SunnyBrook titan 31BWKS
Anyone own a SunnyBrook titan 31BWKS ? We are possibly looking at purchasing a used 2007. Any pros and cons with this brand?
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My experience is a little different, and I can point out some potential problems. A little more than a year ago, I got my father's 2004 Sunnybrook Titan 28RLKS (with bed, living, and kitchen slide-outs). It appears to have a similar layout, but the 2007 31BWKS has a larger and nicer bathroom set up. My father was a long-time RV owner who bought the Sunnybrook in 2007. He was very impressed by the heavy duty undercarriage, but did not get to use it much because of my mother's health. So the trailer sat for at least 10 years with very little wear or maintenance. Although winters were not extremely cold, I am sure it experienced a few freezing events with water in the system.
I have little experience with travel trailers and have had much to learn. However, I can tell from comments on this forum that the Sunnybrook trailer is very well built. I have had some problems with water. The HWH tank's outlet and inlet leaked, and it was hard to find washers and nipples with inside beveling to seat them. But there was no apparent damage to plywood that got wet. One of the main tanks leaked (probably fresh water, but no one can remember) and was repaired. Now, the fresh water tank has a slow leak when filled above full. This drips through the sealed underbelly near the tires. When it rains hard enough, there are occasional small roof leaks where the rear cap connects with the roof and at the AC cut-out. Other than this, the 15 years-old roof seems to be in good shape. I hope roof leaks can be fixed with eternabond tape applied when I get to cleaning and re-painting.
My biggest problem has been mice. They are somehow getting into the underbelly, and oversized cut-outs for drains and wiring lets them into the living area, most drawers and cabinets, walls, and the ceiling. While old top gaskets along slide-outs let mice directly into the living area. I seem to have stopped them from getting into drawers, cabinets, and living space with much use of hardware cloth, stainless steel scrubber material, and new top-gaskets (which makes the trailer useable for my wife). But mice are still finding a way into the underbelly. My trailer is parked in a field where external control is not practical.
The trailer is heavy for its size. The 6.7 liter Cummins diesel engine in my 2008 Dodge 2500 heavy duty pickup has plenty of pulling power, but the trailer is very close to the limit of what the truck's rear axel should be carrying. And short bed turning and side-rail clearance lead to problems with a regular hitch. The trailer seems to track and stop fine, and handles much better than stock trailers I have used. I replaced the old, cracked load range E tires with load range G, but am worried about how much air pressure the wheels can take.
My Sunnybrook was built during the transition from analog to digital. The flat screen CRT television works fine with a converter box, but I can't find codes to operate the TV with the converter remote. It doesn't have modern electronics - although I am glad that the music center plays my old cassette tapes. On my trailer, the landing gear and slide-outs are operated by electric motors and gears. They have been very reliable, and I don't need to think about hydraulics. Overall, it seems to be a very well built trailer and I am hoping for many years of service with just regular maintenance.
JRMunn
I have little experience with travel trailers and have had much to learn. However, I can tell from comments on this forum that the Sunnybrook trailer is very well built. I have had some problems with water. The HWH tank's outlet and inlet leaked, and it was hard to find washers and nipples with inside beveling to seat them. But there was no apparent damage to plywood that got wet. One of the main tanks leaked (probably fresh water, but no one can remember) and was repaired. Now, the fresh water tank has a slow leak when filled above full. This drips through the sealed underbelly near the tires. When it rains hard enough, there are occasional small roof leaks where the rear cap connects with the roof and at the AC cut-out. Other than this, the 15 years-old roof seems to be in good shape. I hope roof leaks can be fixed with eternabond tape applied when I get to cleaning and re-painting.
My biggest problem has been mice. They are somehow getting into the underbelly, and oversized cut-outs for drains and wiring lets them into the living area, most drawers and cabinets, walls, and the ceiling. While old top gaskets along slide-outs let mice directly into the living area. I seem to have stopped them from getting into drawers, cabinets, and living space with much use of hardware cloth, stainless steel scrubber material, and new top-gaskets (which makes the trailer useable for my wife). But mice are still finding a way into the underbelly. My trailer is parked in a field where external control is not practical.
The trailer is heavy for its size. The 6.7 liter Cummins diesel engine in my 2008 Dodge 2500 heavy duty pickup has plenty of pulling power, but the trailer is very close to the limit of what the truck's rear axel should be carrying. And short bed turning and side-rail clearance lead to problems with a regular hitch. The trailer seems to track and stop fine, and handles much better than stock trailers I have used. I replaced the old, cracked load range E tires with load range G, but am worried about how much air pressure the wheels can take.
My Sunnybrook was built during the transition from analog to digital. The flat screen CRT television works fine with a converter box, but I can't find codes to operate the TV with the converter remote. It doesn't have modern electronics - although I am glad that the music center plays my old cassette tapes. On my trailer, the landing gear and slide-outs are operated by electric motors and gears. They have been very reliable, and I don't need to think about hydraulics. Overall, it seems to be a very well built trailer and I am hoping for many years of service with just regular maintenance.
JRMunn
