Conversation Between Trill136 and tim42
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My two side windows at the rear are pretty worn out. Undecided about what to do with them.
I replaced the original roof vent with a new, larger one with a tinted lid.
The door was completely destroyed and after a year of looking at it, I scrapped it and modified another to work. Now I have a door with working/lockable latch and dead bolt, a sliding window with a screen and a screen door.
I added an awning onto the roof. I mounted it onto a 2" X 3" aluminum angle.
I am currently adapting a set of 'scissor' type jacks (Princess Auto, $10.00 a piece) I can operate them manually, or, I can use a battery drill to raise and lower the trailer.
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Because I added the extra 3 inches I was able to re-position the axle so that the arms are now in a 'following or trailing' orientation. This is completely opposite from the way that the unit was originally built.
I now have some extra ground clearance and a little bit smoother ride.
I got new rims and tires at the same time.
I had to do a fair bit of 'glass work. A tree had punctured the roof and caved in a portion
I have rewired it completely and changed all the lighting to LEDs. These run off of a pair of deep cycle batteries mounted in a box on the tongue.
I have replaced all of the cabinet doors inside.
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Mine are the solid plexi 'bubble' type windows. They had leaked significantly for previous owners and both front and back had cracks in them.
The rubber seals were/are pretty much toast. But I did manage to get them sealed and waterproof. There were no rock guard/awnings on either front or back.
I made a set that work quite well from some aluminum channel and some polycarbonate roofing material.
I have a 100 W solar panel mounted on the rear one.
I lifted the shell off of the frame, removed the old axle wire brushed the frame and added a 2" X 3" steel rectangular tubing. I added it to basically make the frame flat along the bottom surface.
Since I was replacing the axle anyway, I ordered a #3500 lb one and have the adjustable swing arms on the spindles. I have these set to approx 22 degrees down.
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Hi Gordon,
Cool! What kind of windows do you have on the front and back - are they solid plexiglass or they are louver windows? Ours are solid plexi and I've been replacing them and they are such a hassle!
What sort of repairs have you done?
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Hi Tim,
My name is Gordon. I have a Trillium 13. It's number is 13-6.
I am assuming that they were probably built pretty close together.
Mine has had several owners and a lot of mistreatment.
I have gotten it back to usable and have had it out on several trips last year.
thx