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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2011 19:34:31 GMT 10
Hello Everyone! We have just been given a Franklin Trailmate camper. We are so excited about the work in front of us! Could anyone give me any details on it, even if it seems insignificant it will be excellent? The chassis # Y775. an obvious dot. Ideas on repairing the roof, we managed to fix the cable system now all 4 corners rise instead of 3. Much nicer. The winch does clunk as you get towards the top extension any ideas? The back end of the roof is rotten, we would like to remove it and rebuild.     We have an excavator that could do the lifting. We are a family of 4 and love the idea that we can throw in food, clothes & fishing gear and we’re out of here instead of the tent, ………. You know how it goes!!!!! Anyhow thanks for accepting me and hello to you all! Cheers Sonya |
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Post by bobt on Jun 27, 2011 20:26:52 GMT 10
Hi Trailmate
Welcome aboard. Don't know whether I would be excited about the work ahead of me but certainly would be excited to be given such a great camper..
It has to amaze one to think that some person welded that dot on the draw bar.. just how did they do it so perfectly?
I am sure someone with some real expertise will pop up and provide you with some advice. Like the age of her and what you may need to do to fix the 'clunk'
In the mean time how about some photos of the inside.
bobt
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Post by millard1399 on Jun 27, 2011 22:42:34 GMT 10
G'day Sonya, I think your camper is the first one of these that we've seen on the forum, so you're probably not likely to get much info out of our members. The only thing I can help you with is the chassis number. The "Y" prefix was used in 1977, and your number of 775 is fairly low in the total number of Franklins built that year, so your camper would have been built in maybe February or March that year. The 'dot' at the end of the number is also the first time I've seen a chassis number finished like that, so I'm not really sure what its significance is. Maybe it was the welder's last day before retiring, and he wanted to leave his mark on the last chassis he built. (I'm kidding, of course   ) Hopefully someone will come on here and help you with your other questions, but I fear you will more likely be on your own and have to muddle your way through the repairs. All the best. cheers, Al. |
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Post by craig on Sept 29, 2011 20:24:38 GMT 10
hi i thought i was the only person who owned one of these little gems i would be happy to answer any questions that you may have they are a graet thing just about to change the inside so the 4 of us can possiblely sleep inside
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 8:59:51 GMT 10
Hi Craig
Pleased to hear from you, sorry it has taken so long!
We have some work in front of us but it will be well worth it. As you know the roof has rotted out on the rear end. Any pics you have would be lovely.
Thanks
Sonya
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Post by kiwijim on Apr 18, 2012 9:39:04 GMT 10
Howdy Trailmate, Welcome to the forum, Having worked on various camper trailers over the years, I have had the unfortunate pleasure of having to repair every part of them at one stage or other. I am having a bit of a guess here regarding the "Clunk" you have in your van, If this noise you hear is evident every revolution of the winch handle, it points to Miss-alignment of the winch, the sound heard, could be the cable stacking up on one side of the winch drum and slipping off the pile so to speak, the only way to check this is to get someone to wind the handle while you look at the movement of the winch. If this happening, re-alignment of the winch Base will have to be done ,so the cable, when wound up will roll evenly over the full width of the drum, there will be 4 bolts on the flange base of the winch, loosen them, then move the drum slightly left or right to bring it back into line so that the cable is in the center of the drum. Hope this is of some help, As far as the roof repair goes, that's another bigger story. Cheers kiwijim  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2012 15:13:41 GMT 10
I bought 1 of these 3 days ago, on EBAY. I wish I hadn't, as it was really hard to get the two ends bolted up. Then it just wouldn't wind down. The timber around the top of mine is also rotting. Hopefully, it will be replaced with metal. I can't imagine 2 people staying in it at the same time, as they are very small. The registration papers say 1980, but the could be the year of first registration and not the year of manufacture. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2012 17:34:23 GMT 10
I can't work out how to get more than one photo on at a time. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2012 17:36:24 GMT 10
Inside No 2 Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2012 17:37:07 GMT 10
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Post by Steve Mashford on Feb 27, 2015 11:07:02 GMT 10
We also own a Franklin Trailmate and need to replace the winch wiring, has anyone got pics or a diagram of how the wires go please.
stenic72@internode.on.net
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Post by Narelle on Sept 19, 2016 18:08:31 GMT 10
We also own a Franklin Trailmate and need to replace the winch wiring, has anyone got pics or a diagram of how the wires go please. stenic72@internode.on.net Did u by any chance work out how to replace the winch wiring on your trailmate? I am having the same issues and can't find any information on how to do it. Thanks Narelle |
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Post by Mustang on Sept 20, 2016 7:05:37 GMT 10
We also own a Franklin Trailmate and need to replace the winch wiring, has anyone got pics or a diagram of how the wires go please. stenic72@internode.on.net Did u by any chance work out how to replace the winch wiring on your trailmate? I am having the same issues and can't find any information on how to do it. Thanks Narelle Hi Narelle, You are replying to an old thread? For info join our forum a make a thread in "Hall of Fame" there you can post images & ask questions. |
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