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stabilizers for leveling
Recently purchased 2018 Forest River Cherokee Patriot edition. Have been travelling the past 14 years in a Class A DP and realize the stabilizers on a TT are NOT intended for leveling purposes but wonder to what degree the stabilizers could tweek the level once blocks are used. Any info would be appreciated.....Thanx1.6KViews0likes10Comments2004 Coachmen Cross Country water fill control panel
Have a 2004 Coachmen Cross Country 354MSB with a water fill control panel with 5 separate control valves for various settings. Need to know the manufacturer and/or where to get replacement valves... One knob broken making it a necessity to use pliers on the valve. Can anyone advise ???? The control knob that's broken is the "operation valve".1.6KViews0likes3CommentsRe: What did you do to your Class A MH today???
Just today kissed a tree limb with the center of the awning and the edge of the roof.....kinked the awning slightly and put 3 dime size holes in the edge of the roof along with a 6" dent .... raining currently at this campground so cannot assess damages repair until tomorrow ..... any experienced recommendations ????455Views0likes0CommentsRe: CUMMINS 5.9 ISB TURBO DIESEL
FOLLOWUP : Still on the road...replaced turbo air cleaner, checked for soot indications (only black residue on exhaust tip), still have the "whistle" .... hoping not to have difficulty crossing the high pass on the return east .... managed Monarch Pass coming west by using manual gear selection and keeping attention on RPM and temp ... hope to get into Cummins tech service when back home ... thanks for all the advice... what would we travelers do without our companion travelers ?????624Views0likes0CommentsCUMMINS 5.9 ISB TURBO DIESEL
On the road currently travelling . coming into Colorado . 58,000 miles on 2004 Coachmen 35' motorhome with above engine and Allison tranny.Have noticed a seeming lack of power in mountains and the engine has acquired a "whistle" under load. Should it be brought to a service center ASAP or is there not any problem?? Never noticed the "whistle" until last month and hadn't tested it in mountains until now. IDEAS ??????6.2KViews0likes11CommentsRe: What did you do to your Class A MH today???
It's at the "hospital" today suffering from a hydraulic pump failure of the HWH leveling system. Have been informed the new pump may take a week for delivery and two hours labor to install. Have been told total estimated bill around $1K ..... 2004 Coachmen Cross Country purchased new. First major repair in 13 years. I may have caused the problem myself by leveling one side up without dumping the air ride. Live and learn no matter how long you live.382Views0likes0CommentsRe: Toad 4 down or car on trailer? Need advice
DSDP Don wrote: I can't say I've done both, I've only towed four down, but I think I can give a view on what I see as the pros and cons. Towing 4 down requires a car that is capable being towed, adding base plate equipment, lighting, brakes and tow bar (between $1000. - $2000 for equipment). It can't be backed up (some will for a few feet in an emergency) without disconnecting. Once the above has been purchased, connecting and disconnecting a towed can be done in just a few minutes. Typically, when we arrive at a campground, my wife checks in while I disconnect the towed in the registration lane. By the time she's registered, we're ready to head to our sight. We travel all over the southwest and I rarely see RVer's towing cars on trailers. When I do, it's often something that they don't want on the ground, like an older hot rod. I'm guessing you probably could buy a good used trailer for about the same price as the tow equipment for four down towing. You can also backup a trailer without any issues. Those are the pros, but I see many more cons that are hard to overcome. Both when camping and at home, you have to have a place to store the trailer. I know many will say that they just get pull thru sites, but that really limits you as to where you can camp. When arriving at a campground, without a pull through spot, you'll need a place where you can off load the car, while the trailer is still attached to the RV and then figure out where you can park the trailer if it won't fit in the site (typically won't because you also have a car to park). Lastly, it's just more work, not only do you have to attach the trailer to the coach, along with chains and wiring, like a tow bar, but now you have manipulate heavy ramps to load the car and crawl around the trailer and strap the car down. I see that you're driving a short coach and intend on towing/trailering a small car. I would just tow it four down. You won't be that long and will easily be able to negotiate fuel stops. We're a 40' coach towing a Chevrolet Silverado 4 door, with an overall length of 65'. I rarely use the big truck stops for fuel because their prices are so much higher. In this day and age, there are very few gas stations we can't get into. I HAVE towed both ways and this response pretty well covers all the pros and cons......I trailered for 2 years and then went 4-down.....I'll never go back to trailering327Views0likes0CommentsRe: Locking gas caps? Do you use them? My diesel being stolen
gbopp wrote: One downside to locking gas caps is, if someone really wants your diesel fuel they will punch a hole in the bottom of your tank. :( It costs a wee bit MORE to repair/replace a fuel tank than a few gallons of diesel !!!! Just sayin'231Views0likes0Comments
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