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intheChateau
Aug 08, 2017Explorer
tomkaren, Thanks for the input. I am not a rich person by the least. This camper came to me by luck and blessing. Luck as I( was the first person to call, and blessing in I am a firm believer that a family should have a back up plan. This trailer is no jewel, it needs a lot of work, but being back in school for the military right now is leaving me to just cover it up and hold it until the tim is right in about 9 months to start rebuilding the bad parts. The front has water damage as does the rear section of the roof. I just can't seem to find any paperwork on these trailers. I found out that Fleetwood went out of the trailer business a while back and now only manufacture motor homes, but they left no trace on providing support information. I was hoping to find another owner of one of these trailers that might give some insight to what I have and how some of the systems can be wrung out. Otherwise it is going to be a fun experiment figuring out how it all works, how well my truck will pull it, and if I have to do a big upgrade on the TV. Right now I am planning on upgrading the powerplant to a 6.0, trans to a 4L80E,a and shoving a 14 bold rear under it for a rear axle. I have the same frame as a 2500 chevy and I should be able to handle at least 11000 pounds with that combo. Any input out there? Buying a $35,000 truck just is not in my retirement picture.
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