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06-26-2009, 05:53 AM
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Already fixed
Actually, Ed at Happy Trails RV Center in Phillipsburg fixed the plumbing already.
I bought the parts in Oklahoma City planning to save some money by repairing it myself and dove on the next day toward St. Louis. We pulled into a KOA when the kids were bushes and upon seeing my TM, the park manager told me that there was a TM dealer next door - Happy Trails. The manager squeezed me into the day's schedule and... It looks like new.
Being from California, we were shocked that they were willing to use the piping I'd picked up in OC, and even more shocked when the billed by the half hour. The bill barely topped $100!!!
Anyway, if you're ever in Missouri and need anything TM related, I highly recommend Happy Trails.
Jason
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06-26-2009, 06:02 AM
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Jason,
That's good information. Are they around St. Louis? We're routinely through there on our way out west.
While we've yet to experience a blowout on the TM, I'm looking to prevent what happened to you. I don't worry about losing control of the rig when a tire goes, but I sure do worry about that plumbing! I would imagine that, depending upon the extent of the damage, not just any RV shop would be willing/able to fix it, and it has the potential to be expensive.
Thanks,
Bob
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09-01-2009, 08:22 AM
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Has anyone tried the foam yet?
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09-17-2009, 05:49 PM
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Larry - I'd like to see some pics if you get a chance.
Thanks,
Dave
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09-17-2009, 07:30 PM
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Maybe I should go back out and scrounge those two microwave ovens I saw lying on the side of the road on the way home...LOL!
Please post pics when you get done. Looks very interesting. Maybe we should paint our sheetmetal cage black so it doesn't rust.
What looks nice about those metal pieces is that there is already a nice coat of paint on them and a reinforced edge.
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09-18-2009, 05:51 AM
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I knew I had seen something I thought would work. You can get an idea of it here:
http://www.tjtrailers.com/store/pakt...id-wheels.html
It involves adding skid plates long enough to protect the pipes and then adding these little wheelies. I think the skid bars are pretty common but I don't know if they have to be welded to the frame or whether they can be drilled and bolted on. A clamp system would be nice so you don't compromise the frame. I'm surprised that TM doesn't put these on as a matter of course with models that have only two wheels since it would be a lot easier to put these on at the factory.
Phil
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09-18-2009, 09:22 AM
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In a previous thread I documented that when towing the TM across a dry creek bed my TM 2720 scraped the ground at the rear with the factor hitch receiver. At no time was the plumbing at risk of contacting the ground. Those wheels would have buried themselves in the dirt a lot deeper than my hitch receiver did. They might be helpful with certain driveways, but that is not a problem that I have encountered in 5 years of towing the TM.
This was an even surface that just sloped down, crossed the creek and then sloped back up the other side. It was not a bunch of bolder. This was all pretty smooth dirt and gravel. Sorta like a big dip in the road.
My interest in protecting the plumbing is if the tire in front of it shreds. The blow out we had last year was on the other side and did not shred. But who knows what will happen with the next blowout.
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09-19-2009, 12:33 PM
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Looks like a nice job...that should definitely help. Thanks for posting the pictures.
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