Fred F.
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Jon said “My wife made it clear she was not going camping so there was no way she was going to look at it.”
I talked to your wife once on the phone for a very few minutes a year ago before she could get you on the phone to talk to me. She seems like a really nice person. It has been very kind of you to honor her wishes and NOT take her camping!
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So had the front/back caps “wrapped” and had the top 12″ of the “curve” on both sides wrapped in clear.
Color wasn’t perfect for the caps, but it looks a lot better then what I started with and should last a good 5 years. The clear that I had put on the top curve down the sides will help protect that paint from getting beat up any further and start peeling.
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Apply the savings to your dues. Tom needs to buy that 4 slide H for Nancy.
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Looking at the size of that yard, What Peter could do is bring a couple head of cattle down and Jeff could start another side business.
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I stopprd drying mine a while back invested in a spot free washing system saves a lot of time and no spots, Jon still have to have the Advill though guess it comes with age, Gary
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Wow, more improvements! How much will this raise the annual dues? Between all the site improvements, added discounts, and the work at least one of you guys have been doing, the annual dues could get quite expensive!
Thanks!
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Isn’t that the DDEC override switch you depress when the DDEC trys to shut down your enging because of codes and it allows you to go a little further to like try to get off the road.
I think that is what mine does.
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My 45′ MCI with steerable tag turns tighter than my 40′ XL (non independent front suspension) did with the tag lifted. Still, at 42′ I think the MCI has a slightly bigger turning radius than an H-3 45 with the tag unloaded. Of course the steering tag looks cool and gets comments whenever I’m backing into a site.
The rear steering gear is ZIF, and yes, the rear wheels turn only about 35% of the angle of the front wheels. I’ve had no maintenance issues but was warned to keep an eye on the protective boots and to follow the maintenance schedule.
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Be careful Tom, somebody told me that was Tom Chilcote Jr.
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Peter/Jon/ etal:
There exists the possibility of leaks on all coaches. The delam issue aside. Every roof penetration point will be subject to leakage at some time during the coaches useful life. For example, on my “Classic” coach we experienced a large scale leak during a severe thunder storm while in SC some years ago. I put roof sealer on every spliced panel and roof penetration. In 2013 while outside Philadelphia we experienced the recurrence of the leak. Turns out the seal between the roof escape hatch and the roof panel had failed. A temporary patch was made at the campground. The permanent repair was made by Jeff while having upgrade work done. I had all roof penetrations remade by Jeff as part of the work. I should now be able to sleep while hearing the raindrops dancing on the steel roof instead of inside the coach!
BTW, the leak showed up over the valance of the curbside window box. The actual leak was not the seam joining the roof panel to the side panel. It came in and followed the roof framing over to the window box.
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Tom and his coach purchases are tracked on a global basis. Amazing.
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Maintenance 101:
Take the hardest job you have, give it to the laziest person you have and they will find an easy way to do it!
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Some wise person once told me that it’s true, necessity is the mother of invention, but laziness is the mother of innovation!
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T&C,
You have already made a major step towards defining your coach but may not realize it. Here is what I read into your post……..
Sitting in one spot, maybe 2 or three weeks at a time suggests you may want to get a slide. I say that because you are planning to full time and that little bit of extra room makes a huge difference in liveability. If you were in a different spot every night a slide would not be as beneficial.
Full timing it suggests to me an H might be most favorable because of the added bay space.
The way you worded the “sitting in one spot” could lead someone to believe that spot may be at the building site, but maybe you did not mean it that way. But if that is what you meant then I would focus on a coach more favorable for dry camping. A coach with a lot of battery power would get my attention if that was the case. That suggests maybe a Vantare or some CC models, but they are not likely to have an H in your year range.
The fact you will sit for extended periods suggests your use of the coach is less for driving, and more as a home. That means full bus heat and air (over the road air or OTR) is not going to be important.
You can see from the above how your use starts to define the coach. There are many things to consider but it is the use of the coach that will help you make choices.
If you haven’t noticed we all share the joy in helping potential buyers spend their money.