Hello all -
My wife and I are looking for our first trailer. We've done a fair amount of research and find our sweet spot is 2005-2007 24 - 27 foot trailer. The seem to be priced in a range of $9k - $11k. All the dealers either add a delivery lesson for $700 or other just burry the $700 in the cost. Regardless, we've been looking at Fleetwoods and Jaycos. They seem to meet our needs. As you might expect, some are rough and some are new. Bottom line is we've been learning a lot and seeing floor plans that work for us.
Yesterday we came across a 2001 Fleetwood Terry - 25 footer. New tires and brakes. Weight distribution hitch included. 2001 was too old for us, but this trailer seems super clean and is a one owner trailer. The only downer is that the slide out is manual, but the woman that showed it to us operated it quite easily. I suppose without a power slide out it is one less item to break?
Two concerns. The clean out lines or septic and stuff (all the black pac pipes) are much lower than on any other trailer we've seen. See the below picture. They struck us as strange.
Is this a problem. We're not going off roading and I don't think ground clearance is an issue, but it is odd.
The other item is a stress crack in the siding above the rear door. The crack starts at the top left corner of the door and is about 2 inches long It seems to be caulked, but I want to stop the crack (most likely with a small drill hole) and clean it up a bit.
OK, third item. The fabric on the awning is starting to rip. How much does it cost to replace the fabric?
Many thanks in advance.
Aaron and Donna
My wife and I are looking for our first trailer. We've done a fair amount of research and find our sweet spot is 2005-2007 24 - 27 foot trailer. The seem to be priced in a range of $9k - $11k. All the dealers either add a delivery lesson for $700 or other just burry the $700 in the cost. Regardless, we've been looking at Fleetwoods and Jaycos. They seem to meet our needs. As you might expect, some are rough and some are new. Bottom line is we've been learning a lot and seeing floor plans that work for us.
Yesterday we came across a 2001 Fleetwood Terry - 25 footer. New tires and brakes. Weight distribution hitch included. 2001 was too old for us, but this trailer seems super clean and is a one owner trailer. The only downer is that the slide out is manual, but the woman that showed it to us operated it quite easily. I suppose without a power slide out it is one less item to break?
Two concerns. The clean out lines or septic and stuff (all the black pac pipes) are much lower than on any other trailer we've seen. See the below picture. They struck us as strange.
Is this a problem. We're not going off roading and I don't think ground clearance is an issue, but it is odd.
The other item is a stress crack in the siding above the rear door. The crack starts at the top left corner of the door and is about 2 inches long It seems to be caulked, but I want to stop the crack (most likely with a small drill hole) and clean it up a bit.
OK, third item. The fabric on the awning is starting to rip. How much does it cost to replace the fabric?
Many thanks in advance.
Aaron and Donna
Sorry folks. The picture link didn't work. Let me try again...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wz6zczy0dsbiqqq/septic.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wz6zczy0dsbiqqq/septic.jpg
