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Re: The ace of FT truck campers tells all: Pt. II
Nice rig, great story, wish I could do the same. Thanks for posting it. What is everybody else crying about? Don't like it? Don't do it that way. :h Individuality has always seemed to be the truck camper way... What has changed? In any event, thanks for the link. 2G285Views0likes0CommentsRe: 76 Amerigo TC Kitchen... Before, during and after.
Wagonqueen Truckster wrote: Victory402 wrote: Awesome! Did you have the cabinets custom made or did you make them yourself? Either way you did a fantastic job. Cabinet doors ordered custom. All the cabinet framing original from 1976 . We just sanded and stained darker. Seriously? That's killer... nice work. Boy, that 2nd picture give you a gut-wrench, doesn't it? :E427Views0likes0CommentsRe: How Long Do Upper Stableloads Last?
Odd... Mine have been on for probably 4 years or more. They only engage when I've got the TC or the LQ hooked up. I can't see any appreciable wear, and they've never made a peep that I've heard. Of course, I have a diesel truck, so maybe I'm just hard of hearing! LOL. I'd call TorkLift. They'll probably send you a new set.389Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fifth wheel hitch
Me too on the gooseneck. I turn over the ball, drop my cradle in the bed (takes about 20 minutes) and load the truck camper. I need a cradle due to the taller cab height on my newer truck. The cradle supports the 1995 model year TC and keeps it from sliding around, in addition to giving me the clearance I need. I'm sure there is a 5th wheel alternative as well.374Views0likes0CommentsRe: Lance 1030 owners?
We have an older 880, which has a similar layout (only with a wet bath). A small Honda 2000eu might run your A/C... might not. Ours will kick out 50% of the time. We have also found our on-board propane Onan to be remarkably unreliable. It's stupid expensive for our local dealer to work on them- to the point that it made more sense to buy the Honda and carry gas along. Silly to have to carry a back-up generator, but it's quieter, simpler to run, and works for everything we do, with the exception of reliable A/C. The propane gensets are much louder than the Hondas. Other than that, we still really like ours. I plan on digging in to the Onan next month to try and get it finally sorted out. I hate having something that doesn't work right, even if I rarely use it.939Views0likes0CommentsRe: Planning rebuild
Captain: Sometime, that is the answer. Commit to the repairs, but let the Pro's handle it so it doesn't consume the rest of your time. If I have to do work on my older Lance at some point, I would utilize the Smith's CPES (Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer) on the wood portions. Regardless of what goes OVER the wood, it would be good to know that there was a higher level of protection or rot-resistance built into the wood itself. This product is used successfully in high-end wooden boat restorations/rebuilds. The boats need to flex and move as they are used, but the inevitable water intrusion doesn't cause the damage it would on untreated mahogany. For a period, the thought was to fiberglass the bottoms of boats (a similar thought process to fiberglassing the exterior wall of the TC framing). What is did on the boats was to trap moisture under the fiberglass that made its way in from the bilge, or from humidity. The resultant rot that formed destroyed the boats structurally from the inside... the fiberglass was found to accelerate the destructive forces of moisture. Fiberglassing was found to be worse than doing nothing at all, as the moisture would eventually evaporate when the boat was pulled in the fall. The CPES was found to protect the wood better, give the old boats their cushy ride, and make the resorations last much, much longer. Check out the work of Don Danenburg from Michigan on the topic. Good luck with whatever you decide! Don485Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2006 Hallmark Ute rotted wood repair
Holy crap, what a mess that camper was. I would have taken the $3500 and never looked back. I too thought it must have been underwater at some point. You Sir, are to be commended for your skills and your attitude. Very impressive work. 2G299Views0likes0CommentsRe: Anti-sway bars ??
They might have been made an option on the SRW trucks at some point, so it's possible his 350 came without. Stable-Loads allow you to tune when the overloads kick in... airbags do the same. Neither directly addresses excessive sway, unless you get some benefit from the engagement of the overload springs.76Views0likes0Comments
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