Mike
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“Oh Lord…won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz…” Geo.
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Well done! Look forward to seeing you and that beautiful coach on the road.
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That works both ways Doug. Now per Jon I should occasionally take the extra time to empty with the macerator.
Love you Honey
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Our Liberty has a switch for the waste tank dump valve (air operated) on the tank itself. All I have to do is open the bay, and if the hose is properly attached, push the button, the valve opens, and down the hole all the stuff goes. There is a pilot light that comes on when the value is open. No light, valve should be closed.
I would NOT be comfortable putting that switch or button in the coach. Because of the laws of gravity and the principals of moving sewage, I want to be standing next to the button that controls the dump valve. If anything wrong happens I can instantly hit the button and presumably close the valve minimizing any inappropriate release of effluent onto the ground.
If the dump valve button/switch is in the coach how do you make sure someone doesn’t accidently “test” it? How do you know that the valve isn’t “open” when you go to take the cover off the end of the pipe?
Make sure you’ve completely thought this idea through.
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I got mine from these guys. West Marine and places like that sell the cables too.
Fred
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Don, So there is two loops out of the webasto then ? One to water heater and another for engine pre heat ?
Thanks, Safe Travels, Rocky
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I didn’t think Marathon provided a buddy plug??
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With cost per mile comes enjoyment of a hobby I like being a part of owning my own transportation. I’ll point out ..No one needs there own Prevost bus. Of course if your in the people transport business you do need a bus.
Cost per mile as an operating expense is great to read but we really accept this expense if we choose to participate in this hobby. I did boats for over 30 years and probably spent a ton of cash on them. I loved the adventure of being on the rivers and seas. At some point in the late 90’s I sold my dream boat and actually made money on it. Taking a rest for about 6 months and probably lost interest in any hobby. I remembered seeing these Prevost buses at our marina on the week ends. The rest of the story is “why not” so the Buddy Gregg dealer talked me into Country Coach Affinity. Next came Prevost and now on # 3 Prevost.
I understand cost of owning a Prevost is not for the weak heart penny pincher. This is the best hobby going for me and plan to continue it until I’am unable to handle this monster on the road. The idea that if I decide to go on a road trip, sleep in my own bed, and stay on the road for any length of time is priceless.
Oh…BTW I’am not the only nut case to enjoy seeing money disappear out the exhaust pipe.
AL
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Karen & I had the privilege of meeting Peter at Prevost in Mira Loma several years ago, and numerous times at Jeffs’. He was one of a kind. Heart of gold and always more than ready to help if he could. He will be missed. Our prayers go out to Trina and his family…
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I have a some time this afternoon and going to pull the switch panel to get a look at what is behind it. Ron
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Agreed that both directions are really bad, especially in the mountains, but eastbound is the worst. In September I hit a hole so big it damaged the steering system on my tag axle. Drove it again in a car 3 weeks ago and it even worse now. I-10 is better, probably because it doesn’t see frost.
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Thank you Mike. I have also heard good things about that company.
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They don’t know how to tell how old a Prevost is anyway…….when they do ask, I tell them it’s a new one!
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I hope this give comfort and inspiration for folks who might need to run air conditioners to do it from their generator instead of inverters. We were told by the folks from Inverter Service Center that we can run AC units on inverters, but it is hard on them. This is a good excuse to just start generators at the start of a trip, turn on all breakers on our electric panels and live large using all the electric we need.
It was nice at Autofest to not be concerned about power management and being able to have all four AC’s working, along with the washer and dryer, the outside grill and not worry about what would happen if the water pump, aux compressor or the HW tank kicked on all at once. If Tom was nicer to me I would have let him hook up to my buddy plug.
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Well said everyone.
– honestly nearly every problem post I have read here is probably 60% revolving around a air systems. IF, older conventional RV’s had full air leveling suspensions I am confident that they would have more issues than us. Of course they technically trade those for hydraulic jack issues. Anyone know someone who drove off and ripped a jack off their coach? I know at least 2 and I’ve not been in this hobby nearly as long as 90% of you.I think in this case it’s just a matter of the number of and complexity of the various systems that are different than what the traditional Rv’s and Rv buyers are used to seeing and thinking about having to maintain.
Guru – I totally appreciated your videos as I shopped for my new Prevost. Informative & well produced.
What is extremely hard to demonstrate or quantify is the difference of the quality of what is beneath the pretty new cabinetry. John preaches not to get to “taken” by the aesthetics of a bus…. I think this is even more pronounced with a traditional rv. Why else would you cut a 30′ hole in the side of your motorhome and call it a benefit? Wow – no way!
i think a very very big item that looks past by buyers is the stainless steel frame of our buses. Regular steel underneath a conventional rv takes a beating and rusts. I’ve heard of a friend who’s grandparents had a section of their cargo area frame break free while driving out west . – boy that can’t be fun!