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Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 09-25-2011, 07:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,725
Posted By Harold Dean
Pictures are posted in the files section. Just...

Pictures are posted in the files section. Just type in the search box Quantum 5 and it will bring you interior, exterior pictures of the rig when I owned it along with another posting of the trailer...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 09-25-2011, 09:21 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,725
Posted By Harold Dean
James,l I think you are probably referring to the...

James,l I think you are probably referring to the new Quantum series 5th wheeler made by Fleetwood industries. The Quantum 5 we are referring to were built between 1978 and 1981 with 500 being built...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 09-18-2011, 06:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,725
Posted By Harold Dean
Brenda, should have flipped the axles and used...

Brenda, should have flipped the axles and used some high arch springs. It would have been much easier to do. Harold Dean former Quantum 5 owner.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 07-08-2008, 02:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,679
Posted By Harold Dean
In 1991 I bought a used Ventura 17 footer and the...

In 1991 I bought a used Ventura 17 footer and the previous owner had taken the refrigerator out and put in a 110volt only under bar refrigerator. I tookthe take out unit into the garage and turned...
Forum: General Chat 05-13-2008, 08:08 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,708
Posted By Harold Dean
You're doing just fine Dan like you are. When...

You're doing just fine Dan like you are. When you delete something from your computer, you are just removing the file directory and the files is still on your hard drive and can be accessed by...
Forum: General Chat 05-12-2008, 11:32 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,708
Posted By Harold Dean
Well as you can see, it has been a long while...

Well as you can see, it has been a long while since I have been on the forum since I sold my trailer and haven't checked in for awhile. I tracked the piggyback to one of the alternate sites MS...
Forum: General Chat 05-09-2008, 12:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,594
Posted By Harold Dean
It has been quite a while since the baby left me...

It has been quite a while since the baby left me to go live with Kent. I understand from the posts that he has since sold it. I was just wondering what the new owner has done to it and what it...
Forum: Classified Archives 10-24-2006, 03:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,716
Posted By Harold Dean
Hershel, I hope you do restore it and enjoy it...

Hershel, I hope you do restore it and enjoy it like I did. I sold it to Kent because of ill health th at has gotten worse and I could not do what had to be done to it. Harold
Forum: Classified Archives 05-02-2006, 07:35 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,178
Posted By Harold Dean
I guess I will now have to change my avatar since...

I guess I will now have to change my avatar since I no longer have the Quantum Ranger setup. Can I still belong if I have a sheet of fiberglass roofing over my dining canopy? Harold
Forum: Classified Archives 04-30-2006, 08:06 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,178
Posted By Harold Dean
Kent, I noticed the question from Brown asking if...

Kent, I noticed the question from Brown asking if that is a Ranger. Please remind him that this rig was designed to be towed with the 4 cylinder mini trucks, Courier, Toyota, Datsun of the late 70s...
Forum: General Chat 02-25-2006, 08:53 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,196
Posted By Harold Dean
I used to visit their lot looking for bargains...

I used to visit their lot looking for bargains when they were known as the Iowa Farm Boys and the main lot was located on San Fernado Road in Glendale or Burbank, don't remember which. The...
Forum: General Chat 02-25-2006, 08:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,195
Posted By Harold Dean
Roger, if you are talking about the hames that go...

Roger, if you are talking about the hames that go around the collar to fasten the harness to, they are available both new and used right here in our local area of East Central Illinois from the Amish...
Forum: General Chat 02-19-2006, 05:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,912
Posted By Harold Dean
They made both. The most stick and aluminum...

They made both. The most stick and aluminum construction came after they stopped making the "rubber" trailer. When I was contemplating buying one and wanted to see them built, they gave me a guided...
Forum: General Chat 02-19-2006, 03:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,912
Posted By Harold Dean
Sun Valley Trailers in Sun Valley California used...

Sun Valley Trailers in Sun Valley California used to make a little two piece molded tow behind trailer around 12 or 14 feet long. Was made of a lower section and an upper section glued together and...
Forum: General Chat 02-19-2006, 12:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,035
Posted By Harold Dean
I left California in 91 to return to Illinois and...

I left California in 91 to return to Illinois and the most exciting thing I can remember about Visilia was watching excess to market needs table grapes turned into raisins. If that is your bag then...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 02-19-2006, 12:14 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 27,732
Posted By Harold Dean
I guess I am going to have to ring in here with...

I guess I am going to have to ring in here with my two cents worth and side with Byron. I am a retired engineer and the later years were involved with sorting things out that were misdone. I...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 02-19-2006, 11:57 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,813
Posted By Harold Dean
You obviously never owned a Rambler as they were...

You obviously never owned a Rambler as they were air cooled transmissions on them. The bell housing was slotted and finned for cooling air around the torque convertor. As an afterthought, the early...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 02-18-2006, 05:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,813
Posted By Harold Dean
If it makes you feel better to install an...

If it makes you feel better to install an auxillary transmission cooler, then do so. Just make sure all of your fittings, lines and hoses are top quality and it never hurts to double clamp the hoses...
Forum: General Chat 02-18-2006, 04:57 PM
Replies: 1,009
Views: 609,275
Posted By Harold Dean
1360 [attachment=1771:attachm ent]Evidently...

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ent]Evidently during the great crash, my posts were lost along with my avatar. Here goes again the Quantum 5 on vacation. Sadly no longer mine even though it is...
Forum: General Chat 02-18-2006, 02:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,597
Posted By Harold Dean
Good for you. The 20th of February I will be...

Good for you. The 20th of February I will be starting on my third year of retirement and I think I am finally learning how to do it. It was tough at first since the job I had held was almost...
Forum: General Chat 02-18-2006, 02:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,889
Posted By Harold Dean
I don't know who has the record for miles towed,...

I don't know who has the record for miles towed, but the Quantum 5 I just sold was picked up in Laurel Maryland, went to Norfolk Virginia, up the east shore of Virginia, into Delaware, across the...
Forum: General Chat 02-11-2006, 04:37 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,855
Posted By Harold Dean
There was someone in the Antelope Valley in...

There was someone in the Antelope Valley in Southern California in what is now the Palmdale outskirts on Avenue P and about 10th St West who had a 64 Corvair Van that had an egg shaped laid up...
Forum: General Chat 02-11-2006, 04:31 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,708
Posted By Harold Dean
Mirroring or Ghosting with Norton is what I have...

Mirroring or Ghosting with Norton is what I have been doing lately as it saves a lot of time. I too have a spare hard drive set up like I want it in a fresh machine not connected to the internet in...
Forum: Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales 02-09-2006, 06:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,625
Posted By Harold Dean
Donna, I hadn't realized you had worked for the...

Donna, I hadn't realized you had worked for the same company I did. Harold
Forum: Classified Archives 02-09-2006, 06:48 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,178
Posted By Harold Dean
Your welcome Kent, I have received the check and...

Your welcome Kent, I have received the check and I hope you are truly as happy with it as I have been. If I had only been able to keep the new one I pulled from the factory dealer in 1980, think of...
Forum: General Chat 02-08-2006, 06:12 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,708
Posted By Harold Dean
Thanks, Patrick but no thanks, I am a controls...

Thanks, Patrick but no thanks, I am a controls engineer who has been using microsoft software for a long while and they do collect and sell your information and I have tried XP along with everything...
Forum: General Chat 02-08-2006, 12:24 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,708
Posted By Harold Dean
Not having been on the forum for quite awhile, I...

Not having been on the forum for quite awhile, I did not know it had been hijacked until Donna informed me. I go through this about onece every two months. Some hacker has figured out a way to get...
Forum: Classified Archives 02-08-2006, 12:03 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,178
Posted By Harold Dean
I changed my mind as you cans see by the next...

I changed my mind as you cans see by the next post. By the way, the Quantum has been to Lake Arrowhead two years ago. I used to live at Quartz Hill in the Antelope Valley and we were visiting our...
Forum: Classified Archives 02-08-2006, 11:58 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,178
Posted By Harold Dean
Many thanks to everyone and especially Donna for...

Many thanks to everyone and especially Donna for your comments and feelings concerning this wonderful trailer. Did you honestly think I would actually strip it down and turn it into a cargo...
Forum: Classified Archives 02-07-2006, 08:17 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,178
Posted By Harold Dean
That is mine in the album. Harold

That is mine in the album. Harold
Forum: Classified Archives 01-26-2006, 09:29 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,178
Posted By Harold Dean
Due to lack of time and energy to go RVing...

Due to lack of time and energy to go RVing anymore and to complete refurbishing of my Quantum 5 Fifth Wheel, I have regretfully decided to offer it up for sale. I am going to post it here for anyone...
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 01-26-2006, 09:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,307
Posted By Harold Dean
I have just logged on after being absent for...

I have just logged on after being absent for quite some time and while surfing the posts came across this. I have made the hert rendering decision to part with mine as I just don't have the time to...
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