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I am looking for a tach too for my 1083. The closest after-market item i have been able to find is a unit with a magnetic pulse pick up that gets attached to the alternator. On the Cat C7, there is an ECM box where the signals are currently present. You need a digital tach that is...
Thank you SteelWarrior. Yes indeed. They do gas off H2S. I have drilled a hole through the battery box and connected through another hole through the shelter. They are all sealed and gas off to the outside. I have measure the H2S levels in the battery box, and it does indeed gas off. I did...
Hey Coach Geo. Yes it was a DC Powered Electric motor with compressor. There was a 120V plug-in heater that i took out of there too. They all work too :)
Berth platform
Again, used 1 5/8" slotted unistrut to construct the berth space above the water tanks and batteries. The bed size is 52" X 80". Used 5/8" Oak (sanded and clear coated for the mattress to sit on)
Shelter water tanks and Battery Bank
Two fresh water tanks 34 gallons each installed on the port side of the shelter. 1 5/8" slotted Unistrust was used where needed. All items were fastened via 1/4-20 Steel Rivet nuts to the structural beams in the S280. On top of the tank I used a 1/4" thick...
finishing the floor with Durabk (Rhino Liner) paint
Original Linoleum floor shown below
After removal of the floor via heat, chisel and laborious work, I cleaned it with TSP, and mineral spirit. I then put three coats of self etching primer. I then rolled the Durban product. Highly...
Thanks Coachgeo. I don't know what's going on the attachments showed just fine during the upload. Now I can't see them either. I spent some time posting these items. Oh well I'll do some reserach.
I had to heat the floor one square ft at a time and use Heil tool to remove the Linoleum. It was a laborious process. It took about 16 hour to remove the flooring and fix a couple of holes on the floor.
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