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Still confused about the need to boost the output of a diesel pusher. Could not be happier with our 330 Cat at 860 pounds feet of torque. The coach with fuel, water, and provisions pulling a Subaru Forester grosses about 32,000 pounds. Does everything that I want. I still pass loaded 18 wheelers on Rocky Mountain Grades. How do I know they are loaded/ drove one for many years and I easily recognize the guys pulling hard. I am driving a heavy vehicle/ not a sports car. When I started trucking, a 220 hp Cummins powering a rig that grossed up to 73,280 lbs was the norm (yea I am a dinosaur). Our current rig still puts to shame, our first coach/ 460 Ford power/ replacement cam shaft/ Doug Thorley Headers and an over sized muffler. Ran well but not like our Cat. The Cat gets far better fuel mileage, and the noise is in the back. Would not change a thing.

Two Dometic fridges in two different coaches since 1988. No problems with an a/c element on either fridge.

In my next to last truck, I installed a dorm or office fridge. Bought it at Walleys World. It was a name brand that escapes me at present. Had a big MSW inverter that powered a hotplate, coffee maker, microwave, coffee grinder, rice cooker, Sat receiver and TV, you name it..... Not all at the same time of course, but the fridge beat the thermo-electric cooler that runs all of the time and keeps food fresh, but no freezer. The small freezer was nice to have. The dorm unit lasted maybe 4 months before failure. Had a friend with pretty much the same set up. His made it not quite a year before failure. If either unit lived that short life in an office or dorm, imagine the grumbling. I still believe that it was the MSW inverter that was the caused the failure.

Sounds like a question for Bill Edwards. He is probably in the boonies in Oregon. He pulls a sizable trailer. Hang in there. Maybe he will chime in.

Joe/ I thought that you replaced your nocold with a Samsung.

We all love call centers don't we!😜 Imagine finding a fridge that will fit in the allowable space and contacting a call center that is, who knows where to, find out if the unit will work with a modified sine wave inverter ( cane we say square wave ) ? May have no idea what you even talking about? In our case, we would have to move the 120volt circuit breaker panel that also has all of the 12volt coach related blade fuses in the same location below the Dometic for the coach, and that is just to be able to fit a Res fridge into that spot. I will guarantee you that if all of that was done, the inverter would be a true sine wave inverter. Would love to have a residential fridge in our Phaeton for many reasons. It is in our bucket list , but younger we are not getting.

Guess that about sums it up for all possibilities. I like that. No doubt about choices. Love it when a good plan comes together.😉

Who is John?? There are routes around the George Washington Bridge. Never cross it unless you enjoy swearing at yourself. 😄😂

My guess is that most residential refrigerators will run on a modified sine wave inverter. That is, until the models that are not compatible have compressor burnout.😡 Herman and Joe Leamont have Smasung units that are compatible with the modified inverters. They have had good results and are happy with the change. Pure sine wave inverters have seen significant price drops in the last few years. My guess is that the pure sine wave inverter/ chargers have dropped also. If I was going to make the change to a residential refrigerator I would have to consider a new inverter/charger as well. You would then be able take your pick of refrigerator models.

I traveled US191 south out of Bozeman to West Yellowstone, Montana and then into the park. Good road. US 287 is marked for big trucks to West Yellowstone in my Motor Carriers Road Atlas. Should be ok.

Physical or Fiscal year. There are differences.😎

I get a few. So what! Easily deleted. They also bring in a little money for the corporation.

Believe that I read the Direct TV Traveler can be modified to receive Dish signals. One or the other, not both. Bill Adams would know. We do not dry camp anymore so there is usually park cable for local channels. When I book a reservation, I always tell them that that we need a site that works with a roof top dish. Most are becoming pretty savvy about them. If they don't have such a site, we move on in our search. Direct TV has twice the customer base that Dish has. Gotta be a reason.

Head to upstate New York. Maybe Alexandria Bay. Would stay away from the coast until more is known.

Centramatics have always worked well for me. Used them on large trucks for years and they can be moved to another rig. Customer service on the phone is very good. Made in the US. Put them on our Phaeton along with a new set of tires shortly after buying it. Pricey but as the tire wears, the Centramatics compensate for it.

We have the Winegard Traveler for Direct TV. Paid high $15 hundred range and installed the unit my self. Once you get used to HD, other resolutions are difficult for us to enjoy. Started enjoying TV in Kansas City area at 6yo old with my family's first TV. Put up with awful reception from place to place as our family moved with my dad's military career. Never had cable anywhere. Probably was not much better than OTA anyway. Joined Direct TV in 1995. When they rolled out HD service and I viewed it at Circuit City, it was expensive, but I got on a wait list at Sears for a Samsung HD CRT set. Thing weighed a ton but I got it up the steps from our garage, and onto a cabinet with some assistance from Betty. Been hooked since. Gave the original set to a friend and moved up in size when the widescreen became available. Biggest was a 52" LCD Samsung. If you just want noise in the background with a not very good picture, watch park cable. If you want to fight with a portable dish for SD cable, go for it. Been there, done that. The Traveler Direct TV Dish is it for us. It can be moved from RV to RV. If you are debating the wisdom of buying one, than you are not a lover of a quality signal with many choices, that you can not get with OTA tv and even then you have to be mostly within 40 or 50 miles.

Our Phaeton tag in PA costs $120 per year. No PP Tax. Social Security and Pensions are not taxed. Earned interest is taxed, but that amounts to very little now. Real estate tax from the school system and the county does add up to $5690. That is how they get us. Meant to add that I looked at an LLC to tag in Montana but the numbers did not add up for us. Thought about full timing, but Betty likes her doctor and sees her ( lady MD) every four months. Would have been running back east too often.

As a trucker I stopped at the Pilot in Quartzite a few times over the years, and always after dark. Wondered about the place and the magic attached to it. Now I have an idea that it would not work for us, but to each his own.😎

A happy ending! Good to know.😊

Climb onto the roof when it is 113 degrees? Sheez!!

Lived in CAT powered truck tractors ( that is technically what they are called ) for many years of use. Both mechanically governed and electronically governed. Set them at or about 1000 rpm to keep the oil pressure up, run the a/c compressor , and with CAT's great regulators ( thermostats ) the temp was always where it should have been. Turned the engine fan on constant run to save the a/c cycling the fan clutch. That has to be tough on a part like that. In winter I slept down into the high twenties in a nice warm sleeping bag with the engine off. Why would idling a CAT be any different than idling a Detroit 2 stroke other than getting a partial oil change with the Detroit.😄😂 Glad that your problem was solved.

Pretty impressive Joe. Our 3126E is still running smoothly, but maybe I should spend the money anyway ??

Change in idle load could cause it maybe. Have idled a lot of CATs over the years and it was supreme. Mechanical governor or electronic A/C cycle or air compressor cycle never phased them. It was like nothing happened. Not at all like the Cummins stuff that I grew up with. Maybe you have a leaking air dryer. Check out back with the idle set and listen for a loud pop when the dryer cycles. Just a thought.

Remember what I did for 46 years Joe. I would be right at home. Not all trucks ride alike. Have driven many after air ride showed up for drive axles and trailer axles that were amazing.

Happy they at least took the time to help you. I understand why a lot of truck repair places don't want to work on RVs, especially Class A units. Limited access to engines and some (not all) uninformed owners. Truck tractors offer plenty of room underneath and just raise the hoog for engine access. Most things are easy to get to. I often wish I had looked for a Super C although probably scarce on the used market. The engine and chassis could probably be worked on most places. Yes Carl/ I would be willing to give the room taken up by the cab. Lived in a 5' deep by 8' wide sleeper for a lot of years.😉