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03-02-2017, 11:12 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
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Just bought a used 3124 king. Bad news...
Hello everyone. We ended up with a new to us TM, first time we've ever seen one. We knew it needed some work and definitely updated but we were excited. Flash forward to last Friday night when storms started rolling through our area. My wife and daughter go outside to close it back up, this is when things went south. They finally got it rocking to close up and that's when most of the fiberglass peels off one side of the top. Rotten wood laying everywhere. This was the same side a previous owner had used a window AC on. After reading what it costs to repair and deciding we could probably get a brand new camper for that price, we've decided to work with what we have. The "tub" that all of the important parts are in is in great shape. Do you guys know of anyone that has turned that much into a full size camper? I can see it in my head, just looking for some ideas. Sorry for the long post.
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03-03-2017, 05:57 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Bay Village, Ohio
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this blog discusses how to rebuild a trailmanor
http://trailmanorrepair.blogspot.com/
what your are asking to do is eliminate the two top shells,, and build something on top of the bottom portion?
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03-03-2017, 06:15 AM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Rochester, NY
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Sorry to hear about your TrailManor...
I don't know if the bottom shell would support an upright camper. Keep in mind the upper shells are supported by the lift arms which are connected to the torsion bars which are connected to the frame, the lower box doesn't support any of that weight. The lower box is made of the same foam/aluminum sandwich as the upper shells. If you do attempt this you're probably gonna have to frame everything from the floor; don't try to stack onto the lower box walls. But I don't even know if the floor would support that kind of weight, either.
That said, several people have replaced the rotted wood in the shells. The info is out there. It's no small job but I don't think it would be any less work to build an upright camper on the TM frame.
Did you insure the TrailManor? May be best to make a claim, they will probably total it due to wind damage. Take the money and run!
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03-03-2017, 08:06 AM
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TrailManor Master
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Location: Orlando
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You did not say what year but I suspect it is pre-2003 and wood framed. In those wood rot can be a real problem. Might be better off to claim storm damage and let the insurance company total it.
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03-03-2017, 09:12 AM
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It's a 99 model and we only had it for about a week when this happened. Wasn't from the storm, just from the already rotten wood. We still haven't decided which route to go yet with this. Unfortunately, this time of the year in WV it's either thunderstorms or cold and snowy lol. Hopefully the weather breaks soon.
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03-03-2017, 11:28 AM
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TrailManor Master
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Location: Rochester, NY
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Ah. I assumed it was extra windy; we had a ridiculous wind storm here a couple nights ago.
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07-18-2017, 01:58 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Rochester, NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shane826
Sorry to hear about your TrailManor...
I don't know if the bottom shell would support an upright camper. Keep in mind the upper shells are supported by the lift arms which are connected to the torsion bars which are connected to the frame, the lower box doesn't support any of that weight. The lower box is made of the same foam/aluminum sandwich as the upper shells. If you do attempt this you're probably gonna have to frame everything from the floor; don't try to stack onto the lower box walls. But I don't even know if the floor would support that kind of weight, either.
That said, several people have replaced the rotted wood in the shells. The info is out there. It's no small job but I don't think it would be any less work to build an upright camper on the TM frame.
Did you insure the TrailManor? May be best to make a claim, they will probably total it due to wind damage. Take the money and run!
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Old-ish thread, but I wanted to correct myself. I said the floor of the bottom box doesn't support the weight of the shells. I was wrong. The damage that I'm dealing with now has shown me that the torsion bars are just bolted to the wood frame of the bottom box, and the frame does not support the weight of that system at all.
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2002 2619 (Parts TM)
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