Axle Weight Limits

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Gary,

I know of no weight card installed by Liberty.

What you should have is a Prevost placard that lists the axle and gross vehicle weight limits for your coach. Typically the total weights listed for the axles will exceed the gross weight allowable.

Liberty cannot put a weight card in any coach because they don't know what you will put in your coach.

[truk4u]

Dale,

We have a Q-T with scales near where I live and they have enough room on each side so I could weigh each side of the bus independently. I had to go in and tell them what I wanted to do, no problem. Is was good to know the side to side weights where real close. I had a plastic 2004 40' CC that was 1300 lbs heavier right out of the factory on a drive axle as shown on their weight sheet. CC's take was that was normal with many of their coaches and within acceptable limits. I then moved heavy stuff around to try to compensate for the weight.

All Marathon owners should weigh their buses, my understanding is some are over loaded on the steer. Mine is not, with full fuel, water and junk.

[dale farley]

Tom,

I agree with your statement about the Steer axle weight of the Marathons. Mine is within the limits, but when fully loaded, it is close. It just lets me know that I don't want to put anything heavy in the drawers above my house batteries. Maybe I'll have Paulette (my wife) ride in the bedroom!

[truk4u]

Now you've done it Roadrunner, I think you be in deep doo doo!

[dalej]

I thought all wifes rode in the bedroom......isn't that in the manual! Our's is a country coach so she has to serve me coffee and pastries.

[dale farley]

I thought that since I threw that statement on the end that no one would notice it. Now I can just hope that none of the women see it.

[rfoster]

Dale:
We are just the kind of folks to help you out.
Waaay Out!

Paulette uh, ok

I think I might be able to get my bus washed.

Its good your comments are safe with me -- so far.

[dale farley]

Yes, I have noticed that "Technical" help is not necessarily the only help that some of you guys/gals provide. Maybe at Kerrville, I can determine who to watch out for.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

At Kerrville you want to watch out for everybody.

Individually these are all probably fine folks, but when these clowns all get together there is no telling what they will do.

At Polk City we had signs stuck to our coaches. In SF we had lights stuck to our coaches. These dingbats give out awards that are meant to embarass you. You will find yourself in grease up to your elbows working on someone else's coach.

Come to Kerrville at your own peril.

[dale farley]

Since I am somehwhat "reserved", maybe I will ask them to move my parking spot to a far-away-corner. Actually, I can tolerate most things for one week, so maybe I will learn to be as rowdy as the rest of the group by the end of the week.