1997 Prevost Country Coach pictures

jerry work

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Now Jim, you found the secret ninety ninth use for duct tape-holding shut a drawer with a broken latch while the professional photographer takes the pics! And Kerry, yes it does have the over the road dash air. It is in three zones so you can keep the whole bus at just the right temp in any kind of weather. Yesterday driving from Phoenix to Las Vegas would have been a gen on all day experience without it. The Clasco has been delivered to its new owner who hopefully will become a new member here shortly.

These luxury tour bus conversions hit quite a sweet spot in the market right now. With new costs well into seven figures and used ones a fraction of that, those who want to be seen would never consider an older one and those, like us, who intend to use them would never consider buying a new one. They were designed to run a million miles. The one we found has 100,000 miles.

This is an all electric coach with home style appliances so even though it has six 8d AGM batteries it has about the same dry camping time as our Royale with four six volt lead acid batteries. Takes lots of electrons running around to power all this stuff, especially the gazillion incandescent Twinkie lights and halogen puck lights. Good thing it has a 17.5 kw marine diesel gen in a quiet box with auto start! A bushel basket full of LEDs is in our immediate future.

Jerry

Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
in historic Kerby, OR
http://jerrywork.com
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Jerry, that coach looks like the CC version of the Clasco. You turn up some
amazing finds, but, I noticed some Duct Tape holding a drawer closed in one
of the pics. Whazzup with that? (Grin)
Jim Hupy
 
Jerry,
I'll ask once again; where you gonna park that beast when home; and does
it have a macerator?
JR Wheeler NC/OR

> Now Jim, you found the secret ninety ninth use for duct tape-holding shut
> a drawer with a broken latch while the professional photographer takes the
> pics! And Kerry, yes it does have the over the road dash air. It is in
> three zones so you can keep the whole bus at just the right temp in any
> kind of weather. Yesterday driving from Phoenix to Las Vegas would have
> been a gen on all day experience without it. The Clasco has been delivered
> to its new owner who hopefully will become a new member here shortly.
>
> These luxury tour bus conversions hit quite a sweet spot in the market
> right now. With new costs well into seven figures and used ones a fraction
> of that, those who want to be seen would never consider an older one and
> those, like us, who intend to use them would never consider buying a new
> one. They were designed to run a million miles. The one we found has
> 100,000 miles.
>
> This is an all electric coach with home style appliances so even though it
> has six 8d AGM batteries it has about the same dry camping time as our
> Royale with four six volt lead acid batteries. Takes lots of electrons
> running around to power all this stuff, especially the gazillion
> incandescent Twinkie lights and halogen puck lights. Good thing it has a
> 17.5 kw marine diesel gen in a quiet box with auto start! A bushel basket
> full of LEDs is in our immediate future.
>
> Jerry
>
> Jerry Work
> The Dovetail Joint
> Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
> in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
> in historic Kerby, OR
> http://jerrywork.com
> .......
> Jerry, that coach looks like the CC version of the Clasco. You turn up some
> amazing finds, but, I noticed some Duct Tape holding a drawer closed in one
> of the pics. Whazzup with that? (Grin)
> Jim Hupy
>
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Jerry,
I'll ask once again; where you gonna park that beast when home; and does
it have a macerator?
JR Wheeler NC/OR
 
Jerry,
Thanks for getting back to me. As I thought, almost no high end coaches
have a macerator, but they do have a nice rinse system. We'll try to get
up with you in June to view your new coach. I don't think I told you,
but Bud and Marlene bought the 78 Royale I had for sale; I will drive it
to Idaho in mid-May and the wife and daughter will pick me and take me to
our Charleston home. I'll only be there for 4 weeks as I have a lot to do
on the farm here in NC.
JR Wheeler 78 Royale NC/OR

> Hi Jerry,
>
> We have no idea where we will park it. Likely in the driveway of our
> rental,house until we figure something else out. It does not now have a
> macerator but I will add one when I find one with enough volume to dump
> these large black and gray tanks fast enough. Going back to a stinky
> slinky even for a short time is a real drag.
>
> Jerry
>
> Jerry Work
> The Dovetail Joint
> Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
> in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
> in historic Kerby, OR
> http://jerrywork.com
> .......
> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:35:40 -0400
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> Jerry,
> I'll ask once again; where you gonna park that beast when home; and does
> it have a macerator?
> JR Wheeler NC/OR
>

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I have 145 gray,70 black tanks on our bus conversion and using a macerator wasn't a great way to dump. I think you'll find that the 3" outlet is much
simpler to access than the GMC plumbing and it really is no big deal. I installed a macerator on the GMC and like it just fine but on the bus 'not so
much'.
Just the way it worked for us, Hal
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1977 Royale 101348,

1977 Royale 101586, Diesel powered,

1974 Eagle Bus 45',w/slideout