Trikefest haulers

[MIK6]

Alittle heat goes a loooonnnnngggg way! Reciever is out! Now i can get the trailor tomorrow!
1 headach removed from my list!

MIK6/ Mike

[Howdy]

Alittle heat goes a loooonnnnngggg way! Reciever is out! Now i can get the trailor tomorrow!
1 headach removed from my list!

MIK6/ Mike

We have to figure out how to position our trailers this year. If we do it right we could have a HUGE area covered / protected from the weather. I will try to bring a larger tarp and as much rope as I have.
Howdy

[Xowner]

I took a note from John Swinehart a good many of years ago, with the exception of he has way more room. I picked this gem up for a song and dance. It has a 318 so it pulls better than my 6 cylinder truck, and no tent sleeping ever - has AC, a bed built in and even a TV - which I rarely use.



I have since upgraded to some cool chrome wheels - and will have a new sound system for TF this year - hopefully a nice exhaust soon to follow.

Yeah and you almost died when entering the park when you almost hit the guy in the truck head on because you had to hit the hill at 10100101 mph!

[stroberts22]

I got the hitch mounted to the camper and lights run for the trailer. I had to downsize my trailer to a 12' instead of the 18' to keep it below 65'. Will be like driving a train to trikefest. Will be leaving out early thursday morning.

[Howdy]

Just got home from working on my trailer. Added 8 tie downs ( 4 per side ), adjusted the tension on the rear door / gate, tightened up the side door, fixed a pinched brake wire, touch up paint on the rims, found a spare tire ( just in case ). The spare tire is actually the donut tire for my 1990 Town car. LOL Got to get a Battery mounted on the trailer yet, and also make a shelf that can be used for a bed, or ???.


I then had to repair 3 P3 exhaust ( broken studs on the rear ), Have 2 P3's to get finished, and then out a couple 70's that need a refreshing. Plus round up a few parts that just got ordered today.

Howdy

[Dirtcrasher]

I am very fortunate that Fabiodriven took me to TF 2012. I never meant to be an ass-hat but I just wanted to get away and forget all the issues I had at home and I guess that was my way. I REALLY NEEDED THIS!!!!!!!!!! And I am sorry John.

I never turned on my phone because if there was an issue, I couldn't fix it from Indiana and it would have ruined my fun.

With the exception of some disagreements, I am still very fortunate I got taken there in basically a hotel. He got this whole setup together just to go and be a bit more comfortable. Johns whole rig was awesome.......

[TecateDan]

I have to admit that johns set up was the bees knees . It was so smooth I slept 950 plus miles in the front seat on the way home like a baby. thanks johnny u Da man

[shannonw]

But if you hadn't done what you did, who would I have picked on all weekend?!?!? You and Raffa, best story tellers out there!!!!


Shannon

I am very fortunate that Fabiodriven took me to TF 2012. I never meant to be an ass-hat but I just wanted to get away and forget all the issues I had at home and I guess that was my way. I REALLY NEEDED THIS!!!!!!!!!! And I am sorry John.

I never turned on my phone because if there was an issue, I couldn't fix it from Indiana and it would have ruined my fun.

With the exception of some disagreements, I am still very fortunate I got taken there in basically a hotel. He got this whole setup together just to go and be a bit more comfortable. Johns whole rig was awesome.......

[fabiodriven]

Just to sum things up, the truck, trailer, and camper all performed flawlessly. I'm really glad they did, but it was due to a lot of hard work and pesos. It's all about the preparations.

[atc350xer]

Just modified my trailer with new tie downs... these work GREAT!

[sanchez]

Just got my oil changed on my truck my math has over 300,000 miles on the odometer befor haspen hears to good wishes and mechanical endurance to those who also travel long miles
Wait till haspen for breaking stuff, we all want to see it hapening

[fabiodriven]

Balls deep in the hauling department now. Steve and I attacked the trailer last week which is in the midst of getting some fabrication and maintenance. The rear crossmember was rotted right off which is the mounting point for the rear door/ramp hinges. We're putting some new metal and hinges on that. We haul very heavy and fast which has taken a toll on the tongue of our trailer. We use heavy load distribution bars which force a certain amount of the load off of the rear axle of the truck and on to the front wheels and the trailer wheels. The system is so effective that it has bent our trailer. We will push the tongue back where it needs to be with Steve's backhoe and then reinforce and gusset everything. Not only that, but the trailer brakes are smoked so four new brakes are going on the trailer.

I put a full day in today working on the truck and camper. We didn't have a mounting system for the camper after having gotten rid of my pickup bed in favor of a better looking and more functional flat bed. The only problem with that was the lack of a system to tether the camper to the body. I tackled that today, so that's good. I also have a tuner for the 'ol 7.3, but we can't run that without a pyrometer in the exhaust, so that got hooked up today as well. I cut out the old trailer/camper wiring harness as it had seen its fair share of miles and was thrashed. I'll be rewiring it starting tomorrow. Remember, we need two harnesses. One for the camper and one for the trailer. I also got a new "dynamic" trailer brake controller that operates with a pendulum type system and applies the brakes as needed rather than the "light switch" type controller I already had. The problem with the light switch style is that it applies the brakes as soon as you touch the pedal, therefor using mostly the trailer brakes to slow down almost 18,000 lbs when decelerating from highway speeds. I'm fairly certain that's how we roached the brakes on the trailer in such a short amount of time. As I was under the truck today working on the camper mounts I noticed a broken leaf spring in the passenger's side rear leaf pack. That will be replaced next week and we'll also be getting six brand new tires next week. This is just a taste of what we're going to be up to as I'm sure I've forgotten some things and there are always last minute surprises. I'll post some pics when everything is done.

[RoscoW]

That brake controller will be night and day better than the old one, they are sooooooo smooth, you don't even notice them. The next time you tow with a fixed gain model you'll want to rip it out and run it over, herky jerky POS.

[ditchmud]

Here is my Chatieu for Trikefest and other adventures. It's a 20' Haulmark enclosed trailer with a camper package. It has A/C, toilet, shower, fridge, sink, microwave and an awning. It has 2 bunks that fold up to the wall so you can load. Picked it up over the winter. I've already camped in it twice and it holds a lot of toys! I've had 6 trikes and one 4x4 quad loaded in it. I added a queen size bunk in the back, and with a full size air matress beneath it the camper will sleep 6.

[kzr800]

Here is my Chatieu for Trikefest and other adventures. It's a 20' Haulmark enclosed trailer with a camper package. It has A/C, toilet, shower, fridge, sink, microwave and an awning. It has 2 bunks that fold up to the wall so you can load. Picked it up over the winter. I've already camped in it twice and it holds a lot of toys! I've had 6 trikes and one 4x4 quad loaded in it. I added a queen size bunk in the back, and with a full size air matress beneath it the camper will sleep 6.

Very nice set-up......That is so what I want and need. This will be my first Trikefest and I will be camping in my tent......Looks like I will be the fool, LOL.