Re: Fighting a wind
Reply #10 –
Medium winds with occasional heavy gusts across the west last month from Kansas to Los Angeles were not a big issue. I can count on one hand the actual times quick steering wheel movements were required in 3,600 mikes.
No play in the steering/wheel bearings on our coach makes light pressure on the wheel and maybe 1/2 inch movements at the edge of the wheel were normally all that was required once the basic wheel position was set for the then current wind conditions.
Changing the steering wheel as the spoke setup on the bk vip wheel along the the seat cushion height on my villa seats was off slightly.
Had to reach for the spoke slightly and actually strained my left hand ring finger slightly.
Wounded. Poor boy.
Favorite car of all time was my families 61 Cadillac sedan. Arm rest height matched the fold down center armrest and the "v" steering wheel spokes allowed a perfect driving restful position and I drove that car up to 700 miles a day at 88mph interstate in the 60's.
Will mod this coach to try to duplicate that setup. Added a pad to the worn drivers seat to raise my torso so the armrest height is better. The stop position ion the armrests was slightly high and raising the seated position might be enough.
Its a game of inches.
Perfect to fit me is possible so why not adjust it?
Mileage went from 7 at worst to ten in a perfect run. Quartering winds did not effect the mileage as much as a straight head wind would have.
Sorry to digress.
Bob
Topic: Fighting a wind