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Re: Travco...

Reply #1 –
I like the barn in the background!
Mark Duckworth
2003 U320 4220
Build 6199, Motorcade 17971

Re: Travco...

Reply #3 –
Dang, that's cute, & sounds like a decent enough price...they've obviously kept it up well, has some nice little upgrades inside, with the exception of the flowery furniture...would be fun to clean up/fix up cosmetically.....35 years old and still "runs like a champ" so looks like somebody's gonna get a good little coach methinks... ^.^d 

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Reply #4 –
Quote from: Paully –
Travco by foretravel? It seems hard to believe,

Gary B has some background on the relationship between Foretravel and Travco/Avco:

Travco Avco

Foretravel/Travco

(there are other topics as well)
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #5 –
Nice old coaches, I have seen several down in Utah, 3 in one place.
Bruce, Linda, and Macy
Zoey RIP 1/20/19
1999 U295 40' build #5400
2017 silver Jeep Wrangler, 1260 watts of solar on top
Moving around the country

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Reply #6 –
The roadmaster FED 8.2 worked well.  Brakes not so much.  Had to swap the hydraulic disk brake calipers to a 23,000 pound gvwr rating  chassis set on the front.

Then it stopped.  The cherry valley, Illinois companies engineers were very helpful to me in those days.

Only reason I mentioned this is that if someone here buys this and it does not stop excellently there was a relitively inexpensive fix.

"Riding and rejoicing"
Bob
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
2007 Solara convertible
2 prodeco tech outlaw ss electric bikes

1095 watts solar
08 Ls 460 and a sc430
2000 Ford F-250 superduty 4x4

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Reply #7 –
Quote from: Caflashbob –
The roadmaster FED 8.2 worked well.  Brakes not so much.  Had to swap the hydraulic disk brake calipers to a 23,000 pound gvwr rating  chassis set on the front.
As I remember, the brake booster was operated from the power steering pump, not the typical vacuum and they didn't work that well. Discs warped easily and the steering wheel was in constant motions when you applied the brakes. This was a couple of years earlier but on a Dodge chassis. I put small air springs in the rear and the handling was much improved.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

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Reply #8 –
Nice one sitting in the weeds on the north end of Kanab, UT, right on Rt 89.
Larry
1996 U295 36'
Build # 4805
Actually we sold it but just like to lurk

Re: Travco...

Reply #9 –
I liked this best:
1993 U-240 "La Villa Grande"..CAT 3116 w/ Pacbrake PRXB...Allison 3060 6-speed..
Previous: 1983 Airstream 310 turbo diesel, 1979 Airstream 280 turbo diesel
                                      Build # 4297
                                      PNW natives
                      Home base:  'Cactus Hug' (Ajo, Arizona)
                        DW Judy & Chet the wonder dog
                        Full-Timers 'Sailing the asphalt sea'

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Reply #10 –
Gotta be out of da Bronx.

P
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

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Reply #11 –
2 more in a back yard just up from Kanab
Bruce, Linda, and Macy
Zoey RIP 1/20/19
1999 U295 40' build #5400
2017 silver Jeep Wrangler, 1260 watts of solar on top
Moving around the country
 

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Reply #13 –
Looks like a Johnny Cash song...
Mike and Mari
'98  36 270 WTFE
Build #5272
Club #17504