Bigfoot 11.5 - take #2
So here goes my second time of owning a Bigfoot 11.5 - We needed an off road capable RV with modern comforts that can haul a 18' trailer with 2 SxS's and do so on a budget. We started with a Work &...
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BlueCoyote wrote:Did you have to gut the TC to put the 1x2 in place? Do you have photos?
... You are correct - the rear bulge was from the rusty screws pulling out of the 3/8 plywood they used as a backer when the two halves were screwed together. Cure was to pull out the bad plywood an used some quality 1x2 wood. Also used a few 1/4-20 bolts and big washers. Had to do this on both sides and the rear to Bigfoot #2 and #1. Wound up drilling new screw holes between the existing screws and new screws along the entire side. ...
BlueCoyote wrote:I had the coil replaced in mine in 2005. I went with a local rebuild. It has worked without flow since then. I considered a new/newer fridge, but in talking to the guy, he suggested I stay with what I had. No $100 Dinosaur board to go bad, manual propane, 120v and 12v. Minimal things to go wrong and no parasitic load on the TC battery. I believe he was correct. The fridge is not automatic, and I know how to turn the knob on the controls.
... As for a fridge, still shopping CL and may step up to an Amish core. And that new Atwood helium fridge looks interesting for the $. Two areas that really need to work well are the fridge and AC to keep my wife comfy.
Wayne
