41',43' LXi Gross Axle Weight Ratings

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(09-14-2013 23:23)rrueckwald Wrote:  My data placard is gone, destroyed when the PO had the TV cabinet rebuilt, so I am having difficulties establishing which front axle rating I have. Do you know if BB cut the 15,500 front axle into production at a given coach number? I have F128626, a 2000 single slide, built somewhere between November, 1999 and February, 2000. After reading this thread, it is clear why I am having this difficulty.

Ron,

My body # is F125610, Serial # 89307. No Date. If the same results hold true regarding body #s on all LXi's as with the body #s on all M380s, the body # will not develop any useable patterns to track assembly times.

I did a spread sheet (can be found on WOG) trying to track the blown head gasket
issue on the Cummins ISL 400 engine. The information was collected on several M380s but was useless in tracking when the problem may have started and ended.

David,

The PO's maintenance notes on my bus indicates the 14600# axle was completely removed and replaced with a new 16000# axle. But who knows for sure? It reads as follows:

08/15/2000 to 08/24/2000. Invoice # 1181-Replaced new front axle 16000# from 14600#. New tires and rims all around 315/80R/22.5

Chuck