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hey Jim ,
Nice Job on the Front Brakes " TOTAL-JOB " , New dowel pins , Fit Kit retainer clip , Shims kit & u lubed the pin as well for easy pad sliding as wear over time / use
sharp backing plates too .........
. If only the rest of the 40 looked as good.
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Bought a camping trailer!
Yesterday was a busy day, 610 mile round trip in 9 1/2 hours. I guess in some ways it was my personal Black Friday because I might have done a little better than I thought I would.
When I left the sellers house the trailer went into a death wobble above 35 mph. Turns out the left tire was only inflated to 9 psi and once I had the correct air pressure put in the death wobble stopped. However, the seller changed tires out on the trailer for the worn out tires on his LC and I have three bald eagles which I am surprised made it back. Thankfully I didn't need a spare, it is completely flat. The RTT is not in the best of shape and I plan to replace it next year before the Relic Run. It is supposed to be a Howling Moon RTT but I have my doubts.
On to the better stuff.
Not bad looking overall, just looks its age, 7 years, and maybe a general lack of care. The seller decided to clean the interior with oven cleaner and it worked a number on the aluminum inside. The front tongue box is stainless and has a lot of room for storage. The box on top is also useful for storage. I believe the tongue box can be used for solar panel storage, maybe. (Yes, I will remove the logos on the sides. A lady actually asked me what it was as I was eating supper last night in Roanoke. She said the name wasn't pretty. I told her I didn't much care for it either and they didn't consult me about the company name.) As you can see the tongue jack isn't permanently installed and when it is on the tongue, it is anything but stable. That will be changed. The wiring is okay but maybe a little short, it was tight in the truck mount last night and kept coming loose if I made to tight of a turn. I am considering having the tongue lengthened, stiffened and having the ball mount welded on instead of simply bolted.
The left side is for cooking. The cooler is in good shape and clean, there is adequate space for other things in the sliding racks, the grill pulls out on full extension slides like the racks, cooler and storage drawers. Above the cooler is a 28 gallon water tank with a hose attached and it fills from the upper storage box. I plan to alter the layout so the water tank can be removed for cleaning and I will replace the hose with a more convenient water delivery system.
The cooler rack looks like a good place to install a fridge like the ARB. Just thinking out loud.
The rear has two storage drawers on full extension slides and the right on has accessories for the cooking grill.
The right side has storage for the gas bottle, storage for plastic totes for clothes and even the gas can.
Not shown; the crappy spare tire, rack that attaches to the rear of the trailer to support something over the RTT and the bicycle rack which plugs into the receiver in the rear. I have no use for the wheels so if anyone here on ONSC wants them (3), they will be offered for free once I get wheels to match the 40 and some decent tires. The bicycle rack is also something I will most likely never use so if anyone wants it let me know. I'm sure we can work something out.
Future plans; I want to raise the RTT up above the upper storage box by building a rack to support it which will give me storage space for tables and chairs. I plan to replace the RTT with a little larger model with an annex room under it on the right side. There is no way to level the trailer so I want to add leveling jacks in the rear and use the tongue jack to help level.
If anyone sees anything I might have missed or any suggestions, I am all ears.
BTW The seller still has the LC. Doesn't look like this now, looks like the paint has been covered in bed liner and he wonders why no one is offering more than $2000 for it. The RTT on the LC and awning is also still available.
Yessir! Nice work!
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