For me this was/is the year for my tractors. I've been to several shows this year and many more to come. I'm reworking one now for next year. That only means I've done nothing to my trailer this year.
Yesterday I brought it home from storage. I'm getting the bug again. My plain is to redo a small cabinet over the fridge first.
Since I've taken the old gas fridge out and added a dorm fridge I have this vent hole that needs to be closed off so I don't lose any heat or cool air. I'm thinking of adding a half shelf inside also. I'll start here then go into the bigger stuff.
I should start in the next day or two. Anyone else have a repair or upgrade project?
2001 GMC Sierra 2500HD 8.1/Allison 4x4
1964 Ander-ett 16' TT Please check out my profile... "The camera always adds 10 lbs. So the trailer's not over weight."
I have been working on a 54-55 ferguson-35 my grand father bought new, sat in his barn for 20 years but with very little work it fired right up, brought it in to my paint shop last winter and the the guys worked on it on and off all winter when we had the time, even has a am radio that mounts on the fender that was never installed, still in the box. (it's big). I took it up to the farm this spring and he just smilled and off down the dirt road he went (98 years old) and came back about a hour or two later ( went to see his buddies)
Well lets see. This has been a very busy summer so far. We purchased our trailer late last Oct. and did not get to do much over the winter months. Then came spring. WOW. Since April DW and I have replaced the A.C. unit, removed ALL the old plumbing. We installed new holding tanks, pump, hot water heater, rebuilt faucets, installed new pex pipe, and completely new sewer system. I had a clearance problem getting in and out of my yard. This prompted me to do an axle flip, which netted me a 6" lift overall. Rebuilt and re-piped the furnace. Re carpeted the whole trailer. Overhauled the stove. Replaced all outside lights, landing gear, brake hardware, etc. Then came "adventures in wiring". Total rewire, added a battery, added 12v converter, replaced all non- original 120v lights, rebuilt all remaining lights to work on 12v. DW reupholstered all seats and dinette, fabricated new curtains. Reset all windows and sealed. New screens, door locks, tires, rims, trunk door, outside step. I know I'm forgetting stuff but you get the gist.
We have set our maiden voyage for Labor Day weekend. We plan to iron out any bugs that pop up. Pending no new difficulties, I will start with the exterior cosmetics later this month into next spring.Of course camper looks nice now, but the yard looks like c#&p! It is for a good cause though, so I don't mind that much.
Rob
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Fandude, that was me last year. Everything you did I did also, see my profile. I never finished the inside. We did get to use it last year and this year.
I have to put the wall covering in and rebuild the dinette. Also plain to plumb a fresh water tank and put a converter in this year. I'm just not so sure I have time or the money right now. But a little bit at a time does add up.
Mich, my only saving grace was the abundance of parts that came from the old class c I scrapped out last fall. I also design semi trailers for the compressed gas industry. This gives me access to facilities where I can fabricate the more expensive or hard to find items. If not for that, I would have a tenement on wheels.
Looked at your site in the past. Nice job. I will need to do something in the way of a site when I figure it out, and or get closer to finishing.
FANDUDE wrote: Well lets see. This has been a very busy summer so far. We purchased our trailer late last Oct. and did not get to do much over the winter months. Then came spring. WOW. Since April DW and I have replaced the A.C. unit, removed ALL the old plumbing. We installed new holding tanks, pump, hot water heater, rebuilt faucets, installed new pex pipe, and completely new sewer system. I had a clearance problem getting in and out of my yard. This prompted me to do an axle flip, which netted me a 6" lift overall. Rebuilt and re-piped the furnace. Re carpeted the whole trailer. Overhauled the stove. Replaced all outside lights, landing gear, brake hardware, etc. Then came "adventures in wiring". Total rewire, added a battery, added 12v converter, replaced all non- original 120v lights, rebuilt all remaining lights to work on 12v. DW reupholstered all seats and dinette, fabricated new curtains. Reset all windows and sealed. New screens, door locks, tires, rims, trunk door, outside step. I know I'm forgetting stuff but you get the gist.
We have set our maiden voyage for Labor Day weekend. We plan to iron out any bugs that pop up. Pending no new difficulties, I will start with the exterior cosmetics later this month into next spring.Of course camper looks nice now, but the yard looks like c#&p! It is for a good cause though, so I don't mind that much.
Rob
WOW!! That sounds like a lot of work. You may be just the person to ask about what we would like to do. Right now we have a 2006 32' Jay Flight. The refrigerator is small. We would like to replace it with a larger one. There is the space above the old one, so is it just a matter of buying the larger Norcold (the dimensions are the same other than height). Is this something we can do ourselves? DH is very good repairing, remodeling, etc. Thanks for your input.
Paul & Cyndi - 1997 Chev Suburban, 2006 Jay Flight
Maroons, This not a difficult thing to do. If DH has any carpentry skills, it should be a snap. Remove the old fridge, check the area where you will be adding the height for wires and or gas line (they can be pretty crafty at hiding them). Remove the drawer or door and shelf. cut the opening, brace the new opening and close off the remaining opening not needed. Stain to make it match and viola', you are done. One word off caution, if the old fridge does not fit through the door - DO NOT CUT THE LINES IN THE BACK!!!! A fellow poster did this a couple of 3 months ago and gassed herself and her husband out BAD. He is still going to the doctor and will most likely continue having trouble for the rest of his life. Luckily they did not kill themselves. On top of the medical issues, they could not re-enter the camper for 3 weeks or so. If it won't fit out the door, you may need to remove a window. Not a big deal at all, just some extra work. Much safer...Don't sweat it, relatively simple. Plan everything out in advance and you should be fine. Measure twice, cut once.
Rob.
Rob, Thanks so much for the answer. Yes, my husband is VERY good at doing his own repairs, etc. I will print out your reply and let him have a look at it. Thanks again for the quick response.
Cyndi
The only thing I did this years was I built in a ShurFlo water pump to pump water from these blue barrels right into our main fresh water tank. Last trip we headed out with 114 gallons of fresh water.
I still haven't put in our propane lamp, guess I had better get my butt in gear.
michcruiser, we have plenty of room for "vintage" tractor pictures.
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