looks good. Now you get Particulate filter & DEF...Did you take it for a drive?
  15. Brett, Roland. I hold my wine glass high..Salut, Skaal, clink, gurgle! 😂 Happy, HH in 70+ and sunny!
  16. The chassis builder, puts on the rims and tires that the coach builder want's & has nothing to do with Engineering! Has everything to do with the coach builder "Bean Counter"! They determine what goes into an RV ! That was not an issue in 1964/74/84 and even 1994, but it's become a big issue since 2011. Every cent is accounted for! My coach came with rims that could carry 315'..so did FIVE's coach, mine came with 8 Michelin 295...cheaper than 315's, his came with 6, 295's and 2 steer tires of 315! I found out that I could run 315's on all 8, no rubbing on drive tires and no interference on steer tires...the point is that it's my dime, not the coach builders! Whatever you want in any coach, you can get on your $$$...They will build it, but you can forget about the 30/40% off MSRP.
  17. John. Welcome! Thank you for the blank check. Carl C. ASA Nam 1962/63.
  18. 82 sunny & AC is on! Jim S. Wait until you get out of Panama..should be about 92/muggy and feel like 100+, no tie required at dinner! When you get to my 2nd favorite city in Colombia, buy a white dress Canberra shirt.
  19. It was bound to happen, it does for all of us! 😂😂 I also have been looking at Entegra Cornerstone, we won't know until we get to Tucson! LOLOL
  20. Wayne, that's why I like XM Sirus...Country, Blues, Classic Rock, Jazz & Big Band..24/7.
  21. As you said, "You have a Roadmaster!" You could put 19" tires on that chassis & still have the best ride out there today!
  22. Bill, Joe. I call the Newmare a afterbirth! So Bill if you want it? Go for it & I'll get the 08 Mountain Air!
  23. Drizzle at camp house in Three Rivers, balmy 64...got to 72!! 😁 Sunday/Monday in the 80's and mid 70's for rest of week! 😎
  24. If you keep the same coach or get a new one, I check rates every 3 years...value of coach goes down. I have been with State Farm for 3 years now and the rate has been going down as value goes down! Progressive & National don't work like that...They kept my rate at purchase cost. Close to $400k, I'm second owner & did not pay anywhere near that amount.
  25. Sure wish we knew...make, model, year of OP's coach for better ref point.
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