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05-11-2012, 08:00 PM
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Tomorrow morning Dave from Edmond, Ok will set up his 2008 2720 at a local campground. We will connect it to water and electric and turn on the gas.
Once I have been satisfied that everything works I shall ask one more time "that's too much" and we will seal the deal. Well, not until Monday when the bank opens.
Wish us good luck, and good weather!
Edit: The weather behaved. The trailer checked out and a price was agreed upon. It's just 3, almost 4 times my original budget. Hey, it IS a Trailmanor!
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05-12-2012, 07:14 PM
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Location: Santa Cruz County, CA
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Congratulations on your "new" TM! You're going to get a lot of enjoyment out of it.
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'97 2720 & '01 Chevy Silverado 1500 4x4
2011 & 2017 Prii, 10'x18' & 10'x9' Tents
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05-12-2012, 07:23 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Florida
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Congratulations.
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2019 FORD 150.
2007 Trailmanor 3124KS...still got it.
Robin 1,000 Lb Weight Distributing Hitch ...still got it.
We replaced the tires on the TM July 2017 I will update when I have time to get the specs
What's new...we went to all LED lighting and love them.
New 3/25/16 two new horizontal propane tanks.
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05-12-2012, 09:55 PM
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2720 is not that hard to lift. An electric tongue jack makes it easier since you can easily tilt the trailer fore and aft.
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05-13-2012, 10:03 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: D.C. Metro Area
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Congrats on your new-to-you TM!
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2002 Tahoe 'Marge'
2015 Silverado
2006 2720SL 'Homer'
Prodigy Brake Controller
2.5" Factory Lift Kit
15" Dexstar Wheels
15" Karrier Loadstar Tires w/TR-416 Stems
Bill's Screen Door kit
And a host of other mods...
14 y.o. 'Sasha' (aka 'Miss Kitty), started fostering 12/24/10 and adopted 3/15/11
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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05-17-2012, 06:21 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Buffalo NY
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Just a quick comment on the price paid on new or used TrailManor units. If you think about it, the REAL price paid for the unit is unknown until you sell it and thus, the unit, new or used, might not be as expensive as it looks.
For example, buy a used unit for $14,000 and use it for say 10 years. Then you sell it for $6,000. The real price paid on your used camper is $8,000.
This is the "cost of ownership" as I believe the auto industry uses the term.
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2011, Model 2720SD, 13.5k btu Dometic Low Profile Penguin II with a user installed Easy-Start modification, "Jack" TV Antenna, 15" Goodyear Marathon 225/75R15D Tires on Alloy Wheels, Swing Hitch, Electric Tongue Jack, Front Window (now an option). Powered with a Honda 2000i or 3000 handi (depending on the weather) generator when dry camping. Powered with two 6V Trojan T145 batteries when I need to run silent and deep. TV = 2016 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab w/ WDH.
Home Port: Western New York.
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05-17-2012, 08:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brittany Dogs
For example, buy a used unit for $14,000 and use it for say 10 years. Then you sell it for $6,000. The real price paid on your used camper is $8,000.
This is the "cost of ownership" as I believe the auto industry uses the term.
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Yes, and the cost of ownership also includes additional fuel, tires, batteries, repairs, etc. that you wouldn't have otherwise incurred. That bumps the real price back up there.
But it's still worth it.
Dave
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2000 2720SL & 2007 3124KB
2005 Toyota Sequoia
Twin Battle Born 12v 100Ah LiFePO4 (BBGC2) batteries, 300W solar on rear shell, Link 10, Lift kit, Maxxis 8008 225 75/R15 E tires
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05-22-2012, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Comparative cost of ownership
I'm going to take issue with ShrimpBurrito - If you have any trailer, you will have those expenses you mentioned. So, one may as well look at the purchase price minus the sales price, and use that for the comparison.
I added "comparative" to "cost of ownership", as I believe OP was/is going to purchase a trailer unit of one type or another. May as well keep the comparison clean, and disregard expenses that will be incurred regardless of unit.
Just my opinion.
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05-22-2012, 02:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LoveToCamp
I'm going to take issue with ShrimpBurrito - If you have any trailer, you will have those expenses you mentioned. So, one may as well look at the purchase price minus the sales price, and use that for the comparison.
I added "comparative" to "cost of ownership", as I believe OP was/is going to purchase a trailer unit of one type or another. May as well keep the comparison clean, and disregard expenses that will be incurred regardless of unit.
Just my opinion.
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I agree with you, as long as the comparison is between similar trailers.
My brother tows a dual axle 5th wheel trailer. Weight is more than 10,500 and less than 15,000.
I am pretty sure that the wear and tear on his tires is greater than on any TM, due to the weight.
The wear and tear on his batteries is also larger, due to the number of batteries he has. In my 2720 I do not have room for 4 Trojans. He has TV with Direct TV. I have neither. This would not be a good comparison.
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05-26-2012, 03:02 PM
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We took the TM out for the first time. I still really appreciate how easy it is to set up compared to my pop ups I had. Plus it's really big inside with lots of storage.
The only problem I have experienced was an operator problem when closing it up. I noticed the front bed wouldn't push in from the outside. Solution, those flaps really have to be raised up and secured. My motto has always been if force is needed, something's wrong. So no serious damage done.
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