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I had G670 - 275/80R22.5 / load range H on my coach. My Michelin dealer recommended that I go to load range 'J' to have stiffer side walls.

I use Wheelmaster balancing discs on front tires only. I have used them on three coaches, and they have worked well. I have never balanced rear, but I have had alignment done including rear axle. All track very well. Possibly beads will not have the problem, but powder will cause problems with TPMS sensors if the wrong Valve Stem is used. I think the correct one has a red ring at the seal, but you would have to remove to check.

I believe US31 is closed just north of Indianapolis. We take I-69 to FT Wayne and then at Exit 309 take US33 to Goshen. Just before US20 there is a very small green sign that says To CR17 pointing to the left, take it. CR17 will go north to any area in Elkhart. It will end at just past I-80 at the RV Museum Hall of Fame. Stop and visit there if you have the time before or after your work on the coach.

41 is not a bad highway, but it will take you far out of the way. After Terre Haute, IN, I would work my way over to US31 north and take US20 or US6 get you near Elkhart. If you need camping in the area, Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds in Goshen, IN offers full hook up 50amp sites. Also, Elkhart Campground north of Elkhart east of Hwy19 and on CR 4 is a good campground. I am sure there are others, but I have stayed in these two several times. If you are going to go to Elkhart to get service, the service provider may offer sites, also.

To get the accurate answer, call FMCAssist and ask your question. Seven Corners is the Agent and the policy is underwritten by Lloyds of London. Members on this forum are not and may or may not know the complete correct answer. Having said that and having had two experiences with members that have used FMCAssist in different ways, I think #5 is the answer you are looking for.

There are campgrounds that offer a 10-15% discount for FMCA and Good Sam members. Also, Passport America membership will give you a 50% discount. Many of the Passport campgrounds have days or periods in the year where they will not give a discount or they may limit the number of days. Many of the Passport campgrounds, but definitely not all, are older and off the beaten track; but we have always been satisfied if the campground was near our route. We have always been able to save more that the membership fee for all memberships each year. There are smart phone apps for FMCA, Good Sam and Passport America to help you find and get the latest information about an area you are considering for an overnight stop.

One problem you may have is that the sound from the TV to the surround sound will be a fixed level output; therefore, the volume control for the TV may not vary the volume for the surround sound, You will need to adjust the surround sound, too.

I made all new valances out of maple wood to match our cabinets which you may not want to do. But where I could not screw into cabinet above, I used pocket hole screws in the top. Pocket hole screws are self threading and will screw into the walls even there is a metal sheet in the lamination. Kreg makes a jig you can use to make the angled pocket holes in the valance to use pocket hole screws. Some of their jigs are high price, but a single clamp on is under $50 or less.

I didn't today, but it is Friday. I will check again this weekend.

For late June, all of July & August, you can expect 95 degrees and high humidity in southern Kentucky even to the east. Barren River State Park, a KY resort park, near Mammoth Cave is a nice park that also has a lodge for a meal out if you would like. Mammoth Cave National Park is near there, but I am not sure if the have hookups. If you want to be up near the Ohio River General Butler State Park, another KY Resort Park, just north of I-74 about halfway between Louisville and Cincinnati is a nice park, too. Indian Mountain State Park in Tennessee just south of Jellico, KY on I-75 is a nice quiet park that has hookups if you don't want to travel further north. It is on the Cumberland Plateau and may be a little cooler.

No they are not out of business. Last week Dennis was at the Great Lakes Area rally, June 4-6,2015.

I was told it was air over hydraulic, but I sold it in 2008, so I am not positive. I do know the power steering was a separate system.

I had air over hydraulic brakes on a Harney Coach Renegade produced by SMC on a Magnum chassis. Safari and Beaver used the same chassis. I liked the braking much better than the air brakes I have on a Freightliner chassis on our current motor home. The air over hydraulic has feel that is closer to an auto. Where as you need additional braking, you push harder. The air brakes I now have, you have to hit hard first and then ease off. Just me, I like the feel of the air over hydraulic. PS: Some call this system Air Over Oil.

The carpet in the closet is attached to floor in our coach. To remove the floor and carpet there are 4 large head screws and 2 dry wall screws. When all the screws are removed, the floor lifts out then for easy access to the engine. I also have a small section of floor in the bedroom that removes the same way to access the secondary fuel filter to change it.

The only reason I bought two is that NAPA sold a belt to me that I had carried for 2 years as a spare. That belt was 6 mm shorter than the original. On the road mine broke, and I could only find a 6 rib. But it worked from central Illinois to Gillett, WY and back home. I installed one of the 8 rib belts in about 15 minutes. Taking up the closet floor and reinstalling it took about an hour. None of the work was hard, just a little cramped working around the closet doors.

Freightliner can give you a Gates number that matches their belt. Or they can give you the specification. IE: 8 rib & ??? millimeters long. The cost is about 1/2 the price of a Freightliner belt. I bought two at the Freightliner dealer in Rapid City, SD, so I would have a spare about 2 years ago. I think the two were about $60.00.

Yes, to shut off the ice maker, but the door frame heater if you have one can draw as much current.

The ice maker can draw more current than you want. Also, check to see if the climate switch is set turn on the door heaters to reduce condensation. I have operated our whole coach for 4 to 5 days on 4-6 volt deep cycle batteries. We conserve lights at night, make coffee in the morning, and watch TV for 2 to 3 hours late evening. No furnace heating during this time. I would then start the engine for about 1 hour which will charge coach batteries faster than the 120 volt generator. Following that I would get 4 more days before needing charge.

If you have a smart phone (mine is and iPhone), try these apps: Allstays- Camp & RV, Camp Finder, FMCA, GS Camping, Allstays-ONP Walmart, Passport America, RVOVERNIGHTPRO, and RecGovCamp. I have found that in different areas, one app does not find all campgrounds, but Allstays-Camp & RV and Passport America are my first go to apps.

The failures to "View New Content" are not consistent. Just now, I could not View New Content since last visit and the system would not let me change to view last 24 hours. Then my logon disappeared. Went back to Main, and my logon was there. So I logged out and relogged in. Went to Forums and was able to View New since last visit. The problem of not being able to View New since last visit seems to happen most often on weekends. Most of the time I am able to change to last 24 hours, but as I said earlier I could not this time. I think the problem is that the two systems do not communicate logons consistently..

Can you test bringing in the slides with the engine running. I have higher voltage from the engine alternator and my operators manual states to operate the slide with the engine running. If the voltage is low from the batteries when on shore power or generator, higher current is needed to operate the slide motors which could cause the breaker to trip early.

A converter changes 120 volt AC to 12 volt DC to operate lights, charge batteries, etc. You probably have a GFI outlet that is tripped or a breaker in you main power panel. If you are trying to operate without shore power and you have an inverter that changes 12 DC to 120 volt AC then there may be breakers on the front or side of the inverter.

Good Luck and Safe Travels.

There are area work lights that are about 8"dia and usually mounted flat on the drivers side to make it easier to hook or unhook utilities. One or two of those could be mounted on the rear of the coach. You may be able to find a standard porch lite to mount on the rear. Any light you add, you would want to be sure they cannot come on while driving.

If you can the CM Russell museum in Great Falls, Montana and Buffalo Bill Cody museum in Cody, WY are worth a day in each.