The state forest campgrounds next to Inverness Highlands South, Holder Mine, Mutual Mine and Tillis Hill, all use the community’s Inverness 34452 address. Holder Mine, off forest road Trail 10, has 27 sites with electric service and water. RDI Power works on the part of a motorhome that moves it: the diesel engine, the Allison transmission, the air brakes, the suspension and the rest of the chassis, at the campsite when possible and at our Brooksville shop when not.
Diesel pushers at Holder Mine and the Citrus Tract campgrounds
A coach parked at a forest campsite for a week or more faces the same problems as one in storage. Batteries run down, especially if anything stays switched on. Air systems bleed off overnight, so the coach has to rebuild pressure before it can move. Fuel that sits can collect water, which high-pressure injection parts do not forgive. When a coach will not start or will not build air at the end of a stay, a mobile technician can find out why at the site, and many of the causes, from a bad battery connection to a failed starter, can be fixed there.
Before a coach leaves Inverness Highlands South: air, cooling and driveline
If the next leg is a long one, an inspection before departure is cheap insurance.
Air system. Compressor output, governor cut-in and cut-out, the air dryer and its cartridge, and leaks at fittings, valves and chambers. Slack adjusters get checked for stroke, and air springs for cracks and chafing.
Cooling. Rear radiators collect debris that nobody sees until the temperature gauge climbs on a long grade. We check coolant condition, hoses, belts, the fan drive and the radiator and charge air cooler fins.
Driveline. The U-joints and shaft that carry power back to the drive axle. A clunk when you select drive or a vibration that grows with road speed deserves a look before the trip, not after.
Tires. Coach tires often age out before they wear out, especially on a motorhome that sits for long stretches. We look for sidewall cracking and check the date codes and pressures on every position.
Steering and suspension. The steering gear, tie rods, shocks and bushings, plus an alignment when the front tires wear unevenly. Our Inverness Highlands South truck alignment page describes how we read that wear.
Cummins, Caterpillar and Allison work for coaches off Pleasant Grove Road
Cummins and Caterpillar power most pushers, and as a Caterpillar certified shop we are comfortable with both. On the engine we chase derates and warning lights to their cause, service and repair fuel injection with Alliant Power and Bosch diesel parts, replace turbochargers, fix cooling leaks and keep oil and filters on schedule. The Allison gets a fluid check, a code read and a road test before any verdict. A surprising share of shift complaints end at the fluid, a sensor or a connector, which is why a rebuild is the last answer, not the first.
Bringing a pusher 21 miles down CR-581 and CR-481
A healthy coach makes the drive from the middle of Inverness Highlands South in about 35 minutes: Pleasant Grove Road south, Snow Memorial Highway past the Hernando County line, then into Brooksville. Call ahead so we can plan a bay for the coach’s length. A coach that is leaking coolant, showing a low-air warning or holding a single gear should not make that drive; call (352) 433-3800, and we will decide on a site visit or a heavy tow.
Every coach comes back with a digital inspection, photos included, and our labor warranty runs 3 years or 36,000 miles. For more, see RV service and repair, and if your coach is parked south of here on US-41, the Floral City RV repair page covers that drive.