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    38 minutes ago, manholt said:

    Push rod, wonder how hard it is to change out the bearing, when it wears down?  Hope you don't throw a link on the chain!  IMHO, true 1 ton & up, I want a million mile diesel.

    No such thing now a days as a million mile diesel. The base engine is capable but the emissions system cost 2x the price of the engine it it will not last that long!

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    Moonwink, vacuum is for the blend doors behind the dash. They all operate off of vacuum. Defrost is the default when not enough or no vacuum is present. Most will have an electric pump and some sort of storage, usually a small plastic tank within close proximity to the pump. 

    The pump will usually overcome small leaks, I have had pumps that run but do not create vacuum. Leaks do not usually occur on their own, often created by someone bumping a hose loose. The majority of the time it’s the pump. 

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    2 hours ago, wayne77590 said:

    Reply to my question. Read it and weep.

    "

    Thank you for your interest in the Natchez Trace Parkway. Hopefully I can clarify this. 
    1) The 40,000 pound limit only applies to commercial vehicles, which are not allowed anyway. RVs do not have a weight limit. We have removed this from our website.
    2) The Natchez Trace Parkway is a national park and adheres to federal regulations. According to the Code of Federal Regulations, (CFR Title 36-Chapter 1-Part 4-

    §4.11   Load, weight and size limits.

    (a) Vehicle load, weight and size limits established by State law apply to a vehicle operated on a park road. However, the superintendent may designate more restrictive limits when appropriate for traffic safety or protection of the road surface. The superintendent may require a permit and establish conditions for the operation of a vehicle exceeding designated limits. 

    You can access the entire CFR here: 

    https://gov.ecfr.io/cgi-bin/ECFR

     

    In our Superintendent's Compendium, you will see where our superintendent designated more restrictive limits because our roads are only 11 feet wide, and the 55 foot length was determined to be the maximum safe length. We do not charge recreational vehicles with a weight restriction. 

    I have copied and pasted the pertinent information from the compendium for you. 

    (a)(1) Recreational and non-recreational hauling regulations: Hauling associated with recreational activities is intended to include activities such as camping, boating, horseback riding, and ATV use. Hauling of multiple pieces of recreational equipment on a single trailer is permitted provided the total vehicle and trailer length does not exceed 55 feet.   

    You can download the entire compendium here - 

    https://www.nps.gov/natr/learn/management/superintendents-compendium.htm

     
     
     
    Jane Allen Farmer
    Park Ranger, Interpretation
    2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
    Tupelo, MS 38804
    662-680-4015 or 4027
    Work Cell 662-401-7208
    FAX 662-680-4041

    Shot me down, toad, tow bar and coach are 60'.2'

    Great research Wayne!

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    Eddie, when this happens what are your air pressures on the gauge?

    I have a similar issue with ours on occasion, I have found if I quickly stomp the brake pedal and let off the pedal just as fast it shuts off. Ours will come on in the same scenario as yours (I get only the audible alarm) and on occasion it will come on driving for no reason. 

    I have the replacement pressure switch to install. 

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    I believe the real issue is most people aren’t tech savvy. The person on the other side of the counter is in sales, that’s the foremost qualification. Knowledge of tires is most likely what pays the most. Shop personnel, they might be trained how to install tires safely, but do you think they know where or how to determine my axle weight ratings?

     If that person is good at sales and the end user is not tech savvy you could walk away with the incorrect product. 

    Take my coach as an example, the National tire distributor (big company, they even have a wheel refurbishment plant) sold the dealership and installed the wrong load range tires on our coach. The dealer took it to a State Certified inspection shop afterwards, a Certified PA state inspection technician missed it. Me, the end user caught it and forced everyone’s hand to make it right. load range is a safety issue and was still missed.

    Where am I going with this :), in today’s world the end user unfortunately must become a subject matter expert. Luckily for my family I am also a PA State certified inspection, emissions and emissions repair technician, that actually follows the letter of the law. Had I not caught it I would have most likely lost a steer tire as they were underrated for the axle and actually over loaded. 

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    Wayne, DP’s cater to a couple, not usually family oriented. Gas A’s tend to be designed for more people and C’s seem to sleep the most. I altered the interior of our DP for the kids just in case they wanted to bring friends and to have options on long trips so they could change their seating positions. 7 seat belts, seating for 11 if you spin the drivers seat around, sleeps 5 or 6 depending on if two can sleep in recliners or not. 

    Our C slept 8, had seat belts for 10 and it was 10’ shorter than our DP.

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    Line haul, regional tires are no different. Being in the trucking industry now I can say when a tire goes onto a tractor in our shops vs what that units delivery schedule means absolutely nothing to the tech installing them nor does he or she even have any idea.

    We run sleepers into NYC for store deliveries one week, the following that same unit might be headed into Tennessee bumping docks right off of an interstate. 

    We are also on a mounted tire program where the wheels are refurbished and the tires are match mounted.

    The only differences are drive axle tires, steer axle tires and trailer tires. The only reason drive axle and steer axle tires are different is the drive axles are recaps and a more aggressive tread (we are in the rust/snow belt). To sum this up it’s for winter traction and the recaps are to keep tire costs lower. 

    I use the Michelin truck tire website to look at tire options/differences due to this particular website being very simple to navigate. You can see they recommend the same tire for either application.

    https://www.michelintruck.com/

    For the little amount of time an RV is off road, I wouldn’t recommend a tire suited for that application nor would I recommend a transit bus tire which is designed for low speeds and has a reinforced side wall for bumping curbs.

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    We started camping in 2008, kids were 6 and 8 back then. You quickly learn where to go to keep them entertained and what to do for good family fun. Pools, water parks, amusement parks, campgrounds with activities, good snacks and hand dipped ice cream was a must in those days. We called it Destination camping, didn’t have a toad back then either!

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    Eddie, you have a lighter front axle than us. The 295/75 is rated at 6610 lbs each on a single which totals out over your 13,000 front axle weight rating. I would be comfortable with that if it were me.

    As Richard mentioned obtaining a true axle weight rating with the fuel tank and propane tank full all of your belongings onboard and the fresh water tank full would be ideal. You never know, it might be heavier than you realize.  Don’t forget to add the driver and passenger weights into the figure also. 

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    Your quote is for a 275/70R22.5 which is 3.5” shorter and .7 of an inch narrower than the factory 295/80R22.5. That is significantly smaller and much to far of a change for my comfort.

    My concerns are the coach will not have as much rubber on the road and that much smaller overall size would be similar to driving in 5th gear vs 6th which will increase engine RPMs enough to have a noticeable decrease in MPG’s.

    here is the link to the factory tire size that came with your coach:

    https://www.michelinrvtires.com/tires/selector/#!/info/x-multiway-3d-xze

     

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    Eddie, just make sure those can handle the GVWR of each axle. You'd be surprised how many tire dealer will not verify that first and just assume it will be ok. The 295/75 I had on ours were overloaded, especially on the steer axle and it really handled like it was overloaded.

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    14 minutes ago, pennzo said:

    jleamont.....thank you for your insight...and the new thread...I was simply going to put the same brand and size back on until I spoke with Jim from Source Engineering...and yes, if price was excluded from the conversation, I would choose a Michelin as well, but unfortunately, in this instance, it is, as we have other repairs needed to the Monaco...   :(

    I bought the BF Goodrich ST230 in a 12R22.5, all 6 cost me $2300.00 out the door tax included. I put them on myself.

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    Eddie, I also have a Monaco product that had the 295/80R22.5 from the factory. When we picked it up it had the 295/75R22.5 on it which wasn't adequate to handle the weight of the coach. After research I went with the 12R22.5. 

    In our situation the 12R was a little overkill for the weight (not a bad thing), it was a tire that is easily sourced should I need one, it fit our factory wheels, had no clearance issues under the coach and it was lighter than the other option (315/80R22.5) which helps reduce rotational mass for MPG's. Being such a common size pricing was fantastic. Sounds like you have some research to do.

    Here is the link from the previous discussion;

     

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