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Posted By: burlmart on 03/26/10 05:28pm

Orion_42 wrote:

Just completed a 4-week 7500 mile maiden voyage (yes we're nuts) in our fully refurbished 2001 M211 Trail Lite B+. Went from New England to Fla to San Diego and back. igher RPM.

Overall love the unit. Looking forward to our next extended trip this summer to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

I wanna do that kind of trip too. The Chevy rig is just so smooth on the road - more comfortable than our '99 Toyota 4runner.

2005 Trail Lite 213 B-Plus w/ 6.0 Chevy

Posted By: Orion_42 on 03/26/10 08:27pm

Cheeze, nope, haven't painted it yet....still all plain white. Well maybe not Siberia, but I would like to do a Trans-Canada trip to Alaska some day. I'm just not yet ready to give up summers at the lake in NH.

For two people it's good. We have the sofa opposite the dinette that makes a super-king-sized bed if all converted to sleep mode. But we found that we could leave the dinette table setup and we slept with our feet out onto the dinette seats (sort of under the table) with our heads on the opposite wall. Was much easier to setup each night.

We had cold weather for much of the way down to Fla and we really appreciated the custom quilt my wife made to block off the heat-robbing cab from the coach. I'll try to get a picture of it, but it perfectly closes the opening with the quilt held at the top by closing the roll-down compartment doors on dowelled pockets along the top of the quilt. We were able to keep it warm and toasy with just a small quiet electric heater (with hookup).

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2001 Trail Lite B+ 211

Posted By: cheeze1 on 03/26/10 09:02pm

I would love to do an Alaska trip too.
That's a good way to make use of the full bed and dinette.
I would really like to know more about that quilt!

Chas Morristown, NJ
Trail Lite
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Posted By: B-Plus on 03/29/10 12:58pm

gkreutzer wrote:

Time for new tires. I was thinking of putting Michelin LTX M/S2 on but nearest size to present LT225/75/16 D's is LT245/75/16 E. Just wondering how these might fit on duals on rear. There seems to be a good amount of space between the duallies now. Anyone have experience with this size tires on rear? [emoticon]

Thanks, Gary

Hello Gary, can't really answer your question about your size tire change ,but I may be able to give a good recommendation. I just put new tires on my Trail-lite and went with Cooper Discovers H/T
LT 225/75/R16 E. I currently have Bridgstone "E's" on my Roadtrek and and it rides great so I went with "e's " rather than "D's " and what a difference it made. Really improves the stability on the rig over the " D's " . just a little info for ya Gary.
Dario
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* This post was edited 03/29/10 01:26pm by B-Plus *

2003 6.0 Chev Trail-lite B-Plus 225
2007 6.0 Chev 170 Roadtrek ( Daily Driver )
1976 Corvette

Posted By: cheeze1 on 03/29/10 02:57pm

The prodigal son returns!! Good to hear from you Dario! You don't have ALL of your fleet listed, btw.
So, the tires still have a letter designation? How many miles on the TL now?

Posted By: Orion_42 on 03/29/10 03:17pm

Dario, I had to blink twice when I saw you last posted picture. It looks like MY driveday!....though mine are a bit older. I have the Trail Lite and a gold-color Chevy hightop conversion van (wish it were a Roadtrek!) in the driveway, and a similar garage! I gues you are THE B+ expert with that fleet....nice!
Ron

Posted By: B-Plus on 03/29/10 08:02pm

Hello Ron and Chas, I have 44,000 miles on the Trail-lite and 21,000 on the Roadtrek and both run like a dream.
Your right Chas, If I had all of my Vehicles in the drivway they would not fit , my wife keeps telling me to thin my heard out!
Here's the 1980 Laredo CJ-7 I found sitting in a barn for 23 years, almost ready to take it out for a run.
Gary its an easy hook-up I found the battery wires to the coach and chassis right near the converter panel,its just a matter of identifying which is which and hooking them up to the gage.
Midnightsadie, I will try and find the diagram of the wiring I did but I think it will depend on what type and kind of meter you are going to purchase.

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Posted By: Gene in NE on 03/29/10 09:14pm

B-Plus (Dario) - Long time no hear. Nice to have you back. [emoticon]

2002 Trail-Lite Model 211-S w/5.7 Chevy (click View Profile)
Gene

Posted By: cheeze1 on 03/29/10 10:27pm

Dario, what kind of gauge did you use, and advice where to get it? AND does anyone know which wire is for the high beams in the engine compartment??

Posted By: burlmart on 03/30/10 06:52am

The gang's all here!

Seeing that many of you leave your B+s out in the elements, what can you say of the sun and rain effects on the rubber roof, the caulking, and the many plastic things (AC cover, skyligh, etc).

We pay $60/mo to store ours nearby and it is under a shed roof. I feel like it is worth it to protect the roof, but am not sure if I am over concerned.

Any opinions from you TL owners is appreciated?

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