450lxi owners

[david brady]

Hi Dan,

Any chance of upgrading to 10.5 inch wheels and 365/70/22.5 tires?
Prevost' often run front axle weights similar to yours and have been
using the 365 tires for quite some time. I wouldn't get my hopes up
on tag axle pressure adjustment fixing your problem. With a wheelbase
as long as the 450's you could competely remove the tag axle and the
decrease on the front axle would only be a few hundred pounds. Give
me the axle weights and wheelbase and I'll tell you more precisely
how much weight transfer you can expect.

David Brady
'02 LXi, CA


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Dan and Cindy Sunderland"
<86bluebird@...> wrote:
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> Hi Jerry
>
> We have had electrical charging problems from the chassis ayatem
(Alternators). BB has
> resolved this problem. Buddy Trussel is the engineer who got the
problem resolved.
>
> We had a lot of small items, too many to mention here. Contact me
off line. 760-744
> -1621.
>
> Still have a leveling problem with the Hadley system. I am going
to contact them
> personally and try to resolve if possible. We lean to the road
side between 1/2 and 5
> hours after leveling.
>
> We have a blowby problem with the CAT. CAT is working on the
problem. Not resolved
> yet.
>
> Weight issue on the front axle. GVWR is 16000lbs. We weigh loaded
18300lbs.
> Coachworks is working on the problem with Bluebird bus company.
Not resolved yet. My
> concern is we have to have our front tires inflated to 130lbs to
carry this weight and this
> only covers us to 9090 per tire. Wheels are only rated to 9000
each. We just drove 2200
> miles with this air pressure in the front tires and the coach rides
hard and the bumps and
> holes are jaw shaking. I am looking into asking Hadley if we can
move some weight off
> the front end to the drive axle by lowering the tag axle pressure.
I do not know how to do
> this as the system is mostly computerized. There in lies the
problem.
>
> The coach drives like a dream and handles better than anything on
the road. We just need
> to get a few things resolved.
>
> Complete Coachworks is doing a great job and hopefully will get
this resolved.
>
> I would like to know if this problem exists with all the 450s.
Most owners are not on any
> forums.
>
> One thing I would like to ad is --anyone owning a coach with a C13
CAT engine should
> check in with a warranty station, or call the CAT RV hotline from
their web page and make
> sure their motor has all the current updates. Mine needed 4 and a
dipstick calibration.
> The motor was being over filled by 2 quarts of oil. All 450 owners
need to get to a
> warranty station and have their engine checked out.
>
> thanks for the inquiry
> Dan
> 2005 4540Lxi
> San MArcos, CA
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "JERRY SMITH" <medpro@>
wrote:
> >
> > Dan, curious as to what type problems you have been having, since
I have a
> > 2005 LXI?
> >
> > Jerry Smith
> > 2005 450 LXI
> > Sarasota, Fl.
> >
> > -------Original Message-------
> >
> > From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: 12/22/07 10:46:08
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] 450lxi owners
> >
> > All owners of 450Lxi Bluebirds that monitor this board, lets get
some
> > inherent issues with
> > our buses resolved. I personally want to get a contact list of as
many
> > owners together, so
> > we can find solutions to thes issues and resolve the problems.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dan
> > 05 450Lxi
> > San Marcos, CA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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