zb39
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Great pics of that area. Were you doing some mods or is that pic at the factory?
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Ste7of1
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Opened it up to install Seelevel II sensor on black tank and run new wiring and also modified the storage area under the dinette behind the door. Probably doubled the storage space although still quite limited, but, every bit helps.
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zb39
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here you go Mark
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We put a new 4 inch memory topper on the mattress. I also installed my 32 inch HD TV with a Polk sound bar and blue ray player. The blue ray is in the pantry and I ran all the wires thru there. Very clean install and I didn't even plug anything into the recepticle above the TV. I ran power from the basement up to the bottom of the pantry for the TV, DVD, and sound bar. Now I need to find a place to put the sub woofer. It is wireless but needs 110 power. Right now I am just storing it and will get it out when we want it. The sound bar is bluetooth so we an play music on it also. Leaving for a short trip tomorrow. Can't wait.
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Quick update....just got back from 4 day trip. I love my batts and inverter. At least 7 times on this trip we were pulled over and I was a little warm. Turn on AC just that easy. Same with microwave. I ran it as long as 2 hours on batts. No issue. I really like that feature. We were in a small town on main st. I was in eating, she was shopping. I heated up brats etc and ran the AC for an hour. LOVE IT!!!!!! I only used the 2k gen once and that was not very long because a huge storm came in and we moved behind a bldg. Wind was very strong.
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Bedlam
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Host sent out a kit to its owners to address two items:
1. Lack of main breaker off batteries
2. wire harness not sufficiently secured under passenger side slide
Here you can see my batteries connected to lines running into the generator compartment. There is no safety until it gets to the DC fuse box.
![[image]](http://i.imgur.com/kzRWZgll.jpg)
Adding a breaker in the battery box solves this problem. By mounting the breaker above the rivets on the back wall, the screw ends go behind the control panel in the generator compartment.
![[image]](http://i.imgur.com/IPjknGFl.jpg)
![[image]](http://i.imgur.com/hvMdkVKl.jpg)
The passenger slide mechanical bypass and wires in question sit under a cabinet floor on the Mammoth.
![[image]](http://i.imgur.com/HkNUnNml.jpg)
This floor is attached by one screw near the cabinet door. If you don't have the outside TV or external speakers, you will not see all of these wires.
![[image]](http://i.imgur.com/ETfXeuVl.jpg)
Those wires above are clear of the mechanism. The ones that need to be secured go to the master cutoff switch.
![[image]](http://i.imgur.com/vnanlsll.jpg)
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Bedlam
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Due to my wide headache rack on my flatbed deck, I could not move my camper as far forward as I wanted and could only get 8.5' on the deck. I still had plenty of room to scoot it forward, but the fresh water fill door couldn't be fully opened.
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By notching out the top of the fill door hinge, I can open, lift and remove the door now instead of having to swing it fully open. I considered just removing the door, but the bug splatter in that area may actually get into the fresh water tank vent or expose it to other contaminates.
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zb39
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Nice write up on the mod. I put mine in a few weeks ago. I know you have a ton of storage already, but the gap up front looks like another area for you. Any thoughts for that space??
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Bedlam
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That gap is much smaller. I now only have a 2x4 between the header rack and TC rubber bumper.
On side note to storage: All of the places I have contacted to build out TC side walls to enclose the wings have flaked on me. It must be their prime season and they are not hungry enough for my business. I have twice attempted to order storage boxes under the wings only to to have the companies come back and tell me that their supply count was off and they could not fill it - I really think their price was off (which is why chose them) and they didn't want to honor their goof. I'm looking at about $300/ea for four 48x18x18 utility boxes in steel or aluminum or can get poly-plastic boxes close to $200/ea in that size. There are a couple of 8' utility boxes available, but shipping is high due to the length and bulk.
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Bedlam wrote:Host sent out a kit to its owners to address two items:
1. Lack of main breaker off batteries
2. wire harness not sufficiently secured under passenger side slide
Here you can see my batteries connected to lines running into the generator compartment. There is no safety until it gets to the DC fuse box.
Adding a breaker in the battery box solves this problem. By mounting the breaker above the rivets on the back wall, the screw ends go behind the control panel in the generator compartment.
Got my
The passenger slide mechanical bypass and wires in question sit under a cabinet floor on the Mammoth.
This floor is attached by one screw near the cabinet door. If you don't have the outside TV or external speakers, you will not see all of these wires.
Those wires above are clear of the mechanism. The ones that need to be secured go to the master cutoff switch.
Got my kit in a couple weeks ago but it's still sitting in my shed. How long did it take you to do it all?
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