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GETTING A BARTH TOWED FROM FLORIDA TO MICHIGAN
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THIS SUBJECT MUST HAVE COME UP BEFORE BUT

WE HAVE HAS A BARTH 1990 REGENCY FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS OR SO ..
.. WE ARE PLANING TAKING IT TO FLORIDA THIS WINTER FROM DETROIT , WE HAVE KEEPED IT IN GOOD CONDITION BUT ONLY MADE 100 MIULE TRIPS THE LAST FEW YEARS , WE HAVE HAD A FEW MAYBE 4 REPAIRS $ 3000-5000 ALONG THE WAY

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A PLAN IN HAND .,,, TO TOW IT BACK TO MICHIGAN OF SOMETHING MAJOR BRAKES DOWN . IT IS ABOUT 1200 BACK IF IT BRAKES DOWN ..

HAS ANYONE HAD THEIR RV TOWED THAT DISTANCE , AND IS THERE A NAME OF A COMPANY TO CALL ,, I DO NOT WANT TO USE YELLOW PAGES IN A HURRY .

((((( ON OUR FIRST TRIP TO FLORIDA APX 4 YEARS AGO , IT DID BRAKE DOWN AND WE SPENT A PLEASANY WEEKEND WATING FOR A TOW AT THE WELCOME CENTER IN JELLICO TENN , BUT IT COULD BRAKE DOWN SONEWERE ELSE LESS PLESSANT

TRYING TO DO SOME PREPLANING A

WE DO HAVE AAA TOWING BUT THAT IS ONLY FOR 250 MILES
..

AS I GET OLDER I GET MORE PARINOID
 
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When ours drove down and it became obvious that Cummins Salt Lake City was having sex with us, we hired a lowboy to Carr it from SLC back home to Louisiana. It cost us $12,000. No wrecker service would do it.


Billy & Helen Thibodeaux

Retired from Billy Thibodeaux's Premiere RV, Inc. Scott, LA 70583 I-10 Exit 97
The Farm is near Duson, LA I-10 Exit 92 then N 1 mile on right
Three Full 50 Amp RV Hookups !
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Data Tag: 9404-3908-36XI-2C
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Originally posted by billyt53:
When ours broke down and it became obvious that Cummins Salt Lake City was having sex with us, we hired a lowboy to Carr it from SLC back home to Louisiana. It cost us $12,000. No wrecker service would do it.


Billy & Helen Thibodeaux

Retired from Billy Thibodeaux's Premiere RV, Inc. Scott, LA 70583 I-10 Exit 97
The Farm is near Duson, LA I-10 Exit 92 then N 1 mile on right
Three Full 50 Amp RV Hookups !
billynhelen@me.com
Data Tag: 9404-3908-36XI-2C
1994 Sovereign 36' Widebody on Spartan IC (Mountain Master Lite) Chassis.
Powered by Cummins ISL9-450
Onan 8,000 Quiet Diesel Genset
Toad: 2018 Chevy Colorado ZR2 Diesel with M&G Car Brake
 
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hello billy and hellen

i was suspecting something like that .. yours is bigger than ours and how far was the tow ?

still looking for a other idea .. and thinking


thanks for the reply .
 
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Hello Jack,
I don't seem to have as much spare time as I would like, what with business and other various ongoing projects. However, when I do have time, I enjoy info-tainment and that's one of the reasons why I spend time reading Barthmobile.com. Moreover, one of my favorite U-tube channels is called "Bus Grease Monkey", both entertaining & loaded with practical information regarding bus and motorhome maintenance and repairs. I must not be alone as Scott has 175,000 subscribers, and seems both likeable and knowledgeable. The reason I mention this is I am struck by how many units arrived DOA to his shop, either towed or hauled by various contractors using all kinds of equipment. He is located in Tennessee so perhaps if you contacted him, he would be willing to recommend a preferred towing or trucking company which he has dealt with. Heck, maybe since he is located halfway to Florida from Michigan, he would be a good source to repair anything that would leave you stranded, if you would be inside your present 250 mile towing limit.
His name is Scott Crosby(the bus grease monkey) Phone # 1-317-837-8100 or 1-317-965-1730

Good Luck,
John
 
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