2005 Itasca Horizon 40AD floor plan - Queen of the fleet in 2005!

This link describes all of the modifications/improvements I've done beginning when the coach was brand new: http://janeandjohn.org/pages/rv.html Do not confuse this particular Horizon with one that hasn't been enhanced and improved!

This is almost like selling our first born son. We ordered this Horizon in Feb 2005 and took delivery in May 2005. She's taken my wife and I from Florida to Alaska and California to Maine.

One immediate upgrade was replacing the Dimension inverter/charger with a pure sine wave Xantrax, then when that failed a pure sine wave Magnum with auto gen start. Another early improvement was getting rid of the horrible captain chairs and replaced with very nice Flexsteel chairs (they are really comfy!)

I added a roof air since the 2 ton basement HVAC wasn't enough for hot days so now we have 3 tons of cooling.

Howard Power Center Steering to ease the steering effort! Push a button if you are struggling in a crosswind and the Power Center Steering helps tracking.

Engine is the Cummins ISL, 400 HP and 1200 lb.ft. torque and a two stage Jake brake. Also the highly desirable side radiator! Generator is a 7.5Kw Onan QuietDiesel, 1/3 gallon per hour fuel use!

The Horizon interior is almost solid cherry wood with only a few non-cherry panels here and there. I added 280 watts of Zamp solar panels and controller. I replaced the Nocold (sic) 1200 gas fridge with a residential model several years ago.

Microwave/oven is a GE Advantium - microwave or bake! All shades are now MCD blinds, the salon and cockpit blinds are also remote control.

One MAJOR improvement is our new (several years ago) 100 gallon diesel fuel tank that solved a slow fuel fill issue that was due to a defective fuel tank design - the fuel fill pipe was placed over the tank vent fitting. Winnebago provided new fuel filler assemblies - now we can fuel at a truck pump at FULL SPEED. We're done fueling in 5-8 minutes compared to 20 minutes with the original tank. Too bad Freightliner and/or Winnebago didn't issue a fix for this bad design to all owners (note - this issue is only with certain model years of the Vectra/Horizon.)

Anything that wasn't working has either been repaired or replaced. Just a few weeks ago I completely redid the roof to sidewall sealant and resealed all roof fittings (a full three day project.)