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10-20-2020, 10:17 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 22
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Hello from Switzerland
I‘m a new TM Owner from Switzerland. Please excuse my bad english. The Seller imported only 3 TM to Switzerland.
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10-20-2020, 10:47 AM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 1,520
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I've got to see a picture of a TM in Switzerland! The previous owner must have really wanted a Trailmanor!
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10-20-2020, 11:44 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 22
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It was a demonstration car now it‘s 2 years old. Im the first real owner of the TM. Now i have to buy a brake controller and this is difficult, we dont have electronic brakes in europe. fortunately The dealer chanched the electronics to 220v.
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10-20-2020, 11:51 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 22
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Shipping is not cheap
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10-20-2020, 11:52 AM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 1,520
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You could probably swap the axle/wheel assembly to be consistent with European brake systems. This would make future maintenance easier I imagine.
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10-21-2020, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 22
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Swaping the axle is difficult, we have extrem hard law‘s. I drive a Lincoln Aviator, i wanted new wheels, Lincoln cars are newer sold in europe so it‘s imposible to buy other rims ...
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10-21-2020, 01:15 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The mountains of Scottsdale, AZ, and the beaches of Maine
Posts: 10,098
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I'm confused. Why would anything related to TM brakes have to be changed out? The TM would have normal US 12-volt electric brakes, I assume. And these days, I think European cars other than electric cars (as well as a US-built Lincoln Aviator), have 12-volt negative-ground electrical systems? (Or have you moved to the 48-volt system? Lord help you if you have the old British 6-volt positive ground system!) So all you need is a brake controller. The controller might have to be ordered from the US, but once in hand, it should be a normal install.
What am I missing?
Bill
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10-27-2020, 03:58 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The mountains of Scottsdale, AZ, and the beaches of Maine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JumboCH
I‘m a new TM Owner from Switzerland.
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I'm curious. I haven't been to Europe for a long time, but I recall that many of the most interesting roads were a bit narrow. I would think that many Swiss roads would be narrow as well, especially in the mountains. As a result, the campers (caravans) were narrow, too. Do you expect any limits on where you can go with a Trail Manor, which is 8 feet wide?
Bill
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10-27-2020, 10:28 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 22
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The most normal Roads are no problem to drive, but the nice mountainroads are often small and the legal ones are not that fun to drive but they worked a lot in the past years. The bigger problem are the camping places. Normal you have avg. 25 - 30 foot x 25-30 foot and 6 - 16 ampere of energy. You have problems with the bigger RV or Trailer.
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11-07-2020, 03:33 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 22
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The registration license arrived today. The TM is still at the dealership waiting for the new bagseal.
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