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04-24-2018, 07:57 AM
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SOLD: 1975 Trillium 1300, $5500
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Bobaton
It is indeed sold. Thank you for your interest!
It is indeed sold. Thank you for your interest!
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Classified Archives
04-17-2018, 06:39 AM
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SOLD: 1975 Trillium 1300, $5500
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Bobaton
At the present this trailer is pending sale...
At the present this trailer is pending sale waiting for payment. I am making a list of interested people in case this deal falls through. Thank you!
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Classified Archives
04-16-2018, 09:48 AM
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SOLD: 1975 Trillium 1300, $5500
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Bobaton
Westfield Center in Medina County
Westfield Center in Medina County
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Classified Archives
04-16-2018, 07:17 AM
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SOLD: 1975 Trillium 1300, $5500
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Bobaton
Yes
Yes
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04-14-2018, 01:30 PM
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SOLD: 1975 Trillium 1300, $5500
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Bobaton
SOLD: 1975 Trillium 1300, $5500
This wonderful little trailer has served us well, and we have had a lot of fun camping with it! We found her in 2011, and we have made many mods to update her and gear her toward our style of...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
02-02-2018, 10:43 AM
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Scamp Mattress Question
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Bobaton
Cut your own
We tore out the front bunks on our Scamp 16 and transformed that area into a two person dinette. Then we removed the original rear dinette cushions and purchased one of those 8" memory foam double...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
01-06-2018, 02:33 PM
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New Axle
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Bobaton
I put a Flexride on my 1975 Trillium 1300 and I...
I put a Flexride on my 1975 Trillium 1300 and I love it. I can lower the unit to fit In my garage for winter storage. I’m about to do the same with my 1980 Scamp 16. One thing though, Flexride has a...
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General Chat
11-16-2017, 12:59 PM
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Scamp 16, layout 4 but with dinette
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Bobaton
Oh, I thought you were wanting to modify what you...
Oh, I thought you were wanting to modify what you have. Sorry. My dinette mod weighs no more than the goucho and fiberglass I removed. I also tore out our dry bath and put in an 11 cf 110v...
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General Chat
11-16-2017, 05:40 AM
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Scamp 16, layout 4 but with dinette
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Bobaton
I decided to convert, so I removed the fiberglass...
I decided to convert, so I removed the fiberglass bench to notch it, but decided I’d be better off simply building seats and table from wood. Additionally, the seat tops come completely off for...
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General Chat
10-11-2017, 10:53 AM
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Checking interest in a Eastern OH or Western PA spring GTG
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Bobaton
Yes, very interested! We have been going to the...
Yes, very interested! We have been going to the Casita meet in southern Ohio for several years (even though we are a Trillium/Scamp family, they haven't minded too much) but a NEOH meet would be very...
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Rallies, Get-togethers, Molded Meets (Archive)
08-24-2015, 02:54 PM
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2015, Sept 23-27: 11th Annual Ohio Fall Gathering
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Bobaton
Sandy, we have reserved site 172 at Caesars...
Sandy, we have reserved site 172 at Caesars Creek for Thursday thru Sunday. Looking forward!!!! Will have a pot of soup to share in Thursday. Thanks for organizing this event. Also, if anyone is...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
02-17-2012, 08:44 PM
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Anyone have experience with Flexride axles?
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Bobaton
Thanks Jeff! Yes, the silence has been...
Thanks Jeff!
Yes, the silence has been deafening! Thanks for all the info. I will look forward to hearing how your installation goes. I just returned from a visit to a licensed dealer/builder for...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
02-15-2012, 08:15 PM
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Anyone have experience with Flexride axles?
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Bobaton
Anyone have experience with Flexride axles?
So I have the frame out from under my '75 Trillium and am shopping for a new axle. I must say I am impressed with the Flexride engineering claims, and I'm wondering if any of you out there have...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
01-24-2012, 10:21 AM
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Trillium Window Removal
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Bobaton
Dave, I finished removing all the windows....
Dave,
I finished removing all the windows. The plywood doesn't look to be the best quality, and I do have some rot, especially in the lower corners of the rear window, so I'm just going to replace...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
01-20-2012, 11:02 PM
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Trillium Window Removal
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Bobaton
Fred, I just began removing windows from my...
Fred,
I just began removing windows from my '77 Trill 1300. I'm not sure if our windows are the same, but I did try removing them top first as you did, with dismal results. Mine wanted to come out...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
01-19-2012, 11:56 AM
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77 Trillium with missing nuts!
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Bobaton
Thanks Raz. Lots of good ideas. The u-bolt idea...
Thanks Raz. Lots of good ideas. The u-bolt idea is intriguing.
I believe I will cut off the remaining bolt (port side, bow) from the top just to be able to lift the cabin free from the frame...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
01-19-2012, 09:07 AM
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77 Trillium with missing nuts!
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1,593
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Bobaton
Morning Larry. Yes, and where the bolts/nuts...
Morning Larry. Yes, and where the bolts/nuts should be, there is a flat steel plate welded to the bottom of the frame. When I get to the shop today, I'll take a pic.
In your pic do I see an empty...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
01-19-2012, 07:12 AM
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77 Trillium with missing nuts!
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1,593
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Bobaton
The only thing I can figure is that whoever...
The only thing I can figure is that whoever welded the reinforcement plates onto the frame simply did so directly over the protruding bolt ends and nuts. I have trouble believing someone would...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
01-17-2012, 09:26 PM
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77 Trillium with missing nuts!
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Posted By
Bobaton
So I'm looking at the bolts connecting frame and...
So I'm looking at the bolts connecting frame and body. There's two on each side at the stern with nuts attached at the bottom of each frame member. There's one on each side at the bow...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
12-31-2011, 12:46 PM
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Upsy daisy!
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Bobaton
Thank you Greg! That would be embarrassing! ...
Thank you Greg! That would be embarrassing! Looking at it now, it rides with about 3 1/2" clearance from tire to wheel well. I'm good with that, but I have no "bounce" in the suspension which makes...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
12-31-2011, 11:46 AM
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Upsy daisy!
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1,726
Posted By
Bobaton
I didnt even have clearance enough to place the...
I didnt even have clearance enough to place the ramps ON the dock. They had to butt up flush with the dock floor.
We had a wonderfully insane idea to run a line from the trailor into the...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
12-31-2011, 11:34 AM
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Upsy daisy!
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1,726
Posted By
Bobaton
We do have the convenience of keeping her in our...
We do have the convenience of keeping her in our barn, but for this restoration I wanted dry and warm! Plus having roof trusses and 16 foot headroom available for lifting the body off the frame may...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
12-31-2011, 11:24 AM
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Upsy daisy!
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1,726
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Bobaton
Thanks Raz. Getting the winch line high was a...
Thanks Raz. Getting the winch line high was a problem, hence plan B. There were two pallets of bagged road salt in the warehouse (about 5000 lbs) to which we lashed our hand winch. We then screwed a...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
12-30-2011, 09:31 PM
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Upsy daisy!
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1,726
Posted By
Bobaton
Upsy daisy!
After weeks of trying to figure how to get our Trillium into the warehouse, I settled on homemade ramps. It worked out well, winching it up by hand plus a safety line just in case. And one inch of...
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Hi, I am....
11-13-2011, 09:19 PM
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New Old Trillium Owners
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1,622
Posted By
Bobaton
LOL. Well "We" would include my wife Connie. I'll...
LOL. Well "We" would include my wife Connie. I'll try to get some pics up of "As Of Yet Un-named" as soon as I figure out how to do it! This week we hope to move it to a warehouse if I can figure a...
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Hi, I am....
11-13-2011, 04:04 PM
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New Old Trillium Owners
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1,622
Posted By
Bobaton
New Old Trillium Owners
Greetings! We recently acquired a 1977 Trillium 1300 and pulled it 600 miles home (NE OHIO). It's pretty much original except for a frame replacement in 2006, and needs lots of TLC, which we are...
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