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Posted By: my440 on 10/11/12 05:54pm

Your welcome...and actually its a 1978. Just checked the ownership papers.

Posted By: hoover4466 on 10/12/12 04:52pm

i have a 1973 robinhood 22ft, 360/2bbl/727trans.. i forget which one was the arrow, there was a 20ft and a 22ft. well done for the era, rounded windows and such. the coachwork was as good or better than any. (except for the big $$ coaches) the inside needs redone -really bad- the roof has leaked too many times over the years. ive had this rig a few years, work on it when i get ambitious. very low miles, running gear, generator, appliances, all there and taken care of, and/\or survived well. neat rig in any case.. in the interim, i found and of course had to buy the 1985 20ft mallard, its like a step back in time, and ive been using it for trips. so,,, what to do with the first one?? not sure yet.. in each one, i have more money into than what anyone around here would pay, or likely consider.. but, i like them, keeps on doing and going everywhere i need and want, and havent seen anything i really would like any better, so i keep em up, and keep puttin along. whatever gets ya out and about is fine to me.. peace all.

part-timer. '85 mallard shorty C

Posted By: hoover4466 on 10/12/12 05:31pm

hi all, i wanted to give some info on front end thumps and bumps, sqweeks and squawks...

the early chassis (round headlites) had different steering rods than later (square lites) the early has two idler arms in the steering, and those can jump up and down on the bolt a lil bit.(rubber inside)(seems to be more common on passenger side) the track arm bushings get pounded down (rubber)and move a small bit. the upper arm bushings can get sloppy (rubber inside) and then the springs can move slightly. its as much from sitting and age, as from driving.
isnt an issue, just annoying, until/unless, the tires start wearing off side of tread. some silicone spray on these rubber parts helps for a while. the alignment is often a bit off, but as long as it goes down the road straight, isnt a big deal.
the later ones had a different tie-rod setup, eventually one of the rod ends gets worn, the one nearest steering box.
both/all yrs work hard on steering boxes, to keep in lane and down road straight in wind and such, its a light truck steering gear, and they get beat down in the straight ahead position. the last little thing, the early subframe gets metal fatigue around where the steering gear bolts on, starts as a crack, that keeps spreading, just needs clamped back into position, and welded with a (best) wire-feed welder, as the channel and brakets there are same as wagon, cargo-van what have ya. -most of these parts can be found at salvage yard- (somewhat thinish and undersize for heavy camper bodied use) and hey, if ya drive one long enough to actually wear-out or break something, then you are a true road warrior !! all hail!!

Posted By: pehbunny on 10/13/12 02:21pm

denisondc wrote:

My 72 winny is a class A on the M400 chassis. Another durable chassis for sure! All of the travcos I have seen I believe were on the M300, M400, or M500 chassis. There are many winnies from the early 70s around on the M300 chassis. I dont know how many parts the B300 and M300 chassis had in common though. My impression is the class C RVs from the early 70s were fairly scarce.
I bought mine for $2500 in 91, and wouldn't trade it for any newer RV. It like its simplicity. Good luck.

I'm a hippy living in a '77 Dodge Class C motorhome, and I have a lot of questions regarding my RV, so I hope you guys have a lot of patience, I'm not very mechanically inclined - I'm a musician, I've actually recorded a few songs in my RV, and it's about my RV, here's the YouTube vid, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7pEFGgWGAc email me at [email protected] if you wanna buy a CD or respond to any of the following questions (I check my email more frequently)

The problems I have are the following: I don't know how to get my furnace and hot-water heater going, also don't know how to hook up/test my generator, fridge is not working, and I have some structural problems as well.

I decided to buy this and live in it because I couldn't find a place to rent in my income bracket that wasn't in the ghetto, so I am currently parked and plugged in at a friend's house in Nashville.

also, does my model use fuel filters, cuz I had to get my carb rebuilt recently and I don't wanna have to pay for that again,

Thanks and sorry for all the dumb questions! Hope you dig my song!

- always looking for advice/tips on rv living, ways to save money, and I need to learn more about my '77 Dodge Sportsman - message me about buying my CD about living in my motorhome, I play all instruments, listen at www.boilingplain.bandcamp.com

Posted By: Trish Davis on 10/29/12 05:37pm

pehbunny wrote:

I'm a hippy living in a '77 Dodge Class C motorhome, and I have a lot of questions regarding my RV, so I hope you guys have a lot of patience, I'm not very mechanically inclined.

The problems I have are the following: I don't know how to get my furnace and hot-water heater going, also don't know how to hook up/test my generator, fridge is not working, and I have some structural problems as well.

I decided to buy this and live in it because I couldn't find a place to rent in my income bracket that wasn't in the ghetto, so I am currently parked and plugged in at a friend's house in Nashville.

also, does my model use fuel filters, cuz I had to get my carb rebuilt recently and I don't wanna have to pay for that again,

Yes to fuel filters.

Search this thread on how to operate and troubleshoot both the furnace and hot water heater. Keep searching this thread on your fridge's problems as well as the generator.

Posted By: rehoppe on 10/31/12 07:32am

gbm97 wrote:

Your welcome...and actually its a 1978. Just checked the ownership papers.

If you need parts,,, you might want to check on the data plate/serial#, to make sure of the chassis year. They are sometimes earlier than the titling year. Titling is done by the manufacturer of the 'box', when they get 'A round tuit'. So to speak. [emoticon]

Hoppe
2011 Dodge 1500 C'boy Caddy
2000 Jayco C 28' Ford chassis w V-10 E450
Doghouse 36' or so Trophy Classic TT

Posted By: Jer&Ger on 11/06/12 10:22am

Hey Trish: Here

Jerry & Gerry, our pets (dogs), Byron, Coco
1976 Monaco, 440 ci. Dodge Sportsman chassis

Posted By: Trish Davis on 11/11/12 03:48pm

Jer&Ger wrote:

Hey Trish: Here

I like it...
And I need another Travco like I need another cat [emoticon]

Posted By: Sue Bee on 11/29/12 08:02am

What's one more Travco or cat?.

Posted By: chinook440 on 11/30/12 06:39am

Sue Bee wrote:

What's one more Travco or cat?.

WOW that,s nice !!!

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