BCM Community

Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: larryh on August 31, 2007, 06:09:51 PM

Title: 2007 trip over 7004 miles total 865 gallons of fuel
Post by: larryh on August 31, 2007, 06:09:51 PM
Hello all after 7004 miles and just over 3 months on the road I'm back in Quartzsite to the HOT HOT 118 degrees.

Had a few problems one air cond. dumped on me in 105 degree wheather. they wanted 200 to service and no guarantee so ordered new one shipped carrier for a total of 456.00 to Michigan.

The skeeters in Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan should winter well as their well fed .

We detoured around road floods had a bridge in Minnesota leave it anchors and it is possible to turn around a total length of 66 feet in a 40 ft wide road without unhooking the toad and dolly.

Developed a oil leak in oil drive cooling fan so have that to deal with yet after it kools down here in HOT AZ

going to rewire main feeds from generator and shore power to have 30 amps plus 20 amps feeds coming in.
Never got to visit with any bus nuts except the Hutchinson out of BC in their MC9

now to save up for next year and the rally at the Caverns.

Larry Higuera

Title: Re: 2007 trip over 7004 miles total 865 gallons of fuel
Post by: Brian Diehl on August 31, 2007, 06:14:15 PM
Hey Larry,
Sorry to hear you were in the area and we missed you!  Yeah, that bridge falling thing is very scary.  I'm very thankful you were not ON the bridge!  Glad you made it back without any problems!
-Brian
Title: Re: 2007 trip over 7004 miles total 865 gallons of fuel
Post by: TomC on September 01, 2007, 09:41:19 AM
8mpg! You done good!  Good Luck, TomC
Title: Re: 2007 trip over 7004 miles total 865 gallons of fuel
Post by: larryh on September 01, 2007, 03:29:16 PM
Tom

The highest MPG was 11.8 wish it all could of been LOL overall happy with the buff

Larry
Title: Re: 2007 trip over 7004 miles total 865 gallons of fuel
Post by: larryh on September 01, 2007, 03:33:40 PM
Brian

We was on approach to bridge had a school bus had just passed and was about 200 yards ahead of us. My brain couldn't comprehend what was happening I did leave some rubber marks on pavement and permanent brown stains on drivers seat was stuck there about 3-5 hrs while waiting to get traffic cleared so I could turn around.

Larryh