For some reason Margie's avatar looks like your wife when you show her the picture of the motorhome you just bought.
For some reason Margie's avatar looks like your wife when you show her the picture of the motorhome you just bought.
Is anyone else interested in taking up a collection and getting this delivered to GRM HQ?
I have started a Kickstarter Campaign.
Figure $500 to buy it and maybe another $500 to get it shipped = $1k
$100 form 10 people.
$50 from 20 people.
$10 from 100 people.
JohnRW1621 wrote: Is anyone else interested in taking up a collection and getting this delivered to GRM HQ? I have started a Kickstarter Campaign. Figure $500 to buy it and maybe another $500 to get it shipped = $1k $100 form 10 people. $50 from 20 people. $10 from 100 people. Kickstarter Campaign
Shipped?
no, no, no. Let's fix those brakes and Road trip it to the Challenge!
In reply to IndyJoe:
If you guys abandon that thing in the GRM HQ parking lot after the Challenge, you probably won't like what arrives in/in place of your monthly issue...don't forget: they know where you live. 
Oh my God no. I can smell it from here already. Fun fact: Did you know that old turds pretty much petrify themselves to the bottom of a vintage holding tank?
Margie
Ooh! Coprolite diving! A favorite archaeologists past time.
In reply to Marjorie Suddard:
Things like this are why SanFord is getting a shiny new holding tank. 
In reply to JohnRW1621:
Well played...
In reply to JohnRW1621:
It'll cost a fair bit more than $600 to truck that from Ohio to Daytona.
BTW, the asking price is now $400. 
Margie
Edumacate me. What is it about a Dodge chassis that is so bad? I did a little digging and Travco went out of business when Dodge stopped making large trucks because they lost their source of chassisi.
In reply to spitfirebill:
It sounds as if excessive spring rate was used to compensate for little to no suspension travel making for a ride that would rattle fillings and destroy any breakables inside.
captdownshift wrote: In reply to spitfirebill: It sounds as if excessive spring rate was used to compensate for little to no suspension travel making for a ride that would rattle fillings and destroy any breakables inside.
Is a swap to modern air-ride (airbags) suspension in place of the killer stiff springs a possibility? I know NOTHING about dodge truck chassis.
hehe hehee Margie said turd hehe hehe
IndyJoe wrote:captdownshift wrote: In reply to spitfirebill: It sounds as if excessive spring rate was used to compensate for little to no suspension travel making for a ride that would rattle fillings and destroy any breakables inside.Is a swap to modern air-ride (airbags) suspension in place of the killer stiff springs a possibility? I know NOTHING about dodge truck chassis.
No knowledge here either but old tires that required 120 psi are pretty abusive. Swapping to modern rubber that is happy with 50ish psi could go a long way toward softening the ride.
And paper plates. 
Yesterday I happened to drive through this "speck on a map" of a town. I had my eyes peeled looking toward backyards and side lots to see if I could get a glimpse but it eluded me.
spitfirebill wrote: Margie Edumacate me. What is it about a Dodge chassis that is so bad? I did a little digging and Travco went out of business when Dodge stopped making large trucks because they lost their source of chassisi.
I was looking around out of curiousity myself. There are a number of pages and such full of glowing praise for these rigs. But, a few things stand out from those sources.
...top speed of slightly more than 70 miles per hour...solid axle leaf spring front suspension...
I think there are four statements that can go into the magazine - the Alfa one is best. B
Yep, spring rates plus lack of suspension travel delivers a ride so bad, modest speed bumps drop the back end off their trailing edge with a Bang! that makes you think it's fallen into a hole. And steering so vague, best possible case is that you seriously point it straight and just accept that a couple extra feet on either side are now part of your path. Truck mirrors become a way too important part of the navigational process.
Margie
My first thought was, "Dodge medium truck chassis from the 60's = truck technology from the 30's..."
Marjorie Suddard wrote: Yep, spring rates plus lack of suspension travel delivers a ride so bad, modest speed bumps drop the back end off their trailing edge with a Bang! that makes you think it's fallen into a hole. And steering so vague, best possible case is that you seriously point it straight and just accept that a couple extra feet on either side are now part of your path. Truck mirrors become a way too important part of the navigational process. Margie
Thanks. But I must admit, I used to drive a 1985 Ford F-250 Supercab that drove about like that (except for the steering crap).
That steering is cured by a $9 rebuild kit for the coupler. And keep a spare kit in hand for when it fails after wheeling it around a campground. And another for when you try to find a parking space at a Walmart. Etc..
Hmmm I almost wonder if I could swap it over to a used Dodge 5500 chassis with air ride from work....
Madhatr wrote: Hmmm I almost wonder if I could swap it over to a used Dodge 5500 chassis with air ride from work....
With enough steel, welding and shielding gas, yes!
I may have to drive by and look at this monstrosity in person. It's less than 10 miles from home. Thankfully, I'm not interested in it at any price.
I drive by it everyday and don't have any interest in stopping!
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