It Begins...New to me 2001 Lance 1010

[chasmosis]

Been Lurking here for a long time. Looking this fall for a decent used TC and ended up finding one close to home. Got a new to me 2001 Lance 1010. Pretty tickled overall. So far real nice unit for what I thought was a great price.

I already have the Torklift frame mounted tie downs but need to update the tie-downs that came with the unit. The Camper came with some turnbuckles too short for the frame mounted tie downs without using chains to make them long enough. I'm looking to go ahead and get a set of TorkLift Fastguns. Best price I've come across so far is about $625 shipped from adventurerv.net. OR I've seen a set of 4 plus the torklift locks for $673 shipped from etrailer. What are other folks paying for their fastguns?

The new (to me) unit:



chasmosis

[SidecarFlip]

That and the wings on the back. I had an issue with the one I sold. Water tend to get driven into the box section and does bad things inside.

[jaycocreek]

Very nice combo..I think you will like your Lance non-slide.It's the basic floorplan/weight and length I have on my '94 -350 DWR and I can't hardly even tell it's on there, fully loaded ready to camp.

I am a Lance fan from experience owning them.One thing you may want to keep an eye on is the front window and clearance lights seal..That's usually the first place to go without maintenance.

Hope you enjoy your new setup as much as I do mine.

[kohldad]

Pretty quick fix with a MIG. About 5 seconds makes it solid...

Material is also different. While just welding an open eyebolt closed helps, it doesn't give it the same strength.

[SidecarFlip]

For the eyebolt, it will be one like this: lifting eyebolt.. Don't use the ones that can be opened for obvious reasons. Double check the size, but if my fuzzy memory is working, it is 3/8".

Pretty quick fix with a MIG. About 5 seconds makes it solid....

[kohldad]

Need to get a trip or 2 under my belt and see about what suspension upgrades are gonna be needed.

With just the camper, I think all you would need is a rear sway bar. I would go ahead and add that, because you will definitely need it.

For the trailer, check to see if you can get by with an 18" extension. If so, just run a weight distribution hitch and you should be good. The WDH would also help alleviate the tongue weight effect on the rear axle which will help because that is where you wil be pushing the limits. But you may still need air bags to boot.

For the eyebolt, it will be one like this: lifting eyebolt.. Don't use the ones that can be opened for obvious reasons. Double check the size, but if my fuzzy memory is working, it is 3/8".

[chasmosis]

kohldad wrote:
Nice looking combo.

The problem was that turnbuckles did not have enough angle to pull the camper forward and that is what I see on your set even less than on mine

You can pick up a good bit of angle by swapping the front inserts from side to side so the ears go forward instead of back. This will move the bottom of the tie down forward about 6" and should give you plenty of angle.

Alternative would be to go back to the factory tie down point. Look along the edge underneath, about 10-14" back from the front and you should find a hole for a 3/8" enclosed eye bolt. The eye bolt should screw into a metal bracket embedded in the unit, not the wood.

I'm real curious how the truck handles the unit. I've contemplated moving up to a 1010, but always think the weight is going to be on the heavy side. Have you weighed it by chance? My truck is almost identical to yours, just replace the "C" with a "6.4 Hemi" tag.

I'll have to look for that hole for the factory tie down point. I was sure the front tie downs aren't the factory location but haven't had time to look into it. Thanks for the pointer.

I haven't had a chance to get it weighed yet but its on the list. Thought the truck handled the camper well on the short drive from where I picked it up to my temporary storage location. It was pretty windy and you could feel the truck rock a little but nothing scary.

Need to get a trip or 2 under my belt and see about what suspension upgrades are gonna be needed.

I'm also shopping for a 2 foot hitch extension yet cause my use case is pulling a trailer on most outings, either a boat trailer or a flat bed for my rock crawler or my side-by-side. I know tork lift makes the best ones out there but this truck already has a class 5 (2 1/2'') reciever hitch so pretty sure I'm gonna go with something like this curt extension since I need to drop it down to a 2" reciever anyways.

[kohldad]

Nice looking combo.

The problem was that turnbuckles did not have enough angle to pull the camper forward and that is what I see on your set even less than on mine

You can pick up a good bit of angle by swapping the front inserts from side to side so the ears go forward instead of back. This will move the bottom of the tie down forward about 6" and should give you plenty of angle.

Alternative would be to go back to the factory tie down point. Look along the edge underneath, about 10-14" back from the front and you should find a hole for a 3/8" enclosed eye bolt. The eye bolt should screw into a metal bracket embedded in the unit, not the wood.

I'm real curious how the truck handles the unit. I've contemplated moving up to a 1010, but always think the weight is going to be on the heavy side. Have you weighed it by chance? My truck is almost identical to yours, just replace the "C" with a "6.4 Hemi" tag.

[PatrickA51]

Nice looking ride you got there. Congratulations enjoy it while you can.

[Camper_Jeff___K]

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Looks like a nice setup. Hope you get many years enjoyment from it.

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[work2much]

Nice! Congrats.

[Kayteg1]

Congratulations on your new camper. I have longer Lance and had some problems with it sliding back. Not bad, but after 2000 miles it move 1/2".
The problem was that turnbuckles did not have enough angle to pull the camper forward and that is what I see on your set even less than on mine.
For FastGuns shopping, just use Google if you want new ones.
I was searching for used ones and 6 months of search found them 3000 miles away. But I got good deal.

[newman_fulltime]

be leary of adventure they do not warranty anything and often send a wrong amount out. i ordered a set of jacks as the pic dwscribed they sent one.
when i complained they changed the add but i had the screenshot they still done nothing

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