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Ssshhh! Pa is a big fire arms state. Loads of hunters, gun club members, and a concealed carry license is easy to get . No safety course and I mailed my application on a Tuesday to the York County Sherriff's Department. At best, they received it late Wednesday morning. I authorized email notification from the office. The following day (Thursday morning) I received notification of approval. Less than two days from mailing to approval (of course I do have an unusual name/quicker background check) and I have my concealed carry permit. We also have open carry in PA, but most citizens don't know that. In Stewartstown, a resident carried an AR-15 knockoff into a council meeting. They could not stop it. My local auto service center is owned by the former Mayor and he told me about it. Ssshhh!

Weatherford Texas is a long way. Spent more than one weekend at the Petro waiting for a load. Our DP is just not that nice although we love it. I may just decide on new carpet, but I do like tile. Tired of wood and younger I am not getting.

Garry/ Are the symptoms you describe new behavior or are you new to the RV? Bill 308 indicates the max torque is at 3200RPM. Can you put the transmission into the manual mode and shift as needed or when the first downshift occurs, try letting up on the throttle to keep it at 3200RPM?

Been there in an 18 wheeler. They now let RV s stay there?

Look for a Detroit Diesel Allison Transmission franchise. Not a truck store . A real specialized operation is what you would do well to find. I have seen them throughout the US. There is one 30 miles from me.They really are the experts. Hopefully they can help you. Don't go to someone that works on them as a sideline. Most 6 speed Allison trannys are teamed with a diesel, but your unit is new enough to have an engine ECM that is talking to the transmission computer.

I really like ceramic tile, but I won't have time to even consider it this season. I have a honey do list for around here plus things to hopefully accomplish on the Phaeton. Our goal is heading west to Glacier on or very close to July 1. Gonna see the NE corner of Yellowstone on the return trip and probably spend some time in Colorado. Once we are loaded up I will once again weigh the coach at a nearby building products yard to determine how much weight I can add. We have lived with 3/4 inch oak dark stained and polyurethane finished flooring in our house for 40 years this fall. She who must be obeyed wanted it that way. I have kinda OD on wood. By the time we get home, winter will be near. Maybe next spring. The 5 lbs. a square foot is good to know. Thanks! Oh! Carl I was born in Alabama during WWII, but I am not a hill billy. Always wear slippers?

Our two cats both dive under the sleep sofa as soon as I put the key in the ignition. They stay under there until we are safely in an RV park. We know where they are so we can quickly grab them in an emergency. The big (15 lbs) neutered male is quick to venture out. The older female is a little slower, but once out they enjoy themselves. The dash covered with rugs is a special place to look at everything. We miss the dogs we've loved for over forty years, but it is nice to not have to walk a pet at 10PM on a chilly rainy night. Cats rule around our place.

I wish that our Phaeton was all ceramic tile instead of the kitchen and bath area. What am I missing here?

You can find polyethylene sprayer tanks that are fresh water compatible at Tractor Supply or other farm supply stores. I have a 65 gallon tank equipped with fittings available from Home Depot or the like. Not cheap but the tanks last forever. There is an adapter that takes 3/4 pipe thread to hose thread. I plug mine into water hose to a utility pump (120volt) and then another hose to tank inlet. I haul that one in my pickup for spring fresh water tank fill. Also good for a pressure washer for spring cleaning. I have a 35 gallon tank equipped the same way that I place in the cargo area of our Subaru Forester for use on the road. I think a 65 gallon tank in the Subaru would create handling problems. The 120 volt pump is easiest for me because I have an outlet nearby on the utility side of the RV. If I was pulling my F-150 I would go with the 65 gallon tank. We have found ourselves in parks late season still open, but with the water shutoff. There is usually water available there or nearby. Not a long run into town. We no longer dry camp, but we used to do it often. Wish that I had figured this stuff out years ago, when we mostly dry camped.

IMHO. The factory installed an engine that Is probably more than capable of moving your DP with a toad down the road and over grades at an acceptable speed . Why would you want to soup up something that already works well? Have all systems that could affect the performance been serviced? The stuff that you could add at this stage is probably overvalued. You are driving a large vehicle, not a sports car. I know. I am a grouch. If you are passing 18 wheelers on a hard pull, you are good. What more could you do other than dumping money into a really big ride?

KOA in Montrose open year round. Nice park. Good cable if you don't have satellite. Water on all year. Lots of nearby scenery, eateries, and shopping.

Our coach has a factory mounted 18" dish on the roof. I guess that there are other RVs out there around the same age as ours with the same dish. I have never tried to use it because it does not offer HD programming. IMHO once you are used to HD, standard definition just doesn't get it.

What Dish do you have? A tripod mounted 18" round, the oval 18 x 20 ", or the the large elliptical with 5lnb or the newer 3lnb SWM? If they are mounted on a tripod other than the 18", they can be tricky to aim. The new Traveler on the roof aims itself with the interface controller. Just get your RV level and things go well as long as you have a clear view to satellites 99, 101, 103 in the case of the newer 3 LNB. Properly installed, it is very easy to be watching Direct TV in just a few minutes.

Do you have a Winegard traveler SWM three LNB dish on your RV? The unit must have the interface box or it just does not function. That dish receives everything you could possibly want in HD. The local channels are lost not far out of your home area. You can get the east cost or west coast feed from the major off of the air networks with an application and for a fee. If they have started offering free off of the air channels with a phone call that is news to me. Of course you would have to get in line on hold to do that. Dish has done that for some time or so I have heard. I use park cable for local channels but the resolution is inferior. Is there someone out there trying to make me lose it ?

Diesel engines are the most trouble free when built as an inline six cylinder design with the resulting 7 main bearings. Cummins, Cat, Detroit and Mack tried V configurations. They are all gone. The Duramax is General Motors attempt at resurrecting that technology. I read that their time between overhauls is to expected more frequent than the others. The rest gave up. The legendary Cummins pick up truck engine, an inline 6 cylinder, is a winner. They have been known to run hundreds of thousands of miles. Every major component on the truck being rebuilt or replaced while the engine keeps going. I would pass on their newest V8 IMHO. The Detroit inline 6 cylinder 671 engine is still being used around the world. You especially see them In marine applications and I guess they don't build them anymore (don't know for sure) but parts are available.

There are commuter trains entering Chicago from the south, the NW and the north. Do a search in those areas. Left Chicago many years ago, but I am sure those commuter services still exist.

I trucked south on I-59 in Southern MS with relief donations not long after Katrina. West of the interstate in places the fields were awash in travel trailers. I could imagine the mildew if they were not soon occupied. All courtesy of tax dollars and hardworking truckers getting them there, I had no idea that they were missing holding tanks, but then mobile homes don't have them either. If my bubbly personality can't get my 2003 DP into an RV park, the dickens with them.

We traveled west to Colorado for years with a 34' 460 Ford powered Class A. Big four wheel disc brakes and my experience in 18 wheelers made me confident that I would not hurt both of us, but there were times when I found myself wishing for a Jake Brake or an exhaust brake. Try Slumgullion Pass in Colorado headed down to Lake City. It can be a heart stopper. And if you want to get adventurous from Florida an auxiallry brake normally available on a diesel rig is a real comfort. If you are going to stay east of the Mississippi River you will probably be OK, but there are some roads in Tennessee, WV, Virginia , and PA where you might wish for some help.

Take that chip off of your shoulder Rodger. This forum is made up of good helpful people. You kind of remind me of CB warriors at truckstops. The anonymity of the CB makes them more opinionated or aggressive. Gave those battles up years ago. Really don't know why I am still replying to you. Hope you don't talk to your friends and wife the way you jumped on Joe. Me/ I don't care. You will wear yourself out around here.

I read somewhere on this website that Rodger was looking at a used DP for future purchase. Does seem odd that someone with no RV is working on numerous certifications. Jump in there with the rest of us Rodger. Buy something. Joe is a good guy. He does not deserve your condescension.

The twin turbo engines Cat built to try to conform to EPA regs were a disaster. There are places in south central PA that specialize in turning those engines into the original variety. Might get into trouble in California with them, but the Original C-15 was amazing. Nothing pulled a heavy load like one of them. If they were used in DPs, my guess is that those owners are quite happy.

Motorhomes are not sports cars. Especially the really high end ones that come at or near 50k with a toad. There are some really "large cars" out there in trucking (that is what we truckers call the 600hp and up rides). They usually hit the overhaul shop before the less powerful rides do but they were almost frighteningly fast and powerful in trucks. Imagine one in an RV! As I have already said, I would not go for anything in an RV over a 500 hp 12.7 liter Series 60 or a 475 hp C-15 Cat (if available in an RV?) but alas, I doubt that I will ever be able to afford either. The C-15 in an 18 wheeler was just amazing. Too bad they got out of the over the road business.

When I idled as a trucker I always set the rpm at 1000 or thereabouts. That brought the oil pressure up to normal. Perhaps low oil pressure at 500 or so could set things up for failure later in the engine's life? I always had a fan switch and I turned it on when using a'c. Didn't like the constant cycling of the fan. Compressors were subjected to high pressure and it was tough on both the belt and the clutch. Worked for me for many years. As to the high powered RVs that seem to be at least a little more subject to valve failure, I wonder why would anyone want to run a 50,000 lb RV (seems to be the norm on the high end rigs) up a steep grade at highway speeds? If you are blowing by slower moving traffic, the danger of an accident increases. 500 hp and increased torque offered by a bigger block would be fine when guiding one of those big boys. IMHO

Thank you Carl.

I have run the very route you described in a tractor trailer bumper to bumper between 71 to 72 feet long depending on where my fifth wheel was positioned. Unless there is some serious road work going on, the Outer Bridge Crossing would be better. You can find that easily off of the Jersey Pike. Either way works, but it will not be a lotta fun. That really is the best way coming from Florida.