PDF owner/user manuals

[barbhalsell]

I was in touch with Jill Stevens a while back. She was the person that ended up with some orphan 2000 Beaver Monticello owners manuals when she and her husband bought their coach.
She is willing to scan and PDF copies of all the manuals she has.
Was there a final decision as to where these files should go on the forum? It would be nice to have a central location set up by year, style, engine, appliance and so forth.
I have quite a few PDF files that I can upload today. I am sure that there are a few others that would not mind uploading what they have also.
As the years go by and our coaches change hands, there are a lot of opportunities for the original manuals to be lost. In our case, it being a repo, I imagine the glee of the owner as he tossed the books in the garbage and said " HA! Figure it out yourselves! "
Barb

[Gerald Farris]

Setting  up a section of the forum to store PDF files of owner's manuals will have to be created in the same manner that the BAC directory was handled. The forum software will not accept PDF documents. It will only accept pictures, and handling whole manuals as individual pictures for each page is not practical.

I will get with my wife and Tim Bentley, the co-administrators, to see if a section can be set-up on the website where PDF files are accepted, and links to them can be posted on the forum.

Gerald

[LEAH DRAPER]

I think this is a GREAT idea.  I have a 1999 Patriot Thunder manual that didn't get included with the coach when I traded it in and I don't know who the new owner is so I can send it to them.

[John and Judy Gardner]

I scanned my manual sometime ago and mailed it to someone can't remember who. Tooo big to email so I sent him a CD, I thought he was putting together for this site.  Great idea. I can resend if necessary.

[Mike And Mary Engen]

We do have an area that has the manuals "Coach Assist".  Steve Rankin and Pete Bradish have been adding info.
I also have a full set of manuals for the 95 Beaver, but it is in storage for Winter.

Coach Assist can be located on BAC home page and select hot button on left that says "Coach Assist".

[LEAH DRAPER]

I have never been able to detect any updated/added information on the coach assist area of BAC.....it all seems real old info.

[Tim Bentley Co-Admin]

If you have Beaver Manuals that are in PDF format I can make a place for them on the BAC website  where they can be viewed and downloaded.  It may be a good idea to place them in a members only area, one of the benefits of joining the BAC.  

Does anyone have suggestions on the best way to scan a manual that we have.  It would be nice if we could build this data base, but scanning a large manual can be a lot of work and the results are not always what you might expect.

Send your contributions to Tim Bentley at the address listed in the BAC directory.  We should be able to organize them so they are easy to use.  

I have John Gardeners manuals for the 2005 Beaver Santian and will start by posting those.

[Edward Buker]

I'm missing the Magnum Chassis manual from my coach and the one on the top right in this photo which I think says Marquis. I imagine that these may be common manual accross some models and years. Love to have them if a PDF did become available in the future.....great idea.

Later Ed

[Joel Weiss]

I'm missing the Magnum Chassis manual from my coach and the one on the top right in this photo which I think says Marquis. I imagine that these may be common manual accross some models and years. Love to have them if a PDF did become available in the future.....great idea.

Later Ed

I have the Magnum C manual here: http://weisstravels.com/resources/2000+Magnum+C+Chassis+Manual.pdf

I also have a 2000 Patriot Owners manual on the same page.  If someone wants the Patriot Thunder supplement I can scan and post it, also.

[barbhalsell]

Thank goodness you posted these Joel, we would never have gotten as far as we have without them!

[Edward Buker]

Thanks for several responses that I got for the Magnum C Series PDF, I downloaded it and it will help. The Magnum Air B Series is the actual manual that applies, if that surfaces it will be a good PDF archive.

Later Ed

[barbhalsell]

Tim, do you want us to send the PDF's via your email?

[JimCasazze]

Ed
I have the Magnum - B chassis manual.  The coach is in storange and I won't be there for about 10 days.  I'll grab it when I get over there, bring it to the office and scan it as a PDF to post on the forum.
Jim

[JimCasazze]

Does anyone have a Technical Service Manual for the '99 Patriots?  The version on coach assist is somewhat useful, but for '94 vintage and significantly different.  I have just about every other manual except that one, but would love to get my hands on it, or any good source of wiring , plumbing, etc. diagrams.

[Tim Bentley Co-Admin]

If you have PDF's manual files that you would like to email to me give it a try, sometimes they are a bit large but we can see what happens.