B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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Hi,
We are newbies to the Board and the B+ thread, though I have read this whole thread almost twice through! We have owned our 2002 Trail Lite 211S, 5.7 Chev. (same as Gene in NE) since last summer. We have enjoyed it very much. Our last RV (10+ yrs. ago) was a 27' Class C, so we really appreciate the size and usability of the Trail Lite. Thanks for the many tips posted on the thread. I too have enjoyed the descriptions and photos of the modifications very much.
Our latest mod was the addition of a Sani-Con macerator pump. (Can you tell my almost-retired engineer husband loves gadgets, and the more expensive, the better?) He says it's for me, should I ever travel alone. I, however, remember the man who gagged at the idea of changing "loaded" diapers - or maybe that was his way of getting out of the job?
As some of you are Trail Lite 211 owners, you can appreciate the logistics of the tight space involved and the question of where to find adequate frame support for the pump. I think he came up with a neat solution, based on the tips learned here and elsewhere on the Forum.
He added a stainless steel plate to the bumper frame (the metal frame there extends up only about four inches.) This holds the pump in its housing and the switch.
Then he mounted a section of drainpipe (narrower than the fence post cover some posters used, to hold the hose and sewer end.
This is how it looks from the rear, with a latch pin to hold the sewer connection in place.
He knows he'll have to be carefull with driveway curbs, but his mods do not hang down as low as the spare tire, for example.
Anyway, thanks to all the users on this forum and this thread for all the useful information they pass along! (Even the Stinky Slinky diehards!)
Regards, kelly
Final edit: Should have read directions further. Webshots does not allow direct links, just hyperlinks from pages with lots of ads. I'll be switching to Photobucket. Thanks for all your help!
We are newbies to the Board and the B+ thread, though I have read this whole thread almost twice through! We have owned our 2002 Trail Lite 211S, 5.7 Chev. (same as Gene in NE) since last summer. We have enjoyed it very much. Our last RV (10+ yrs. ago) was a 27' Class C, so we really appreciate the size and usability of the Trail Lite. Thanks for the many tips posted on the thread. I too have enjoyed the descriptions and photos of the modifications very much.
Our latest mod was the addition of a Sani-Con macerator pump. (Can you tell my almost-retired engineer husband loves gadgets, and the more expensive, the better?) He says it's for me, should I ever travel alone. I, however, remember the man who gagged at the idea of changing "loaded" diapers - or maybe that was his way of getting out of the job?
As some of you are Trail Lite 211 owners, you can appreciate the logistics of the tight space involved and the question of where to find adequate frame support for the pump. I think he came up with a neat solution, based on the tips learned here and elsewhere on the Forum.
He added a stainless steel plate to the bumper frame (the metal frame there extends up only about four inches.) This holds the pump in its housing and the switch.
Then he mounted a section of drainpipe (narrower than the fence post cover some posters used, to hold the hose and sewer end.
This is how it looks from the rear, with a latch pin to hold the sewer connection in place.
He knows he'll have to be carefull with driveway curbs, but his mods do not hang down as low as the spare tire, for example.
Anyway, thanks to all the users on this forum and this thread for all the useful information they pass along! (Even the Stinky Slinky diehards!)
Regards, kelly
Final edit: Should have read directions further. Webshots does not allow direct links, just hyperlinks from pages with lots of ads. I'll be switching to Photobucket. Thanks for all your help!
