jleamont

Looks great! Nice colors on the coach also!

I will often turn ours on while traveling, especially if there is a traffic problem, although I don't usually hear much on occasion it has helped us determine if we should hop off the interstate and have a meal or sight see while traffic calms down.

Mr. Weiner, I was referring to the macerator clogging with hair (very common failure point internally at the impeller), not the drains in the coach. Being on vacation is more of a reason to manage time to its fullest as it is so limited. 1/2 hour per day x 7 days 3.5 hours per week empting waste tanks, that could calculate to one less museum or point of interest I cannot visit. Now my maintenance list just added one more item I have to maintain and deal with when it fails. I agree, people now and then have to wait, unfortunately in todays world technology has made most impatient. I am not going to explain the importance of patience to a line of traffic at a dump station. In your situation with smaller tanks and a light use duty cycle a macerator might be a good fit for your application. With the potential of 137 gallons to empty, its not practical. No we do not put food down the drains, plates and utensils get wiped then washed. I have only ever peeked inside a bath house at a campground, never actually walked in. I have heard the horror stories from people that have much more experience than we do and right out of the gate with the first RV we choose to avoid them, plus most new RV resorts are doing away with them. We are self contained no need to use a public restroom over our own. while on the road my DW has a book with dump station locations along routes, when needed we utilize them to empty tanks, as I am typing the something else came to mind, most of those dump stations are not in a convenient location, time is of the essence at those as I can recall several that caused a traffic problem within the parking lot while emptying.

I have been is so many situations where time was of the essence and waiting wasn't an option, and if it clogged with hair (three females showering it will clog). That one gadget would ruin a day. I am a firm believer of K.I.S.S! Keep It Simple Stupid. Example; when we go to leave for a day trip from the coach, I walk over and dump gray from the morning showers, shut the water off to the coach, at that time DW and kids are sitting in the Jeep waiting for me, and they are using water just before we walk out and lock the coach, gray tank is completely full by now after 4 showers. Or I am at the one dump station with a line 8+ behind me, pacing as we all have somewhere to be.

Bought a used DP for several reasons, 1st being new quality is terrible, materials are terrible and from overseas, too many corners have been cut over the years i.e. cable controlled slides flimsy fake wood inside etc.... We looked at a New Tiffin, it had decals inside warning you not to spend too much time inside as there are products inside that are made with chemicals that are harmful to your health (formaldehyde being one of them) . 2nd I spent the majority of my career as a Diesel technician, I didn't want any part of a newer engine with emissions on it. 4th chassis ride and handling, the only coaches that handle like ours now a days are very expensive, I drove several new DP's, none performed as well as ours, they leaned in turns, got pushed around on the highway and flex and twisted down the road by chassis design. 5th depreciation, this will not be our last purchase at 45 years old.

Kay, I am not surprised, a well built coach is a well built coach , yours is a well built coach/tank .

Sorry, you asked about rigs 2002 Holiday Rambler Imperial 40PKD, Cummins ISL 400 with Compression Brake. All propane appliances (and tank) removed and replaced with electric. Roadmaster RM8H chassis (not to be confused with the RR8S).

As Bill said up to 1/2 hour to empty a large tank equipped coach, no thank you! Our coach had one and I told the dealer to remove it before we picked it up. I can empty a full Black and Gray tank in under 2 minutes and be on my way with a standard RV sewer hose. Plus its one more thing that needs maintenance, that can and will break (as we all know this will happen with full tanks), clog with hair....etc... The biggest concern was the length of time to evacuate the tanks, at a dump station with a line behind you, you don't want to be "the guy" holding everyone up. I watched a video on you tube about those, and watched some poor guy trying to lean a coach so he could fix his to empty a full black tank, which required removal of the unit, no one would touch it due to the fact the tanks had waste in them, bio hazard and he was on his own with it.

Bill, most coaches that I have stumbled across with rubber roofs also have less insulation and a much thinner roof structure. I have to replace a gasket on my rear AC unit tomorrow, I wanted new mounting bolts for the AC, as mine are chewed up from someone prior to us owning it, because Monaco has such a thick roof (distance from the inside ceiling to the top of the fiberglass roof) they are special order, so I am going to weld nuts to the hex portion so a socket will fit properly, I'm not waiting for hardware. Turns on the standard bolt length is 1/2 the depth of ours. Where am I going with this.....I have been inside many Motorhomes and Trailers in rain storms, they are very loud inside when it rains, the only thing they had in common was a rubber roof, our coach you don't hear it unless its a heavy down pour and then you have to shush everyone and mute the TV, we typically only notice hail. Our C if it was drizzling you would swear it was hail and it sounded like the end of the world was coming .

To answer your question on roof seams, YES that was a determining factor when we were shopping for our DP. Design and serviceability were #1 on my list while shopping since I do my own maintenance. As a result of this we didn't get the floor plan we would have liked to have, after having this coach we soon realized this floor plan worked out better for us anyway. Some have seams with a large rectangle toward the center of the roof and others like ours does not, the more seams on a roof the more maintenance you will need. I would prefer an all aluminum skinned and roofed coach.....someday We don't do solar, one more gadget to break, the overall expense, little net gain and more holes in a roof = more places for water to make its way inside.

Fairly common, happens more often when an engine is allowed to idle for extended periods of time.

I was thinking the same thing

After some research, digging and searching the web for reviews, other RV forums and looking into what my "must haves" were I ordered this system below. Hard wired was a big one with me as the dash 12v plug on our coach is in a spot that is easily bumped while entering and exiting the coach and I don't want to be bothered looking at it to make sure its adequately charged, I have enough to do for a pre trip inspection. I called their tech support spoke to a rep (same guy in the video) and went through all of the scenarios that have been agitating us with the current system and this one doesn't have those problems, I also asked a few owners of the system what they have experienced. http://eezrvproduct.com/p/eeztire-tpms-systems-info

Your engine, driving habits and weight will alter DEF usage, if there is a Roadtrek forum, you might get a better answer. Here's an example; the Ford Powerstroke manual states only adding DEF at service intervals, its vague across their GVWR's, while an F250 that drives to work every day, no load might be able to make it that long the F550 with a dump bed that hauls stones everyday will need to top it off every 1000 miles or so.

Mweiner, the dues went up a year or so ago, a few dollars (I don't remember how much exactly, I believe it was $10.00), people were up in arms over that back then, for it to double....I cant imagine how that would turn out

1693TA you are showing your age! MWeiner, your engine will turn a light on if its overfull also, believe me it doesn't take much to make it happen. I had a customer with a fleet of those Sprinters, some were the inline 5 cylinder and the later ones were the V6 Diesel. I have experience with them I never wanted to have nor planned on. Don't hang your hat on a "shop" will do it correctly, your engine takes special motor oil that is crucial to that engines life. Mercedes Benz dealer, I'm 95% certain they will get it right, Johns quick lube bait and tackle, steer clear. I picked up that account when I owned a truck repair business and the Dodge dealer put the wrong oil in one and destroyed the engine. They filled it with 15W40 and tried to blame it on his driver adding the wrong oil . here is what I used in that engine; https://www.amazon.com/Quaker-State-550024144-Diesel-Synthetic/dp/B004SMCBSU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Tom, what was your slide rollers running on before? Our bedroom is running on stainless steel plates, the left side of the kitchen runs on the tile and the right side is running on a stainless steel plate (carpet under the plate). I thought it was made that way.

Bill A, well said!! I just turned 45, we have been members for 7 years now. I am disappointed in where this is headed. We joined to meet younger families and learn from the experienced people, like yourself in a group that was motorhome specific. We do meet families at Campgrounds with trailers, they don't travel like motorhome people travel, well not the ones we seem to meet up in the North East anyway. Short trips no more than 200 miles from home, often drop the trailer there and drive a car or the truck back and forth on weekends, that's not for most coach owners, even before the DP when we had a 31' C. we do mostly long weekends with some distance to travel and vacations in the coach. Our trailer friends won't have it, too much bouncing, sea sick complaining, no restroom, cant cook on the road etc..it becomes a burden and not enjoyable. Everyone I have spoke to (friends included) don't see any value in FMCA. They want something in return for their investment in dues, camping discounts, fuel card discounts etc. most are Good Sam members already and get that with them. I feel to attract them FMCA would have to offer steeper discounts and one up Good Sam to earn those customers. I would love to go to a rally but limited vacation time and two kids it would be a hard sell, not that I haven't tried, it's a work in progress. It would have to be close to home for me to pull that off. 1000 miles away makes it a hard sell.

Bill and Tom, here's some more information. No tag axle coach. Front axle Max weight rating is 13,500 lbs drive axle is 23,500. Bill the 4850 is the Toad, really doesn't matter for tire calculation as it's towed all 4 down. It fit on the scale it went on. the coach was completely full of fresh water (100 gallons) and fuel (135 gallons). No propane, all electric coach and all of us were on board in our seats, black and grey tanks were empty. My tanks are stacked on top of one another so if the fresh goes down a few gallons it went into the gray a foot above. Probably a little heavier than usual as we were returning from a two week trip so we were over stocked of food and clothing, but I figured it was better to weigh it in the "worst case scenario" than a usuall weekend trip. All 6 are set to 110 PSI at this time. Trying to get 4 corner weight is nearly impossible. Our local police is my only option, not sure if I want to go there, since I'm not over on any axle that might be an option now.

Although not a 4 corner weight it's a place to start. I'm certain the drivers side is heavier as it houses both slides and the kitchen. Here is the weight slip and And a snap shot of the tires we have now. Any recommended pressures to set these at?

Last night I go woken up. 250 psi on the right rear inner. The coach had been parked for 4 hours and it rained, ambient temperature was 68 degrees . They were at 115 when we parked for the night. It took all I had in me not to throw it out the window and take a shot at it . Needless to say I am in the market for a new TPMS. What does everyone recommend and why? I only want one that I can replace the batteries in the sensors and I don't need flow through sensors, it also must be a direct plug in not rechargeable. No need for Bluetooth, basic and simple are best...monitor and sensors, maybe an external antenna since the coach is so long.

NO!

Brett, the only way that could happen is if the upper landing cracked in a complete circle and the liner dropped. I'm not saying it's not possible but very very unusual.

Rlaird, when you turn the key on what lights do you have? wait warning engine ?

Did you remove the plastic wrapper from the new filter? all electric connections and hoses reconnected after the filter was installed?