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Posted By: Teacher's Pet
on 03/25/13 07:54pm
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I have tapped into the gas line for Olympian heaters at the stove twice. In our Intruder we had an "L" shaped kitchen, I drilled a hole at the floor thru the end of the cabinet behind the couch. The heater was mounted on the face of the "L", with a shutoff behind the couch. Our present Phaeton doesn't lend it's self to a mounted heater. Again I tapped the line before the stove with a "T", then ran a LP hose with LP ball valve and quick disconnect (QD) under the sink, which is in a slide. I then drilled a hole down thru the cabinet floor (on slide-out) exiting at the toe kick of the cabinet. The Olympian heater equipped with legs is attached to a QD 12' LP hose that is placed under the toe kick of the cabinet and the fascia of the couch. I plan for the Buddy heater's LP source again to be a "T" at the stove with hose access inside the sink cabinet or the rear seat of the dinette with a QD and valve. A 6'-8' LP hose with 1# cylinder adapter will attach to the heater. The "T" is nice to use since a simple cap at the "T" will make easy removal of the hose, valve and QD when the RV is sold. I use only prepared end LP rubber hoses, rather than flared copper tubing, so any vibration or corrosion can't damage the lines as with the copper.
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Posted By: 2wheelluge
on 04/12/13 08:25pm
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Well, we picked up our 2007 HR 213 last week, and the first thing I did was replace the radio in the cab (cuts are finally healing).
Tonight we pulled the big TV and found the usual falling batts of insulation and amalgam of wires. I have a couple of questions for those of you who have ventured into the cabover:
There are a couple of coax cables that run from the antenna block in the cabinet over to the driver side of the coach and behind the cabinet on the driver's side. What are they and where do they go?
What kind of replacement have you put in the space? I've seen some pix of cabinets, anyone have a plan?
That's all for now...
Dennis Siemsen
Cresco, Iowa
2007 Holiday Rambler Augusta 213 B+
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Posted By: Orion_42
on 04/12/13 09:52pm
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One should go to the outside cable inlet near the left rear side, the other should go to the roof antenna. If you have two going over to the left side, not sure what the second one is.
I ended up putting a 25" LCD TV swivel bracket mounted to the pillar between the front passenger seat and the right side coach window. That allowed me to use the entire overhead for storage.
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2001 Trail Lite B+ 211
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Posted By: Gene in NE
on 04/19/13 03:11pm
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2wheelluge - Sounds to me like "Orion_42" answered your question. Your model will be different than mine, but my model also has one of the cables go to the external co-ax connection for a possible campground signal and the other goes to the roof antennae. Both are connected at a "Y" connector (probably called a splitter) that then goes to the signal booster. From the signal booster there is a co-ax feed to the TV. If I connect to a campground signal, I have to shut off the sigmal booster.
My unit came from the factory with a 19" analog TV and I was able to remove the retaining wood block and roll-up door to remove the TV. I then inserted a false floor (1/2" plywood) including a mounted swivel. Then used the wood block to hold the false floor in place. I then fit a 19" flat panel digital television to the swivel mount.
Swivel mount is something like this, but it is mounted on my false floor and not to the wall -
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2002 Trail-Lite Model 211-S w/5.7 Chevy (click View Profile)
Gene
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Posted By: 2wheelluge
on 04/19/13 08:09pm
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Thanks for the idea for mounting the TV. I think for now we are going to run a cable to the dinette and just store it the rest of the time. After we've had the rig for awhile we can see where it works for us.
I get her back from the shop doing the safety check tomorrow. I plan to do some exploring and figure out where that extra wire goes.
If any of you who have made cabinets for that center section without the TV have any plans, let me know.
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Posted By: cheeze1
on 04/19/13 08:23pm
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I made a box for mine with plywood and glue. I just used the largest dimensions that would fit. My pix should be further back in this thread.
Chas Morristown, NJ
Trail Lite
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Posted By: burlmart
on 04/20/13 06:22am
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Center shelf slides out
Remove two screws from each side, one at top, and the two that secure the latch and the inner trapezoidal box cones out
2005 Trail Lite 213 B-Plus w/ 6.0 Chevy
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Posted By: 2wheelluge
on 04/21/13 07:08am
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Burlmart, that is pretty much what I want to do. Did you make all of this from scratch? How about the door?
Snowing outside now in Minnesota on April 21. Can you believe it?
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Posted By: 2wheelluge
on 04/21/13 07:12am
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Here is another query, since I have you all up...
We travel with recumbent bicycles. The largest is a Rans Screamer tandem with a 75 inch wheelbase. To transport this with the RV, we needed a Draftmaster hitch carrier. I found one used (1/4 the price of a new one) but the drawbar is too short to reach the receiver tucked under the plastic bumper. I am considering a hitch extender.
How have the rest of you towed with these rigs? Any problems or advice?
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Posted By: cheeze1
on 04/21/13 07:46am
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Mine is very similar to Burl's. Yes made from scratch. I top hinged my door.
Recumbents? I have a Lightning Phantom!
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