USA Tour

[bcaddel]

We are about 1/3 of the way into our 7,500 mile tour of the country. Left New Orleans this morning headed to Montgomery Alabama.  I was nervous about posting too soon in case we had problems with the bus and couldn't finish the trip but the bus is running great with almost no problems. I have posted many pictures of the bus and the trip here. There is even a short video of us doing a hot swap, we do that 2 or 3 times a day and it works out well and I really feel it is pretty safe.

http://cozy-adventure.blogspot.com/

The only real problem we have had is the 7000 watt genset trips one of the breakers everytime we turn on the rear air conditioner. We can run both coolers when we are parked but going down the road the rear breaker trips within 10 minutes of turning it on everytime.

One thing I have noticed is this 8v-71 sure runs much better at Sea Level (actually we are 9 feet below sea level as I type this). We are easily crusing at 65 and 70 mph and have gotten in the upper ranges of 6 miles per gallon since we left the mountains in Arizona.

We have until the end of the month to finish our trip and we are right on schedule to arrive back in Reno around the 29th assuming I didn't jinx myself by bragging on how well things are going.

[poppi]

  I'm impressed..........looks like your having fun

  When you get to the Helena area and need a place to stay you're welcome here.

  May your trip continue to be safe and fun

Skip

[FloridaCliff]

The only real problem we have had is the 7000 watt genset trips one of the breakers everytime we turn on the rear air conditioner. We can run both coolers when we are parked but going down the road the rear breaker trips within 10 minutes of turning it on everytime.

Bob,

I had a similar issue with mine.  My generator compartment ran hotter underway and this heat caused the breaker to trip at a lower demand, but never when stopped.

I add a stronger blower and the problem went away.  YMMV.

Enjoy your trip...

Cliff

[bcaddel]

Skip
What is the weather like there? We plan to spend several days at Yellowstone (I even threw in a set of chains just in case). We went there last year in March and took the snowmobile trip through the park. That was a ton of fun. Your offer sounds great and if all goes well we would love to meet ya for a cup of coffee or something.

Bob & Pearl

[bcaddel]

Cliff
I said it wrong, the rear air conditioner only works when we are parked on "Shore Power". It still trips on the generator when stopped, but it could be a hot compartment because I only tried it when we first stopped and it tripped. I will let it cool down tonight when we stop and see if it works then. I don't have a cooling fan in the compartment but it has a screen type door so air can flow through. If it works tonight after it cools down, I think I might put in some kind of fan and see if that helps.

Thanks for the idea

Bob

[poppi]

Bob,

  May  23 to 26   highs in the 70's night dropping to mid 40's.
  Sunday the 24 predicted to be rainy.

What road are yo using to drop down into yelly stone?

   Skip

[bcaddel]

Skip
I haven't planned that far, we will probably spend the arriving night in Cody on the east side of the park but thats about as far as I have planned. We don't nail things down very tight until the day of or day before so we have plenty of room to modify. Being that's your part of the country do you have any suggestions?

I assume most/all the snow on the ground is gone.

[poppi]

Bob,

    I saw snow on the mountains this morning when going to work.
  If you like the wild west memorbilia Cody has a very nice Museum.

  From there I would just head west to the park

   Remember west yellowstone is a little cooler than here (temps I posted)

   We'll talk more when you get closer.

   Enjoyed your blog.   All that food...........must be nice

   Skip

 

[Dreamscape]

Great blog, if I had know you were driving through Abilene on I-20 I would have waved as you drove by!

Have fun and be safe!

~Paul~

[bcaddel]

Paul
I almost tried to contact you and see if you still had those two chairs for sale. We broke of one of the arm rest on the co-pilot chair and my wife said that is where I have to ride until I get her a new chair. I acted like I was upset, but she is such a good driver and I don't really have a problem sitting and navagating, checking email and surfing the internet while she is taking us to each new destination.

Sorry I didn't give you a shout, we would have loved to meet you and Becky when we were right there in Abline. I am always in too big of a hurry, I will definately have to work on that once we actually retire.....

Bob

[Slow Rider]

Bob,

It looks like you are coming stright up I-95.  Do you have any plans to stop any where near Woodbride?  If so maybe we can get toether for coffee and such.

Frank

[Dallas]

Hey Frank,
In reference to a previous post that you commented on, I'd like to ask: Where's Woodbride?

The hijack is now over, please return to your assigned seats.

Bob,

It looks like you are coming stright up I-95.  Do you have any plans to stop any where near Woodbride?  If so maybe we can get toether for coffee and such.

Frank

[REK]

Frank means Woodbridge, Dale City is a section of and is in the area of Exit 154 - 156 off of Route 95.

Rick

[Dallas]

Yeah, I know. I was making reference to his post on Christy Hick's thread about the dates of the NJT rally.

Frank means Woodbridge, Dale City is a section of and is in the area of Exit 154 - 156 off of Route 95.

Rick

[Slow Rider]

Good catch Dallas