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Taller Mattress On Happijac Bunks?
I just bought a used Desert Fox with Happijac bunks and would like to put a real mattress on the bottom bed, which will be 4" taller than the stock mattress. I'd appreciate any info from those who have done the same as far as modifying the contact point where the bottom bed frame meets the upper bed frame to lift it. I've thought of some Rube Goldberg methods but I'm hoping someone has a more elegant solution. :)1.9KViews0likes2CommentsRe: Murphy Bed Retrofit?
Thanks, I meant the 2400; I edited my post. I have to kind of roll out of bed to protect my back, so corner beds are not good. I guess the 2400 sofa bed is air on the older ones and memory foam on the newer ones but I've yet to meet a comfortable sofa bed. :-) Anyway, I like the idea of the residential mattress on the murphy bed. I'm a cabinetmaker by trade and have built murphy beds but the LT one with the sofa is different from what I've seen. It also seems that the bed rises as it comes down.253Views0likes0CommentsMurphy Bed Retrofit?
In my search for my "perfect" used MH I keep running into the problem of coach length vs comfortable bed. I want something as compact as possible but with a comfortable bed. An example would be the Pheonix Cruiser 2400: I like the length and layout ok but the sofa sleeper doesn't appeal to me. A murphy bed / sofa / dinette like Leisure Travel offers would be ideal for me. Does anyone offer a retrofit MB like LT's? I'd just buy a Leisure Travel or Triple E MB model but even the used ones are out of my price range. Here's what I'm talking about. Murphy Bed1.8KViews0likes3CommentsRe: Gulf Stream Endura - International or Chevy
dleslie125 wrote: Gene in NE wrote: I could be wrong, but believe the Kodiak chassis has a 10,000 lb towing capacity. I absolutely loved driving my brother-in-laws Kodiak back from the factory - about 600 miles. My current neighbor's father brought his "Four Winds" motorhome on a Kodiak chassis pulling a 16' enclosed trailer to his son's place this Thanksgiving - looks great. It likely has a 10,000 lb rated receiver (mine did) but that DOES NOT mean it can tow 10k. We bought the Jayco Kodiak gasser because it actually had a higher towing capacity than the Seneca. GCWR for both is 26,000 lbs. Our GVWR was 19,500 like Ron's, so we could safely tow a 2007 Tahoe LTZ that weighed almost 5700 lbs. The Seneca GVWR is 22,000 and if we loaded it to that limit there would only be 4,000 lbs left. We had plenty of room to load up our Kodiak with whatever DW decided was necessary. :) One manufacturer (Thor) started purchasing the 30,000 lb GCWR Kodiak not long before the Kodiak was discontinued (after many attempts to sell the truck to International and others). The primary change was an Allison 2500 in place of the Allison 1000. I think they started to realize that a lot of owners want to tow more. My current E450 can, in theory, tow 7500 lbs if fitted with a suitable receiver (it comes with a 5,000 lb receiver). I say in theory because it will likely depend on how any frame rail extensions were done and whether or note they can handle the 7500 lbs (GCWR of the E450 starting in 2011 is 22,000 lbs. GVWR is 14,500). I haven't run across any of those Thor (Four Winds?) super c's in my search. I guess one advantage of the International chasis would be more towing capacity but you definitely pay for it. How do you find the driver comfort in the E-450 compared to the Kodiak? The Ford felt a little cramped to me; I've yet to sit in a Kodiak.878Views0likes0Comments
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