We decided to park the 1950 on a gravel pad beside on house. Even though a full size concrete truck was able to thread its way back through a narrow gate into this space, the undersigned, painstakingly following the verbal and visual signals of the undersigned's wife, had great difficulty in said endeavor.
Let it be known that when the undersigned, formerly of semi-sound mind and body, inspected the parked trailer, he observed that its side was approximately 3 millimeters away from a cyclone fence. Further, one wheel of the tow vehicle was perched precariously on top of a concrete retaining wall.
Considering the options of hiring a helicopter to extract the trailer, tearing down the fence, or leaving town for the carefree life of a hobo, the undersigned decided to wait until spring break up before taking further action, and to pray for a fortuitous act of God.
Signed,
Wobbly
lol I had the same problem. You're sure we're not married to the same woman?
I managed to get mine parked correctly, but it took a good half hour or more, and I blocked a perfectly busy street for much of the time.
We just bought our 2001 t1950, and it seems to be functional, generally. We're both about sixty, this is new to both of us.
This is our first travel trailer and we intend to use it to travel to outdoor art festivals The(abovementioned) wife is actually a very good artist, and we work about a dozen festivals a year (I still have a straight job, so we don't do the 30 to 40 shows that the full time artists do, yet). Up to now we have been tent camping when we travel out of our immediate area (four to five times a year).
I have established that the power works when I plug in a 30 amp cord, but I can't get the battery to hold a charge, so I think we're replacing it. I am assuming that the 12V power will work when I get a functional battery, as I get power to the lights when I attach a charger to the battery, but the battery will not hold a charge.
My big problem is getting the gas to work; I filled the tanks, but there doesn't seem to be any valve on the regulator (there's what appears to be a hex nut or something on the front but it doesn't move easily and I'm forcing NOTHING). Turning on the stove yields nothing. So what am I missing in getting the gas to flow to the stove and to run the refrigerator when the 120V power is disconnected? Do I need a new regulator? Or is there a valve I am missing that needs to be opened?
I've sanitized the water system, and will be checking water flow today with a hose from my garden.
Another problem. I purchased a standard UHaul receiver and harness, but my 2005 Savana van (holds all the art fair stuff) is at a different level from the hitch on the trailer. I jacked the trailer up as much as possible and then had to use the leveling jacks to raise it up a bit more so it would lift off the receiver. I have the front jack sitting on some 12" x 12" paver bricks to keep it lifted enough so I can slide the receiver under it when I re-attach. I can then RAISE the trailer an inch or so, remove a paver, and then use first the leveling jacks and then the front jack to slowly lower the trailer onto the receiver, removing pavers (I use 3) one at a time until the two vehicles are attached, then raise up all the jacks all the way to get them out of the way. There HAS to be an easier way to do this. Any help here?
As you can see, I'm VERY inexperienced and would like this to be a good experience for my wife and me.
Any help will be sincerely appreciated? We plan to do a test run to a state park north of here (Fort Lauderdale, FL area) next week.
Regards to all
Larry and Amanda Hering
Hallandale Bch, FL
2001 T1950
2005 GMC Savana
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