I'll always remember the summer of 2010...

[Yankee802]

Well, personally we live full time in our coach in a campground on the Gulf coast. Once a month I take her out for exersize, about 60 miles, and recently decided to extend that to 100+ miles. I try to keep her washed, but it has been so damn hot. I can't do anything (that I know of) about the salt air or what it does to the coach.

After my run, I top off the fuel and take her back to the campground. I put the tire covers on, re-connect everything and just wait for the next run. After about a week, she has slowly settled all the way down, and pretty evenly. I am not sure if I should fire up the engine to raise the coach or if it's ok to let her stay down untill the next run, any thoughts?

We'll be at the POG rally in Texas in October, and am looking forward to meeting all who attend, and mostly to learning all I can.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

It doesn't hurt to let the coach down. Inside the air bags are rubber stops. This according to Bill Jensen when he spoke to us in OKC.

[Devin W]

Well, it looks like the transmission has to come out. Checking on re-manufactured ones, although my mechanic seems pretty confident about doing a rebuilt if we can't find one at a reasonable cost. When I went to check on it today there was this thing parked in their lot:


They said it is a repo that is being stored on their lot. I did a quick search and it looks like the same bus from this ad (prior to repo, perhaps?):
http://www.bargainbusnews.com/Buses/.../#imgiframediv

Kind of interesting. The idea of having a "second floor" where you could have a stateroom and sitting/viewing area is kind of neat. Mostly dreaming as even at the price they were saying that it could go for it would take some serious capital to get it converted. The thing is 49 feet long, 13 1/2 feet tall and has the twin steering front axles.

[Ray Davis]

At 49 feet, I don't have a clue if it's legal to drive in CA, or if you would require a Class A license! Class B in CA only goes to 45 feet.

[Woody]

It doesn't hurt to let the coach down. Inside the air bags are rubber stops. This according to Bill Jensen when he spoke to us in OKC.

I always let the coach down and level at the lowest point.

I thought this is what one was supposed to do. When I let the bow down I can feel it hit the stops, not so for the rear.

What is really correct?

[Devin W]

At 49 feet, I don't have a clue if it's legal to drive in CA, or if you would require a Class A license! Class B in CA only goes to 45 feet.

No doubt. That dual steering in front probably makes it turn a bit tighter, but it's a behemoth. They drive them in europe, though, so they can't be too bad...

[Jon Wehrenberg]

I always let the coach down and level at the lowest point.

I thought this is what one was supposed to do. When I let the bow down I can feel it hit the stops, not so for the rear.

What is really correct?

I suspect if you were sitting over the rear axles when it was being let down you would feel them hit bottom as you do the front.
There has been some posts regardig the sequence of lowerig and raising. I can't remember ever seeing that in a Prevost owner's manual so I don't know if that is important or if it is an OWT.

[rahangman]

I always let the coach down and level at the lowest point.

I thought this is what one was supposed to do. When I let the bow down I can feel it hit the stops, not so for the rear.

What is really correct?

Prevost Jacksonville told me thats why it is called Level Low

[Yankee802]

That is so cool, would love to have a double decker. There is a double VanHool at a nearby tour company with one. One day on the way back from Pensacola, we found and talked to the owner of this. Very nice.

[Devin W]

That is so cool, would love to have a double decker. There is a double VanHool at a nearby tour company with one. One day on the way back from Pensacola, we found and talked to the owner of this. Very nice.

Great link! My wife and I daydreamed about how cool that Neoplan I posted would be having two levels and then it occurred to us that by the time we bought it and paid someone to gut and properly outfit the interior (let alone address any potential mechanical issues), we would be able to raise the roof and add a level to our Prevost! I still have to respect what those guys did with their bus, though. Well planned and thought out once they found they were in the thick of it.