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RE: B+ motorhomes
rehoppe - Interesting term "May Pops" - never heard that before. :W Here is an interesting article written by a large internet tire supplier Driving through tire blowouts.
The article makes the statement that the number one reason for tire failure is low pressure causing sidewall flex and the resulting increased temperature. That is one reason I carry an infrared thermometer to do a very quick walk around to check tire temperature.
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Gene in NE
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05/24/12 09:01pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: B+ motorhomes
Thank You Burlmart and Gene in NE, I will most likely get the OEM tires. The mechanic suggested I get Michelin tires because they are a more quieter ride.....There have been several topics on the subject of tires. Most like the idea of the Michelin's, but the price. Several owners have recommended the XPS Rib versus the LTX M/S. There were some owners that experienced premature sidewall cracking in the LTX M/S. My brother-in-law would not buy anything but Michelin's because of the quieter ride.
I could not get what I thought was a good price on the Michelin's so settled for the Firestone Transforce HT. Tire store kept my old tires for someone's trailer use, mounted, balanced, and taxes for $1,049 for six. So far, I like the ride and they seem quieter. The factory Generals were great, but my store did not carry Generals. With the price of oil going up the price of tires follows. The Firestone's got a bad rap years ago with Ford Explorer's rolling over, but I believe the company made an extraordinary effort to rectify that problem.
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Gene in NE
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05/23/12 09:31pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: B+ motorhomes
Teacher's Pet - We also toured the Trail-Lite Warsaw plant, but it was after we purchased our unit. We were impressed with the construction material and techniques. Liked the way they made and handled the sidewalls. We also toured the Gulf-Stream and Monoco plants. For the difference in money, the Trail-Lite won hands down. We experienced a minor frustration - could not obtain complete blueprints, plumbing, or electrical diagrams. Did get a copy of the sidewall construction and roof of my unit. The same was true at the other two plants. It seems like they do not want to get pinned down to how they do the job. It also allows them to make changes daily, weekly, monthly or whenever they feel like it.
I did enjoy watching how they built the Monoco Class A's. They brought in the chassis and put air cushions under the wheels. If they wanted to move the unit, they put air in the cushions and floated the entire unit forward, back, or sideways.
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Gene in NE
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05/23/12 10:47am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Alignment specs PW Ford Excel TD
Thinking about getting a wheel alignment on my 09 Pleasure-Way Ford Excel TD....Anybody have them or post a link as to where I might get them. ThanksYou might want to read this topic Scary Handling Problem. According to "Harvard" in several of his postings, the more caster the better the handling.
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Gene in NE
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05/22/12 10:30pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: B+ motorhomes
Teacher's Pet - I have added you to the list of existing or former owners of the R-Vision Trail-Lite motorhome. Welcome to the forum and the B+ motorhomes thread. Sounds like you have already done some maintenance chores and an upgrade of the television.
That is one subject that I wish we could reverse. The new digital (over the air) signals have not been kind to us. With an analog signal, we could find a signal anywhere we traveled. Even though it might have been snowy, we could redirect the antennae and improve the signal and enjoy the program. Not true with digital. Have to do a complete scan of all the broadcasts in the area with the antennae pointing in a random direction, then repeat the process tomorrow as we are then in a new area and who knows the correct direction for the antennae.
RV er - I believe you made the right decision to stay with the LT225/75R-16 size. These Trail-lites are so efficiently built (aluminum tubing in walls and ceiling) that more tire is not needed to carry the load. When the tires are 5 to 6 years old, it is time to inspect for dry rot - especially true if the tires are exposed to considerable hot sun. To read the age of the tire, look for a 4 digit code something like ( 2003), which is a date code meaning made in the 20th week of the year 03.
I have clicked on the word "subscribe" above the text of these postings and then can easily find this topic in "My Forums".
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Gene in NE
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05/22/12 10:10pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: B+ motorhomes
Steve1948 - Best of Luck with your Class A. We have been there and done that. There are pro's and con's for each Class. I liked the cab being in the living area, did not like sitting out front of the engine and wheels in case I didn't stop quick enough. Liked the visibility, my wife did not want to drive the Class A. Had more power and load capacity, but burned more gas. Oh well - different stages of life and different views make both the perfect answer at some time or another.
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Gene in NE
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05/21/12 10:12pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: New RV'r, shopping questions.
Appears to be a great site you have here. Welcome to the RV.Net family Glad I found it.
I am currently in the market for an RV. I was looking for a travel trailer to park on a seasonal lot, but have found what I think is a good deal on a class C. It's a 1999 TravelCraft Elite 28" on a Ford E350 Chassis with a diesel, 85K miles. I don't think this manufacturer is in business any longer. My questions are:
1)Is it a good idea to purchase since they are no longer in business? The only difficulty you might encounter would be the body parts on the coach. The appliance are still being made for current converters.
2)I think I can get it for around $8000. Is this a fair price? (I can't find values on this unit) You can input another brand with approximately the same mileage, length, and options at NADA. A fair price is one that satisfies the buyer and the seller. :)
3)It's has aluminum exterior.Is this something I should stay away from? Can't think of a reason to avoid aluminum. That seems to be a selling point for the Lazy Daze brand.
4)Would it be difficult to find parts, windows, seals etc? I seriously doubt that TravelCraft Elite did their own custom windows. Most converters buy from the same window manufacturer.
Again I was looking for a travel trailer, but this would give me the option of taking some trips as I have only a 1/2 ton pickup and don't plan on upgrading ti anytime soon.
Thanks in advance for your help.My comments in RED above.
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Gene in NE
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05/14/12 10:21pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Truck Camper to B+
I will agree with "ron.dittmer" on what chassis you should be looking for.
The question you raise about turning radius, has a "catch 22" answer. The shorter the wheelbase, the tighter the turning circle or radius. However, the shorter the wheelbase usually means longer overhang of the rear bumper behind the rear axle. This longer overhang could cause some interference if turning too short. You may need to extend the tongue on the boat trailer.
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Gene in NE
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05/10/12 11:09pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Photos...
I liked this one the best (real homey) -
http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/Studioandolina/Camper%20before%20photos/PA010094.jpg width=400
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Gene in NE
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05/10/12 11:02pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Where do you sanitize your tanks?
Right now my gray and black tanks are empty. I want to sanitize them. It's an older Roadtrek...When you state "sanitize" did you mean clean them or did you mean kill germs. As has been said, no need to kill germs unless you know something you have not told us. A little bleach will make them smell cleaner.
The "Geo Method" uses laundry detergent. The linked article will explain what your waste tanks need. You do not need to follow the suggestions, but dumping a cup or so of laundry detergent in your waste tanks and then driving the unit around several blocks will act like a clothes washer.
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Gene in NE
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05/10/12 10:54pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Driving Me Nuts!
I have a 2003 Trailite B+. I have consulted my manual, my mechanic, my friend ( who knows everything - or thinks he does) and even an Ouija board, but I can't find it.
Does anyone have any idea where they have hidden my coach battery?...Welcome to the forum. It has been stated, your original posting is in the Class B forum which is for motorhomes built inside of a van body. The Class C forum is for RV houses built on what they call a cut-a-way chassis. That means Chevy, Dodge, or Ford only built the cab and then cut off the back part for R-Vision to build the house.
To your question, the battery is on a shelf attached to the frame of the truck chassis almost directly under the passenger seat.
For some more reading about your R-Vision Trail-Lite check out this 273 page posting called B+ motorhomes.
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Gene in NE
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05/07/12 09:32pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Tire replacement at 9 years?
nadsab - There are some owners of RV's that will want to make you believe that buying $1,500 worth of new tires almost guarantees you will not have a blow-out and cause a lot of damage.
I have driven close to a million miles (over 100,000 on motorcycles) and I had a blow-out on a brand new car with less than 10,000 miles and less than one year old. I will never know, but suspect that I had a slow leak, did not expect that on a new car, the tire overheated, and I had tread separation.
My point is inspect your tires for air pressure and weather checking.
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Gene in NE
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05/04/12 10:02pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: PPL MOTOR HOMES - Houston, Texas
ruwth - Here are a couple more to look at -
1999 American Cruiser $22,000 Carbondale, IL.
1999 American Cruiser $14,500 in Ft Lauderdale FL.
1996 American Cruiser $17,900 Sacramento, CA.
1999 American Cruiser $22,500 Denver CO.
Never fall in love with something that cannot love you back!!
It is expensive to shop, but sometimes much more expensive not to. :)
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Gene in NE
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05/04/12 09:48pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Found the most compact and lightweight camping chair.
Here is a low to the ground Director's Chair (often used by motorcyclists) -
http://www.aerostich.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/448x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/7/4/740_1a.jpg width=450
and more information at this website - Kermit Kamping Chair.
The chair presented by "Road-Trekker" looks very compact.
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Gene in NE
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05/04/12 09:04pm |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Born Free
stevekk - Try Pre-Owned Born Free's.
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Gene in NE
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05/04/12 08:49pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Born Free
One of their selling points was the 3 roll-over cages built into their coach body. No one has ever been killed in an accident with a Born Free. Difficult to make a slide work using the steel cage design. Seeing their factory is something else. There is a single crew that builds the entire RV from start to finish - they put there reputation on the complete unit.
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Gene in NE
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04/30/12 10:26pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Toadless C Owners, Do You Feel Limited?
rvnetter - I believe that the variety of answers you seem to be getting depended on the type of "camper" one might be. We tend to be travelers and rarely stay in a campground for more than 1 night. For that reason, we do not need to have alternate transportation, as we will be traveling tomorrow-another 200 to 500 miles. For those that are single destination "campers" they park and sit for several days - maybe weeks. Alternate transportation might be nice.
For the few times we had a single destination, it was more of an area destination. It was nice to be able to drive our RV (including the bathroom, fridge, and change of clothes) and not have to back track to our last nights campground. Or...the destination may have been to friends or relatives home. In that case we merely brought our bedroom along for a visit. They had the alternate transporation. ;)
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Gene in NE
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04/30/12 10:19pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: rodent control with bounce sheets?
thanks for the replies
like the elephant response:)
hate cats, so that's out
how about ultrasonic rodent repellents?This one is battery operated and has been reported to work great - The Rat Zapper.
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Gene in NE
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04/29/12 08:20pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Coachman owners manual
Welcome to the club. We did a little better, the manual was very basic as you describe. However, our dealer provided us with a pouch folder about 2" thick with every appliance owners manual. Most of those can be gotten off the internet. Even had a manual for the smoke alarm, the window shades, exhaust fan over the stove, exhaust fan in the bathroom, and.......
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Gene in NE
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04/29/12 08:12pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Total Rebuild of a 1979 Dodge Class C
oldtrucker63 - What is directly above the fuel gauge and fuel tube on the tank. I would consider cutting a hole in the floor and fashion a removable cover. Would that be somewhere in front of your bathroom door? Maybe a trap door or something like this. I am just guessing that you will be back again to this location.
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Gene in NE
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04/29/12 07:24pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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