[Fred]

Last year I did all hoses and brake chambers plus all air bags new and all norgrens new big job but Dave will not have to worry about it for long time , Tom did drive axle air bags just before I bought it from him and two norgrens at bulk head in front of axle, it’s the way to go unless you don’t mind being on side of road!!!!!! Dave’s bus now will hold air for months in all three tanks!!And I replaced all air bags on gen , plus both air bellows for fan at back

[Fred]

Just replaced the same hose on mine a few weeks ago, mine was just a drip though and I was home not on the road. Glad it was a wasy fix for you.

[Fred]

Make the pit 24″ wide inside. Any wider and the tires and chassis support points get too close to the edge of the pit. You need some margin for safety and you do not want chassis supports right next to the edge of the concrete plus to raise the tires off the ground you want a generous flat spot for the jack.

The depth should be 48″. For almost all of the routine tasks that is the perfect height. You have to lean down to get under the bumper and move to between the wheels, but once between the wheels you can stand upight and do almost everything at a comfortable height.

There are a couple of high mounted tasks and for the rare occasions when I work on those items I use a small 2 step ladder or a stool. There are a few air relays or valves located high, just under the coach floor that I need the ladder to reach, on my 97 coach the air dryer was mounted high, and I had a couple of coolant hoses I needed the ladder to reach, but other than those items the 48″ depth put me at or near eye level for everything from grease fittings to brake chambers to the center of the axles.

I mentioned body support points and I want to stress that you absolutely need to support the chassis anytime you are beneath the coach, even if you are not working on the suspension. There are too many places and tasks going to put your arms or torso between pinch points and having the pit will not protect you. I always have supports beneath my coach any time I go into the pit.

[Fred]

Jon….we are hoping to keep this smile for many years….maybe last until I need 80 yr old facelift! The ride down here to Biloxi was good except for 3 torrential downpours in heavy traffic…so you know we had plenty of MORONS TO DODGE. We decided to stop at Biloxi Hard Rock Casino..parking right across from. There is another Prevost behind me about a block…colors look like yours. We are leaving for NOLA after walk on beach…..and by the way, nobody got lucky last night in any way!!!! Happy Trails

[Fred]

Geez Al that was a tough experience… sorry you went through that…better ones to come I am sure!!

Diane

[Fred]

My guess is the coach was telling you of low house voltage.

If you had the auto-start engaged it should have sensed the low voltage and started the generator, but apparently it did not. Since we don’t know how much current draw you had it is unknown if the batteries have also shown they have a problem or if they are nearing the end of life so that is something also to monitor closely.

The next time you are dry camping after driving and the batteries are fully charged, try to get a sense of how much current you are drawing. Lighting a lot of house lights, watching TV, plus having other normal loads such as the water pump, aux compressor and phantom loads will take the power out of batteries and as a result you may not make it until morning before they need charging. But if you have not been using a lot of power your 4 house batteries should still be above 24.5 volts when you wake up. That is the performance I see and expect.

The second issue is to see if the auto-start failure is an isolated incident or if the Watchdog is starting to have a problem. Both can the battery and Watchdog issue can be determined on the next night of dry camping.

[Fred]

G Man

I have run across many guys pulling stackers and always ask what is your tongue weight? 75 % don’t know and others guess. The last guy had an ATC 26ft with a small generator on the front of it cabinets in the front, a closet for the air compressor in the front which he pulled out and had no tools in it. He had a small car loaded and nothing up top. The mezzanine had a few hundred lbs of personel stuff.

I thought I would help him and weigh it so he knew.

You need to spend about 150 dollars and buy a Sherline tongue weight scale. I pulled mine out while he was still loading and he had 2200lbs on the tongue, he about shit. My point being the guys building stackers are setting you up for over weight tongues by what and how they are building them.

My stacker is only to transport my stuff, it’s not a work garage or a means to take more stuff. I built mine accordingly and have 1600lbs on the tongue and gross out at 14,000 lbs.

How your going to pull 18k with legal tongue weight is going to be tricky at best.

Buy a Sherline and be sure.

I remember a guy in Montana 2 years ago full of tools with 2 Harleys in the front, I asked him what he thought it weighed. He said he didn’t know or care. He was an idiot with an additude and gives us all a bad name.

Later

bv

[Fred]

That is definitely not a Country Coach and I doubt it is a ’91. It looks like a conglomeration of different buses, and quite possibly a home built. Seems to be very nicely done if it is.

I had a ’90 CC on ’89 chassis. There was no CC layout like that in that era. Even if there was, the woodwork, especially around the windows, is far too clunky to be CC. Country Coach cabinetry of that era was awesome.

I also doubt that is a ’91. The high mount front turn signals were not used by Prevost after the ’80s, so I think this is an earlier chassis with a headlight upgrade. However, the front marker lights integrated into the top of the cap are more like a mid-90’s Prevost.

My ’90 CC on ’89 Chassis with updated headlights. No turn signals under the windshield. Note external marker lights.

From Ebay, high mount turn signals and integrated marker lights:

[Fred]

I wouldn’t care so much but it goes down considerably overnight which makes leveling difficult. I’ve had to dump the air and hope the site is level. My last coach lost air but with jacks it was no big deal.

[Fred]

Wow!!! Thank you all so much for the warm welcome, great Insight, advice and the offers to let us see your buses. We will look forward to not only meeting you but appreciatively taking you up on your offers. The good news…we have reached an agreement with an individual on the purchase of our current coach. We should close on the deal by the end of this month. Due to this development we are going to cancel our trip to Tennessee that was scheduled for Oct 16-20. Because of this we will not be limited to only coming to Branson on Tuesday. Give us some extra flexibility.

Thanks Again,

Dean

[Fred]

Since we are talking about slides, what is the real difference between Prevost slides and HWH slides?

I think some converters don’t realize how important their websites are to a potential buyer. The website are our first stop when looking for information. Amadas/Vantare and Liberty don’t have a link for specs…. Outlaw’s site doesn’t even pull up under the ‘Prevost dealers/conversions’, you have to type in in separately and still no spec sheet.

I want to know what type of water heating systems, generators, slide mechanisms and other options that the converters are using,

Outlaw’s bay doors seem to not be covered on the inside as you can see metal arms exposed. It makes me realize that a converter can make a BIG difference on quality.

Just from what I’ve seen (early in the game), Millennium rises to the top. But, until I speak with them on the phone (the top three), it’s hard to tell by the websites.

MM.

[Fred]

jJohn

Country Coach for some unexplained reason liked to “poof” up the great feeling Irsi seat with extra added cushioning that was uncomfortable for us , too. For me , the extra layer of foam which has its own piping, raise me up almost too high, once the seat suspension did its thing It also puts Chris too close to the steering wheel even with the seat scooted back fully

[Fred]

They all have my name on them because it is part of an elaborate scheme to transfer money from your accounts into mine.

Just kidding folks.

[Fred]

Buddy,

Fill me in on that 30 minute fridge replacement, I need to know the secret! I spent a couple days on it and thought I did good.

[Fred]

If you vacuum the system that makes the ideal time to fill, starting with liquid at the receiver, and then topping it off at the suction side of the compressor with gas.