Two 2.5" square U-bolts and some nylon hose and some drilled holes and nuts.
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Nice idea but we just place the bars back on the L-Bracket and slip the L-Pin back on and they stay the same way yours do. They are kind of balanced on the L-Bracket.
No Mods but an easy way to keep them off the ground and out of the way.
Bill B. (Michigan)
2007 Dodge Ram 2500 MegaCab CTD
2007 Jayco Eagle TT Model 322FKS
Entertainment Center showing fireplace, Panasonic Surround Sound and center speaker (in cabinet behind TV) and left and right front speakers and sub-woofer.
New Cabinet door installed on the back side of fireplace
New SurFlo 4 GPM pump used with 2 gallon accumulator
Shutoff valve installed on accumulator (not new but never had picture)
Home made winterizing valve
Left and right satellite speakers
Panasonic Surround Sound Amplifier and disk player
2000 Ford F-250SD, XLT, 4X4 Off Road, SuperCab
w/ 6.8L (415 C.I.) V-10/3:73LS/4R100
Banks Power Pack w/Trans Command & OttoMind
2006 Nomad 3150 Double Slide (Bunkhouse)
Hensley Arrow
Jordan Ultima 2020
Steve & Tracy Webber
'07 F250 6.0PSD LariatFX4,AirLift,Edge,IFW BedSlide
'07 Jayco Eagle 314BHDS "The Cramalot Inn II"
ReeseDCHP,Atwood 3500#,FlushKing,WeberBabyQ Our Pic's We do not stop playing because we grow old, We grow old because we stop playing!
Not finished all the mods I have in mind for this first blitz.
I got a great deal on a 22 gallon barker blue tote
I removed my spare from the back bumper and built this
I recycled the u bolts from my spare carrier and picked up two cheap spare carrier mounts at Princess Auto
I made it large enough to carry a couple fold up chairs,I also stuff 50' of heavy gauge cord in there.
I coated it many times with outdoor stain, all the lumber is pressure treated, and all joints are siliconed. I used galvanized fasteners and alot of PL Premium construction adhesive. I used 1" x 1/4" self adhesive weather stripping on the trailer siding and compressed the box tightly into it. There were zero signs of rubbing after our only 400 mile trip. The lock is a typical canopy style T handle from my local rv dealer. Total cost around 80$, but i get some great deals
Needing a place to store the spare I used a bunch of leftovers from other mods to make a rack under the frame in front of the axles.I used Superstrut(rated for seismic bracing), 1 1/2" angle iron, and some fancy self cutting 3/8" bolts.
These superstrut spring anchors cost me over 2$ each!
I had lots of stain and plywood left over so the toolboxes really only cost me 2 more t handle sets, 2 more piano hinges, and 12 sets of spring anchors, grade 8 bolts, and lockwashers. I used 2 6" galvanized 1/2" carriage bolts to secure the tire to another piece of susperstrut above the rack. Nearly 15$ for the pair, I carry an cordless impact driver with me anyways so didn't want to mess with mounting a crank. I lightly greased the bolt threads so they should drop off easily on the side of the road
I used some heavy gauge carrying channel (used to brace steel stud framing) inside the box to prevent the plywood from crushing. Lining up 6 bolts inside a surprisingly heavy box without popping those spring anchors was a ridiculously frustrating experience.
This pic was taken with the camera nearly on the ground and makes it look flush with the frame, in fact they are a few inches recessed, none of these are lower than my sewer connections. From anywhere close to the trailer you can't even tell the boxes have handles.
Total cost counting new carlisle spare and rim was about 250$ but i had alot of misc laying around and got a good deal on the spare at you guessed it, Princess Auto.(one of my favourite toy stores)I torque'd every bolt to appropriate force, I plan to check them all a few times a year, I used lockwashers on everything so hopefully nothing will loosen over time. I used a combination of foam and rubber gasket to keep these boxes watertight.
Have a few more I'll post later. Thanks for this awesome thread. I've gotten so much inspiration from these pages.
PS: We only bought this trailer 8 weeks ago and last weekend was her maiden voyage. Everything worked like a charm!
First - for MaddogBC, here's my tire carrier - very similar to yours except I used 1 1/4" square perforated steel tubing and mine also incorporates a F-150 spare tire winch assembly... Not shown in this photo is a nylon web strap running across the tire and secured to the frame - just in case the winch decides to let go... I made the winch actuator rod by welding a 3/8" square drive adaptor from Harbor Freight to a piece of 1/2" steel tubing and then welded a spare crank down actuator from my BAL jacks to the tubing...
I also mounted my Blue Tote underneath the trailer in a similar fashion but the tote drops down for removal off the square tubing by removing the hitch pins on either side...
To sunline 1 - thanks for the nice words... I'll tell you the fireplace story... When the wife and I went to the RV show last January we saw the fireplaces in the new Nomads... I asked my dealer how much the option was and could he get me one... He said he could and it listed for about $400 !!!
The wife and I went shopping and didn't find anything right away but some weeks later Home Depot had a 50% off sale on them... Only problem was it came with a nice Oak enclosure (mantle)... Well, at 50% off the $380 list price, that brought it down to $190 and we sold the Oak enclosure on Craigslist for $50 the next week, so my cost on the fireplace was about $140 - considerably less than the $400 bucks my dealer wanted...
Originally, there were double doors on the lower part of the cabinet where the fireplace is... I removed the center stile and had to fashion some filler pieces on the left, right, and top to close up the gaps... I then covered the wood pieces with wood finish sticky vinyl to match my cabinets that I bought from my dealer...
The fireplace is also a little heater too... Not much heat but enough to knock off the chill in the evening or morning... The intensity of the "flame" (lamps) is also adjustable with a knob in the right side door on the top of the fireplace... Here's a few pics on that too... Forgive the slightly blurry pictures - it was dark and cold in the TT when I took them without the aid of a tripod... Note that in the left hand fireplace picture, the OEM Surround Sound system had not yet been replaced...
I also added a few AC power outlets - one in the cabinet interior for the fireplace and one on the left side of the slide... That was my wife's request so we could position our verticle floor fan on the other side of the room not have it blow directly on her (she hates that )... I didn't post pictures of them because there isn't much interesting in seeing a picture of an AC outlet ...
I'll be doing a Dexter HD suspension conversion (this is the one with greasable bolts and the EZ-Flex idler)in a month or so and I'll take a bunch of pictures as I progress through the installation... Here's a pic of that kit...
And finally - here is the link to my Nomad3150 Mods page on photobucket for anyone interested...
We bought our 21' Rockwood used. After the floor threatened to collapse after 3 months due to extensive water damage, unknown at time of purchase, we had to take most of the interior out and remove the flooring down to the studs. We then dried everything, replaced the insulation and put in laminate flooring throughout. Once that had been done, we thought, well....so:
1: Custom made a medicine cabinet by cutting into the bathroom closet, affixed a balsa wood box with shelves and covered with a cabinet door that matched.
2. Installed a custom shower rod that makes it much more roomy when using the shower. Changed the faucets from plastic to more attractive chromed look plastic. changed to oxygenics shower head.
3. Removed one dinette seat and replaced the table with a moveable table with two chairs. Now we can take the table and chairs outside. Recovered the remaining bench seat.
4. Removed all of the window valences and blinds. Replaced with cafe curtains so they can be laundered easily. A necessity in the desert.
5. Installed lcd tv/dvd player combo. DH moved the speakers from the sound system that with the TT over our heads into the cabinet above the beds. Now we can listen without having to turn it up too loudly.
6: Removed the queen bed and replaced with twin bunks with large storage containers underneath. We now have room for a nice looking plastic 3 drawer storage unit that holds LOTS of things and provides a resting place for drinks. glasses etc. Also made a straight path to the bathroom, so night trips are much easier.
7: Added plexi glass removable panels to the door so that we don't lose the view when using the a/c or the heat.
The main theme is beach. We have restrained ourselves slightly, but the grass skirts around the beds give it away!
We are always thinking about what is next. We have as much storage as much larger units, and it is fully customized for us.
Steven (the MAJor driver)
Debbie (DW and travel diva)
Max the wonder dog (scruffy terrier mix)
Ladybug (basenji/shepherd mix)
And two noncamping cats
95 Bounder 35U newly arrived 31 Jul 08
Toad free for now
But it's a DRY heat....Las Vegas
got yfz? wrote: We have spent the past few weeks follwing this thread and doing several mods to our toyhauler so I thought I would share since I love looking at the pictures.
This is my first try at posting pics so here goes nothing . . .
The first thing we did was flip the axles for more ground clearance
Before
After
Kim
NICE. Did you just do a 'springover' (our drop axle perches are under the axle tube, I was going to simply weld new perches above the axle tube and reinstall) or did you flip the drop axles?
edit: nevermind. I just read that you had a local dealer do it. Good photos, though.
* This post was
edited 05/20/08 02:49pm by mbryson *
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traveldiva wrote: We bought our 21' Rockwood used. After the floor threatened to collapse after 3 months due to extensive water damage, unknown at time of purchase, we had to take most of the interior out and remove the flooring down to the studs. We then dried everything, replaced the insulation and put in laminate flooring throughout. Once that had been done, we thought, well....so:
1: Custom made a medicine cabinet by cutting into the bathroom closet, affixed a balsa wood box with shelves and covered with a cabinet door that matched.
2. Installed a custom shower rod that makes it much more roomy when using the shower. Changed the faucets from plastic to more attractive chromed look plastic. changed to oxygenics shower head.
3. Removed one dinette seat and replaced the table with a moveable table with two chairs. Now we can take the table and chairs outside. Recovered the remaining bench seat.
4. Removed all of the window valences and blinds. Replaced with cafe curtains so they can be laundered easily. A necessity in the desert.
5. Installed lcd tv/dvd player combo. DH moved the speakers from the sound system that with the TT over our heads into the cabinet above the beds. Now we can listen without having to turn it up too loudly.
6: Removed the queen bed and replaced with twin bunks with large storage containers underneath. We now have room for a nice looking plastic 3 drawer storage unit that holds LOTS of things and provides a resting place for drinks. glasses etc. Also made a straight path to the bathroom, so night trips are much easier.
7: Added plexi glass removable panels to the door so that we don't lose the view when using the a/c or the heat.
The main theme is beach. We have restrained ourselves slightly, but the grass skirts around the beds give it away!
We are always thinking about what is next. We have as much storage as much larger units, and it is fully customized for us.
Wow!! Do you have pictures? I would love to see your beach theme!!
thanks,
Malu
North Shore of Lake Erie
1997 Roadtrek 190 Popular - "Camposauras B"
Just me & campin' kitty Louis.
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