Bill
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You need more time behind the wheel Andy.
Just an observation……..if you are in other than the RH lane you are passing or breaking the law. Assuming you are not a lawbreaker let me point out you should do a quick review of the laws of physics as they apply to mass and speed. At 70 compared to 60 your stopping distance almost doubles. Here’s some free advice…relax, slow down, and understand since you are already in the driver’s seat of a recreational vehicle you are already on vacation and all the extra speed will do is give you ulcers. You are unique in knowing how to get passing vehicles to understand you will drive right up their ass if they don’t wait until they are 450 feet ahead instead of the typical distance when they pull in the lane. At 60 your stopping distance is about 285 feet and I am way past worrying about comments about my driving speed. After 4500 miles in a Corvette on interstates it became crystal clear almost every truck in front of me blocking the passing lane was driving between 65 and 70 and keep in mind these are the fast trucks because they were passing.
You are also lucky to always have three lanes of traffic. For you to spend most of the time in the second lane from the right on a two lane interstate you are driving faster than I thought or you have a line of traffic behind you.
This thread is about morons who cannot merge, and as much as I would love to park my bus one lane over from the right lane it is not going to happen, no matter how fast I think I should go in the fast lane. All we can do is exactly as Davy did. Remain alert, expect the worst, and drive as if they are out to get us, which in fact is true.
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Tom, are you heading for Coburg?
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If the drive wheels were spinning that means they might already be sitting in a depression. To move the coach forward they have to climb out of that little depression and if the wet ground allowed the tag and steer tires to sink in a little those drive wheels not only have to climb up what might be a slippery surface themselves, they also have to push the tag and steers up hill also.
How deep the drives are buried is dependent on to many factors to assess here, but you do have to make a solid gold decision about the extent you are willing to go to get the bus moving because in my experience underestimating all that needs to be done only tends to get a vehicle stuck even more.
Things that come to mind are to dig in front of all the wheels to make sure they are all going to move forward without having to climb up out of a hole or depression. You don’t say if the ground is level or flat, but if it is such that you can any rocking motion might be all it takes to get it rolling. Sometimes even a slight additional pull such as from your tractor will be all it takes. Your coach should have two heavy loops on the frame about in line with the rear of the door opening for a chain.
If in doubt use your insurance to get a tow.
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Jimmy, it’s Zeno Mattress and Marine Bedding in Ft Lauderdale. Small place, we went by car initially to view products. When we took the bus there we had to go in parallel and on top of the sidewalk, praying no cars would be in the way. Not practical for you (we’re only 40 ft.) but I’m sure they would visit you for measurements and then deliver. After all, boats can’t go to the store.
Linda
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I saw your bus, we were parked just a few slots down. Was going to say hi this morning, if I’d known I’d have knocked on your door.
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American Fleet put a new engine in for me years ago. They know nothing about a DDEC I but had a new engine waiting for me and completed a change out in 2 days!
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What age were the tires, what size, and has he had a forensics examination of the tires?
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2 yrs ago I stated:
“Two yrs from now I’ll send a sample of coolant off to a lab for analysis to see how its holding up”.
I couple of months ago I installed a Fleetguard ES System # WF2131 “need release” filter.
So, this week I sent and received the coolant analysis lab results from a sample I sent in from our bus. The coolant is conventional “2 Yr” standard life coolant ethylene glycol Prestone HD Command. Here is what the lab stated on my rreport: “NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS INDICATED. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDED. CONTINUE TO USE THIS COOLANT AND RESAMPLE AT NORMAL INTERVAL”
Go Figure????? 2 yr coolant that isn’t dead after 2 yrs.
I’m letting it ride for now.
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With all that info Jon….I’am sort of on coolant overload.
Seriously, lots of good info.
Thanks
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Just an FYI.. A 40’ will lift the tag off the ground almost immediately. The 45’s may or may not lift on high idle, it takes some time as the drive bags are doing all the work.
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I’ll have to go back and retrace my trail through the internet when I was learning about the various coolants that met the required specification. Along the way I stumbled across a tabulation of coolants, types, colors, etc. I then read an article that not only gave the colors of some coolants, but the reasoning behind the coloration which was typically a brand identifier or a brand identifier and within the brand the type.
From memory Caterpillar who created the EC-1 specification OAT coolant has colored it yellow. Detroit uses a magenta color.
Because you are such a nice guy I will go back and try to retrace my steps.
But trust me, the old folks tale that if it is green it is OK for our coaches is BS. It can be any color as long as the coolant meets the spec.
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And sixth, they look like new Winniebagos.
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Les, do your I-pads require a pass-code to open once they go to ‘sleep’?
Safe travels,
Mark
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The question about how active our members are is an easy one to answer. We get an average of 1000 members a day checking in on the site. As a percentage of our group that is a significant amount of activity, especially considering everyone has to log in.
Thanks for your comments.
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Jon and Tom I’m proud of you guys because I well know what it takes to sponsor a forum. And 4000 members, that’s really something and I’m delighted to be a part of it.
Harry