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RE: IFS vs. Straight Rail
I think the OP meant stright or solid axel design. :R
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SCHARLEY
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11/20/08 11:33am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Gillig Chassis ?
I've heard they were a very good chassis in their day. Question is if they were that good why aren't they still around?
The main reason, I have been told, they exited is that they did not like dealing with the volatility and non-standardization of the RV world. Each RV manufacturer wanted something different but were not committed to ordering enough chassis to make it worth while having to cater to them.
So they choose to focus on the buss business, where they had more control of design, manufacturing and production volumes.
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SCHARLEY
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11/20/08 11:07am |
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RE: Gillig Chassis ?
:B
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SCHARLEY
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11/20/08 11:04am |
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RE: Propane tanks in Class A RV's....
It takes about 50 gallons to fill mine, so it must be about a 60 or 70 gallon tank. Pull up and filler up!
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SCHARLEY
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11/20/08 10:55am |
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RE: Gillig Chassis ?
One of the best rail chassis ever made. They (Gillig) still support them. Most of the components are heavy truck parts that can be located via any road tractor shop.
In 1990 they also made a 40' running a Detroit 350hp, DDEC, 6V92 compression brake and a 5 speed, 757 Allison with 23K rear axel. Because, one of them is setting in my drive.
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SCHARLEY
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11/20/08 09:45am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Manufacturers: who has staying power
Do you suppose the owners of covered wagons had a similar conversation 100 years or so ago?
Have you priced a good covered wagon lately? Actually the covered wagon industry is alive and well. It's just a lot smaller than the RV industry is all. And the demand for them is higher than supply, ask yourself when was the last one you saw on a used lot? :B
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SCHARLEY
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11/18/08 07:10pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Can used prices go any lower?
"I'd gladly pay more for fuel if there was just some way to hold down the huge cost of ....depreciation per mile. That's the biggy in my opinion."
That's easy! All you have to do is find a fifteen year old rig that is worth owning like I did, it's not going to get much cheaper! :B As a matter of fact, you couldn't buy it from me today for a penny les than I paid for it three years ago, so it hasn't depreciated a cent!!:R
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SCHARLEY
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11/18/08 06:41pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Class A being towed. For those that wonder how..
"Second, where is the air line to tandem the coaches brakes to the tow vehicle?"
Since your so observant, I'm sure you realize that it's a gasser and doesn't have air-brakes, don't you?
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SCHARLEY
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11/18/08 07:22am |
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RE: Class A being towed. For those that wonder how..
"very few people are stupid enough to refuse to speak English when it would help them."
"Believe it or not, many Quebecers live in a place where they can go from one year to the next without speaking or hearing any English, and as a result they don't speak any English."
LOL I can't figure out if your agreeing or dis-agreeing? Speak English man!! :B
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SCHARLEY
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11/18/08 07:15am |
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RE: Going "camping" - pull a TOAD or rent a car locally?
from all of my experience in towing, i have found that a trailer is the only way to go. you can tow anything you want or already have, less investment than a tow bar assy and brake buddy. you always have your brakes and lights already there, no insurance to pay and just a very few dollars for plates.you can back it up if need beanywhere too. absolutly no wear and tear on the towed vehicle and loading and unloading is just as fast as a tow bar. for me... its the ONLY way to go.
I'm with you. Besides, I need a trailer to haul my tractor etc. anyway. Not to mention that the trailer paid for it self not paying to have the kids and friends cars towed. Everytime I turn around someone is asking to barrow it. I'm also an aucton junkie, so it's nice having the trailer to be able to retrive my treasures withour needing someone to suttle me or a extra driver.
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SCHARLEY
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11/18/08 06:55am |
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RE: So you want a Newell -- safe but legal?
Is this what they mean by "be your brother's keeper?" :B
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SCHARLEY
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11/17/08 08:39am |
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RE: So you want a Newell -- safe but legal?
"I would expect that an owner who is overweight on his GAWR could be sued in a tire/axle caused accident causing injury or death.
Being over the DOT limits is not unsafe , just illegal."
So based on the above statement I assume you would agree a rig loaded over IT”S GAWR, irrelevant to the 20K hwy limit, poses a bigger risk to it’s owner and others on the hwy. than a rig exceeding the 20K limit but still under it’s designed GAWR?
After all, changing the hwy limits only takes a stroke of a pin at the white-house or cost of a permit, changing the designed GAWR of a little or big rig is a much different matter.
Therefore, since there are a lot more of them, and they pose the biggest risk, it would make sense to me that we should start with the little guys first before jumping on the big boys. :h
I know personally I feel a lot safer with a big Newel passing me than when I’m passing some over loaded, 12K GAWR class A, with a white knuckled driver at the wheel weaving all over the road. :S
If you really want to make the hwy's safer you should be trying to take all the rigs built on P30 chassis off the road! :B
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SCHARLEY
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11/17/08 07:40am |
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RE: Fuel Milage and Horsepower relationship
I always find it interesting that some folks put so much worry and analogize into an issue that for all practical purposes there are very few and in most cases no options.
After all, just what percentage of motor homes do you actually have an option of engines? The answer is few.
And if torque is so important and the basis that so many responding here seem to want to imply played such a major roll in your selection, well a lot more of you would be running 2-stroke Detroits, because there has never been a better torque/RPM engine used in motor-homes and over the road busses
If your talking POWER, your talking 2-strokes! Detroit was building 350HP hwy engines making over 1,100 ft. pls. of torque at 2000 rpm twenty years ago. The only thing that the new 4-stroke engines have over them today is they run cleaner to keep the tree hugger happy.
Bottom line, find the motor-home you like best and leave the engine selection to the engineers.
And there are so many variables involved that no one could possibly answer the OP’s question definitively.
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SCHARLEY
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11/17/08 06:56am |
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RE: Check your MH insurance value !
Agreed value is the only way to go. That way you know exactly what you get in the event of a total lose and the ins. company knows exactly what their maximun exposure is.
By the way, everyone reviewed their home owners policies lately?:R
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SCHARLEY
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11/15/08 10:05am |
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RE: Help Us to Understand
Justify MY actions?
Don't justify MY actions?
Why?
What a waste of time!
Sidney
Amen! Next someone will be asking my wife to help them understand why she married a ugly man! :B
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SCHARLEY
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11/15/08 09:56am |
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RE: Manufacturers: who has staying power
"Not that he will of course...cause he didnt make his $$ by taking losses."
But he did make his money by controling his losses! Just like in poker, the winning hands are easy to play and almost take care of themselves. What determines where you stand at the end of the game is how you played the loosers. Any body that thinks that Warren has not folded his share of loosing hands doesn't know much about him.
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SCHARLEY
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11/13/08 08:13am |
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RE: Manufacturers: who has staying power
Personally, if I were in the market to buy a new class A rig to use today I think my question would be, who is building a class A today that I can reasonably expect to still be worth owning, servicable and useable in ten years? :S
The question of if a company will still be around or not has little to do with the above. I see lots of rigs that are ten years old, built by componies still open, that are nothing but junk! :R
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SCHARLEY
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11/13/08 07:54am |
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RE: Daytona Beach Bikeweek 2009
I have stayed at Finish Line a number of times.
The advantage is that it’s VERY convenient! It is directly across from the speedway, behind Hooters. If you know the area, by taking back streets you can get to just about anyplace without having to deal with the major roads.
As you mention, it is a temp, event only set-up. It is located in a light industrial park. There is some parking on pavement if you reserve early. They only have 30amp service and make sure you have a couple lengths of water hose to reach if needed. No Wifi cable TV or anything like that. They do not allow tent camping and you will see rigs of all types and sizes from Prevost on down.
You can park your bikes right at your rig and come and go anytime which is also nice for bike week. When you reserve they ask if you have a trailer and will make sure you have room to prevent from having to unhook.
I understand someone opened up a lot more camping over at the speedway itself during bike week, you might check there. But I think the rates are pretty high.
Good luck.
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SCHARLEY
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11/13/08 07:12am |
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RE: Has anyone regretted going bigger?
Thanks for your votes to go bigger! That's what we thought!!
The two downsides are the depreciation hit we'll take on this fairly new coach and having to pay the Calif. sales tax (now 8.75% and perhaps going up to 10.5%) again on the total amount of the new purchase and not the difference as some other states have. We'd like to purchase an additional $150,000 of coach and will end up paying the entire sales tax on the new purchase price of $300,000. Add to that the massive hit we'll take on the Expedition and it is something to consider.
We wanted to make sure it's well worth being out all that $$$$ on sales tax and depreciation. We'd hate to do this and then wish we'd keep the smaller handy one.
Edit: You folks type faster than I do. Very funny kalynzoo!!
Thanks!
Joyce
I don't think you need to worry too much about having to pay that much tax any time soon, because I don't think that your going to find a dealer willing to give you any where near 150K trade value for your current rig.
But if you do, I would take a real good look at the sale price of the rig your looking to purchase.
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SCHARLEY
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11/11/08 01:15pm |
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RE: One more dealer visit before big purchase
In my opinion, the highest quality of the group you're looking at is Tiffin.
I agree, however I'm not sure if that says more about the Tiffin or the other brands mentioned? :h
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SCHARLEY
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11/10/08 06:43pm |
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