That's a big boulder allright!Originally Posted by gnihcraes
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That's a big boulder allright!
"The French soldiers are grand. They are grand. There is no other word to express it."
- Arthur Conan Doyle, A visit to three fronts (1916)
Yes they do, BUT, you only have a short window of opportunity (between now and October) to buy one. After that most people will put their camper in storage and forget about it until spring. Best time to buy is late winter/early spring.
"The French soldiers are grand. They are grand. There is no other word to express it."
- Arthur Conan Doyle, A visit to three fronts (1916)
I get pretty nervous about hitting rocks as well; my water tank is in the box so it is not exposed. Sounds like you had one issue after another. It is a real bummer when things go south like that.
I plan to buy a new spring and axle assembly. It will cost me $300 for the parts, $250 for the wheels and tires, and a day of my time to deconstruct and weld the new mounts and shackles in place. When I am done, I will have a 3500lbs axle and a significant clearance increase. I will probably take the time to reinforce the frame under the box as well, which is a pretty minimal cost for the steal; I notice that my door frame flexes pretty good when I level it with the corner jacks.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
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Um, they are not there to level it. One uses dunnage under the tires and the front jack to level it then the corner jacks are put down to stabilize it. At least that is how I was taught.I notice that my door frame flexes pretty good when I level it with the corner jacks.
I see you running, tell me what your running from
Nobody's coming, what ya do that was so wrong.
Yeah, I learned that the first summer I had it; probably a bad example of illustrating how much flex there is in the frame. The terrain I camp in is pretty rugged sometimes and it doesn't always go as planned regardless of the lumber I keep in my truck. I had to use a high lift jack once and build a rock platform under the wheel. I finally got it stable, but it was still flexing some.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson
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Well, the "BIG" boulder is double that size and the camper is still parked on it. Waited until time to leave, then had to build up a ramp of rocks and wood to get the camper up and over it.That's a big boulder allright!
Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.
My buddy bought a used warrior "light" toy hauler last year. Last week he noticed 1 tire was wearing really funny. Finds out his frame is cracked in half on one side and almost cracked in half on the other. DOH! going to take some fine welding of gussets to make it usable again.
So I may have found a camper:
http://denver.craigslist.org/rvs/4645671476.html
They said they would go as low as $3,000. Seems pretty fair and a good starter camper. Any thoughts? It does need a new hose that connects to the camper (what she told me). Thats the hook up hose I assume? Looks like they're cheap to replace. Looks clean and well taken care compared to a lot of campers out there and for $3,000, it's a cheap way to get into campers and upgrade later.
Just go over the structural stuff, get underneath, bring a ladder to look the roof over really closely. Test out all water connections, burners, heater, AC, water heater, etc
seems me like a good price, even if it needs a few things
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