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Does anyone have any idea of the towing capacity of the earliest Newells? I have a 67’ and will be trying to figure out installing a hitch. Thank you!!

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Gurus,

As I travel around I like to take pictures of my coach in its natural environment.  Maybe other feel the same way.  
If you have a favorite picture of your coach....why not add to this thread.

Here is one that I took this week.  The hurricane was bearing down on central Ohio and produced a terrific sunset.


   
Enjoy!

Hi there.. brand new here so figuring out which way is up ? I have a year one Newell (1967) that sadly I need to sell. She is amazing. All original except for the floor. 67k original miles. I just had her tuned up and all rubbers changes. Brakes done etc. Extremely minimal damage. ( one corner dented on the top - was the way when I bought her) otherwise she is in stellar shape!

We are looking at #590 to possibly purchase.  Does anyone have any background or experience with this coach.  It's currently in AL.

thanks so much!

Today we woke up to the dreaded sulpher smell of a hot battery. one of our house batteries was at 195 degrees , the other at 100 with the ambient temp being 85 degrees. I had recently checked water level and cleaned connections and all was good at that time.I used the battery disconect switch for the house batteries, and am assuming the offender will cool down. I still have 12 volt interior lights water pump . We are on a 50 amp site here in Virginia.  The house batteries are at least 6 years old, and I should have converted to agm last fall , when a good friend in Arizona offered to hook me up with his battery people. Other than a shorted out battery could I have other issues, or just head to Orileys and order the agm's ?

Gurus,

So yesterday I was driving the coach in rural Ohio.  All of a sudden my tire air pressure monitor system told me that my driver’s tag tire was loosing air.   At the same time, I started smelling the unmistakable smell of hot brakes.

I pulled over and checked the air pressure.  It was fine but the tag wheel was very very hot.   My belief was that the caliper was jammed in the “on’ position.  I tried a couple of things to free it up.   1) I banged on caliper with a hammer And 2) I rocked the coach forward and reverse with the brakes applied.  This helped but did not solve the issue.   

I drove carefully to my destination 30 miles away.   I watched the temperature of the wheel all the way.  The temps were approaching 200f by the time I stopped.

It turned out that there was a truck mechanic right across the street.   They dropped what they were doing to come over to coach and take a look.   They pulled the wheel off and pulled the caliper loose.   It turned out that the rubber boots that keep grit from jamming the guide pins were missing.  The guide pins were completely dry of grease.  With the caliper loose and the pads removed, it was easy to push the guide pins out from the inside.  

Once they greased the pins and reassembled it was clear that they had solved the issue.  (The caliper moved easily in and out by simply pushing and pulling on the outside). The mechanics got new pads from the parts store and I was back in business.

I tell you this story to share a couple of insights.  

1). I never have monitored tire temperatures on a regular basis while driving.   If I had, I might have known that I had a problem earlier.

2). The mechanics said that this sort of failure is very common.   The tag wheels gets coated with dust blown up by the other wheels.   This contaminates the guide pins and causes them to jam the caliper movement.  

I am not sure how long the fix will work and will do more research when I get home.  Hopefully this story will help someone down the road.

Bill

After 13 yrs of Newell ownership, we have finally used the phone.

   

Hello Newell coach owners,
We are removing our for sale ad for our 1983 Newell. We sold it to people who were in the Miami OK area a while back and toured the factory, never thinking they would own one. I gave them the newellgurus information, so hopefully they will join soon. Thanks to all on this site that helped us with valuable information through the past five years while we were doing an extensive upgrade. With new life, this jewel will have many more journeys ahead. Cheers, Andy Rausch and Holly MacRae.

I'm looking at Newell with the Allison HT 741 4 speed transmission.  Can anyone share there experience with that tranny?  How does it compare to the newer 4000 series 6 speeds, how reliable was it, how smooth do they shift, etc.

It is paired with a DD60 series.

Any insight would be appreciated.