Our upgrade!

[rbrumm]

Well our '07 Cherokee was totaled due to hail. A smart man would have taken the money and ran, but we decided to upgrade to this. Curious about torsion axles but at least the trailer is light...and has more options.

[rbrumm]

http://www.gansenautoandrv.com/rv/riceville+ia/forestriver+traveltrailer/773/forest+river+rockwood+ultra+lite+2909ss
See if this link works.

[Bill___Kate]

brulaz wrote:

Bill & Kate wrote:
Our last trailer (a Jayco JayFeather) had the torsion axles, and we really liked them - nice ride, easy maintenance, and the trailer was close to the ground, so it was only one step up. Downside of being that low was occasionally the rear end would drag on a sloped driveway, and it was sometimes difficult to get the sewer to drain properly.
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You can lift torsion axle trailers. A good frame shop can a weld some flat steel to the side of the frame, or box steel under the frame to raise it. A lot of folks have done that to older Trailmanors so they could mount 15" wheels/tires and improve their clearance.

But then you'll probably need another step getting in ...

There is a thread somewhere that shows how to make the necessary brackets to raise the axle. Apparently, Jayco actually paid to have some of the JayFeathers raise up after owners had clearance problems. We saw a raised one in Florida one winter, and in addition to have to replace the single step with a two step unit, they had to change out the stabilizer jacks .....

[bigcitypopo]

sweet!!!! pics of the inside when you get a chance!

[brulaz]

Bill & Kate wrote:
Our last trailer (a Jayco JayFeather) had the torsion axles, and we really liked them - nice ride, easy maintenance, and the trailer was close to the ground, so it was only one step up. Downside of being that low was occasionally the rear end would drag on a sloped driveway, and it was sometimes difficult to get the sewer to drain properly.
...

You can lift torsion axle trailers. A good frame shop can a weld some flat steel to the side of the frame, or box steel under the frame to raise it. A lot of folks have done that to older Trailmanors so they could mount 15" wheels/tires and improve their clearance.

But then you'll probably need another step getting in ...

[certified106]

Very sweet rig! Enjoy!

[rbrumm]

Thanks!!! We will!!

[sbowman871]

Very Sweet. Have fun with the family and your new rig.

[rbrumm]

Just brought it home! Awning recall Complete!!!

[rbrumm]

Thanks for the compliments. I really like the colors! I hope it lasts a long time...it better!

[Bill___Kate]

Our last trailer (a Jayco JayFeather) had the torsion axles, and we really liked them - nice ride, easy maintenance, and the trailer was close to the ground, so it was only one step up. Downside of being that low was occasionally the rear end would drag on a sloped driveway, and it was sometimes difficult to get the sewer to drain properly.

That's I nice looking trailer - we were eying those up at the local dealer before we found our current rig ....

[MontanaCamper]

wow, 6000 pounds empty...that is nutz..

good looking rig, congrats.

[rbrumm]

Setting up the WD properly should take care of that then...hope it helps.

[retired-tech]

only thing with torsion axles is that they have to be level becouse there is no equalizer in the system. other than that they seem to work well. had a customer run that at full load for well over 100k miles. only problem was when they towed it off level due to swapping between their various trucks it would eat tires.

[Steve_Martin]

Love the way the new rigs are coming with the black trim instead of white...since it was gonna turn black or fade anyway! 🙂