Roadmaster RM3477 Technical Information download pdf (Page 66)

oes your motorhome vibrate from side to side?

Are “wandering,” “rut tracking” and “lazy steer-

ing” a problem? Tired and fatigued trying to

keep in line going down the road?

Davis TruTrac bars link the chassis to the front axle,

eliminating excessive axle side play, without affecting

normal up-and-down suspension travel. The result

is precise, predictable handling. The benefits are an

immediate improvement in both vehicle performance

and safety, as well as increased driver comfort — more

positive control means less driver fatigue.

Each TruTrac bar comes complete with all mounting

hardware, and installs using pre-drilled factory holes —

no drilling or welding required. They will not interfere

with any factory original equipment, or affect any factory

warranty.

Davis TruTrac bars are available for Ford F53 (V8

and V10), and all Workhorse motorhome chassis (W16,

W18, W20, W22 and W24), Freightliner front engine

DavisTruTrac

™

bars

diesel chassis (FRED), as well as Kodiak 45/5500

chassis. Davis TruTrac bars are zinc-plated and come

with polyurethane bushings for maximum stability and

longevity.

Whatdoourcustomerssay?

“My F53 chassis would vibrate so bad that it shook the

whole motorhome. The only way to stop the vibration was

to slow down to 20 mph — which almost got me rear-ended

twice. Finally my wife told me, ‘I’m not riding in that motor-

home any more.’

A mechanic told me about Davis TruTrac bars. I had one

installed and the vibrations stopped immediately. I drove

that motorhome for another 150,000 miles (with my wife

back on board) and it was solid as a rock.

Buying that Davis TruTrac bar was the best move I ever

made.”

— John Kielty, Reno, Nevada

Jury awards $5.6 million

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“We’re trying to stop something like this crazy mess that

we went through from happening to somebody else,” Schalmo,

57, said Monday.

Goodyear spokesman Rob Whitehouse said the company

plans to appeal the verdict.

“This was an unfortunate accident and our thoughts and

prayers are with those injured,” Whitehouse said in a statement.

“However, Mr. Schalmo ignored a number of safety issues

with his vehicle that led to the accident, including: failing to

hook-up the supplemental brakes on the vehicle he was towing,

ignoringavibrationinhissteeringwheelformorethanve

minutes and getting out of the driver’s seat while the vehicle

was traveling at highway speeds.

“Also, Goodyear tire experts determined the vehicle’s front

tire had been punctured in two locations.”

The crash occurred on Interstate 10, near Chipley, in the

Panhandle. Schalmo, his wife, Kelly, daughter Chelsea Decker

and Kelly’s parents, Bill and Ruth McClintock, were bound for

Houston for son Jim Decker’s graduation in the Air Force.

Instead, they spent weeks in a hospital in Dothan, Ala.

Hugh Smith, one of Schalmo’s attorneys, said he showed

jurors internal Goodyear documents, including speed- and

heat-testing results that demonstrated that the tire was im-

properly approved by Goodyear for continuous 75-mph high-

way use on Class A motorhomes.

 SmithsaidGoodyearisghtingtokeepthosedocuments

condential,andCircuitJudgeStanleyMillsgavethecompany

45 days to make its case for sealing them.

John and Kelly, 49, are back home in New Port Richey,

where they own a site contracting business. Ruth McClintock

lives with them. Her husband, who lived for a time with two

prosthetic legs, died two years ago at age 81.

 “Hisheartjustnallygaveup,”Schalmosaid.

 Smith said this casewas the rst involving this styleof

Goodyeartiretoreachaverdict.Othershavebeenledbut

they settled out of court, Smith said.

Schalmo wanted a trial.

“It was simply to make Goodyear admit that they’ve got a

tire out there that’s a problem,” he said. n

Ifyourcustomer’smotorhome

has one of these chassis…

• Ford F53 (V8: ’88-’98 or V10: ’98-’05)

• Workhorse (W16 through W24, ’00-’09)

• Freightliner front engine diesel (FRED) — ’07-’09

• Kodiak 45/5500 (’03-’09)

…heneedsaDavisTruTrac™bar!

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