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I really want to attend the Bella Terra Newell Gurus rally but can't be that far from my business at that time of year.
I, along with a couple other Newell gurus, have been a member of RVillage online community for a while. They are planning their first ever Rally in Elkhart, Indiana near my home May 17-21. We are registered to attend. Since I work in Agriculture I have to stay in the area during Spring planting season so I think it will work. Here is a link to their web-site.

https://www.rvillage.com/home

The word is that Allen Hesselbart (Historian for the RV/Motorhome hall of Fame Museum who bought my 1978 Newell) will be presenting there. The rally is near the Museum.

Gurus,

Just wanted to share my experience buying batteries for the coach.  You may have seen my post about the echo charger being mis-wired.  Well, since the two engine batteries were fully discharged and since they were more than five years old, I decided to buy new ones.

Several forum posts have recommended Tom at Trans-specialists.net. I decided to give him a try.

I could not be more happy with the decision.  I sent him an email and got a response in an hour.  We talked on the phone and he told me the availability of the AGM batteries that I wanted.  The price seemed to be pretty good....and the shipping was only $125.  (I had the batteries shipped to the local terminal and picked them up myself).  Tom, sent emails along the way to inform me as to shipping / delivery status.

Really a class act.  (The fact that he drives a Prevost can be over looked as far as I am concerned).

If you are looking to replace your house or engine batts, give this guy a call.

bill

Still trying to get 469 bought. Now there is a problem with the drive axle I called Newell they said I have a dana suspension it is out of square. The distance from frame to outer tire is 1inch greater on the passenger side. Newell says that the bolts can be adjusted side to side by turning the indexing washer. I have called 3 shops nobody seems to know anything about this help please.

I changed the oil and filter in the Perkins  gen set this week.  The first time I have done so since owning the coach. We only ran it 20 hours in 18 months,  but i thought it would be cheap insurance. I noticed the oil that came out was rather thick.  I replaced it with diesel rated 15-40. It took 10 quarts. The Perkins has always been a little sluggish to fire up, but after the oil change, it is very noticeable that it starts much easier. I was surprised when walking behind the coach that I was putting out a blue cloud ..... I suspect the old oil was straight 40 , or maybe ' modified" with STP ?

Unless we are boon docking  , I wouldn't / couldn't used this gen set in it's current condition. But then again, I only need it when boon docking.

Any thoughts?

Wondering if anyone knows if they enforce the total length limit including tow vehicle of 55 ft.

Quad Valid slides, ZF suspension  with steerable tag, Detroit Diesel Series 60, Allison 6 speed, $235,000. Mid entry 42'6" long. Rear closet.

https://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2004-Ne...5001769717

http://premiumcoachgroup.com/product/200...mid-entry/

https://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2011-Ne...5001770280

$600,000 

Trying to figure out where the compressors are located on the coach 469 that we are trying to take possession of Air door is not working nor the fridge locks

1996 Newell Coach #428, 38' NON-SLIDE, Wide Body, no tag axle, the shortest Newell made with a Series 60 Engine!

Series 60 Detroit Diesel w/chrome upgrade. 187,000 miles with fresh service, Newly installed Allison re-manufactured transmission, new front disc brakes & rotors, K & N air filter, Flow thru exhaust, sounds great, runs exceptional!

Mostly original interior, new 42" flat screen TV w/Bose surround sound, HD satellite antenna (not in-motion) receives much better, newer inverter

ALL ELECTRIC no propane coach, Recaro leather drivers seat, Lazy Boy recliner, couch reupholstered in leather, larger queen mattress

New patio awning, original Zip Dee window awnings.

Silver Base with Emerald accent paint in very good condition

This is a quality used coach that has been loved and cared for by all!

Change in lifestyle causes sale of this beautiful coach.

2015 Jeep Wrangler 4-door toad also available at additional cost.

Coach is in Ohio.   Priced at $65,000 

Contact: Russ & Debbie Davis 
Seven40 6Zero7 71FourZero
[email protected]

       

I have a 99 model coach with two of the Villa fold out sofas that Newell used for about ten years. 

This is a pic of one of the cushions. Owners of this era will immediately recognize it.     

Several years ago I reupholstered the couches in leather to match some of the other trim in the coach. They were uncomfortable before the work, and even more uncomfortable afterwards. The biggest issue was that the seatback was too upright to the seat base, therefore no back support. Also the couches were much softer in the middle than at the ends. 

Before you invest any more time in this tome, be advised I am a recovering engineer ( no puns intended on the reupholstery), which means if it's worth doing then it's worth overdoing. And my main purpose is that coaches of this era probably will need some freshening on the couches, here are some things I learned that may help you avoid some issues. 

So, why the cramped angle between the seat back and the seat bottom. It has two major causes and one minor one. One of the causes is the design of the cushion. If you look at the pleats, they are at the bottom of the seat back and the back of the seat cushion. The way the pleats are held in place is with an internal flap sewn to the inside of the pleat. The flap is attached to the back of the cushion. So the pleats kind of depress the foam around them. 
       
As you can see the cushion is thinner by almost an inch at the pleat end. This closes up the angle.
The other cause is kind of interesting. I could never figure out why the very same couches in my 95 weren't upright like the ones in the 99, and upright like the ones I have seen in other coaches. It seems the rear of the cushion actually hits the valence at the window. A Ha! I didn't really discover this until I had recovered the couches and installed them for a third time. The fix was to move the entire couch frame including the drawer mounts forward a couple of inches. 

All of this head scratching pointed out several items that may come in handy for you or your upholstery guy. One, don't reuse the foam. I did the first time, and although it fluffed up when steamed, it didn't have the resiliency of new foam. Two, and most importantly, don't overtighten the pleats. This was a rookie mistake on my part the first time I did the cushions. Because after all, if tight is good, then real tight is better, right? 

I decided to go with new foam and a differently designed cushion to avoid the pleats. 
Here is a pic of the finished product.
   
I'll show you some pics of the rest of the story in the next post.