Born Free Leap'n Lions RV Club Info & Discussion Forum

Some nice pics of a 1971 model on a truck can be seen here:

http://www.bashfamily.org/photo_album.0.html.0.html

Bill

Here is a 1974 model on a truck.

Bill

Patricia: Thanks for the heads-up! :shock: Ouray is at an elevation 7,700 ft., so it sounds like it is unlikely the fridge will work on LP there. :cry: Luckily, we'll have full hook-ups at the KOA. :D Otherwise, we'll transit quickly through the Rockies between campsites, lest we lose our food. :win...

Ralph Strauch wrote:Does anyone know what happened to them, and why they are no longer available?

Ralph:

The duplicate of your post is also gone. Maybe when the duplicate was deleted, the pictures were affected?

Bill

Robert, you can get them (Porta-Leggs) for about $20 less at TJ Trailers:

http://www.tjtrailers.com/store/porta-leggs.html

Bill

Ralph:

Excellent design, description, and pictures. Thanks for sharing this!

Bill

Tony: All of what Dave said is good info. Personally, I wouldn't bother with the hydrometer and checking the specific gravity of the batteries myself. Ruined too many shirts that way. :wink: Interstate battery dealers have the ability to quickly evaluate the condition of a battery, and if yours is f...

FWIW, should I ever purchase another coach (new or used), I'd insist that the batteries be changed out for fresh ones as part of the deal. Isn't hindsight 20-20?

Bill

Tony: I'll put my money on one (or both) of the coach batteries being bad. This can be the case even though they may be new. When my BFT sold new, the batteries were already over a year old. Sometimes they sit on a loading dock for months before they are even installed. Then the coach sits on the de...

Bob: I did a quick search of the web and found this on fuel mixing with engine oil in the crankcase of RV generators: TURN OFF THE FUEL VALVE (if equipped) Turn the fuel valve OFF when transporting or storing the generator. When the generator is being transported, the carburetor inlet needle may uns...

I did a little more research online and was able to identify one potentially serious downside to setting the anticipator at too low a setting: Lower setting values for shorter cycles, higher for longer cycles. Older standard furnaces this is usually 0.2 to 0.4 amps. Mid-efficiency and high-efficienc...

I set mine for .27 - YMMV. Mike and Patricia: Now that you've both completed a winter season with your Suburban furnace thermostat anticipators set at .27, I was wondering if you've experienced any problems with the lower setting. I ask because the Suburban Technical Manual (an excellent document o...

Ralph:

I'm interested. Please post the photo when you get a chance.

Bill

Patricia:

That picture is worth a thousand words (or a complete thread with 15 some odd postings over a 2-day span).

I think you ought to approach the factory folks and pitch your product. I'm behind you 100%. Even something web-based would be invaluable.

Bill

...the previous owner, he pointed out that he labelled the wood in :shock: "ink pen," with -- Off & On... Makes me smile. :) My dad, bless his dearly departed soul, used my mother's red fingernail polish to mark everything - 55mph on the speedo, the engine dip stick, settings on therm...