Country Coach solid front axel

Sully2 wrote:

RayChez wrote:
Check the fiberglass real close. I have seen many with the fibers sticking out, also hairline cracks on the fiberglass. Other then that it is a diesel pusher which is hands down better then any gas coach. The handling will be like day and night in difference. The air ride is amazing and you will never go back to a gas coach.

But check it real close once they get past ten years. I don't care if it is a Prevost. A coach is only as good as the previous owner on how he/she maintain it. Lot of good used coaches, but there are also some dogs out there.

We are talking Country Coach Ray...not COACHMAN!,,,,geeze

I worked on many composite structures at Sikorsky A/C over the years. One test we used to do was to leave these structures outside for many years to see what happened to the surfaces. These were all woven fiber glass, Kevlar and graphite with various epoxy resins and not painted or the paint had worn off with time. You could see and feel the fibers where the resin eroded away after 10 years. We also tested in a hot wet chamber to see the effect of temp and humidity. Based on these tests the mechanical properties had to be lowered. Having said all that I don't think that Mike will have and thing to worry about as long as the MH was painted and protected over the years with wax. Surface cracking is another story. Until MH Mfg's start making the sidewalls and roof from prepreg (woven matl's that are preimpregnated with resin) surface cracking will continue to be a problem.