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David & Lorna Schinske (Davidschinske) (67.216.108.67)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 13, 2002 - 3:38 pm: | |
This may be an incredibly stupid question (but I've seen a lot of them on this board)...Why do we need the pintle hitch on the front of the bus. From what I understand if the bus needs to be towed then it needs to be towed without the wheels on the ground because the air brakes will apply and the bus won't move (which is probably what happened to our front and back bumpers). We will be residing our bus. If the pintle hitch isn't needed then we can cover over it. Although David is planning on adding a small air compressor so the air can be brought up to pressure without running the engine.
Lorna |
Jim Nelson (166.90.109.5)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 13, 2002 - 4:54 pm: | |
Eagle 15's had a stainless cover over the pintle hitch with a snazzy eagle casting on top. The pintle hitch was intended primarily so that you could pull the bus quickly - for emergencies, breakdowns in the middle of an intersection, etc. If you are not planning on driving in the city much, it is not really necessary, but is nice to have. Put a hinged cover over it, and you'll have the best of both worlds. |
David Anderson (168.215.176.161)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 13, 2002 - 9:37 pm: | |
Jim is right. My 10 has the hitch and I made me a tow bar that can be hooked to just about anything (truck, tractor, etc.) to get me off the road in a hurry. I bought a pancake compresser and put it in the back corner where the ac compressor was and plumbed it to my air system to get the brakes released. This is one novelty that I hope I never have to use, (the tow bar I mean). I use my compressor all the time.
David Anderson |
Buswarrior (Buswarrior) (64.229.208.6)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 1:11 am: | |
If you ever back into a soft spot in a campsite, field, back 40 or wherever, those rings will be quite handy to sling a chain onto to get pulled out. You can be sure that they were attached to something solid when it was built.
("were" as opposed to "are"???? :-)
Of course, no one on this board would ever back onto an unimproved surface without getting out to check for soft ground first, would we?
Anyone need to confess anything here to strengthen my point?
happy coaching!
buswarrior |
Mike Eades (Mike4905) (206.15.152.254)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 8:14 am: | |
How about a campground in FL that didn't want us to leave. By abd By it cost $150 to have the tow truck look a my situation from a distance of 5 feet. Oh well nice cammp grounds but I won't come back be you are too possive and I want to come and go when I want to. Bye |