Our project

[036_6turbo]

Well, we took the plunge and bought a 2007 Forest River Work and play toy hauler.

We had been looking for a while, I race dirt bikes (enduros) and wanted a way to eat / sleep / shower / cook at the events. Most events are off the beaten path (Michigan forests) and are not traditional camp sites.
The unit is most likely going to take a beating, pushing tree limbs out of the way, and dragging it's hind end, in and out of remote areas.
We bought the rig from an auction, it appears to have been a repo.
;http://auction.repocast.com/details.cfm?ID=1500354#photos
Our TV already had a B&W turn over ball installed, so we installed a Anderson gooseneck adapter.

We have since replaced all three of the vent covers, and the (1) broken cabinet door hinge.

The privious owner had fabricated, and installed plywood boxes over the vents, this appeared to be for storage, but they were left in place, and held so much heat in, that the vents covers just fell apart.



The replacement covers are the smoked ones, they were easy to install and cheap to buy.

[colliehauler]

036.6turbo wrote:

colliehauler wrote:
I have seen people use wood covers to keep the snow load off the vents in MN. I would say the wood box was added after the covers were damaged to keep the elements out.

I thought the same thing at first, but they put more money, time and effort into those wood boxes, than it took to just install new vent covers? But whatever the case, they are fixed now.

New vent covers do not always take heavy snow loads. I plan on putting max air vent covers on my northern trailers next year.

[036_6turbo]

WhitehouseLV wrote:
Do a search on the forum for "geo method". It's supposed to be a good method of cleaning the blank tank.

Yes, my wife was reading about that, Thanks!

[036_6turbo]

colliehauler wrote:
I have seen people use wood covers to keep the snow load off the vents in MN. I would say the wood box was added after the covers were damaged to keep the elements out.

I thought the same thing at first, but they put more money, time and effort into those wood boxes, than it took to just install new vent covers? But whatever the case, they are fixed now.

[WhitehouseLV]

Do a search on the forum for "geo method". It's supposed to be a good method of cleaning the blank tank.

[Y-Guy]

I agree, don't think trapping the heat was the problem. If you get a lot of ice they are probably a good idea.

[colliehauler]

I have seen people use wood covers to keep the snow load off the vents in MN. I would say the wood box was added after the covers were damaged to keep the elements out.

[036_6turbo]

Now we plan to focus on the cleanliness / appearance of the rig. I have peeled of all of the decals, except the long stripes down the sides. But I'm leaning towards peeling those also. The rig has a lot of oxidation, from exposure. None of the decals held up to the UV rays very well. I have done some wheeling (polishing) on it, but the cold temps here make it a difficult task.


It does appear as though it is going to clean up pretty good, just a lot of elbow grease.