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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 12-12-2019, 09:38 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,569
Posted By Stephe
You were right about using a hand driver to avoid...

You were right about using a hand driver to avoid the ripple effect.. I employed that method after making a bit of a mess in the first few feet.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 12-12-2019, 09:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,569
Posted By Stephe
Thanks Charles that is pretty much what I did.. I...

Thanks Charles that is pretty much what I did.. I actually went up from a #8 pan head to a #10 in Stainless Steel.. then after cleaning up the butyl I taped off both sides of the belly band and used...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-28-2019, 09:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,569
Posted By Stephe
Replacing the waist band on a clam shell trailer

I took off the bumper strip on my waist band and discovered all the screws had rusted out.. So, I removed all of the screws (over 100 of them) and decided to clean everything up.. So I took out the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-09-2019, 04:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 17,974
Posted By Stephe
of course every thing is bonded to the frame so I...

of course every thing is bonded to the frame so I can't really see what difference it would make to leave the brakes directly tied to the frame independently. The only thing I can imagine if I leave...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-09-2019, 04:32 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 17,974
Posted By Stephe
Hey.. What sort of problems would come up with a...

Hey.. What sort of problems would come up with a ground point for the brakes on the frame? I have rewired quite a bit of the trailer and have a centralized ground bus for all of the negative...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-03-2019, 10:26 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,516
Posted By Stephe
I had this problem before.. Someone explained to...

I had this problem before.. Someone explained to me that there is some kind of oil that builds up in the distribution lines and also in the regulator... I replaced the regulator and it solved the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 09-16-2019, 07:49 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,403
Posted By Stephe
I can appreciate the money thing for sure... I am...

I can appreciate the money thing for sure... I am not too afraid of spending the money on a unit that is 30 years old because it is lasting. I see these new rigs for $40 grand that only last a few...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 09-15-2019, 09:04 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,403
Posted By Stephe
If there is a problem getting wheel parts for the...

If there is a problem getting wheel parts for the rig, why not just replace the axle with something that is standard? I did this with my Big Foot and I now have a completely standard axle, wheels,...
Forum: Forum Admin, News & Announcements 05-16-2019, 08:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,591
Posted By Stephe
want to change password..

Hi, I wanted to change my password but when I tried I was informed the session was not verified. ?????? I can post but not change my password... What's up?
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 10-20-2016, 11:17 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,821
Posted By Stephe
I changed my axle for a straight axle. I thought...

I changed my axle for a straight axle. I thought I would end up with the same clearance between the frame and the ground as I went from spring over the drop axle to spring under the straight axle. As...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 09-15-2016, 07:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,236
Posted By Stephe
furnace vent '86 Bigfoot

I just took my trailer down a rough logging road at 30K and the vent popped right out. Screws and all. It was too easy.

I am glad I stopped when I did because it was sticking 2" out the side of...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 09-13-2016, 02:11 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,857
Posted By Stephe
Tow Vehicle for Bigfoot

Hey bud! I have been towing my 17' 1986 Bigfoot around all summer, up and down Vancouver Island, up steep logging road grades, all kinds of places. I am using a 2.7L four cylinder Tacoma with a 5...
Forum: Hi, I am.... 09-13-2016, 11:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,320
Posted By Stephe
screws stripping in old foam core

Hey folks, we just bought a 30 yr old bigfoot and paid through the nose for it.
It is a great trailer but it is pretty old and the fibreglass and foam insulation seem to be getting pretty brittle. ...
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