Goshen Adventures - Metropolis, IL

Pre Disney World maintenance to the Goshen Coach

2013-04-24T21:08:00.000-05:00

Well we just got back from Walt Disney World a few weeks back and it was such a whirlwind getting the Goshen Coach and RV ready to go not to mention us that I fell behind on logging my service records here for the truck. This post is a bit delayed, and may not serve any purpose to anyone else other than myself but seeing as how I need to keep my records updated here goes! So I grabbed the

Our Goshen Coach's 2,000 mile trip to Walt Disney World

2013-04-11T02:34:00.002-05:00

We just got back from Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL a week ago and I'm finally rested up and ready to catch up on my posts. Our 2000 Ford E350 7.3L Powerstroke Turbo Diesel powered Goshen Coach Wheelchair van has pulled us down and back up racking up a bit over 2,000 miles with only minimal irritants. We blasted from here non stop (except for fuel and sunflower seeds, and pecan logs at

Braun Millenium Lift

2013-01-13T01:24:00.004-06:00

Well I took the truck to Superior Van and Mobility in Evansville, Indiana about a week ago to get our Braun Millenium Lift all spruced up. And although I hated the 5 hour round trip drive they did a good fast job and got me back on the road in under 2 hours. Our lift was manufactured in 2000 on our Ford E350 7.3 Powerstroke Diesel Cutaway Goshen Coach Van. And being that our truck was ex

Goshen Coach Survives another 920 mile round trip!

2012-07-08T02:43:00.000-05:00

We recently took our 2000 Ford E350 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel Goshen Coach on another epic trip. We drove it 920 miles round trip hauling our 30' handicap equipped Campmaster Toy Hauler Travel Trailer to Chicago, IL and back to go to the Chicago Abilities Expo! We had a really good time, we met Auti from the Sundance Channels "Push Girls" and experienced first hand all manners of new

Our 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach survives and thrives!

2012-06-16T02:34:00.000-05:00

So I have to step back a month now, I'm rested up and ready to talk about it. Our Ford Powerstroke E350 cutaway Goshen Coach minibus handicapped wheelchair vehicle made another trip to Florida this time without a single non-manmade hiccup flawless execution of it's duties! We Took a trip to Walt Disney World in May in our Goshen Coach towing our 30' steel framed toy hauler and it performed

2000 Ford E350 Wheelchair Truck maintenance pulled

2012-04-25T23:01:00.000-05:00

Well we are going to be pulling out of the driveway in 3 days with our Goshen Coach Wheelchair Van pulling a 30 foot toy hauler RV on a nearly 2,000 mile round trip. So tonight I found the time to change the oil and lube up the truck and pull some other maintenance. The 7.3 Ford Powerstroke motor is a needy machine when it comes to lubricants I drained the oil out and slapped on a

upcoming Ford E350 Wheelchair Truck Maintenance, Walt Disney World Trip Baby!

2012-04-08T00:20:00.000-05:00

Well we are T minus 3 weeks until we are leaving for Walt Disney World in our 2000 Ford E350 7.3 Liter Turbo Charged Powerstroke diesel powered cutaway bus pulling our 30 foot 2005 Campmaster toy hauler aka our wheelchair accessible home away from home. Charlie our Merle Great Dane sporting our latest Mickey Ears! I just started ordering the consumables we will need for our trip, 2 new

Our 2000 Ford E350 Wheelchair Truck's Door Hinges are now replaced!

2012-03-27T17:27:00.000-05:00

(Flashback to some windstorm in the past) Well as it happens with these Ford Vans, I go to open the door and a gust of wind grabs the door and swings it open so hard and fast that it bends the jamb and shoves the door in behind the fender so that it forever "clunks" when you open and close it as these two pieces of sheet metal somehow make it past each other. (back to the present time) Well

Moving to Orlando Florida handicapped housing

2012-03-17T03:01:00.001-05:00

We have been planning on moving to Orlando, FL for some time and we will need to build the cheapest most structurally sound, environmental friendly house possible ( this means low energy costs, highly insulated). So we are looking at steel prefabbed housing. I say we need to build as we need wheelchair accesible and not just afterthought wheelchair access it needs to be designed in to

Pets and Walt Disney World?

2012-01-20T16:59:00.000-06:00

We are currently planning a trip in our RV to the Ft Wilderness Resort Campground inside the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL and we are trying to work out some extra details we never had to deal with before. We acquired a new member of the family on Halloween, and his name is Charlie! Now Charlie has become one of us and we can't leave him behind. For those of you that

A few repairs I'm hoping to tackle in the coming few days on the 2000 Ford E-350 Wheelchair bus

2011-12-28T23:00:00.000-06:00

Well it's been a few months since I've done anything to the 2000 Ford E-350 handicap equipped Goshen Coach. I'm writing today to help myself find some inspiration to make some much needed repairs. I'm looking at a company called http://allpointsbus.com out of New York to secure some needed parts. First off I need a up/down switch for the Braun Millenium Lift. as mine doesn't like to go up all

Vehicle Production Group's MV-1 wheelchair accessible vehicle

2011-10-26T20:08:00.001-05:00

Well I've been wanting to write about this car for some time as we have been following it since it was first shown on Leno's Garage. First off you have to not think of this as a car as it's been built to truck specifications. It's built ontop of a frame like a truck and not unibody. It's been built to withstand commercial duty as a taxicab. Well it's recent setback with Mayor

1st serious road breakdown with the Goshen Coach

2011-10-14T18:18:00.000-05:00

I've previously discussed our 2000 Ford E350's Carrier Transicold system in some detail before. We recently spent some time on the road with our wheelchair bus pulling a 30 foot toy hauler trailer that we have stripped out all the stuff in the "toy" area and now have an electric hospital bed and enough room to maneuver a hoyer lift around. Our target was 840 miles away in Orlando Florida at the

Independence Expo

2011-09-14T03:05:00.000-05:00

We are thinking seriously about hitching up the Goshen Coach to our newely acquired 30 foot Campmaster Toy Hauler Camper (We very quickly realised with an open mind that a toy hauler is a premade handicap capable RV!) and heading south, way south, to Orlando Florido. They are having an Independence Expo there September 23rd and 24th http://www.independenceexpo.org/ Which should be a really

Who Wouldn't Want to Make Money Shopping at Home PLUS a $5.00 Sign-up Bonus!?!?

2011-06-20T01:20:00.001-05:00

This is so easy! Click on the following link for ebates First, create a login and you will get a $5.00 credit!! All you have to do to get this free $5.00 is to click through them to one of your favorite online retailers, everybody is there, and purchase $25.00 worth of products within 3 months of signing up! You will earn cash back on that purchase so you get a discount for doing this too.

Carrier Transicold problems 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach Part 4

2011-06-08T03:37:00.000-05:00

Carrier Transicold problems 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach Part 4 Quick recap of events in part 1, part 2 and part 3. I have a 2000 Ford E350 cutaway chassis cab powered by the powerful 7.3L powerstroke turbo diesel and a Goshen Coach body. I had a failure with my Carrier Transicold A/C air conditioning unit. This one wasn't as severe as some of the ones I had in the past but it

Irvin S Cobb Bridge Run Paducah KY Brookport IL

2011-06-06T01:42:00.001-05:00

Irvin S Cobb Bridge Run Paducah, KY to Brookport, IL The Irvin S. Cobb Bridge, completed in 1929, is currently a steel decked two lane bridge on US 45 that connects Brookport, IL to Paducah, KY. The original pavement was concrete, but was removed approximately 40 years ago to make maintenance easier. The main span, a Parker through truss, is 711.0 feet, which is the second

Carrier Transicold problems 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach Part 3

2011-06-02T22:13:00.001-05:00

Carrier Transicold problems 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach Part 3 Well as previous discussed here in part 1 and here in part 2, I ordered the replacement condenser fan for my Carrier Transicold CM-3 condenser. I found 3 sources for the complete fan Thermoking (which was the cheapest at $100.00 but they didn't have one in stock), Omega (the most expensive at $152.50) and LASSETER BUS &

Carrier Transicold problems 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach Part 2

2011-06-01T21:57:00.001-05:00

Carrier Transicold problems 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach Part 2 Well I inspected the electric fans on the Carrier Transicold Condenser on my 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach and sure enough 1 of the 3 was locked up. Yesterday I detailed what happened and what I thought was my suspicions. In my case its the rearward most fan out of the 3 that was locked up. So I pulled it off and it was

Carrier Transicold problems 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach

2011-06-01T01:50:00.001-05:00

Carrier Transicold problems 2000 Ford E350 Goshen Coach Well Summertime is here and my air conditioning on our bus has gone down. You see I have an auxilary Air Unit mounted at the rear of the van, a Carrier Transicold system. This system utilizes the Ford factory air compressor and accumulator and the front evaporator, but they have taken out the factory condenser that mounts in

You have to be confident in yourself before you can have anything.

2011-05-28T16:37:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to take a moment to talk about a friends blog today. She's a bright aspiring young lady with lots of dreams. She has a blog about positive self talk and actions. Please take a few minutes and check it out! I've asked her to write a couple of paragraphs to give an overview of what it is she is trying to say: "You have to be confident in yourself before you can have

The Ohio River is on the rise again!

2011-05-26T23:12:00.000-05:00

This will be missed by most and hopefully can be disregarded by everyone else. But just as The Mischievous Ohio River was about to drop below flood stage. She's trending up again! At 6pm today the Brookport, IL guage showed what shouldn't be happening, after plateauing at 37.9' on the Brookport guage at 4pm by 9pm the river is at 38.1'. Flood stage at brookport is at 37' by the

My favorite Pandora.com radio station.

2011-05-25T00:48:00.000-05:00

I listen to quite a bit of internet radio and have fine tuned this radio station down pretty good. It has a lot of creedence, moody blues and an excellent selection of filler music. My Favorite Pandora Radio Station Pandora allows you to create your own personal radio stations initially around a single song or single artist. As you listen you thumb up and thumb down songs and it builds up

My New Storage Building

2011-05-20T01:27:00.005-05:00

My storage building that I ordered a month ago arrived on Wednesday... finally! It had been ready for about a week. but when the place that I ordered it from called me, the water was still rising and the Birds Point Levee hadn't been blown yet, so it was projected to cover all of my lawn with water! Thankfully, the New

Harrah's Metropolis RiverBoat Casino May 15th 2011 Ohio River Flood Cleanup part 3

2011-05-15T20:39:00.000-05:00

Harrah's Metropolis RiverBoat Casino May 15th 2011 Ohio River Flood Cleanup part 3 Part 3 of 3! Another video showing the boat and hotel are still surrounded by water, but they have some paths for trucks to get in now and Harrah's is working doubletime to clean up and get back open as soon as the water and repairs will allow.