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Gettin’ some mods done…
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I just did shocks at Jeff’s while doing the 365 uprade and to say the rear shocks were wore out is an understatement, they were original.
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If there is no visual leak on shocks then one can only go by age. However in the case of George’s bus the rubber bushings are deteriorating and starting to allow movement between the bolt and bushing….
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Thanks
Mine are 1991 so do you think I can cost/years average and assume I got a good deal?
Greg
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I strongly suspect that most of us over drive our shocks. They age gradually so we really don’t know at what point we should replace them.
I still don’t know if Prevost shocks are set to resist compression or to resist extension, or both equally. But if the coach has a lot of rebound after going through a depression in the highway and seems to bottom easily, and then leaps back into the air the chances are really good the shocks are not working.
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FWIW, I have no 220v in my Legendary either. Everything is 110v. It all works for me, so unless I need to upgrade something in the future that I can’t get in 110, I don’t see a problem with it.
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Mark, normally 110v everything would be fine for us, with the exception of the dryer. we don’t like waiting hours for a 110v dryer to dry clothes.
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I’m not sure about a generator having only a single 120 volt output. I would be surprised.
That doesn’t mean you don’t have 240 volt devices. I suspect your generators are putting out 240 volts, and your panel is set up with all 120 volt circuits. If you have three or 4 wires coming from your generator is is almost a sure bet you have 240 volts between the two hot legs.
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Jon, Don’t really know. All I know is Ben C. said some re-wiring needed to be done at the Gen-Set.
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That is really the only issue with out dryer too. It isn’t too bad, and we don’t use it that much, but I have found that it is slower than we would like sometimes.
Jon: I may well have 220 available from the generator, but only have single breakers for everything. I should look at the sticker on the generator to see what, if anything, it says about voltages.
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Everyone uses their coach and its equipment differently, but we use the W/D alot and like being able to do it going down the road. Consequently, we can’t abide a Slendide or a 110v dryer. We like being fresh as daisies and not looking for quarters.
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G&C,
Do you show current draw on two legs when the genset is running? Hard for me to relate to yours because everything goes through the inverters, but I would guess each inverter is on a separate 120V circuit.
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Jon, not qualified to answer your question. We are learning just how different the Vantare systems are. We pretty much defer to Ben who has been very helpful with our learning curve. What we have learned is that once you understand how and why they set it up the way they did, it gives you a wide range of management that we were not used to.
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That is why when questions about conversions are asked, it is important to put the answers in the context of the coach being questioned.
I know I have some items that take 240 volts such as the outdoor grill or the cooking range, but I cannot say if all generators are set up to provide 240.
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Jon, you’re absolutely right. Had no idea as any other coach we owned (incl plastic) had 240. When we called Ben from Angola, he just laughed and said Vantare always had a thing about 220v circuits and he had no idea why….it just is. Evidently, not a real big deal except te transfer switch is a little pricey.
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A couple photo’s of the progress…..
Bedroom TV installation almost done.
Here is the layout of our new pantry…..
1999 XLV X-6872, liberty #440
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