[Bob]

Jerry, don’t make it more complicated than it needs to be.

If the new ride height valve arm and hole location is the same as the old one, and you do not change the length of the rod it is a drop in replacement, no adjustment required.

The Prevost spec for height is as measured between the top and bottom air bag plates, but if the coach is sitting on a flat floor I have been able to use the measurement between the floor and the bottom of the bay doors. Just remember that there are going to be variations due to the small angular operating differential of the valve, so if you do have to make an adjustment try to take a variety of measurements such as starting out with the bus low, the bus high, the bus leaning, etc. and you will note minor vairations in where the bus ends up when you rest the switch to the driving height position. The object is to get the average as close as you can get because it will not every go to the precise height every single time.

[Bob]

I don’t have a spring, and since I have had the coach there has not been one.

I am not aware of any issues due to the lack of a spring, but then again the only thing on that arm on my coach is the fan drive so I don’t have an alternator or AC compressor.

[Bob]

things like thin luan sheet are not expensive and can save torn fabric or scratches..Wrap exposed surface of new appliance in old bedspread duct taped to it–protect both… Just some ideas..

[Bob]

On mine (Double Door) they removed window and hoisted fridge with forklift up to height and slid in. That’s all I got. Good Luck.

[Bob]

“Journeyman ditch digger now makes $700/hr while the Supervisors are making nearly $100/hr + benefits. Gotta luv that!”

Don’t they get a pension based on that income to boot?

[Bob]

We attended last year”s Tampa show and the ability to see all coach conversions in one place was invaluable.. With 30+ to walk through, it is well worth the trip. Never having own any type of RV much less a Prevost, it was aa full day and tme visiting with all sales reps and other owners / potential owner’s was time well spent. Looking at all the coaches, new and used and price ranges, presented a good perspective of what is on the market and in which prices ranges and optons were available.

I would strongly suggest to make this kind of an investment, to take the time to attend the Tampa show and be well informed before you buy!!!

[Bob]

we saw that coach when we visited Liberty in the first half of November, what a nice coach, excellent choice. Hope you have many yeArs of enjoyment and memories created with it.

[Bob]

Hey, I had a hard time keeping cool today.. Sorry boy’s, just had to do it from sunny west coast FL…

[Bob]

I just got done cleaning up from our double whammy snow storms. I have over 32″ here and it will be about -12 to -15 actual temps here on Friday night. I spent over 18 hours in my John Deere since Tuesday morning blowing it off the driveway. I am really glad I have a tractor with a full cab!!

I think this is going to be one long winter…..

[Bob]

Greg. I think you are right and the issue of an uphill or downhill tow bar causes a toad to exert an upward force if the hitch on the coach is too high, or conversely if the hitch is too low it might contribute to the toad trying to climb upward.

I agree a light toad might have little impact on our coaches, but I have seen Class C motor homes towing a vehicle like a Tahoe and they need to be as level as possible otherwise their already compromised braking is going to be very bad.

[Bob]

he had scheduled Dec 3 and 5th so might not be online for a few days…Bob

[Bob]

I have a feeling the smoke is not coming from a camp fire.

[Bob]

One has to remember revenue service and a RV service is 2 different ball games those guys run more miles in a month that most RVers do in a year plus at a different pace with different drivers about every day

Charter Co’s do not want to be tied to one bus manufacture for all the services is what I read from him it’s never happen before till now

Here where I live a casnio has a new H nothing can be worked on from another manufacture it even has a Volvo 12 speed I shift transmission anything happpens it goes back to Volvo or Prevost

A friend of mine in Phoenix owns Swift Trucking he buys his Volvo trucks with a 50/50 mix of Cummins and Volvo engines I am going to ask him today about the D13,DD13 and the Cummins ISX engines which is best he will have it to the penny on cost for each engine

good luck

[Bob]

For your batteries to function you need to bring them up to float. You will go through bulk voltage, acceptance and then float voltages. Your ending charge voltage is going to be around 13.2. Then you need to test the batteries to make sure they do not have issues. After fully charging them individually let them rest for a day or so and if they are all showing around 12.7 to 12.8 volts it is likely they are OK, but only testing will verify their condition. All it takes is for one bad battery to suck the power out of the others. This applies to the house as well as chassis batteries.

If they were dead or near dead and they were charged to 12.5 when you tried to spin it over it is likely they aren’t sufficiently charged to handle the starting load required.

But heed Bob’s advice also while waiting for them to charge and rest after charging so you can check them, make sure your connections are corrosion free, not only at the batteries, but at the chassis connections. You can always get good voltage readings when there is little or no load, but with a load bad connections will create a large voltage drop.

Finally, and one of the most common issues I get in phone calls about is to check the battery cables to make certain they are connected properly so you get the 12/24 volt system as Prevost intended. Every cable needs to be hooked in the right place and you need to be certain the small DDEC wires are also in place. After you have checked them, go check them again. Did I mention to check the cables to make sure the batteries are connected properly?

[Bob]

Mark, Could use a little of the white stuff here, to keep things cold, Seems as the refridgerator decided to die yesterday on top of the other pesky things, called Liberty spoke with Troy told me how to remove it. Have a HVAC guy working on it that has done these before. Hope it is a capacitor or such. Major prep for it Have to cut a peice of 3/4 plywood to fit the floor configuration so you can roll it out, and very carefully remove the trim. If its shot will go to Stuart and remove windshield and put in a new one,fortunatly we have a residential fridge in the coach house, so all is not lost!, I guess just another bump in the road, On the bright side, should be good for another 10 years or so, meantime I am sitting under the palm trees with my trusty igloo smoking a cigar and drinking margaritas, Life really is good! Gary