| Author | Message | ||
| Doyle Gaither (Texasborderdude)
Registered Member Username: Texasborderdude Post Number: 13 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 24.92.121.67 Rating: N/A |
Ok, aside from the wear and tear items; tires, batteries, oil changes and options like adding levelers, awnings etc... how many miles have you logged without being in the shop or buying a part? (Even if you didn't pay for any labor!) Anyone get close to 100k??? | ||
| larry currier (Larryc)
Registered Member Username: Larryc Post Number: 42 Registered: 2-2007 Posted From: 207.200.116.13 Rating: N/A |
I bought a pipe plug to plug off a broken oil line in Corning Ca.last week. It was the mechanics test line with a quick connect that blew. Went from the fan drive motor to the rear of the coach. The pipe plug seemed a little expensive at $1.50, but I bought a couple extras for the tool box while I was there. That was on my Eagle 20. Ran thru the nite from Buttonwillow to Corning with a pair of vise grips pinching the line and my trouble lite tied to the back bumper so I could see the oil spray if the vise grips came off. | ||
| John MC9 (John_mc9)
Registered Member Username: John_mc9 Post Number: 237 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 66.217.106.114 Rating: N/A |
Re: ".....how many miles have you logged without being in the shop or buying a part? (Even if you didn't pay for any labor!) Anyone get close to 100k???" For what it's worth.... Parts rusted off each of our RVs, while just sitting in storage... and I can't remember any totally uneventful trip$ with any commercially built RV we've owned.... (Message edited by john_mc9 on March 11, 2007) | ||
| Bob greenwood (Bob_greenwood)
Registered Member Username: Bob_greenwood Post Number: 766 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 64.136.49.228 Rating: N/A |
MAINTENENCE... before a trip ,there is a full days work ,tire pressures,oil levals,miter box levals,greese fan bearings,u-joints to rear end & to the alt,ON AND ON,I'd say a full 8 hours | ||
| David Hartley (Drdave)
Registered Member Username: Drdave Post Number: 738 Registered: 5-2005 Posted From: 72.189.203.211 Rating: N/A |
Every Trip is an Adventure. It comes down to how far can I get without parts falling off. The next level is full timing with the policy of wherever we break down will be home for a while until repairs are made and then move on... | ||
| Steve Krane (Steve_krane)
Registered Member Username: Steve_krane Post Number: 12 Registered: 1-2007 Posted From: 76.176.33.74 Rating: N/A |
I have travelled a grand total of 700 miles since buying a 4106, generally in great shape. Got stuck at the beach in southern California (ain't it awful) with dead engine start batteries. Dead because: 1) Operator did not realize that engine batteries will supply house unless they are manually isolated with a rotary switch. House batts were run down to 11 volts while boondocking. 2) The two 8D start batts are toast. After charging back up, ran a little test by leaving headlamps on for 1 hr then trying to start (got slow crank and no start) I'm hoping for better when we go SoCal to Michigan this summer. | ||
| John MC9 (John_mc9)
Registered Member Username: John_mc9 Post Number: 241 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 66.217.107.134 Rating: N/A |
Steve - 1. Replace expensive 8ds with inexpensive group 31s 2. Install a battery isolator, to automatically separate the start batts from the house batts. 3. Enjoy life! | ||
| David E Wilson (North_exp)
Registered Member Username: North_exp Post Number: 19 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 205.234.33.61 Rating: N/A |
System check | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 102 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 4.240.213.103 Rating: N/A |
2d...I agree with you, and if you wash the windows, inside and out etc, make that 16...+-  RCB | ||
| Charles Seaton (Charles_seaton)
Registered Member Username: Charles_seaton Post Number: 5 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 170.28.136.41 Rating: N/A |
Stopped for fuel at regular place just before pulling off on a trip to a bus show in Philly (100 miles away on a 101 degree day. My buddy and I were running a pair of GM TDH 5106s. The station attendent looked at us and asked, "And where do you two THINK you're going today?" That trip was unventful, but a couple of others weren't. | ||
| Jim and the XtremeFamily (Skyslayer)
Registered Member Username: Skyslayer Post Number: 28 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 70.112.105.118 Rating: N/A |
1964 4106 I think we can safely say about 15,000 miles with out any problems. We took (my family of 4) our bus around the country on a full time trip for 2 year about 50,000 miles I would not have done it any other way IE Sticks and staples. |