Checklist (Part 1)

There have been several requests over the months from folks regarding checklists. There has also been some super replies from many of the TM Gurus out there. I have been assembling those ideas (and many others) building my own set of checklists.

I now have a series that others might find helpful. They are MS Word documents. I formatted them to be cut into 5X7 sheets that could be put in a Daytimer notebook. I put them in vinyl sleeves in an old AF AIrcrew Checklist binder I have so I can check off steps as I do them.

This started initially as just a checklist project. But as I read more and more of the info on this website I expanded it to include a lot of tips, suggestions, and modifications that I saw on the site.

So I take no real credit for the checklists. All I did was compile other people's really good ideas. There are lots of TMOwners contributors that I "stole" this information from, and I want to thank all of them for sharing their ideas. The list would be far to long to individually commend each one -- but you'll recognize yourself when you see the ideas.

There are 8 individual checklists, and I'll post them 1 at a time as an attachment. The 8 checklists include:

1. Weight and Specification (a quick way to figure out how much weight you can load. You'll have to change this for your own combination. Mine is for a Toyota 4-runner & TM 3023)
2. Towing & Hitch Checklist
3. Setup
4. Teardown (Pretrip)
5. Teardown (collapsing unit)
6. Equippage & initial inventory
7. Trailmanor Tips
8. Trailmanor improvements.

I'll attach #1 to this posting (others will follow). If I got something wrong, let me know & I'll make changes.

Ed

Here is checklist 5 (Teardown Collapse unit).

Messed up -- here is checklist 2

Checklist 3 (Setup) I have a version of this with graphics; however, that file size was too large to atch. If you want it, send me an email from the members list.

Ed

Checklist 4 (Teardown Pretrip).

Checklist 6 (Equippage & initial inventory).

I had a few errors in this checklist. I updated it on 12 Aug, and posted a new version below.

Checklists 8 (TrailManor Improvements)

Checklist 7 (Trailmanor Tips)

Ed,

Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see in checklist three, setup a procedure for leveling the trailer side to side, and then front to back (though front to back is almost too easy to mention). Is it somewhere I didn't look?

These lists are great!

:-* ed thanks so much

we just got notified that our trailmanor is at the dealer, so now we are doing paperwork - insurance, loan, etc. and will pick it up next saturday.

what is the average highway speed most folks do. we will be at a field trial in ionia michigan first week-end in october and then have to get to lincoln nebraska by that tuesday, whew! can we make it?????