Driving on grass?

[Ryan Wright]

Thanks for the replies, folks. Darn - I was hoping it would "just
work." I drive my Hummer over grass from time to time and never a
problem, but the coach is several times the weight and I suppose that
has to be considered. :-)

Looks like I'm going with gravel, or perhaps this "Grasspave" stuff.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92


On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Ryan Wright wrote:
> Has anyone driven a big coach over someone's lawn? What kind of
> damage, if any, did it suffer?
>
> I'm planning a new home and want a sheltered parking pad near the back
> of the lot, but I'd like to avoid a 400 foot driveway for aesthetic
> reasons. Figured I'd put the whole thing in grass with the exception
> of the actual parking pad. I think the Bird would look nice sitting on
> an "island" in the lawn, set at an angle off the property line. Will I
> completely obliterate the lawn by driving the coach over it a dozen
> times a year?
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>

[Pete Masterson]

Yeah, when a Hummer cuts me off in traffic, I usually say "Oh yeah! Make My Day!" I don't think the Hummer driver realizes the physics of 48,000 lbs hitting him....

Pete Masterson

'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42

El Sobrante CA

"aeonix1@mac.com"

Photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Bluebirdzoom/PeteMasterson#

On May 18, 2009, at 9:23 PM, Ryan Wright wrote:

Thanks for the replies, folks. Darn - I was hoping it would "just
work." I drive my Hummer over grass from time to time and never a
problem, but the coach is several times the weight and I suppose that
has to be considered. :-)

Looks like I'm going with gravel, or perhaps this "Grasspave" stuff.

<snip>

[Ryan Wright]

Most people don't understand the physics. I can't stand people in cars
when I'm driving the coach. I had one moron pass me on a two-lane
highway, then slam on his brakes to make a turn onto a farm road. I
came within inches of slamming into the back of his pickup, air horns
blaring and dishes smashing against one another in the kitchen
cabinets. I can't imagine he would have lived through it, and I'd have
had to deal with the inconvenience of buffing the scuff marks off my
front bumper...

Within an hour of purchasing the coach and beginning the long trip
home from Texas, I quickly discovered why truck drivers have little
patience for people in cars. They seem to think we're just as fast to
stop and go as them. I just love the idiots who tailgate and honk
because I'm not pulling away from a light, or heading down an on ramp,
as fast as they'd like. I've got the pedal to the floor, pal, it only
goes so fast...

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Pete Masterson wrote:
>
> Yeah, when a Hummer cuts me off in traffic, I usually say "Oh yeah! Make My
> Day!" I don't think the Hummer driver realizes the physics of 48,000 lbs
> hitting him....
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
> Photos:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/Bluebirdzoom/PeteMasterson#