Forum: Coach In The Making
04-01-2014, 11:52 AM
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Forum: Coach In The Making
04-01-2014, 11:36 AM
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Kenn,
That's amazing fuel mileage. Is your...
Kenn,
That's amazing fuel mileage. Is your engine electric or manual? I don't think my old manual 425 Cat will come close to that. How did your sound deadening/insulation in the cab perform? I...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
04-01-2014, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 408
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The motorhome has four 8D agm batteries and two...
The motorhome has four 8D agm batteries and two 4000 watt inverters with an auto generator start feature. The batteries get low and the generator starts, recharges and shuts off automatically. We ran...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
03-03-2014, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 408
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Kenn
Your truck is really looking good....
Kenn
Your truck is really looking good. Plumbing and electrical looks very well thought out and executed.
Haven't done much to mine the last few months. After a series of tornados last year I got...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
04-14-2013, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 408
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Looking really good Kenn. Those inserts work...
Looking really good Kenn. Those inserts work great. I assume you are going to cut out the openings after the panels are installed? Looks like a well thought out plan and the craftsmanship is great as...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
04-08-2013, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 408
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WOW, thats going to be one expensive carport....
WOW, thats going to be one expensive carport. Have you considered increasing the wall height of your shop? Would that be doable without a variance? Last year I raised a 30X40 steel building wall...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
04-04-2013, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 408
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It could have been worse. Been raining here for...
It could have been worse. Been raining here for three days. My rain gage shows 3.5 inches. Thats the most rain we have had in the last 2 years.
Thats enough material to keep you busy for awhile. I...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
04-03-2013, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 408
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Forum: Coach In The Making
03-11-2013, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 408
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Hot Rod, I riveted the sides every 16" matching...
Hot Rod, I riveted the sides every 16" matching the side skins and on top used a countersunk screw at 16" OC,then sealed. I was not really pleased with the cast corners. I purchased the castings and...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
03-07-2013, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 408
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Southern Engineering
Love the photo's of how you pulled it back in line. Glad to see I'm not the only one that uses "alternative methods" to get the job done. That picture of the chain hoist,straps and pickup is classic!...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
03-03-2013, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 408
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Really looks good Kenn. I know what you mean...
Really looks good Kenn. I know what you mean about trying to keep it all perfectly square. Particularly the thin wall tubing. I found that if I tacked it all together and then clamped on the bracing...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
02-19-2013, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 408
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Looks great Kenn. I really like the way you ran...
Looks great Kenn. I really like the way you ran the diagonal brace through the column. What is your inside height going to be? I kept mine down to 7' to keep the total under 12'6".It came out 12'4"...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
01-30-2013, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 408
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Kenn,
Really looking good. Building the box...
Kenn,
Really looking good. Building the box will be fun. Only advice I can give you (for what its worth) is to plan way ahead of what your currently working on. Trying to install wiring,plumbing etc...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
01-13-2013, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 408
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The fusable link is on the hot wire between the...
The fusable link is on the hot wire between the battery and the alternator. This wire is normally a 10ga wire. The link is basically a "inline fuse" in the event the alternator or wire has a short....
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Forum: Coach In The Making
01-09-2013, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 408
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Forum: Coach In The Making
06-13-2012, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 408
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Kenn,
The review is correct to some extent. I...
Kenn,
The review is correct to some extent. I used about 2 dozen rivets getting the tool adjusted and practicing making the head look correct. The center of the shaved rivets have a freshly machined...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
06-08-2012, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 408
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Oscarvan, the rivets are actually "blind" pop...
Oscarvan, the rivets are actually "blind" pop rivets with a shaveable head. After installing the rivet, the tool is used to shave the stem/head to give the appearance of a solid rivet. I purchased...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
06-07-2012, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 408
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kenn
Somewhere on this site there was a...
kenn
Somewhere on this site there was a discussion on shaveable rivets. I also like the solid rivet look and deceided to try them. Greatest thing since apple pie. Takes a little practice to get tool...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
06-03-2011, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 408
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Kenn,
I was wondering how you were going to...
Kenn,
I was wondering how you were going to work the hitch around the tank. Pictures are worth a thousand words! Looks great. I would never have thought to use trailer landing gears for leveling...
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Forum: Coach In The Making
05-26-2011, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 408
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