Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-20-2018, 12:29 PM
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Outriggers vs stabilizer jacks...continued
JohnB, always fine to hear from you.
My outriggers have to fit on the trailer so they could be up to 15 - 20 feet long, shorter than the collapsed tower at the stowed position. But the weight...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-13-2018, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Outriggers vs stabilizer jacks...
Hey, JohnB and all,
Yah, get a load of some outriggers below. The pic is a tower over 100' tall, with an antenna on top of it. My outriggers would be less substantial. Both the single and...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-10-2018, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
UNIXdude Axle answered plus comments on above
Hey UNIXdude, I read your thread about the Sunny Axles and your Field Day event, you really got'er done, I'd say. You may have some parts I'd be interested in, but for right now, I'm going to sit...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
09-08-2018, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,228
dmil123, I'm way out on the fringe her on the...
dmil123, I'm way out on the fringe her on the SunlineClub forum. A bit out of place, but the folks have been very kind to me despite my project: A Ham radio tower mounted on a "retired" 17'...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
09-06-2018, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,228
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-03-2018, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 85
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-03-2018, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
JohnB, follow up on some of ur questiions:
Partial quote:
"1. The metal roof joints at the wall corners looked to be folded over roof metal over the top of the wall siding. Is this correct?"
Yes. But as the roof met the siding, there...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-02-2018, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 85
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-02-2018, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Finale Chapter 2 (at last)
The trip to Farmingdale was uneventful, thankfully. The trailer hand about 25 lbs tongue weight before I loaded the boom and some other miscellaneous metal pieces as near to the front as possible. ...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-02-2018, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Finale Chapter 2 (almost last)
So, There she is, it's dark, yep. It was aproaching sunset as I realized my strapping just wasn't gonna work. So off to Har-ber Fright I go for some big yellows, and the triangular magnetic...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-02-2018, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Finale Chapter 2 cont.
I ended up with two inches of clearance from the back of the fork jack. Since the trailer winch was attached near the center of the tower, I could jockey the tower around and re-positioned the...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-02-2018, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-02-2018, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Yes, JohnB, they were serrated pins. When...
Yes, JohnB, they were serrated pins. When reading a while back, I brushed by this, perhaps in the Axle brochure or here in a post somewhere. But I was completely oblivious. And I finally saw what...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-01-2018, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Trailer frame pics
I realize I neglected to post som good pics of the trailer frame, this is before I mounted the winch. in one of them you can see the holes in the center of the "Z" cross-members.
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-01-2018, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
OH Yesss...
The floor joists are 1-1/2' high by 1-5/16 wide. check the photos above.
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-01-2018, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
A little more for JohnB and all...
The Frame Mounting Bolts were all corroded to some amount, but many of the ones in the rotted areas were almost gone.
The tanks are solvent welded everywhere. I found the toilet and vent ...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
09-01-2018, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
JohnB: Have some measurments & info...
The side rails are 60.5" apart, inside to inside, and are of 2" x 3" rectangular steel channel. For clairification, that means the outside measurement left - right is 64.5"
The "Z"...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-31-2018, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
WhichWinchWentWhere?
OK, why would I mount a winch on the side rail?
1) The tower is lying down with the top accessible.
2) The base of the tower is at the far end of access, and is the much heavier than...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-31-2018, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
So Long, chum... Hello Star Ray flat bed
On my way to the refuse center. Took long time to load and unload. Between the flatbed and the pickup I got most of it to Mazza, 940 Lbs weight. Cost about $50.00 to dump. Not including AC and...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-31-2018, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
I'm in Bradley right now, going to Farmingdale,...
I'm in Bradley right now, going to Farmingdale, may still have a chunk of floor around or a shadow of the flooring arrangement may remain on the top of the metal frame, if it hasn't been washed off...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-28-2018, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
"Foithermore", Yah, SunlineFan, I get the...
"Foithermore", Yah, SunlineFan, I get the impression the dad may of tried to save the trailer, or perhaps a friend or his son. It was a gallant effort , drilling at least a hundred holes and...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-28-2018, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-27-2018, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 85
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Mess...cont...
The floor: Covered with carpet, and in some places plywood...when removed the over-cover, revealed a regular series of 3/8" holes drilled about 8" apart, from one end to the other and side to...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-27-2018, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Ahggh! What a mess I'be gotten my self into...
Last Question, answered 1st, Sunline Fan, the rear most right wing extensions is 50% rusted, and two or three others are not far behind. Would have to grind off, replace or reinforce. I do have a...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-26-2018, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 85
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-25-2018, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 85
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Down to the bones...
Hey Sunline fan, Hey mainah,
Either I found 3 more ants nests, or they travel real fast. I keep my Spectracide handy like a .38 by my side, ready to fire.
Well, there's no way I'm-a-gonna ge...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-24-2018, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
It's sort of sad, chin up, mates...
From the ashes of it's mother will emerge new life... A SunLine Tower Trailer!
What a mess, I must admit. There were no less than 5 active ant nests, 3 rodent carcases, stickey traps with all...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-23-2018, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-23-2018, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-21-2018, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,381
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-21-2018, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,381
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-20-2018, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,381
Hey Sunline Fan, Hey dmil123:
I have a real...
Hey Sunline Fan, Hey dmil123:
I have a real good pic of mine available, I would have to blank out the vin for my protection, but: dmil123, u could edit it, fill in the format and reprint it,...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-20-2018, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,963
Hey cps, glad to hear from you.
...
Hey cps, glad to hear from you.
csp: Rolling ATV’s over sounds like fun, but EASY does it?!? Heal quickly.
So you someday decide you DO want a greater source of power at...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-19-2018, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,963
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-17-2018, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,963
Shout out to csp:
Hey csp: how far is that brook in your video?
Really like your OFF THE GRID camping. Feel free to pull up a chair and chew the fat...!
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-17-2018, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,963
I like the way you think, mainan.
The...
I like the way you think, mainan.
The following comments are my opinion only, for which I am not responsible for any wrong facts or misleading statements contained therein:
Here's what I...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-16-2018, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Understood, JohnB.
Curious, but accepting...
Understood, JohnB.
Curious, but accepting here. It is what is. I am happy and grateful for what I have. It doesn't matter to me for this project, I will look up Dacro and see if it isn't a...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-16-2018, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,963
Hey csp, mainah, dkasten, and others.
Gorsh...
Hey csp, mainah, dkasten, and others.
Gorsh there manah, ya got me corn-fused. By "CPS" do you mean "Computer Power Supply"? I just don't have trailer vernacular quite down yet, or the related...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-14-2018, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-13-2018, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 85
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DISASSEMBLY proceeds
Take a look through the back storage port, wow. A lot of the floor is soft, someone placed some. 3/8" plywood over it and covered it with carpet. Everywhere I look there is dead bugs, rodent and...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-13-2018, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,963
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-11-2018, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Sunlinefan, UNISdude and the gaggle of sunliners:
"oh my gawd, whadda nitemare"
Wow. Ya can't see it from my rear photo, but it's true, the rear is indeed sunk and the aluminium siding is truely bent on the bottom around the bumper frame rails. ...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-09-2018, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 6,526
Hi Dkasten. I am sure you know that there are...
Hi Dkasten. I am sure you know that there are great on-line tests for all the license tickets. Make sure you are on a current version. For all that don't know, we have a running "Parks On The Air"...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-09-2018, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 6,526
Hay folks, quick ques for Mainah
I spent 30 summers in Pittsburg, NH on Lake Frances, starting in 1958, and many in Maine on Echo Lake, as a camper and then a worker as a boys "Camp Skogland" Climbed ALL the mountains, some many...
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Forum: Introduce Yourself
08-09-2018, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,629
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-09-2018, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
The NEXT step, dissassembly (carefully)
I mite begin this weekend, after our Ham Radio Club meeting (OMARC at the Spring Lake Heights F.D), though 40% chance of showers loom.
I'll have to make a raised brick-a-brack somthin' or other...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-09-2018, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,924
Of course a pic may not render colors exact,...
Of course a pic may not render colors exact, that's a "white balance" thing...and looks like a cloudy day, another factor. Then there's my monitor, or your monitor, on and on.
But, for my...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-08-2018, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-08-2018, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Got it JohnB. You fill me with much needed...
Got it JohnB. You fill me with much needed confidence. Now just imagine a tower trailer with a little "Star Ray" segment mixed in ahead of the tower, wouldn't that be wonderful - er a -...
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Forum: Sunline Travel Trailers
08-08-2018, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 9,818
Last inside pics, really!
I will eventually discover what it is I want to do, and I may very well re-use these items I remove in the new design... or not. I will try to preserve everything with Sunline Club members in...
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