John S. wrote:
RayChez wrote:
wny_pat wrote:
8 straight hours of driving a P-30 is enough to cure anyone from enjoying driving one, while 8 straight hours in my Foretravel (no air) is a piece of cake. I'll bet 8 hours of driving the Country Coach is too!
Eight straight hours of driving is hard, does not matter whether you are driving a Prevost, Newell or a Foretravel. Lets be realistic!
I drive 8 hours all the time and many times it is 10 to 12. It is no different than what I do on a work day by working 10 plus hours. I do take a break every 3 hours in the beginning and every two hours after 6 but I will say that my Foretravel drives great and I love my solid axle up front. In fact many of my provost buddies drive longer than i do but they seem to want too. I can cross country in a bit over 4 days and that is not pushing but it is long hours in the seat. The Foretravel makes that possible and I have driven Country Coach units and they are very similar.
John, don't get me wrong. I have also driven lots of hours behind the wheel on my Cadillac Deville and on my coach. But I was younger then. Now at the age of 71 I would be a fool to try and push myself like that. Whether you have a Foretravel, Prevost, Newell or the cheaper coaches. It is the hours behind the wheel that takes a toll on a older person. I also have the solid axle with four big air bags and it rides beautiful. Tires wear even and it is a very comfortable coach. But you have to be a little cerebral as to whether driving that many hours is a good practice. I do not think so. That is why they have laws to prevent truck drivers or even locomotive engineers where I used to work from driving too many hours and getting in a accident.
I never said anything that I did not like solid front axles. I really like the Country Coaches, Foretravel and a lot others. So why the subject of Foretravel was even brought into the picture is beyond me.