Does anyone have a recommendation for a repair facility in the Denver/Colorado Springs area of Colorado that can change the air bags on a Foretravel for a reasonable price? I have yet to find a repair facility in the Indianapolis area that is familiar with Foretravel (so, suggestions between Indianapolis and Colorado are welcome as well. We will be driving to Colorado in mid July.)
Thank you,
Howdy Ed,
I have no personal knowledge of these guys, but they get recommended/mentioned for RV work often on the blog. Several locations in Colorado, as well as Kansas City. Could probably get a budget quote via email.
https://www.transwest.com/locations
Good Luck, Dave A
Any truck place should be able to do it. It's really easy.
Air bags are used by a huge number of big rigs throughout the world. Only standard tools are needed with a little more care in our case because of the close proximity of the Fiberglas. Any shop that works on big rigs can do the job. If you order up the number you need ahead of your planned stop, you may save yourself some time.
Pierce
I have used Transwest a number of times , they are used to big rigs and sell prevost , they do not work on rvs over ten years old and they must be the most expensive shop in Colorado
I know too much about Transwest, suffice it to say they are interested in sales and expensive repairs.
303-442-2131 Keeter,s 6379 Valmont Rd. Boulder A family operation on the East side of Boulder 3 generations of truckers and MH owners.
303-776-4603 Mountain Truck & Equip. 717 S. Main, Longmont.
I take my old coach to Keeter's but I know MTE is a competent operation. IMHO
Mick
I recommend Stewart & Stevenson in Commerce City just north & east of Denver.
Stewart & Stevenson | Home (http://www.stewartandstevenson.com/)
see ya
ken
Thank you for the replies. I will be checking in on some of them. I called Transwest yesterday and they were not familiar with Foretravel and just said they are unique. So I do not expect I will go that direction. I am still debating whether I should just do them myself. Does anyone loan out the special tools (wrenches for airline nuts) required?
In "mechanic speak", that means they don't want to clutter up a service bay. There has GOT to be someone who is not afraid to, at least, take a look-see. ^.^d
If you take a few minutes to pull the small glass fenders off, you won't need any special tools. Don't need to pull the wheels either. I didn't do it but you should not need more than a screwdriver to pull them off. How about instructions from others who have pulled fenders?
Pierce
Ed, I bought my coach from Transwest 5 years ago and I know others here have used them for repairs. Ask for the manager/ shop Forman and explain what you need.
The fenders come off pretty easy, may have to drill out some pop rivets on the bottom braces. I took them off on a 98 and cut the silicone at the top of the aluminum trim piece then worked it off as it is held on with a 2 sided tape. then the wheel wells are held on with screws. I got the 2 sided tape to reinstall the long trim pieces at Home Depot. With the wheel wells off easy to get to everything. All nuts and fittings are regular us thread and size wrenches.
Don't make a big deal about owning a Foretravel when you contact a heavy fleet/over the road shop asking for service. Our coaches have industry standard parts on them and can be worked on by any competent over the road shop.
Try to find a shop that works on fire trucks. Fire trucks have very non standard setups/configurations for where and how parts are installed. A shop that works on fire trucks shouldn't have any issues working on a Foretravel.
Chris