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#71

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: D series bay door latches

Last post by plyonsMC9 - September 28, 2026, 10:03:19 PM

Hi Jim, I've been away for a while - what adjustment were you making to the door latches?

We have a 1993 DL3-45 and we did at one point need to fix a bay door which intermittently would come open while traveling down the road - especially during high wind or vehicle flex.  It was kind of a small nightmare at certain points to have that fly open.  The latch was not able to hold itself shut.   And I could see no way to get to the adjusting bolt as there was a sheet metal bay wall in the way. 

Or - was it a completely different situation?

Take care!, Phil

#72

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fuel Prices and parked RV

Last post by luvrbus - September 25, 2026, 06:32:15 AM

We are trying to get fall harvest started around here. Lincoln Nebraska area. We keep getting rain which is normally a good thing, after five dry years but its time to dry up for fall harvest. Yesterday in Lincoln diesel was $6.20 and gas was $4.20 this AM diesel was the same and gas had went up twenty cents over night. Normally I buy my road diesel as I need it and as much as I can at Sam's club as in our area they are normally the cheapest. Last year in Dec before the end of the year I bought all my fuel needs for 2026 road diesel, farm diesel and propane. As it turned out that was a smart move. It will be nice running some cheaper fuel for harvest. Have a buddy that runs a small fleet of trucks ten and these fuel costs are eating them alive. Freight is getting tough.

I am not much on government regulations but the Airlines and Trucking industries I believed work better with regulations>I was told for years that Yellow Freight and Consolidated would fail you can run a 350 thousand truck and trailer on the highways that were designed for 80,000 lbs with only a partial load of 10 or 15,000 lbs of freight, The independent small trucking companies have a tough road ahead I have seen some rigs setting for days waiting on a load and then get ripped of by a broker not paying       

#73

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fuel Prices and parked RV

Last post by rancher - September 24, 2026, 11:09:31 AM

We are trying to get fall harvest started around here. Lincoln Nebraska area. We keep getting rain which is normally a good thing, after five dry years but its time to dry up for fall harvest. Yesterday in Lincoln diesel was $6.20 and gas was $4.20 this AM diesel was the same and gas had went up twenty cents over night. Normally I buy my road diesel as I need it and as much as I can at Sam's club as in our area they are normally the cheapest. Last year in Dec before the end of the year I bought all my fuel needs for 2026 road diesel, farm diesel and propane. As it turned out that was a smart move. It will be nice running some cheaper fuel for harvest. Have a buddy that runs a small fleet of trucks ten and these fuel costs are eating them alive. Freight is getting tough.

#74

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Hydrogen retro fit and sem...

Last post by lvmci - September 23, 2026, 10:54:04 PM

Hydrogen fuel news
September 23 2026


Bosch Reveals Game-Changing Hydrogen Tech for Trucks
Bosch is set to unveil a trio of groundbreaking hydrogen technologies at IAA Transportation 2026, including a rigid eAxle and new fuel-cell systems, signaling a major push into heavy-duty mobility...

#75

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: D series bay door latches

Last post by Jim Blackwood - September 23, 2026, 10:39:18 AM

Nevermind.

#76

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fuel Prices and parked RV

Last post by luvrbus - September 22, 2026, 06:36:19 AM

When I returned from Mexico in the spring the war just started, diesel went to around $6.50. I figured it would be short lived, last time I believed the one ranting from the WH, and would settle back down, so I waited. Lost that bet big time. So far, not seen $9+ but wondering how the signs show $10 prices, you just gotta laugh until you get tired of having to insert the card into the pump every time it clicks off at $250. As usual, trying to calculate how many gallons get me across state lines.

I had a sense the RV industry is hurting, Chat answered clearly things are not well. Clifford - wait as it seems deck is stacked toward more downward pressure. Inflation is biting harder and no letup in sight. Lights and food or keep paying for that thing on four wheels collecting dust in the yard. Amazingly, jobs have seemingly held up. Where is the long overdue recession? It could become a true bloodbath in RVland in the coming year. On the positive side, an RV is a nice alternative to making mortgage or rent payments. Not as nice but you can find plenty of places to camp with your shopping cart, that lady ain't worried about fuel prices.

You can see almost $10 fuel places in Ca ,I paid $9.20 in El Centro I only bought 8 gals to get to Yuma lol $9.00 is good price in Needles,fuel is high in San Diego I thought it would get cheaper I was wrong on the $8.00 fuel,I use a Sam's credit card the 6% cash back helps ,I don't plan on using the $6,000  limit per year on fuel I can tell you,fuel is around less than $6.00 in Texas if you stay away from the rip off Loves,and Pilot .They could bring the price of fuel if all exports stopped but when you are in a global market and the US dollar rules the market we get the shaft,I expect $5.00 a gal for diesel when it levels off ,Rv dealers lots are full of  $700,000 Rv for sale ,one told me the bumper pulled trailers keep him afloat

#77

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: The Sugar Beet Harvest – A...

Last post by Gary Hatt - Publisher RVConversions.com - September 21, 2026, 06:28:31 PM

you make more than that flipping burgers at In-n-out, at least in California.

Yes, but how much does it cost to park a bus in California?  Quite a bit the last time I was there.  They provide free hookups for the Beet Harvest.

#78

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Tame the Heat in Your RV Conve...

Last post by Gary Hatt - Publisher RVConversions.com - September 21, 2026, 03:53:49 PM

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#79

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Fuel Prices and parked RV

Last post by Dave5Cs - September 21, 2026, 12:11:48 PM

Clifford I-35 is for the truckers making time between Mexico and Canada. To many tolls for us. Kansas and Texas, Nebraska have the tag that you just drive through and it goes on your account. You can make payments or pay it off. You just drive through the gates it photos your plates and your face.Also expensive fuel on that hyway.

#80

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Dc to dc charging

Last post by windtrader - September 21, 2026, 10:52:38 AM

similar to John - solar charges house battery bank - inverter outputs AC that standard battery charger plugs into to keep the starts charged. Like Fred, the bus sits thousand times more than running motor.