Liberty's New Generation Coach

[jack14r]

Volvo does build transmissions but I am not sure that theirs will fit in a Prevost,Liberty only uses factory(Prevost) slides.This coach is a little different than the one in Perry because it has bus air,I guess it has more belts and pulleys.

[garyde]

Hi Tuga. I heard they were going to update their website, which would give potential customers information on the new technologies they are now using. They have changed a lot in the last few years with a change in batteries, electronics, & air conditioning just to list a few things. The H3's are pretty much allll they are making now from what I've seen listed on their site.
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[Jon Wehrenberg]

John Kloop, Mark and I were at Prevost this week and as the villiage curmudgeon I have to say I was blown away by the chassis multiplex systems and the sophisitcation of the new coaches with the Volvo. Mileage is back up where it belongs due to the technology used and with all the features such as interactive braking and the message center my vintage coach is in the dark ages.

Maybe john will post with his opinion. Mark was too busy spending money and fretting with his cord reel to learn what we did.

[merle&louise]

John Kloop, Mark and I were at Prevost this week and as the villiage curmudgeon I have to say I was blown away by the chassis multiplex systems and the sophisitcation of the new coaches with the Volvo. Mileage is back up where it belongs due to the technology used and with all the features such as interactive braking and the message center my vintage coach is in the dark ages.

Maybe john will post with his opinion. Mark was too busy spending money and fretting with his cord reel to learn what we did.

Jon,

What is interactive braking?

[Jon Wehrenberg]

If a threat ahead of the coach is perceived by the coach the brakes will automatically be applied. A car can pull in front of the coach and hit its brakes, and before the driver can even react the bus brakes will be applied with the force required to keep the bus from hitting the car. The driver display will simultaneously be giving the driver visible and audible warnings to get his attention also.

If the bus is on cruise control and a car pulls in too close (not that anyone would do that) the bus brakes will be applied until there is a safe distance between the two vehicles. In short it is a system, such as the stability system (which controls skids) to assist the driver and prevent accidents.

[merle&louise]

Wow, that's a pretty neat system.

I wonder if it can be retrofitted to older coaches.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

I seriously doubt it. It is all integrated with the multiplex system. Good incentive to buy a new coach.

[Mark3101]

John Kloop, Mark and I were at Prevost this week and as the villiage curmudgeon I have to say I was blown away by the chassis multiplex systems and the sophisitcation of the new coaches with the Volvo. Mileage is back up where it belongs due to the technology used and with all the features such as interactive braking and the message center my vintage coach is in the dark ages.

Maybe john will post with his opinion. Mark was too busy spending money and fretting with his cord reel to learn what we did.

But thanks to Jon & John's work, the cord reel works fine again. Once the kink was removed all was well, and with Jon's suggestion to remove an offending piece of hardware that was interfering with the cord's drop into the bucket, it works better than ever!