Joe
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Just asking if you happen to know:
I guess one would assume that a ladder is provided for entry?
I would further assume the transmission, engine, differential and all related surrounding “stuff” has been removed?
Does the car move into and out of its “garage” under power or is it pulled and shoved? They might use a winch for both in and out functions?
Just wondering.
Pres
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That will work! If you want to get fancy, and there is room on either side, you can also weigh one side at the time in a similar fashion.
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Charles, you certainly have the stainless steel on your Liberty shining like a new dime. Nice.
Mark
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Mine are identical Tim..
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Dumb answer, depends on the water flow you are getting it from….otherwise tank fill and auto would be the same. Only other way is to gravity feed it on your coach I believe
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On the XL coaches, if possible I reuse the seal, the new seal is differant and is a job to get the windshield back in typically….
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Can’t take the lawyer outta Colt…tho he’s one of the few with a sense of humor. Geo.
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The family and I were in Pigeon Forge last Tuesday and Wednesday… we had a great time. There was some smoke around from the fires, but it never even occurred to us that the fire could come into the city.
This kind of thing can hit quickly anywhere anytime. We’ve started keeping the bus packed and ready to go at a moments notice just in case this kind of thing happens to us. I’ve even bought a couple of buckets of that freeze dried food and keep it in the basement so we’re never without. We’re not some sort of preppers packed to the gills with guns or anything but we’re trying to be prepared, just in case.
It could even be something as simple as a prolonged power outage. You just never know.
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Neal, could it be that Ford requires ACC mode so that steer wheels will turn, left-right-left, to steer and follow the track of the coach. A Prevost will drag around a towed vehicle even when the steer wheels are locked, such as when the ignition key if turned off. Don’t ask how I know, I just do. Experience is a wonderful teacher.
On my tow vehicle it calls for the ignition switch to be left in the unlocked off position. I had several trips where that position drained my towed vehicle’s battery. I installed an “el cheapo” disconnect to assess the effectiveness. Batteries have not been drained since. Last year’s long trip was from NC to Seattle, about five days. No problem.
If your Explorer has the new style started button, it has three positions. One is Off, two is ACC and the third is Run. It is possible that placing the button to ACC frees the steer wheels to “turn” with the coach. Oh yeah, have you read your vehicle manual’s section on towing? Answer might be there too.
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Jeff:
If you have the “box” type awnings that are all electric, this is “night and day” from the “air / electric” type we are discussing. On the air / electric, when you open the control box and observe the nest of wires, battery, control board, etc. looks like a bad attempt at making an explosive device!!!….. Age, moisture, vibration, etc. i believe are all leading causes of failure along with a bad design. Primary issue with these, in my opinion, is moisture and not be able to keep air related portion of the system dry!!!, which as we all know from suspensions, is a major concern for all our Prevost coaches..
Either way, I have the box all electric, and all is good….
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You didnt include no slides in your options 🙂
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I sure wish I could commit to going to Alaska in 2017. But it is not in the cards right now. If Peter would provide a Service truck that just carried a couple of tires, 315 and 365, a few spare belts, air bags and maybe a couple of windshields that would be enough to make a lot of people just “feel” better about such a trip.
Of course I am sure the truck would have a lot more on it. If enough people joined in on a losely organized schedule knowing that support was only a day or two away, it might work out for everyone. But they should all help pay for that “Service Truck” crutch that makes them feel better prepared and safer on the trip.
Just knowing that other PC members are on the same trip and that mini-rallies could be scheduled along the way would make the trip a lot more fun.
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Jim,
I tried it out as you suggested, and indeed the galley and bedroom AC came on. However, the galley AC shut off after about 30 seconds–the inverter shut down. I had one inverter replaced (rebuilt Trace), but inverters are still giving me problems.
The only AC I would be interested in running at low AC loads, would be the cockpit AC, and like Tom said, you can’t run it on the inverters anyway. So I guess running ACs on inverters is pretty much a worthless feature for us. We’ll stay with running the generator when we want to use the CruiseAirs.
I believe you all had a person from the Inverter Service Center at the last seminar at Jeff’s. Would like to explore possibility of replacing one or both inverters with pure sine inverters–I really don’t care about losing the AC on inverters feature. Could I get the name of the representative that came to Jeff’s? -
Tom,
The shade is held to the glass by very strong magnets that are adhered to the windshield on the inside. There is one in each top corner and 4 more across the top. Plus 4 more, 1 on each side in the middle of the side and 1 in each bottom corner.
So the the shade would there on the top but no inerior magnets to hold it if the top of the winshield is covered by a cabinet that prevents access to the inside of the glass.
Or your shade would be designed to cover only the exposed part of the windshield. They make them to any pattern you provide.
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Yes they are