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  1. I looked at the Michelin / Continental pricing thru FMCA , and after the us$ and duty and tax plus the us tax , it is cheaper to buy them in Canada at full pop , I did purchase Bridgestone 283A for a decent price , gives us 5 years until I need another set , ...the phone deal does not work in Canada  ,  and I have not found any campground in Canada that offers a discount for camping , most have not even heard of FMCA ,.... and a friend has a towing company , and would prefer to take AMA (associated with AAA) for tow , as he gets paid 3x faster , ….when we travel in the USA for winter we can access more perks , but camping discounts have not been better than what we already have , so no benefit so far , did attend the rally in Indio this year and had a great time , met lots of people , and enjoyed the show

    The 182 day cut for us allowed in the USA is misleading , as it is a formula of 1/ 3 of the days from last year ,  and 1/6 0f the days from the year before , and that total is subtracted from the total of 182 days , leaving about 120 days (4 months) when we have about 6-7 months of winter , we have to leave winterized and winterize before we return , either way we take our MH from Alberta to B.C. in late September to beat the chain up over mountain passes , and store in Vancouver until we are ready to leave . We are leaving in February this winter and returning in May , and hope to find a rally between Texas and Washington in that time period

     

    Bev and Allen Cunningham  F475668 , 1999 American Coach Tradition 40TVS  , Cummins 8.3

    Alberta , Canada

     

     

     


  2. I am on linked in , and I get requests to add all the time from totally off the wall members just trying to get more numbers ,  and from industries way off from my own , or financial gurus trying to sell me something. I don't find linked in useful at all.


  3. On ‎2017‎-‎08‎-‎02 at 6:15 AM, sydmargo said:

    We are leaving soon for a trip from NJ to Sisiters Oregon.  I have had Verizon for years and had good coverage.  I just switched to Unlimited Plan for 2 cell phones we use.  I had planned on using the phones as Hot Spot for Notebook computer and I Pad.  Verizon rep told us to only use Hot Spot for about 30 minutes because it will cause damage to cell phone.  Has anyone else been told this or experienced any damage to their phones?

    I have used my phone as a hotspot for many hours at a time with no damage

     


  4. On 9/14/2017 at 10:47 AM, bbrigham said:

    I am considering purchasing in a 01 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom on a Spartan Chassis with only 10,000 miles on it what should I be looking for and where for known issues?

    My 99 Tradition cost $33,000 , 2 years ago. It needed ball joints and tie rod ends at 53,000 miles  because of faulty boots. Make sure you check this , they are very expensive. I did all the brakes and the front brgs as well.


  5. safeway started out , owned by the Nuns of the Quebec Catholics, there are many store , at least one in every town, Iga , Safeway , All Canadian Superstore < Presidents Choice and a slug of others

    Allen and Bev

    Alberta , Canada

    99 Tradition 40TVS

     

    and I know this was posted long ago , but I am helping future travelers

     

     


  6. 8 hours ago, WILDEBILL308 said:

     

    Welcome to the forum. Are you talking about just geting through the park or to visit the park? It can be done but don't expect to find any place to park to see the sights. You may also expect long delays for construction and "possible" and real animal sightings. That is where someone thinks they saw some animal and they stop in the middle of the road (there are no shoulders on most of the roads) get out and look for the animal traffic in both directions stop get out and help look for the animal.:D

    I was there again last summer. I do not recommend driving your coach into the park. There are some parking lots in some of the big attractions/areas marked for trailer/motorhome but they are either full with motorhomes or have cars parked in them. The first time to Old Faithful it took almost an hour to find a place to park the toad. :lol:

    Bill

    we visited Yellowstone last year and found parking at pullouts at most spots , do no take tower road , I did , and a porche would be tricky there , steep hills , narrow roads , big drop offs and stupid people

    99 American Tradition TVS40

    Bev and Allen

    Alberta

     


  7. My ISC 8.3 ltr 330 hp Cummins and 3060 6 spd Allison , 27,000 lbs 40 ft single axle with 295 x 75 x 22.5 Toyo`s

    get 10.4 mpg at 60 @ 1650 rpm , and 10.8 at 55 @ 1475 rpm in 6th gear.

    Doesn`t matter if economy mode or not.

    Was measured early September for a week and ran the gen 4 hrs a day (about 2 gal day)-- Detroit to Jasper, Alberta, 2500 miles, lots of flats, some big hills in South Dakota , Montana

    Bev and Allen

    99 AC 40TVS


  8. 2005 Fleetwood Excursion with Cat C7 turbo

    Should I replace 11 year old Goodyear tires even though only 40k miles, they've been covered and stored with coach on levelers but not off the ground. Great tread, no cracks but dot code is 3704.

    Everything I read and word from others is replace no later than ten years old regardless of visual inspection results.

    What do you think about replacing front tires this year and replace rears in future years? I'm thinking of biting the bullet and replace them Amal at once. I plan to put 11k miles on the tires in 2016.

    If I do replace them what do you think about going with a larger diameter tire for better mileage at a lower sustained engine rpm? Current tires are Goodyear G670 RV, 275/70R22.5, load range H. Tread 5 plies steel cord, sidewall 1 ply steel cord. Its been suggested to go with a 305 tire. I have a Cat C7 turbo. At 60-65 mph I'm running at ~2100 rpm getting 7.5 to 8.5mpg. Mpg should improve if I can do 60-65mph @1800 rpm. What gotchas should I consider?

    Any recommendations for tires to consider? A relative owns a large number of semi tractors and trailers. He recommends Michllan, he is not a fan of Goodyear tires.

    I will appreciate any input on any or all my questions. This is my first year with this beast and looking forward to having a great time.

    My first guess is the tires are cracked between the treads and backside of tire, the part that never gets cleaned and considering 40k mileage on them have paid for themselves. A wider tire will not help fuel mileage as there is more tread on the ground and more friction, but a taller tire would help as it would bring rpm down, 2100 seems quite high , 60 mph on my 275 x 75 x 22.5 are 1650 which are 5 years old Toyo tires that I will replace in 2 years before we go on our full time trip and I would go with 80`s or 85`s next tire change to reduce RPM , I have been researching Bridgestone tires but the Toyos`s have been good , and substantially cheaper than Michelin.

    Please change all of them and sell the old ones to your trucker family to run off the tread on their trailers to help recoup a little.


  9. We have a 1999 40 ft American Tradition 40TVS with 330 hp 8.3 ISC Cummins, 6 spd 3060 Allison trans, 7500 watt quiet generator

    single rear axle weighing in at 27,500 lbs, 295 x 75 x 22.5 Toyo tires.

    On our trip from Detroit to Jasper National Park , 2500 miles, we got 10.8 mpg @55 mph (1475 rpm) and 10.4@60 mph (1650 rpm) and with the generator running an avg of 4 hrs a day, a couple of times got it up to 75 mph down hills , no slower than 45 mph up hills, no major mountain passes and normal cool down and warm up.

    No toad and dash AC on 90% of the time, bought cheap fuel with lots of foam, took an hour to fill up at one station, 25 cents a pull. We were full of water leaving Detroit and dumped once on the trip .

    I was quite happy with this as my GAS 34 ft Georgie boy gets 8.8 @ 55 at the very best across the plains (west to east downhill )

    and the ride was much smoother and quieter and the 40 ft is 10,000 lbs heavier.

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