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Posted By: Trish Davis on 11/16/10 06:05am

Leeann wrote:

Trish Davis wrote:

Come to think about it, in '78-'79 when I worked in Sears garage as an installer on batt & electrical (Leeann oughtta get a laugh out of that and, yes, there may be a book one day)

Are you kidding? I'm crying I'm laughing so hard.... [emoticon]

No, for real. I was hired to check elec systems: install points, condensers, rotors, batteries --and to test them. Of course, this is when I actually understood ignitions... anything newer than electronic ignition scares me.

Tuesdays, the battery truck came for the old batts. I was always scheduled off on Tues because these things were heavy. A couple guys *****ed, moaned and whined, so I came in --in heels-- and threw batteries on the truck all day.

We stuck the old batts in a concrete "room" but we'd get bored and throw them.
Nifty, how they'd blow up.

Posted By: alan jeffrey on 11/16/10 01:11pm

denisondc wrote:

My 72 winny is a class A on the M400 chassis. Another durable chassis for sure! All of the travcos I have seen I believe were on the M300, M400, or M500 chassis. There are many winnies from the early 70s around on the M300 chassis. I dont know how many parts the B300 and M300 chassis had in common though. My impression is the class C RVs from the early 70s were fairly scarce.
I bought mine for $2500 in 91, and wouldn't trade it for any newer RV. It like its simplicity. Good luck.

Posted By: alan jeffrey on 11/16/10 01:13pm

i just bought a 1974 dodge vogue class a mh. not steering the way i would like but i will get it working better.

Posted By: Trish Davis on 11/16/10 02:26pm

denisondc wrote:

I dont know how many parts the B300 and M300 chassis had in common though.

These Dodge chasses share nothing. B300 is a 1-ton van.
The M-300, and subsequent series, are heavy-duty (now) truck chasses.
Then, the M300 series (300, 375, 400, 475 were considered medium-duty.

denisondc wrote:

My impression is the class C RVs from the early 70s were fairly scarce.

Sorry, no. Common as ditchwater then and now. Cheap to build, bugger to fix.

Posted By: alan jeffrey on 11/17/10 08:23am

I relize that this a class c thread but i hope you dont mind if i could ask a couple of questions regarding my new to me, 1974 dodge vogue class a mh. I am reading all the tips and tales in this thread and find that there is some very knowledgible rvers here. Thanks a lot. Papa Al and Mrs.

Posted By: Trish Davis on 11/17/10 09:28am

'Course not.
Leeann's got an A, Griff has 3 (I think), I've got an A.

Dodge questions answered here.

However, accurate answers come from Griff & Leeann.
I have the good sense (now) to do as they say and it's always been good advice.

Posted By: alan jeffrey on 11/17/10 10:17am

hi Trish. Icant seem to locate the vin label on my a class mh.Iam trying to figure the gvwr of it in regard to tire pressure. The tires I have are michelin radials 8r19.5xza.They are stamped 020 in regard to the age as per michelins web site . Not sure if they are from 2000 or maybe even 1990. I seem to be always oversteering the coach and Iam just not enjoying driving it.It has been aligned and the steering box was rebuilt.There is also a steer safe steering stabilizer on it. I have heard lots of people recomending a 4 wheel individual weigh to figure out tire pressures and load etc. Care to comment on these issues I have and possibly clarify the age of the tires would be most helpful. Thank you very much Alan.

Posted By: 1976Sportsman on 11/17/10 10:53am

hello all im new to forum obviously. I have a 1976 Dodge Sportsman RV with a 360 in it. I hop i can post some pics. hmm maybe after I upload them

Posted By: 1976Sportsman on 11/17/10 11:15am

here are some pics
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Posted By: 1976Sportsman on 11/17/10 11:18am

not sure why they r sideways...hmm

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