1-Tire
2-Brannon @ Custom Rv
3-Service @ Bay Diesel
The last four days, we have been in North Alabama getting our Allegro Bus ready for the 4500 mile trip that we along with the Graces and Martins will be taking out west. We are to leave around July 7 or 8 and driving straight to the Badlands in South Dakota, but that will be discussed at a later time.
I had been having problems with drive in the front end ever since purchasing the Bus in November so Paul Martin had suggested making a trip to Simmons tire in Sheffield. Man, did that pay off! I will not take it anywhere else for tire work. The previous owner had put a new tire on to help with the ride before I purchased and that tire was completely worn on the inside and ruined (picture above). As Mike Simmons stated, " riding on borrowed time". Simmons put my coach on the rack at 5:45 am and worked on it until 2 pm that afternoon. The difference is unreal in the ride and handling. One thing that helped is that I went up a tire size (as Paul recommended) on the front. Next year will be a return trip to change out the remaining tires on the rear.
Going to Sheffield also gave me a chance to make an overnight visit with my Cousin, Jimmy Kilgore. Jimmy and his two brothers operate a building supply business. He and his wife, Sandra, treated us royally. Linda and I both enjoyed our time with them.
From there it was off to Red Bay, to Bay Diesel for a service job. The coach is 4 years old and there was no service records, so we had the complete workup. Chris Morrow, the owner, and his staff did a superb job and went through a complete M-3 and M-2 service. It was noticeable that the air pressure and leveling also helped the ride. Power did not diminish going up the hills. If cruise was set, it maintained that speed going up the hills. This will be a distinct help out west. This stop was another good suggestion by Paul Martin, since this was my first service.
Next we went to Custom RV, Brannon Hutcheson, to have new MCD shades and interior lighting changed to a more up to date look. I thought these would be strictly a looks thing that Linda wanted without any real value other than eye appeal. Again I was wrong. The weather has been extremely hot, mid to high 90's, and riding in the bus means a warm ride or running with the generator so that the roof AC's can operate. This is what we did going up to Sheffield but on the return trip we never had to turn on the generator with the day shades down in the bus. They definitely block out the sun's rays and heat.
Well, I think we are set and ready to go. Now before leaving our family will celebrate our great country's birthday, along with our son Rylan (July 7), our grandson Samuel (July 5) and mine which is today July 2
I had been having problems with drive in the front end ever since purchasing the Bus in November so Paul Martin had suggested making a trip to Simmons tire in Sheffield. Man, did that pay off! I will not take it anywhere else for tire work. The previous owner had put a new tire on to help with the ride before I purchased and that tire was completely worn on the inside and ruined (picture above). As Mike Simmons stated, " riding on borrowed time". Simmons put my coach on the rack at 5:45 am and worked on it until 2 pm that afternoon. The difference is unreal in the ride and handling. One thing that helped is that I went up a tire size (as Paul recommended) on the front. Next year will be a return trip to change out the remaining tires on the rear.
Going to Sheffield also gave me a chance to make an overnight visit with my Cousin, Jimmy Kilgore. Jimmy and his two brothers operate a building supply business. He and his wife, Sandra, treated us royally. Linda and I both enjoyed our time with them.
From there it was off to Red Bay, to Bay Diesel for a service job. The coach is 4 years old and there was no service records, so we had the complete workup. Chris Morrow, the owner, and his staff did a superb job and went through a complete M-3 and M-2 service. It was noticeable that the air pressure and leveling also helped the ride. Power did not diminish going up the hills. If cruise was set, it maintained that speed going up the hills. This will be a distinct help out west. This stop was another good suggestion by Paul Martin, since this was my first service.
Next we went to Custom RV, Brannon Hutcheson, to have new MCD shades and interior lighting changed to a more up to date look. I thought these would be strictly a looks thing that Linda wanted without any real value other than eye appeal. Again I was wrong. The weather has been extremely hot, mid to high 90's, and riding in the bus means a warm ride or running with the generator so that the roof AC's can operate. This is what we did going up to Sheffield but on the return trip we never had to turn on the generator with the day shades down in the bus. They definitely block out the sun's rays and heat.
Well, I think we are set and ready to go. Now before leaving our family will celebrate our great country's birthday, along with our son Rylan (July 7), our grandson Samuel (July 5) and mine which is today July 2
Happy Trails to You**************
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