moxy1962

An air line pinching tool is handy as well

Good news, are you changing yourself?

02 dynasty chancellor, tag will not stay up above certain speed and will lift below that speed when the tag switch is on

The tongue weight of any towed trailer is part of the GVW was my point, mine happens to be over 1000bs, the the 53000lb GCVW includes the weight of the towed vehicle or trailer, the poster who was discussing his coaches weight assumed by the look of it that the 50000lb plus GCVW was the weight of the coach, which would be incorrect and would also skew his math, the 50000lb GCVW includes the weight of the trailer or towed vehicle. As far as having any relevance to the original post, the original poster was asking for advise about what to take with him on his travels, a worth while question and the OP may take the answers as gospel, including comments about what his coach may or may not weigh, sometime the wrong information is as damaging as no information. In the end making sure the OP gets accurate information, I'm sure he will draw his own conclusions once he has all the accurate information.

My coach which is about as heavy as they get is 33000 no cargo, just coach, full Fuel, oil and coolant, that leaves 10000lbs for tongue weight of Trailer if towing, people and cargo, my coach is full of tools, TVs x 3, fridge downstairs, full spare and Rim, no where near capacity, with tag down rear axle is less than 20000 which is supported by 4 bags, tag axle has two Additional bags, so I’m blocking much less than 5000 per corner and 2 x 4s stacked between running gear carriage and coach frame rails is no issue, have replaced several bags using this Method GCVW of 53000 includes a 10000lb trailer

I leave my tag activated and it raises on slow speed corners in parks, cities and 7’mjparking lots, otherwise it is down carrying its share of weight, most rear axles are either 20 k or 23 k, my gross combined weight is 56000

Your rear axle is rated for 23000 max, doesn’t carry anywhere near 30000 lbs, if you have weighed your axle and you are in fact at between 30000 and 33000lbs as you claim you are dangerously over weight on your rear axle, the only tire capable of that weight are 315’s at max pressure which is over max rated inflation for rims. I expect you are mistaken and are much closer to the 23000 or less on drive axles and I can assure you from experience that 4 x 4 and 2 x 4s are adequate for blocking the coach up for air bag replacement, I’ve done it my self numerous times with 0 issues

So after about a year of looking I have managed to find a direct replacement muffler for my Dynasty, 27 inch long 11 inch diameter direct replacement, made in Canada, if anyone’s looking message me $300 US plus shipping

30000 lbs in rear axle? Axles are typicall rated around 20000 give or take, that’s about 10 to 11 k a side, blocking 6k on front bag and 6k on rear bag is just fine, done it numerous times, a stack of 2 x 4s or 4 x 4s is amble support , plent of guys driving there coaches up on a stack of 2 x 6, just be sensible and more is better and dont use rotten wood you found on the side of the road

I paid just over 600 Canadian for 2

I can pull my spare out and send pic of manufactures info if you need it

Coach net membership, relatively complete socket set, electric tester and test light, if possible spare tire and rim, 20 ton bottle jack, hi powered impact gun and wheel nut socket, bulbs, spare Fuses, spare fuel filter and nozzles for aqua hot, generator and engine, spare serpentine bet, one jug of rotella, 2 gallons concentrated antifreeze, at least one litre of oil for wet hubs if you have them, filter or strap wrench, roll of gorilla tape, hand full of 6 inch 2 x 4’s in case you have airbag issues, I carry a spare air bag, to that end I carry two airline clamps just incase, few in line fuses, collection of heat shrink connectors and heat gun, few lengths of wire different gauges, a funnel, handful of stainless hose clamps, few spare switches for lights, spare water pump switching box, spare sensors and batteries for tire monitoring system, that’s a start for sure, I am fortunate my coach has lots of room but when I and 1000’s of miles from home stopped on the the side of the road it pays to be prepared Moxy

Glad to help

You will need a diode and use your ignition wire to activate alternator if you are staying with Duvac style system

If it’s working and your coach has isolator I would say you are good

AC signal also shuts off alt light

I had my 200 amp leave Neville fail due to corrosion at 85000 miles, after much research I decided to replace it with modern Leece Neville 210 amp Duvac alt with ac tach lead, as my coach is Duvac and the new alternator is self exciting but requires signal voltage that it doesn’t receive due to battery isolator I used the Ignition signal lead with inline diode, has function 100 percent for 3 months, only issue is that the alt self excites above my Cummins ISL idle rpm so once starts I literally touch the pedal and alternator engages Alternator was still 700 Canadian, but uses modern tech and is considerable smaller unit Moxy

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Replaced mine because lost one roller and shaft, if anyone needs roller let me know your address Bil

Rebuilt 5 years later, used stainless tubing

Geez Steve, thats very nice of you, ill PM you my address

I have newer good years, steers are 5 years old and like new, drive and tags are wait for it......13 years old, no cracking or rot, I keep them Clean, proper pressure, not covered, have had them removed and inspected every 3 years, after I get the speech about age the tire guy says they are still like new inside and out, my steer tire failure was due to inadequate rubber inside exposing steel cords that then rusted over time and finally failed, I replaced both steers at that time as they came from same batch I have newer good years, steers are 5 years old and like new, drive and tags are wait for it......13 years old, no cracking or rot, I keep them Clean, proper pressure, not covered, have had them removed and inspected every 3 years, after I get the speech about age the tire guy says they are still like new inside and out, my steer tire failure was due to inadequate rubber inside exposing steel cords that then rusted over time and finally failed, I replaced both steers at that time as they came from same batch

nothing but tire and rim, damaged rim, took out brake line and bent brake pot mount, slightly bent steps, three hours later back on the road, brake line crimped, now I carry spare line, spare tire and rim, 20 ton bottle jack and electric impact