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Doyle Gaither (Texasborderdude)
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Username: Texasborderdude
Post Number: 40
Registered: 3-2007
Posted From: 76.198.86.113
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 12:30 pm: | |
Anyone used the Steer SafeŽ on your bus? Does anyone know the steering manufacturer? Rockwell? I contacted the Steer SafeŽ toll-free number and they said they'd have to know the steering manufacturer to know if they can fit it. Alternative steering damper systems?
Thanks,
dg |
J.C.B. (Eagle)
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Username: Eagle
Post Number: 112
Registered: 12-2000
Posted From: 74.130.33.78
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 12:56 pm: | |
DG I have the Safe-T-plus installed on my model 10 Eagle.
Safe-T-Plus.com |
Richard D. Bishop (Rdbishop)
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Username: Rdbishop
Post Number: 12
Registered: 1-2007
Posted From: 70.124.123.157
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 9:59 pm: | |
J.C.B. How do you like the Safe-T-Plus and does it handle compared to before you had it. rdbishop |
Jim and Myrna Lawrence (Daffycanuck)
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Username: Daffycanuck
Post Number: 36
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 66.82.9.52
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:11 am: | |
DG
I had the Safe-T-Plus installed after a Bus Conversion friend lost his life in a crash caused by a blowout.
I give credit to the Safe-T-Plus "blue" product in saving us from a crash when on a curve, the wind pushed me over the 8" edge drop of a Mexican highway.
Power steering is a requirement and I don't notice any difference in normal driving.
I recommend putting it on your vehicle and hope it never has to prove it works!! |
J.C.B. (Eagle)
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Username: Eagle
Post Number: 113
Registered: 12-2000
Posted From: 74.130.33.78
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 8:10 am: | |
Before I had it installed the coach would drift one way or the other but with the Safe-T-Plus it tracks in a straight line. It was very simple to install on the Model 10 Eagle. |
James Smith (Tomcat)
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Username: Tomcat
Post Number: 35
Registered: 8-2005
Posted From: 207.200.116.13
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:48 am: | |
I installed a Steer Safe on my 87 Thomas SaftLiner. I found it made a great difference. It takes a lot of the 'work' out of driving as it keeps the coach moving in a straight line until you're ready to change it's path.
My coach does have a Rockwell axle.
Quick install too. About an hour.
Jay
87 SaftLiner
(Message edited by tomcat on May 11, 2007) |
John MC9 (John_mc9)
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Username: John_mc9
Post Number: 320
Registered: 7-2006
Posted From: 66.217.105.196
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 11:16 pm: | |
Want another opinion?
We had the "Steer-Safe" spring units on a 33' Winnebago...
After replacing the front tires three times in four years, along
with the customary and expensive wheel alignments trying to
cure the "problem"..... and after having the unit's springs reset
to the proper tension..... the damned RV tires were still wearing
weird (edge wear; cupping, etc). It ended up being one spring
that had lost some of it's strength. It was the proper length,
and set to the proper tension, but didn't fare well with usage.
Having to replace tires prematurely was a nice way to learn what
happens when the things go sour....
The RV shop showed me how those hydraulic cylinder units work...
Nice! Especially when the engine stalls leaving the driver to not only
have to fight the non-working power steering, but also having to
fight the extra hydraulic cylinder. It's like a shock absorber connected
to the steer linkage. Oh yeah, and trying one out was a swell
experience too! Before installation, the steering was quick and
sure. After installation, the steering wasn't too quick at all; sluggish,
is a word I'd use... The power steering had to fight the "shock absorber"!
Of course, that was on "stick N' staple" RVs, not an expensive,
"built for commercial use" bus...
Does make me wonder why they'd be needed on a bus, though..
It sure would seem like the $400-$800 that the units cost, would
be better spent on needed front end work.... If the bus is pulling,
or not handling properly, adding an after market device to hide the
problem, just doesn't sound like the greatest idea.....
(just -my- opinion, ya' unnerstan...) |
H3-40 (Ace)
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Username: Ace
Post Number: 521
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 70.220.134.1
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 12:02 am: | |
I was always led to believe that the steer safe was in case you had a front tire blow out! It would keep the vehicle from dashing out from under you so to speak!
Wasn't my ole buddy Gene Rochester one of the original testers of this unit before it was marketed? I remember him telling me that he used to have a prototype unit installed on one of his racing semi trucks and it had charges mounted on the truck that would make a front tire blow out on purpose, during development of course! I think on some of the newer Prevost they come standard now too!
Ace |