I am so excited! Bought our fiver yesterday!!! It is not a "million dollar baby" but it suits us and I fell in love with it! After looking at thousands....I was happy to finally find a nice well kept, clean unit in our humble price range and the best part was that it was fairly close to home. :) She is all paid for...no payments for us!
Our unit is in almost in pristine condition for the year....looks like it was hardly ever used, not much wear and tear and owned by an elderly couple that evidently did not use it much. I loved the layout and closet/cupboard space, has a corner walk in shower that was a must have for us, 2 slides, and all the nice amenities that we were looking for. I was excited to see bigger axels..these are the biggest axels that I have seen on ANY of the campers we looked at...I am most happy about that!
She is a 2004 Sunnybrook 31BWFS. I am so happy and excited to get her packed up and get on our way!
(PS: That is not our truck in the picture....we don't have a hitch yet. Our truck is a white F250 diesel super duty! :)
-- Edited by MaryBee on Friday 17th of February 2012 07:04:28 AM
MaryBee said
08:16 AM Feb 17, 2012
TheHarveys wrote:
Excellent! You gotta love it when a plan comes together!
I know...isn't it wonderful? I told the DH if things fall into place IT IS MENT TO BE!
Can't pick her up till next week, so we are madly trying to find a hitch so we can pull her home ourselves!
-- Edited by MaryBee on Friday 17th of February 2012 08:56:42 AM
53 Merc said
03:15 PM Feb 17, 2012
Outstanding!! You got one of the better rigs made in that era of Sunnybrook. About 2007 they started trying to get into different lines and the quality went straight down. Ours is a Mobile Scout made by Sunnybrook (same thing as a Titan which yours is). We have an additional slide and is the same length as yours. One word of caution unless you are aware of it, check the tires closely. That year they used Goodyear Marathon and there have been many instances of blowouts because your rig is heavy. Also, if you ain't handy, get the brakes and wheel bearings serviced. In '04 they sometimes used EZLube wheel bearings and sometimes NevRLube bearings. Both are good systems. Again, congrats on a good find, and much happy camping.
MaryBee said
03:22 PM Feb 17, 2012
53 Merc wrote:
Outstanding!! You got one of the better rigs made in that era of Sunnybrook. About 2007 they started trying to get into different lines and the quality went straight down. Ours is a Mobile Scout made by Sunnybrook (same thing as a Titan which yours is). We have an additional slide and is the same length as yours. One word of caution unless you are aware of it, check the tires closely. That year they used Goodyear Marathon and there have been many instances of blowouts because your rig is heavy. Also, if you ain't handy, get the brakes and wheel bearings serviced. In '04 they sometimes used EZLube wheel bearings and sometimes NevRLube bearings. Both are good systems. Again, congrats on a good find, and much happy camping.
Good to know Ken...thank you! I believe the tires are Good Year but not the originals. I think they are Wranglers and are fairly new but when we get her home we will look into it further. I am sure my dh will check things out a bit closer but glad to know we got a decent unit! Any tips are WONDERFUL...this is why I love this litte group!
Jim01 said
03:48 PM Feb 17, 2012
Congratulations!!!!
Looks like a very well maintained unit. Should give you many miles/years of service.
Jim
TheHarveys said
03:57 PM Feb 17, 2012
Excellent! You gotta love it when a plan comes together!
MaryBee said
06:17 PM Feb 17, 2012
53 Merc wrote:
Outstanding!! You got one of the better rigs made in that era of Sunnybrook. About 2007 they started trying to get into different lines and the quality went straight down. Ours is a Mobile Scout made by Sunnybrook (same thing as a Titan which yours is). We have an additional slide and is the same length as yours. One word of caution unless you are aware of it, check the tires closely. That year they used Goodyear Marathon and there have been many instances of blowouts because your rig is heavy. Also, if you ain't handy, get the brakes and wheel bearings serviced. In '04 they sometimes used EZLube wheel bearings and sometimes NevRLube bearings. Both are good systems. Again, congrats on a good find, and much happy camping.
Just checked the tires and they are new Goodyear Wranglers 10 ply. Do you know how to tell exactly what size axles we have? They look to be pretty heavy duty 8 lugs. The camper says 6,000 lb but honestly they look to be atleast 7,000 lb. IMHO.
53 Merc said
09:29 PM Feb 17, 2012
Most of them in that age group are 7K axles. To know for sure, crawl under and check the tags on the axle. Or, call Sunnybrook and ask engineering what they are. You will need the VIN before you call.
2riker2go said
02:21 PM Feb 18, 2012
Congratulations! :) Looks like you found a great rig! I would love to see more pics of the interior when you get a chance to post some. :)
MaryBee said
02:31 PM Feb 18, 2012
I need to get a hitch for this now! Can anyone point me in the right direction for hitches for a good price? I need a slider hitch cuz we have a short box on our Ford (its a crew cab).
I can't afford a "top of the line" hitch but just want a good middle of the road suggestion.
Bob and Cheri said
03:21 PM Feb 18, 2012
MaryBee - nice looking home on wheels. Hope to see you on the road here in the GR area. Or up North.
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
12:29 AM Feb 19, 2012
When I went hitch shopping we were in a rush too. We have to have a slider with the Carrilite front and the Dodge shortbox. What I found was a Pullrite SuperGlide Industry standard. The price was the same as a Curt Q20 with slider. The Pullrite has a full pivoting head which makes hook up alot easier. The downside is that you do have rails mounted in the bed.
I am so excited! Bought our fiver yesterday!!! It is not a "million dollar baby" but it suits us and I fell in love with it! After looking at thousands....I was happy to finally find a nice well kept, clean unit in our humble price range and the best part was that it was fairly close to home. :) She is all paid for...no payments for us!
Our unit is in almost in pristine condition for the year....looks like it was hardly ever used, not much wear and tear and owned by an elderly couple that evidently did not use it much. I loved the layout and closet/cupboard space, has a corner walk in shower that was a must have for us, 2 slides, and all the nice amenities that we were looking for. I was excited to see bigger axels..these are the biggest axels that I have seen on ANY of the campers we looked at...I am most happy about that!
She is a 2004 Sunnybrook 31BWFS. I am so happy and excited to get her packed up and get on our way!
(PS: That is not our truck in the picture....we don't have a hitch yet. Our truck is a white F250 diesel super duty! :)
-- Edited by MaryBee on Friday 17th of February 2012 07:04:28 AM
I know...isn't it wonderful? I told the DH if things fall into place IT IS MENT TO BE!
Can't pick her up till next week, so we are madly trying to find a hitch so we can pull her home ourselves!
-- Edited by MaryBee on Friday 17th of February 2012 08:56:42 AM
One word of caution unless you are aware of it, check the tires closely. That year they used Goodyear Marathon and there have been many instances of blowouts because your rig is heavy. Also, if you ain't handy, get the brakes and wheel bearings serviced. In '04 they sometimes used EZLube wheel bearings and sometimes NevRLube bearings. Both are good systems.
Again, congrats on a good find, and much happy camping.
Good to know Ken...thank you! I believe the tires are Good Year but not the originals. I think they are Wranglers and are fairly new but when we get her home we will look into it further. I am sure my dh will check things out a bit closer but glad to know we got a decent unit! Any tips are WONDERFUL...this is why I love this litte group!
Congratulations!!!!
Looks like a very well maintained unit. Should give you many miles/years of service.
Jim
Just checked the tires and they are new Goodyear Wranglers 10 ply. Do you know how to tell exactly what size axles we have? They look to be pretty heavy duty 8 lugs. The camper says 6,000 lb but honestly they look to be atleast 7,000 lb. IMHO.
have a short box on our Ford (its a crew cab).
I can't afford a "top of the line" hitch but just want a good middle of the road suggestion.
What I found was a Pullrite SuperGlide Industry standard.
The price was the same as a Curt Q20 with slider.
The Pullrite has a full pivoting head which makes hook up alot easier.
The downside is that you do have rails mounted in the bed.