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06-19-2015, 05:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Colorful Colorado
Posts: 169
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Originally Posted by commodor47
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Hey thanks Commodor. I was just looking on the Dometic website earlier and that's the first thing that I will do when I pop it open tomorrow.
Wonder if this is something that is routinely done by the manufacturer before shipping to the dealer (it is new, '15 and during the dealer orientation the tech turned off the frig after 15 seconds without waiting for it to cool up).
thanks. Dave
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06-23-2015, 01:28 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The mountains of Scottsdale, AZ, and the beaches of Maine
Posts: 10,105
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KTHayes and others -
Regarding the problem of the springbars on the hitch interfering with the pins in the TM's swing hitch.
I had our TM out for some work yesterday, so I took a moment to hitch it up, take some pictures, and put them in my Tech Album. As can be seen, the springbars on my Reese trunnion-style hitch have plenty of clearance below the swing hitch pins. This is what you should expect from your hitch - I'm not sure why the Curt hitch was different.
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...pictureid=1278
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...pictureid=1277
Bill
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06-23-2015, 04:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Colorful Colorado
Posts: 169
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shutoff valve
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Originally Posted by commodor47
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Yup, propane manual shut off valve was open, as it should have been.
At home we hooked up to shore power and ran the fridge for two days. Turned off the fridge, removed shore power, let the fridge warm to ambient levels overnight and then fired up the propane...works well now (just took some time for the NH3 juices to flow??).
We've ordered a small Dometic 12V (CF18) portable freezer to help bridge the time gap from leaving home-traveling-opening up the TM and enjoying well frozen ice cubes, frozen gelato, food and package cocktails.
Anyway, thanks for the heads up Commodor. Time to get busy assembling Bill's screen door kit.
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06-23-2015, 05:07 PM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Blandford, MA
Posts: 1,045
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Glad you found the problem - and posted a followup.
You are going to love the screen door! I know you will, having constructed one for our unit. We use it whenever weather permits. It does work great for airing out our unit.
Dick
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Dick & Jeri in Western MA
2003 2720 SL
2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Limited 4x4 - V8
Albums
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06-24-2015, 09:47 AM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Greeley, Colorado
Posts: 314
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Another plus shout out for Bill's screen door. I am not very handy, but I managed it well and it wonderful and easy to use. Highly recommended!
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Mark & Claudia - Greeley, Colorado
2016 Lance model 1995
2013 Ford Lariat F-150 Super Crew Eco-boost with 4x4 Off Road & Max Tow
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09-03-2015, 11:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: New Castle, Delaware
Posts: 136
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Question: is a WDH really necessary? I see most of you all have one.
When I bought the Trailite Bantam in 2001, I was going to get one, Bantam weighs about the same as my 2720 and has a high profile. They told me they would be happy to sell me one but for the weight of the trailer and the F150, that would be overkill. I used a sway bar and never had a problem. Tried to use the sway bar with the Cabin A and I did not feel safe. The cabin A is like being in a train and looking at the car behind, and seeing how it rides on the track, that is what it looks like looking out the back window of the F150. Had a harder time breaking the Cabin A with sway bar.
Pulled the TM back from Newburgh NY area to Delaware and had no problem without a sway bar or WDH. So what would I gain by getting one?
Thanks
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Paula Foster
New Castle, Delaware
1992 Coleman Pioneer Popup
2006 Aliner Cabin A3
1999 Sunnybrook 26FK with WDH with sway
all pulled by a 1999 F150
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09-03-2015, 12:03 PM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Shiner,Texas
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Wdh
We have had our '05 2619 for almost 3 years now and have never had or used a WDH . Ours pulls without sway of any kind and we have gone over the west Tx mountains with no problems whatsoever. I think it's a matter of personal preference .
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Jimmy & Rose
'05 2619
'02 Ford Supercrew
Texas
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09-03-2015, 01:53 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Orlando
Posts: 2,796
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I considered a WDH but felt that since my 2720SL has a 3500 lb axle and is near that already I did not want to add any additional load to the trailer axle.
Also my TV already has trailer sway control built in.
That said, mine pulls as easily as any trailer I've ever had and easier than many..
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Looking for a 24/17 in or near Florida.
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09-03-2015, 02:40 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Centennial, Colorado
Posts: 885
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I think the simple way to answer that question is to measure the height of the front wheel well and rear wheel well (either side), without the trailer attached. Then, attach the trailer and measure to the top of the front wheel well and rear wheel well. If the front raises more than half an inch and / or the rear drops more than 1.5 inches, you would want a WDH.
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