Paul
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I’ve been there twice, just up the road from Myakka River Motorcoach Resort where we are staying.
If you get there on a Sat or Sun, you can see Jon in action at his weekend job.
Would I make this up? See for yourself.
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I don’t think as far as the bus is concerned the Trans would do that because of the weight , but as far as the deck trucks it will with the Allison Trans , that’s my case and we have 30 deck trucks that run in the worst weather everyday and mountain roads , I am not saying you would do that all the time but if conditions are right u may have too
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You are correct, Prevost slides have raised floors.
A converter can also request that it have the type of slides that level with the floor. I didn’t want that, I wanted PREVOST ONLY SLIDES so that Prevost service center would service them.
The only step we have is at the J-booth and I don’t have a problem with it. We have two sofa’s in the salon so no step is visable there. There is a small step area at the dresser drawers in the bedroom but it looks nice and not out of place.
Buy what YOU like. I did not want pivoting slides…. only IN and OUT.
Mark
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Aren’t non vented dryers condensing the evaporated moisture and then it goes down the drain?
If the moisture was allowed to remain within the coach there would be serious problems.
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This was a non-vented version….
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And how are you to blame for their crappy concreting job?
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I have zero concerns about adding devices and features. If it makes sense to have 10 TVs. 3 satellites, 4 pocket doors, remotely operated dump valves, etc. go for it.
What I am concerned about is the shift from controlling those devices with a switch such as the AB switch you mention to a whole coach system that requires special (proprietary) programming, electronic devices we all know will be outdated in 2 years, and multiple layers of devices, all of which have to function in order to accomplish what a simple switch or relay will do.
Technology has both improved our coaches and made them worse. On our original coach most of the house used 12V DC power for a lot of the lighting. But some of the lighting was 120V and to get that power to the light we had to select our power source by turning a big black knob. We had to select shore, generator or inverter power. We could be plugged into shore power but the lights, outlets or appliances would not work unless that knob pointed to shore power.
The second coach had an automatic transfer switch so all of a sudden that coach became a joy to live in because the transfer switch took care of figuring out how to get power to 120V devices. Admittedly when we wanted music or TV we had to push an AB switch and use remotes, but that was the most complex thing we had to think about. Everything else had a switch. Push the switch and the door would open or the light would light. And the switch was right where it needed to be.
The system was more complex than the first coach systems but with a little effort I could make anything work if it broke. And it rarely broke. The total repairs on the electrical system in 8.5 years was for me to replace 2 relays.
Today we likely have similar reliability but I am no longer in control. I don’t have the depth of knowledge to know what I don’t know. And worse, I wonder what will happen if any of the manufacturers of devices stops selling and supporting them, what happens if a repair requires programming, and what happens if the system is obsolete and the coach needs a new control system?
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I can see some of the simplicity (if you can call it that) in having a touch pad as it controls most everything (generator on/off, lighting, awnings, front door air floor cover, etc.). It does make me realize how manual the Monaco was in comparison and I thought that was fancy at the time with the lighted multiplex switches, etc.
In the Prevost, there are ‘hard-wired’ switches for the kitchen, in both bathrooms and some in the bedroom if you need lights when you have to get up in the night. You can control both air doors (bathroom and bedroom doors) from the back bath panel.
The only thing that takes getting used to is the I-pad for the TV functions. It takes just a little more thinking as we are so used to using a remote which still requires that you hit the right button.
I love the air valves for the sewer…..oh, and the air seat…. I will never want to stop driving. I feel like Christmas came early.
Mark
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I agree with Jon I would not put ball valves on the gauges , I would repair the line or replace the fitting to fix the leak
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I can read between the lines here and tell you the same guy tried to destroy the Bluebird sight a few years ago and failed, only made it stronger. I think the Newell site had the same thing happen. I did a little research and the Prevost sites will get the same treatment next.
This is a great site guys, keep up the good work.
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In case anyone thinks a cop has to have a good reason to pull you over, think again.
All of us that have been stopped in the middle of NM or CA or AZ for example to check for illegal immigrants, or house plants or lettuce in our refrigerators know if we are on the highway we will be stopped along with every other law abiding citizen.
We recently went through AR on our way back from OKC and we had just passed a DOT scale or roadside inspection station. Didn’t pay much attention other than to notice trucks were pulling in. A cop blew buy us at a high rate of speed and pulled a motorhome over. The motorhome was lettered up and pulling a trailer so maybe he was a commercial vehicle that decided not to pull in. Don’t know but was a little surprised to see that.
About two years ago TN had a law on the books that read that buses could not tow trailers. (Since been rescinded). Two entertainer coaches were stopped in Cookeville because both were pulling small trailers. One was registered to a private individual and even though it was an entertainer coach the driver and coach papers were checked and he was allowed to continue. The second one was a leased entertainer coach with commercial registration. He had to disconnect, hire a pickup truck to pull the trailer to the eastern TN state line (about 200 miles) and the driver was ticketed for not having a Class A commercial license. He had a Class B but that does not allow trailers.
The point is we are not immune to stops. On the two occasions when I have been along side of the road with an officer I never had to show my license, registration or proof of insurance. Once was because my coach caught fire, the second one was so the cop could tell me to move over for flashing lights on a cop car (I did and he acknowledge but only half a lane). But the second cop also ran my plates before he approached me.
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Joel, I didn’t mean to impugn your driving. I’ve noticed that sometimes the racing team drivers pulling trailers drive a bit more aggresively than I would. Of course I don’t have a schedule to keep like they do.
Were you towing a car or a trailer when you were challenged/cited for length?
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I’m on my 7th coach and first prevost…..bought all my “plastic” coaches new…..2 of them where 40 ft. diesel’s with 4 slides. My last coach was a Dynamax Grand Sport Ultra 45′ 4 slides with a freightliner columbia front end. My prevost was purchased last year @8 years old and is HANDS DOWN the best driving and best built coach I’ve ever had. I just wish I didn’t waste so much money over the years buying, selling and trading in coaches.
From the moment we closed the door, solid, to watching the slides operate I was hooked. And if you do decide to take one for a ride…..well that’s it, you will be sold. The thing with Prevost’s are no matter what age, 10 years old or 20 years old the design is simply classic and they all turn heads when you pull into your site. As I said to my wife….this will be my last coach……she laughed but now that I zero’d it out I can’t imagine trading or selling it for another…..of course if I hit the lotto I may look at building one like Mark did…that would be fun!
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Joe points out an issue that has popped up more than once. When anyone on our forum offers advice or answers questions those are usually based on how an unmodified coach is set up. The questioner who has a coach that has been modified then compares the answers to what he sees on his coach and all of a sudden something doesn’t add up. So we then see a back and forth Q&A in which we begin to recognize is a “failure to communicate”.
It is tough trying to diagnose problems or explain something on the internet. It is impossible when two people are not talking about the same thing.
If you go to the articles section of this site and pull up the suspension related articles they might help you get a basic understanding of the suspension systems. Once you have that understanding you can get a truck mechanic to do the actual work under the coach. You just have to make sure he also understands the fundamentals and that he promises to not start redesigning the system. If he does, you slap his hand.
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Hi Diane,
I believe the second battery is to help out with elec power when the engine auto cuts out when you are stationary. It was on mine anyway (2011 C-class)