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IF “the dreaded” happens to you and you find yourself in a situation where your bus must be towed, there are a number of issues to be aware of. Regardless of make, take the following advice and engrave it into your dashboard. (well, not literally!)

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There’s always a lot of confusion and discussion of the different wheel mounting systems - which is better, whether steel or aluminum wheels are better, interchangeability, nut lubrication, stud length, and the like, and most truck and bus guys have definite opinions.

“What do Wheelmakers want us to Know?“
brings a somewhat technical but not hard to understand discussion to the maintenance, choices and do’s and don’ts of wheel systems issues.

Interviewed are wheel manufacturers Bill Noll of Accuride Corporation and Mark Holtz of Alcoa.

Thanks to Gordon on the MCI Bus Nuts Yahoo Group for the find.

A real quote on a real blog posted just the other day: “After loading up I think my RV was probably over its weight limit, but luckily no-one ever checks.” (no, I’m not going to post who wrote this)

Terry says, on one of the Escapees Forums, “I was reading something yesterday that stated 70% of RV’s are over weight.”

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Back when some of us worked on automobiles, we thought nothing of crawling under the car to change the oil or fix a muffler or just bang on a whazzit to get it working.

The number one safety rule is never, never, never crawl under a bus without the framework being firmly supported. Unlike an automobile, almost all buses depend on an air suspension system to stay “afloat.”

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has an extensive list of commercial Vehicle-Related Regulations that should be of interest to all bus owners, whether commercial or private.

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Jane Blair is a single fulltimer who travels the country by herself. She frequently gets asked how she does it alone, and replies in a handy article in a recent FMC Magazine. I wish I could repost the entire thing here, but it just ain’t right. Consider a FMCA membership if you’re a motorhomer. The main reason I signed up was in order to access Coach-Net, the renowned emergency road service.

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