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Misterguru
02-19-2013, 11:00 PM
Hello all. I swore I would never own a travel trailer after LIVING in one for 2 years when I was a kid & dad was building our house.
But tonight I bought a 30' Gulf Stream Conquest with a short list of issues for a steal of a price. She needs a bath!
http://www.shootmyphoto.com/gulfstream.jpg
The MAIN thing I need to address is electrical. The last owner did not know how to light the heater so he plugged in electric space heaters and caused a problem in the 12v/120v inverter charger. Yeah, really!
Here is a pic of the board. There is a dark spot dead center near the two blue resistors in this picture
http://www.shootmyphoto.com/burnt.jpg
The entire box looks like this:
http://www.shootmyphoto.com/inverter.jpg
Please bear with me. I will have at least 27 more questions :D
02-20-2013, 07:11 PM
She needs a bath for sure and you will need a weight distribution hitch too... :wink:
Misterguru
02-20-2013, 07:54 PM
The seller told me the power converter was bad... but it works. Odd! But good.
Bath yes... maybe some paint from my airless sprayer too!
Weight distribution hitch? I always pulled an enclosed race car trailer without one. But I am open to the idea. The race car trailer pushed me around a lot with the weight bars on, pulled much better without.

Does anyone else reading this pull a similar travel trailer without weight bars?
02-21-2013, 08:58 AM
How much weight did you have on the tongue of your race car trailer and did you take the time to tuned the wdh ?

The tongue weight of the TT will be close to 800 - 1,000 lbs when loaded.
Misterguru
02-21-2013, 09:19 AM
Claude, I don't know on the racecar trailer. But a 4x4 Dodge and 30' TT is a common combo, and I am sure I should have a weight distribution setup, right?
02-21-2013, 10:35 AM
If your truck is a half ton (1500), yes, you will need a wdh.

Now, the wdh MUST be very well tuned to make sure it will work properley. With a 30' TT, I would also go with a Reese Dual-Cam system or an Equal-I-Zer hitch system. A simple anti-sway friction bar is not enough. I had the Reese Dual-Cam for 10 years with my previous 25' TT towed with my 2003 Pathfinder (107'' wheel base) and it was very stable.