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PT40 vs SP36
01-11-2009, 12:43
Post: #17
PT40 vs SP36
No noise for the ears. I guess a cd with a boom box tied to the accelerator would work. It just does not see right. lol
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
Dahlonega, GA
Royale Conversion

--- On Sun, 1/11/09, timvasqz wrote:
From: timvasqz Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: PT40 vs SP36
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 7:23 PM



Drive a Tesla and its over for you with gasoline engines in a sports

car. cant be described.

GregoryO'Connor 'Smart Guy (for an Excavator)'.

I hate the quilifying sufix

94ptCa



--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", Pete Masterson

wrote:



Obviously, a shorter 'bird with fewer axles will handle with

more "sports car" like performance (for a bus).



Having actually driven a number of sports cars in my earlier days,

I

> don't think it would occur to me to describe any Blue Bird in

terms

> of sports car handling. 'Birds do handle much better than the

trucks

> I drove while I was in the Army, however.

>

> Pete Masterson

> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 (For Sale)

> <http://www.aeonix. biz/BBforsale. html>

> El Sobrante CA

> aeonix1@...

>

>

>

>

> On Jan 11, 2009, at 7:05 AM, bbwlwb88 wrote:

>

> > Burton, the 1991 40' Bird was the first year in which the factory

> > installed a significantly quieter generator. It was a major

> > improvement. As far as the SP36 being the Corvette of Blue

Birds, I

> > believe that title belongs to the PT38 with the 8V92 engine.

The SP

> > 36 is a nice coach but having traveled with several in mountains

out

> > west on the way to rallies, I saw three that had overheated on

climbs

> > up mountain passes. My recommendation would be to look for a

1991 or

> > newer pusher with the 8V92. Having owned 5 Birds since 1983, I

have

> > never had a significant problem finding a campground where lenth

was

> > the main problem. Usually the problem has been finding a

campground

> > where the trees are trimmed to give enough overhead clearance.

Most

> > campgrounds today can handle 40'plus coaches and they keep

overhead

> > clearances adequately trimmed.

> >

> > Royal Washburn

> > 97WL43'

> >

> > --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "blackmarjohn"

> > wrote:

> >>

> >> Ok I have taken the advice to heart and in the process of

opening my

> >> wallet. Moving from looking at FC projects, to get in and go

PT

> > or SP.

> >>

> >> I have heard the sp is the corvette of the Birds but they also

> > appear

> >> to be hard to find and expensive in relation to PT40's.

> >>

> >> The market appears to have have lots of PT's for sale now any

reason

> >> why?

> >>

> >> I assume bigger is better and the 8v92 is preferred over the

6v92?

> >> The series 60 coaches are still to far from my new expanded

budget.

> >>

> >> Is a PT40 too big for camping in state parks in the south east?

Are

> >> the generators quite enough for national parks? We are in

Atlanta

> > and

> >> wold like to use the coach for weekend trips within 150 miles of

> >> Atlanta to control expenses and get our feet wet. Maybe summer

to

> >> Yellowstone any thoughts on this would be helpful as well.

> >>

> >> Thank you all for the help.

> >>

> >> Burton

> >> Wannabe

> >> Cumming GA

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> > ------------ --------- --------- ------

> >

> > Yahoo! Groups Links

> >

> >

> >

>



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PT40 vs SP36 - blackmarjohn - 01-10-2009, 12:04
PT40 vs SP36 - brad barton - 01-10-2009, 12:14
PT40 vs SP36 - erniecarpet - 01-10-2009, 12:44
PT40 vs SP36 - Leroy Eckert - 01-10-2009, 12:47
PT40 vs SP36 - blackmarjohn - 01-10-2009, 13:15
PT40 vs SP36 - Steve Pfiffner - 01-10-2009, 13:37
PT40 vs SP36 - Donald Spithaler - 01-10-2009, 14:12
PT40 vs SP36 - timvasqz - 01-10-2009, 15:17
PT40 vs SP36 - Leroy Eckert - 01-11-2009, 01:47
PT40 vs SP36 - pattypape - 01-11-2009, 02:32
PT40 vs SP36 - erniecarpet - 01-11-2009, 02:36
PT40 vs SP36 - bbwlwb88 - 01-11-2009, 03:05
PT40 vs SP36 - fishfarm2003 - 01-11-2009, 05:30
PT40 vs SP36 - Pete Masterson - 01-11-2009, 11:28
PT40 vs SP36 - Scott Forman - 01-11-2009, 12:05
PT40 vs SP36 - timvasqz - 01-11-2009, 12:23
PT40 vs SP36 - Leroy Eckert - 01-11-2009 12:43
PT40 vs SP36 - blackmarjohn - 01-11-2009, 12:55
PT40 vs SP36 - Henry Jay Hannigan - 01-11-2009, 17:39
PT40 vs SP36 - Steve Pfiffner - 01-12-2009, 06:05
PT40 vs SP36 - Kurt Horvath - 01-12-2009, 07:47
PT40 vs SP36 - Jack and Liz Pearce - 01-12-2009, 08:03



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