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Old 06-13-2005, 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by BobK
Buddies of mine bought an MCI coach a few years back and converted it into an RV for going to the track to watch car races. They had some pretty neat systems since most of them were engineers anyway. Biggest problem was that the darn thing weighs so much. When they try to level it in the field at turn 8 (Mid-Ohio) it just crushes normal lumber. They keep looking for big pieces of Oak.
Oh, and I think it has 22.5 inch rims.
The big ones like these need to have air suspensions. The Marathon Coaches use the air suspension to level the bus, and the levelling system automatically readjusts itself if the air shocks bleed off any pressure.
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