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When do I lift the tag axle & dump air?
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Harry, that is exactly what I am saying and the fact you seem unaware of how to manipulate your suspension system and when to do that is why I am sure you never got even a small bit of training from the seller.
Learning the coach when you are getting ready to bring it home is like drinking from a fire hose. Despite 22 years of being a Liberty owner and doing almost all my own work on my coaches, when I picked up my current coach I spent two days at Liberty inspecting and learning and I am still learning. My point is I don’t think the previous owner was able to give you anywhere near enough information to get you comfortable with the coach or systems.
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You’re right Jon but I take responsibility as well. I thought I was a lot more ready for all the information than I was. There was sooooo much to take in and I may not have been the best student! -
Had to air mine up with toggle/buttons (front) when mine wouldn’t come up to ride height many years ago to get it to Fort Worth Prevost, 250 miles north.
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Hey H.J. We’re learning this together. I only have a one month head start on you!
During my shopping process, I spent some time with an Entertainer converter and during a test drive I was told they instruct their drivers to lift the tag on the X3 VIP’s every time they take a 90-degree turn.
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Why?
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Raise mine every now and then to to make sure that it works. Other than that , never.
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I also raise mine when executing a very tight turn, like backing in a campsite. I was advised at both the Dallas & Jacksonville service shops that commercial drivers do this all the time.
Why … Two reasons: Shorter turning radius & avoid “skidding” the tag axles.
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Tag liift….Commercial and entertainer buses are lighter than a motorhome and will lift the tag quicker…Therefore they lift it…..I suggest never lifting when backing up…..from mudflaps being damaged to much worse….Never lift if pulling a trailer….Very rarely do we need to as we can out turn every other motorhome out there without…It takes typically several minutes to effectively lift tag on MOST motorhome conversions….
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Just adding to the discussion here… not picking sides nor in anyway disputing what Jeff and others are saying.
At both Marathon service facilities I have visited, they always lifted the tag when making sharp movements with the coach.
I notice a big differnce on skiding when I lift mine so I do it pretty often when going in and out of my garage. I have never seen the tag actually come off the ground but it appears to take enough weight off of them that skids marks are not left.
just my two cents worth
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I lift (unload) the tag in tight turns, so there.
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If your coach had slides you wouldn’t have to. So there……..
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I’m a lifter 🙂
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I’am a lifter…so there
so how many owners grease the zerk fitting on the tag lift ?
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while greasing the zerk fitting I noticed that the grutinator valve was loose. Than I had to get my swench wrench out and titen it up. Always fun working on the bus.
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I also will lift the tag for a tight turn, and my tag wheels do actually lift off the ground an inch or two.
Re the zerk fittings on the tag, when I had the wheels off to replace the airbags last month, I noticed the zerks on the bell cranks were crying out for attention so I took care of that with my new electric DeWalt grease gun.
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