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2002 Marathon H3-45 Non-Slide Owners
OK boys and girls, who out there owns a 2002 Marathon H non-slide that I can learn a few things from?
Steer Axle – What is the gross with 315’s and is it close to being over loaded
Scales – Have you weighed and what are your numbers
365’s – Do you have 365’s on the tag and steer and is there enough clearance to body parts
Please, only 2001 – 2003 Marathon H owners without slides respond.
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21 Replies
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Hey Tom is there anything you want to tell us ? Is nancy a little mad about no slides ?
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Hmm, no H owners stepping up…
Red – No slides for us thank you very much…
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Tom,
Do you think that th non slide H3 lives bigger than the non slide XLII?
John
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I think so Big John, I’ll know in about a week.
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Congrats on stepping up to a Marathon. BoaterAl can fix any little thing that needs fixin and he’s good at it!!
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Why no slides Tom?
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Tom.
If you remember the Spearfish Rally, we had a weigh-in with our 2000 Marathon H3-45, which Steve B has for sale in Costa Mesa. The coach total weight with full water, and our stuff which really isn’t that much in the scheme of things, weighed in at 51,200. For our model year of shell, 1999, there was a gross weight of 16,600 front axle on the placard for the 315/80/22.5 Michelin Pilotes that came on it, Load Range J, (8270 lbs). The new tires we placed on her were Load Range “L” 9,090 lbs. So with original tires, the pair carrying 16,540, and a rating of 16,660, we were close. However, with no change other than tires, we upped our capacity to 18,180. The next placard rating was 17,250 with the Load Range L tires.Our drivers weighed in a 21,000 lbs. Our tag weighed in at 13,200
This coach weighed, a non slide H3-45, weighed as much as the coach it replaced which was a 2002 Marathon XLII one slide.
This coach had the Canadian Heat Pkg with 4 cruise airs to cool/heat that were ducted thru the window sill OTR ductwork. Two cruise airs were behind the front bumper, and the other two were driverside mid body bay four where the OTR would have been if it hadn’t be removed.
Our genset and house air compressor were bay one driver side. The fuel tank is 235 gallons The house batteries were over the curb side tires behind the removeable fender, and the Webasto was driver side tag door ahead of the radiator. We had a fixed forehead TV, not the problematic swing down one like our XLII had. We thought about the 365’s on the front of our H, but a friend who owned a Marathon Coach similar to ours, an ’02 “H” Marathon had difficulty turning the steer wheel with the bus not moving since it didn’t have the added “slave cylinder to the drag link on steering the newer ones had as we were told. Dont know if it actually was a problem or it was the bus operator’s head.
We had Koni shocks up front and Monroe in the back on ours , and the coach was smoooooth.
By the time Steve delivered it to the new owners in Las Vegas fall of 2009, the DDEC info screen was saying 8.2 mpg towing Steve’s Beemer
Next coach, we will have another H, 2004 or older, since we don’t want to mess with anything newer motorwise, than the 12.7 liter DD motor
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Tom,
I thought that I understood that Nancy was wanting slides? Going from a Liberty to a Matathon? Isn’t that kind of like going from a Rolls to a Lincon 😉
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Geez Dean, that “Liberty Attitude” thing comes about pretty quickly, huh. Next time I see you, I’m going to be checking your copper, they better be up to snuff !
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I had a private session with Jon so that he could teach me proper etiquette for a Liberty owner. I really don’t know any better.
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I don’t know, maybe it’s the stripper pole that puts them over the top.
Later
bv
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Bernie,
And here I thought that was Prevost standard equipment. Something to do with extra support.
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Going from a Liberty to a Marathon….you know I think I’ve been insulted ?
Not sure, I’ll talk to my people quickly and get back to you.
Liberty attitude and a private session with pete…what’s going on here ?
I’am thinking about my next move …..
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Man, this is a tough group. I don’t know where all you guys thought Nance wanted slides, the slides we had over the years in the plastic CC’s required a “High 5” everytime the damn things went in and out. Always carried a supply of HWH fittings and bilge diapers (Gil will know what they are) to repair or soak up the hydralulic fluid. So you guys with your slides just enjoy yourself, I’ll be on the road while your still trying to get your slide hickies retracted, pins moved, air deflated, tag dumped and electric motors running as designed. Not to mention the great big hole you have in your bus and the bay storage for a pair of socks.
Did I mention I don’t want slides?
PS – C’Bus, thanks for the info, that helps….
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Our apologies Dean, Knowing where it comes from……makes perfect sense now.
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