My faith in good ,honest repair trucks has been renewed!!!!
I lost a rear brake line on my 40' DP.....my heart sank as I thought what it was going to cost to have a Fleet Mechanic come out here in the middle of nowhere and do the work or worse tow it in to a shop and have me at there mercy..
Well today the truck came , Loni got out said Hi and just put himself in gear and crawled right under the coach.(its 22 degrees and snow on the ground)........he comes out and says line is leaking and needs to be replaced.......has to go get a new one......he comes back 20 min later under he goes and he does his thing.....then bleeds brakes all the way around and adds more fliud.......repairs a few other problems he spotted under there and comes out.....total 2 1/2 hours plus parts
gives him a coffee and I wait for the bill figuring I'll be at camp walmart for a month trying to make up the money........He says 140.00.....WOW !!!
most service trucks would have charged me that just for showing up!!! he drove 30 miles just to get here never mind add a holiday on top of it !!!!!
I gave him 300 and was so grateful that there are those type of people out here!!!!!!
ticat900 said
12:10 PM Jan 1, 2016
extremely rare to see hydraulic brakes on a 40 ft diesel pusher? price was most certainly more than reasonable
found this tidbit may be something to do with your issue I have no idea just thought I would post it
Campaign Number: 02V278000 Date Manufactured: Oct 23, 2002 Vehicles Affected: 8581
Manufacturer: Monaco Coach Corp. Mfr's Report Date: Oct 22, 2002 Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic
-- Edited by ticat900 on Friday 1st of January 2016 12:13:12 PM
Barbaraok said
03:42 PM Jan 1, 2016
All Alpines had hydraulic brakes, 34-40 footers.
Lucky Mike said
03:48 PM Jan 1, 2016
this one has Electric/ hydraulic brakes with an air parking brake......go figure......LOL
JonRV said
06:35 PM Jan 1, 2016
Wow that was for sure a great deal. Maybe the New Year is off to a better start!
TRAILERKING said
09:14 PM Jan 1, 2016
Santa's always watching......
ticat900 said
01:08 PM Jan 2, 2016
Barbaraok wrote:
All Alpines had hydraulic brakes, 34-40 footers.
yes I had forgotten about that weak link in the alpine build and one of the reasons they devalued so easy
Barbaraok said
01:58 PM Jan 2, 2016
Not a weak link at all, except maybe in your opinion.
ticat900 said
02:32 PM Jan 2, 2016
Barbaraok wrote:
Not a weak link at all, except maybe in your opinion.
whatever works for you. I would rather have air brakes getting overheated verses any hydraulic system any day of year or incline
to each their own. I sell Rv over the years and diesel pushers with hydraulic brakes were always real deal killers
Barbaraok said
05:05 PM Jan 2, 2016
So diesel pushers can't be stopped using hydraulic brakes but airplanes can? And why would you have overheating brakes on any DP when the exhaust brake works so well? DPs usually have airbrakes because the compressor is there to use and it is cheaper than to add the additional braking system. Maybe the reason they were a deal killer was because people don't understand anything that is different.
Lucky Mike, you found a gem. I hope you can give him some referrals and he sure sounds likes one I would try and use again if possible.
Barb
ticat900 said
05:11 PM Jan 2, 2016
Barbaraok wrote:
So diesel pushers can't be stopped using hydraulic brakes but airplanes can? And why would you have overheating brakes on any DP when the exhaust brake works so well? DPs usually have airbrakes because the compressor is there to use and it is cheaper than to add the additional braking system. Maybe the reason they were a deal killer was because people don't understand anything that is different.
Lucky Mike, you found a gem. I hope you can give him some referrals and he sure sounds likes one I would try and use again if possible.
Barb
That's ok barb I most likely have forgot more about brakes in general than u have ever known. Your happy that's great. all I said was I don't like them(hydraulic) and when selling used units with them people shied away from them. very expensive to fix and too much fuss compaired to air brakes . by the way exhaust brakes actually don't work all that well unless your not going too fast (under 60)
there a good assist. The engine brakes is the only real good way to go I have had both and theres no comparrison
TRAILERKING said
10:03 PM Jan 2, 2016
I'm kinda thinkin' that may have been their little sales pitch feature back then. "You don't need any special license or training because it's hydraulic brakes and not air".
Barbaraok said
11:04 PM Jan 2, 2016
Except in a lot of states (like Texas) you do need a special license because of weight.
A lot of the Alpine engineers had air plane backgrounds and airplanes use hydraulic brakes. Just like the very good wiring jobs they did on the coaches. Different way at looking at things.
-- Edited by Barbaraok on Saturday 2nd of January 2016 11:04:59 PM
TRAILERKING said
12:01 AM Jan 3, 2016
Sorry I brought it up. ....
BiggarView said
08:38 AM Jan 3, 2016
The funny papers are good this morning. LOL
Lucky Mike, it is sure good to know that there are decent mobile repair operators out there. Your story is a breath of fresh air.
PIEERE said
09:47 AM Jan 3, 2016
BiggarView wrote:
The funny papers are good this morning. LOL
Lucky Mike, it is sure good to know that there are decent mobile repair operators out there. Your story is a breath of fresh air.
I agree Brian!
Barbaraok said
10:12 AM Jan 3, 2016
I've always wondered why repair shops don't realize what a powerful tool GOOD person-to-person reviews are.
Mike, make sure you do a review on RV Service Reviews for the guy, putting in his phone number.
ticat900 said
10:41 AM Jan 3, 2016
TRAILERKING wrote:
Sorry I brought it up. ....
lol
I wonder where these 6% decline airports are located ?
PIEERE said
07:47 PM Jan 4, 2016
ticat900 wrote:
TRAILERKING wrote:
Sorry I brought it up. ....
lol
I wonder where these 6% decline airports are located ?
My faith in good ,honest repair trucks has been renewed!!!!
I lost a rear brake line on my 40' DP.....my heart sank as I thought what it was going to cost to have a Fleet Mechanic come out here in the middle of nowhere and do the work or worse tow it in to a shop and have me at there mercy..
Well today the truck came , Loni got out said Hi and just put himself in gear and crawled right under the coach.(its 22 degrees and snow on the ground)........he comes out and says line is leaking and needs to be replaced.......has to go get a new one......he comes back 20 min later under he goes and he does his thing.....then bleeds brakes all the way around and adds more fliud.......repairs a few other problems he spotted under there and comes out.....total 2 1/2 hours plus parts
gives him a coffee and I wait for the bill figuring I'll be at camp walmart for a month trying to make up the money........He says 140.00.....WOW !!!
most service trucks would have charged me that just for showing up!!! he drove 30 miles just to get here never mind add a holiday on top of it !!!!!
I gave him 300 and was so grateful that there are those type of people out here!!!!!!
extremely rare to see hydraulic brakes on a 40 ft diesel pusher? price was most certainly more than reasonable
found this tidbit may be something to do with your issue I have no idea just thought I would post it
Recent 1998 Harney Renegade
Campaign Number: 02V278000
Date Manufactured: Oct 23, 2002
Vehicles Affected: 8581
Manufacturer: Monaco Coach Corp.
Mfr's Report Date: Oct 22, 2002
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic
-- Edited by ticat900 on Friday 1st of January 2016 12:13:12 PM
Santa's always watching......
yes I had forgotten about that weak link in the alpine build and one of the reasons they devalued so easy
whatever works for you. I would rather have air brakes getting overheated verses any hydraulic system any day of year or incline
to each their own. I sell Rv over the years and diesel pushers with hydraulic brakes were always real deal killers
Lucky Mike, you found a gem. I hope you can give him some referrals and he sure sounds likes one I would try and use again if possible.
Barb
That's ok barb I most likely have forgot more about brakes in general than u have ever known. Your happy that's great. all I said was I don't like them(hydraulic) and when selling used units with them people shied away from them. very expensive to fix and too much fuss compaired to air brakes . by the way exhaust brakes actually don't work all that well unless your not going too fast (under 60)
there a good assist. The engine brakes is the only real good way to go I have had both and theres no comparrison
Except in a lot of states (like Texas) you do need a special license because of weight.
A lot of the Alpine engineers had air plane backgrounds and airplanes use hydraulic brakes. Just like the very good wiring jobs they did on the coaches. Different way at looking at things.
-- Edited by Barbaraok on Saturday 2nd of January 2016 11:04:59 PM
The funny papers are good this morning. LOL
Lucky Mike, it is sure good to know that there are decent mobile repair operators out there. Your story is a breath of fresh air.
Mike, make sure you do a review on RV Service Reviews for the guy, putting in his phone number.
lol
I wonder where these 6% decline airports are located ?