Chuck & Katrina
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If you’re traveling on the interstate and come up on two gorgeous Liberty Coaches running side by side … it will probably be Jon and me.
I typically run 63/64 (or the speed limit whichever is less) with the cruise set all the time. We’ve put about 50,000 miles on our coach since buying it in May of 2014 with 72,000 miles. About 30,000 or 35,000 miles ago I reset the fuel mileage on the DD computer and have left it alone. I watched as mileage started out in the high 7’s and then inched up to about 8.37. I presumed this was the engine loosening up as it was broke in. Since then the long term mileage has fallen back to about 8.25 which if I understand correctly means its time for the valves and injectors to be gone through.
I used to drive 9/10 over the limit all the time. But I was working then, time was precious, and I liked to drive fast. After buying the race car and running over 150mph on a regular basis, the need for speed has diminished. Now I’m retired and have lots of time. Driving 63/64 on the interstates means I rarely pass a vehicle and those passing me have enough speed differential they can do it quickly. Once in a while we are pressed for time in the coach and I’ll run the cruise up to 72mph, but that’s rare.
Since installing Matthew Valentine’s J.W. Speaker LED headlight upgrade, I’ve found its much easier driving at night. I can see far enough out in front of the coach that I’m not worried about over driving the headlights hitting something lying in the road.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
I have not checked for a while so I just want to fill to lower mark as per picture, Its hard to see, Jon said years ago no need to change oil if it looks clean.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Michael::
I have a Featherlite and still have had issues with trying to plug into GFI’s. When I plug in the splitter (50 Amp to 2 – 30 Amps) it trips the GFI even before I connect the coach.
GFI’s have become my biggest nemesis. The plug I use for my golf cart at home is also on the same breaker as the sprinkler system. Unfortunately those outlets are on a GFI breaker. I was gone for over a month and came home to a lawn that was almost dead because the GFI had popped (don’t know if it was the golf cart charger or the sprinkler system). Removed the GFI 20 Amp breaker and replaced it with a non GFI 20 Amp breaker. Problem solved. Realize I am violating local code and risking shock but personally willing to take the risk. Not suggested for everyone to try.
Chuck
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
No polarity warning light. The GFCI is built into the circuit breaker in the main electrical panel.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
A GFCI is likely an issue with any conversion unless there is some provision for connecting the ground before supplying power to the other legs.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
On my bus I have all the adapters and can plug into a 15 amp outlet. as long as my internal draw is less than my power source i am ok. Does your bus have a polarity warning light? Are you tripping the Breaker or the GFI?
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Ok trying to get some of the obvious things out of the way first. You have everything turned off as to not pulling a load when you flip the breaker on the pole on? Sometimes the pole can be the issue, did you check the pole voltage?
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
I believe our fuel caps are unvented.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Just got back from using the gen for the last 4 days. Worked perfect.
Bill III
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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In my area there is lots of agriculture so my plan, if we sell, would be to market the property as house with barn (livestock, RV, boats, etc)
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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OR outlawed macerators and forced converters to remove or disable these to sell them. The claim was that that RVers were pumping the poo into ditches along the road instead of using legitimate dump stations.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Thanks for all the suggestions on how to deal with my local zoning road block.
Having spent my working career in the real estate, building, development, and mortgage business I’m pretty sure working on a variance is going to be futile. I ran into a similar problem with the municipality where we used to live in had a limit of 600sf foot for a detached accessory building (one acre parcel). I worked with the town board to change that to 1,000sf (I asked for 1500sf, then 1200sf) and I built our race shop. I know the process.
Dave Brewer makes a good point. While a 20’x60′ bus barn and a three car garage would be perfect for us, when it comes to selling the house its likely going limit the market. We saw that with the house we just sold. We had prospects who loved the house, but weren’t will to pay for the race shop. We had prospects who loved the shop and RV pad, but the house (1800sf) was too small.
So … I think we’ll take the existing 2+ car garage to 1200sf garage/shop with an adjacent coach pad with FHU’s and a second 50amp for invited guests.
A developer has ten 30x40x16 heated rental units in a single building that are fully rented and has a second ten unit building under construction and all are rented to a single tenant. So I see the market and might build sometimes similar (30×55 or 60).
Thanks again for the input and help.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
1. The regulator from Powertec is $482.95.
2. I did that once and it last 3.5 years.
3. The original last 28 years in the same location.
I am not cheap with anything that I replace on my coach. I go with oem equipment as much as possible and generally at a much higher cost. If it last 30 years the first time I will certainly pay more for another 30.
That was not the case with the Basler part. I am going to relocate the VR to a cooler location. If I just wasted $41 than so be it. Basler has already proved to me that it now produces a product that is far inferior to the original.
The new VR came yesterday and it appears to be almost identical to my 42 month old worthless part. I will know more next week.
Bill III
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Buddy was a person who made everything better when he was around. He was a kind and generous person who passed along much needed CC knowledge to me when needed.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
45×62 infloor heat and a pit in center stall.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL