Harry
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First, I don’t see Andy necessarily as an advocate of the message he brings. I don’t see the ensuing discussion as political but as a series of comments on something that has the potential to impact how we ultimately use our coaches.
We clearly have differences of opinion about technology and we express them here, and speaking only for myself and not Tom, I think airing those differences is OK as long as the discussion never gets personal.
As soon as there is a sense discussions are getting personal a thread is getting locked. We have always had different opinions discussed here, some strongly, and that is OK. A few good examples are slides, OTR, rivets, roof airs, etc.
The topics relating to features and systems that take the place of personal responsibility however seem to generate some heat.
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As a society we see increasing vast numbers of people content to let the government provide all the necessities of life, so it is not hard to imagine every phase of life will become someone else’s responsibility.
I expect laws of the future will forbid people to think and take responsibility for their life.
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Currently weighted my XLII at PrevostOrlando temp @ 65 degrees with bus sitting overnight inside.
Front = 15227 365/70R22.5 Tire press= 100
Drive = 22184 315/80R22.5 Tire press = 90
Tag = 8915 365/70R22.5 Tire press= 105
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Jon:
I appreciate your comments and understand individual coach axle weights drive the answer: I like you, have learned to leave a lot of “stuff” at home and not get over zealous in overpacking the coach. Always say, what i forget or leave, i can always purchase. For reference, I am running:
steer: 105
drive: 95
tag: 90
I haven’t heard anyone running in the 80’s as just goes to show the differences as believe most are running more pressure than is recommended..
Tks again,
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I did some reading about the Samlex products. Definitely looks like high quality stuff. I like that you can use if for a DC power source and the terminal connections.
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Prevost…do you have slides? Geo.
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I buy a Volvo and they think its a good idea to video me while I’m in the car?
That gives OUTRAGEOUS an entirely new meaning! How can anyone think that’s a good idea? Is that really how we want to handle drunk driving? And who in the heck gives Volvo or any other car company the right, the audacity to do this!
I’ll be the first to agree that “Controversial” is an understatement. But if you’re a parent of a teenager, would a vehicle with these features be something that you would find desirable? How about if the inclusion of these features came with a lower insurance premium?
But the big question is…
Could this type of technology keep us safer from distracted drivers? Yes, it’s a big brother thing and it’s an option not a mandatory feature. Surely there’s a better solution coming down the road.
I’m sure that some will say that phones should be disabled while driving and I’m not disagreeing with that. But they are still working on methods to determine if a phone is being used by a driver or a passenger. Some apps, such as Waze, know when the user is in a moving vehicle and ask the user to state they are a passenger and not operating the vehicle. Apple has a similar feature on it’s iPhone I/OS. But how many people override those warnings and simply press the passenger button?
Again, it’s controversial and I get that. But distracted drivers is a real problem. I take my hat off to Volvo for at least trying to address the problem.
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So far nobody has mentioned being required to perform a pre-trip brake check. I certainly hope that is one of the requirements.
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Thank you for the feedback Bob and Jon. It sounds like it will work fine. Its flat as a pancake here and i have plenty of room to move the bus around.
Joel. I would love to be able to get away long enough to require us to drag our stuff with us. We are still working stiffs so the time we do get away its nice to just drag a car and leave all the crap behind. If we ever do get to that point we’ve likely won the lotto. We will just get one of those fancy fold up transformer trailers that Andy posted about. Back’er all in the barn.
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Dave,
Which breakers and fuse panels have you looked at ?
AL
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I see you all were busy while I was doing my 800.
Yes Guru you’ve been pushing stuff for 30 years but my point is you don’t know didly about trucking and our world.
No street creed but your flashing all the stuff and how good it’s gonna be for trucking. How in the world can you talk about it when you don’t know anything about it.
I think there’s always an agenda behind it.
Later
bv
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Damn I’m impressed, longest post from Bernie since day one, cool…
Technology is coming, driver, I hate it too as an old trucker, but it’s coming anyway.
Remember, Chrome don’t get ya home…..
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MM
Your giving Roy info that doesn’t apply to him in an 2004 chassis.
My 07 didn’t do it either when you pull the air brake.
Later
bv
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You just can’t beat TN, taxes aren’t bad, we have good water and the weather is pretty decent (4 season’s). Coach tag renewal is less the $100 a year (not based on value).
My family has been in TN for 100 years this year. Before that, they were farming and making a living in Italy. Dad was born 200 miles south of Venice in a small town on the Adriatic. Still have cousins there.
Anyway, I sure do love the low humidity in the California desert. Thanks to proposition 13, our taxes aren’t bad. Actually, after having the house in CA for 23 yrs, the property taxes are equal to TN and the value is 4 times more in CA.
And, you have to love Florida because Liberty Coach is there!
Happy and safe travels!
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While I agree with most everything Charles said about Florida, anyone who travels/visits/lives in any state that has alligators in the water should be aware that the gators can, will and have departed the water and come up on land to attack pets and sometimes humans. There have been human fatalities as well as non-fatal attacks. Authorities recommend staying at least ten feet away from the water’s edge if there is no seawall.
Personally, I think 20 million people in Florida is enough, so if we can spread the word about the area (a swamp, I think someone called it) and the dangers, maybe I can get through a traffic light in something less than 3 light cycles in the winter season.
Linda