Camper Ride After Flipping The Axles
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2015
- Here's Amazon links to the tools & materials you will need for this job. You can also check out the shopping list I created for this project at: www.amazon.com/shop/coloradoc...
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Here is my experience thus far with towing my camping after flipping the axles.....
To check out my video on how to flip your axles, click here: • How To "Flip" Your Cam...
just got a 22 ft prowler and fliped the axels... best thing ever...went from 9 inch clearance on the plumbing to 15 inches of clearance.... awesome....
Thanks for this and the actual flippin' video! I had to laugh, because we took our "new to us" camper out by Tarryall for a shake down trip and I managed to bend one of the stabilizer jacks about 2 min's into the forest service road. It was a long slow trip back out, 3 days later. I'm making the flip next week before our next trip.
Thanks again, Tractor on,
Phill
If you have cambered axles not straight tubes you'll need to either do a bolt on flip kit or weld the perches on 180 for spring over . If you have straight tubes nothing to do but So in the tube and bolt it back up .
You are a true camper man! I was wondering also about alignment, it seems these trailer/rv's are slapped together, takes some effort to get them sorted and really usable. Thanks for another great video!
smacdiesel Well thank you for the kind words! I will definitely look in to the alignment.
My 2017 Forest River Wolf Pup scares the crap out of me with the pluming so low to the ground, thanks to your video I will flip the axles!
+Chance Howerton That is exactly how we felt about our camper. Every dip we thought we were going to bottom out. Now we don't even think about it and it is great peace of mind. Good luck with the flip!
I've got the 32ft version of your trailer chance, and I've scraped my plumbing so much... We desperately need the axel flip
Great video. Did you have any problems because of the lift ever?
My trailer has those axles with no visible springs, inside rubber stuff. I think they're called Dexter. How you raise this kind?
Great info. Again thanks for sharing this project.
NDNomad No problem, there's not a whole lot of videos on axle flipping, so I figured I would make a few :)
Hey Colorado Camper Man,, Im South of Denver who can you recommend to help ME do my own axles without charging me a arm and a leg? I personally want to do this myself but just need guidance. I have a 2015 Keystone Hideout 25rks with the winter package, towing with a 2012 Ram 3500 6.7l
I'm looking for a camper,.. I don't know if I should get a truck camper or trailer? What do you think i should go with?
***** I could write a long list of the differences between the two (I will at some point make a movie about the differences). Here is my feedback for you based on my experience: I like my truck camper because it is compact, it hauls/tows easy, and setup at a campsite is a matter of parking your truck. I don't like my truck camper because it is a pain to get loaded on the truck, there is minimal floor space, I can't leave the camper at a campsite, and sleeping 3+ people is very tight. I like my travel trailer because it has about 3 times the amount of floor space, a lot more amenities, sleeps 4-6 people comfortable, and just is more spacious overall. I don't like my travel trailer because my MPG is terrible, I can't use it in the winter (too sketchy to tow and don't want the lines to freeze), and setup at a campsite takes a good amount of time.
There are always pros and cons to every camper. I guess the main question I have for you is how do you plan on using your camper? Where will you be camping/going? How many people will be sleeping in the camper? How much space do you need? Do you want to drop your camper and be able to use your vehicle?
I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Build your own from a cargo trailer
Who flipped them for you? How much?
I did the job with some friends. If you are able to do it yourself, the material cost is pretty low. Maybe $100 or so. Thanks for watching.
Whilst I very much appreciate the follow up video, please don't shoot content whilst in control of a vehicle. Even worse with a trailer in tow.
It was a 5 minute video. Shoot it whilst parked up on the side of the road or when you get to camp.
You're responsible for the safety and well being of every other driver you pass on the road. their lives are literally in your hands, please be more considerate of that fact before turning the camera on next time.