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Really wish I could go I had another trip planned the same weekend. I was thinking about coming across and going in for a day but it’s just too far (3 1/2 hr) of a drive from where we are going!
Pictures before cleaning up my spare tcase.
I tore it all down and cleaned it all up, started putting it back together tonight with the 4.7 gears and twin sticks. It’s actually really fun. The hardest part is taking it out of the truck and putting it back in.
Twin sticked 4.7 case is in. Gotta get oil tomorrow and test it. The only thing I’m worried about is being in 2nd, 3rd and 4th low driving around the trail. 1st high is usually too high maneuver things delicately but now 1 and 2 low will be too slow. I guess that’s one benefit to dual case is keeping your stock low.
Welded up the pintle, I have a big bolt to go through the top. I ran two big beads along the length of the hitch so it’s plenty strong, plated the bottom too. Sure does rattle a lot oh well.
How’d those 4.7s work for you on your first trip out?
Side note to dual cases, another benefit being an even lower than 4.7 when in low-low.. think it’s like 5.20:1 or close to that. I’ve never driven dual stock cases, but I’m sure it’d be pretty legit as well haha. Purely a mathematic viewpoint, no experience to add.
For the trailer, are there any on-road behaviour that are undesirable other than the rattling when using a pintle hook? I’ve seen the crazy triple pivot hitches the Aussie’s use, but wondering if it’s overkill in the name of Professionalism.
Hey! The 4.7s were so good I’m beyond impressed with them especially when hauling the trailer in. It made it so much more manageable. There was no time on this trail where I wanted low actually. I’ve driven stock duals and it’s nice too, especially on moderate trails where stock low is enough. When I was in low I’m cruising in 3,4 and 5th gear a lot which kinda sucks. It was very hilly and rocky so when I needed to go back into gear 2 it was easier to keep the truck in low.
The pintle did what I wanted, it is loud but I would have broken the stock ball coupler for sure.
It doesn’t seem to change onroad behaviour really.
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Thanks for the pintle trail review! I swear my parents had that same pop-up tent trailer when I was a wee-little one, but I don’t recall the roof crank coming out the passenger side there. Ours could have been an older model, but the colour scheme slapped me right in the face as being incredibly familiar.
Sweeet Sami you wheeled with! Those wheel wells look stuffed with 28’s, 29s maybe? Love it!
I’m really really happy with the trailer, I’m glad it matches the 80s theme too. The couple that I got it from in Toronto used it once a year for 30 years and they kept pretty good care of it given it’s age. They always stuffed it full of dryer sheets so it smells nice and has no bugs. It’s no comparison to tenting or even a RTT in my opinion. There’s just so much more space and comfort but it does definitely have maneuverability downsides.
With that said if you can go slow and smooth enough it followed my truck down some pretty awesome obstacles. The pintle hitch was worth it considering it only took an hour to convert. I’m certain the ball and coupler would have met it’s limits and it would have broken for sure.
I think the samurai has 27 or 28s I’m not even sure. I wish you could see the setup to drive it. Funny story: it caught fire before our trip and it burned up the throttle cable and clutch cable but it still ran. so 2 days before we left the owner made no ones. The clutch was a long shhifter that came right off the tranny, it looked like a really tall big rig shifter and mounted on the top was a bicycle brake and cable that operated the throttle. So you had to clutch and throttle with your right hand and shift the shifter with the other and steer. I wish I got a video.
That Sami sounds like a rigged wonder beast. Wonder how tough it was to drive, doesn’t sound very intuitive haha. Makes for good fun though, and prolly an interesting learning curve.
I’ve been trying to get a RTT for a couple years, now that the girls are getting bigger, not sure if it’ll work for the 4 of us. Just like at home, I might be the one voted out of bed, and I’d still be sleeping on the ground.
All I can say is I have 1300 bucks into my camper, with the tires lift and sliders. It’ll sleep six people with the table folded down. And you have the option of having a table if it rains. Without having to set up any kind of tent or shelter. It takes 5 mins to set up and less if your wife helps hahaWho would have ever thought that those Bolers and air streams would be worth as much as they are today!
The wife wants a Boler but they’re so tall they wouldn’t work for tight trails.
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