New Trak Shak setup pics

Yep and even comes with an operator!!!!!

Are they the two handle bits that are up inside the awning canvas???

Is that what you are supposed to pull it out with????

Yes they are, but in the brochure, they tell you to stand on the rear door, and just yank..

I am telling you that the broom method is about 500% easier.
No chance of a back, of a fooffer injury, and no chance you can rip out one of the handles..

Easy setup, and just as quik ..

Cheers Bucky

So, for the avoidance of doubt (as the lawyers say), is the suggestion that you put a broom under the 2 sections of frame that are at the drawbar end when folded then pull the whole lot up from the other end as per the instructions? My wife usually lifts the frame whilst I pull on the awning. Without the lift when I've had to do it myself is difficult because I don't have enough leverage (or body mass).

Adrian

Yeah im not quite following the whole broom but either????

Do you lift up the front and support it with a broom and then go round and pull on the handles or put the broom on the inside as suggested by adrian and pull it out like that.

Matt

Matt,

"Do you lift up the front and support it with a broom and then go round and pull on the handles " - this is what I was trying to describe but obviously created even more confusion rather than reducing doubt!!

Adrian

Matt
Flip over the other bed.
Go to the front of the Trakkie.
With the head end of the broom, place it under the hoops.
Hold the handle, and lift the hoops up, resting the stick bit back on the trailer, near the centre fold, but actually on the trailer body, and not on the bit that holds the canvas.
That means that its partially lifted.
Go to the rear of the trailer and pop it open.

Just as quick, and for old farts, a hell of a lot easier..

I can do a video for you, if I have not explained things properly

Cheers
Bucky

Yeah thats what i thought you meant.

Matt

John

Did your Trak Shak come with all the fuel and water containers if so did you find the tie down method ok or do they bounce around.

Matt

You gotta love that !

People just waddle over

Everywhere we go its the same,,

Then we get invited to look at other traveler's set-up's,,and it is from there we learn..
Amazing there is seldom the perfect setup,, just a lot of compromises.
But with all the room of the Trak Shak,,,,, who really cares

Cheers
Bucky

Matt

No mate I bought the jerries for diesel and water and don't have any problems with the method of securing them - an ocky strap from the rail up behind the jerries and round the metal bar and on to the frame under the jerries. Oh and I don't use the gas stove Matt - a Coleman dual fuel. So I took the gas holder off and fitted a metal box to hold my gennie - had that built locally by 1 of the sheetmetal places in town. So only 9 jerries can fit on the Trakkie - dam - only 9 of them hehe. What I'm doing and where I'm going dictates whether they are water or fuel

Bucky,

Yep mate - amazing how the Trakkie can draw a croud, and yes you have to love all the room inside and out. And again yes - even the trakkie is a compromise but then again life is just that anyway.

Cheers

Willie

I have already thought about that,but i want to load stuff under the boat then put the boat on. What troubles did you have getting it up and down.

We are a young couple (late 30's) and found it reasonably easy.

Matt

Matt ,

It was nearly impossible to get the straps / ropes tight when we tried to load the boat upwards from the ground onto the folded out rack .

I guess you could re-tighten them when you have it up there in the closed position .

We used to put the tinnie upside down , lean the bow against the locked / closed rack at the rear of the camper , lift stern and slide it on .

After a while I actually changed from ropes / straps to gunnel clamps on my 3.7m Dart - far much more better but !

Cheers ,

Willie .

Bucky

The setup is new to me so what i have done so far is just set them both to 0 degrees and with a fully charged 115 a/hr battery they will run for around 28 hours straight.I will be charging during the day from a 15 amp smart charger and will work out how much is required (time wise) to give the battery enough charge to keep them going .

Any ideas

Matt