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05-10-2010, 05:18 AM
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Registered User
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,198
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My new toad!!!
We picked up this wrangler a couple weeks ago, and after a certain amount of work (she has 212000 miles!!) she's ready to follow us on our travels.
Tow bar is a blue ox alladin, with blue ox uniuversal brackets bolted to an Olympic heavy duty bumper.
For the wiring, I got "cute" the jeep all ready had a 4 inline trailer towing coonnector in back, so I just made up a jumper wire. A 6 pin round connector mount on the front bumper, wire snakes around to the back, where I plug it right into the existing 4 inline plug! Works great.
And yes, the towbar sits level, the MH was on the jacks when I took the pics.
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05-10-2010, 05:28 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Coastal Campers
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Marathon, Florida
Posts: 2,909
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I'm jealous. We have been kind of half heartedly looking for a Wrangler to be our toad. Can't for the life of me figure out why they cost so much though. A box with 4WD They are pretty cool so I guess you shell out the bucks or drive something else.
Looks like it is in great shape Jim. What year is it? I see you got the hard top too.
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2004 Winnebago Vectra 40KD
Shep dog, R.I.P. Kenzie dog Toad 2015 Jeep Wrangler Willys Wheeler
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05-10-2010, 05:32 AM
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Newark, DE
Posts: 25,898
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Looks good.
If the mileage is not a misprint, then I'd say it's just getting broke in.
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Adios, Dirk - '84 Real Lite Truck Camper, '86 Wilderness Cimarron TT, previously 4 years as a fulltimer in a '07 DSDP
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05-10-2010, 06:12 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,496
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Congrats, looks very clean, best toad..I'm on my second one.
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Del & Lori 2007 Diplomat 40PDQ - 2020 Grand Cherokee TrailHawk Hemi Toad, M&G Brake System, Blue Ox.
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05-10-2010, 07:08 AM
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Registered User
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,198
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Thanks guys. And right you are about the pricing...lol.
She's a 2000 model year, 4.0 engine, automatic, working a/c, tilt, cruise, am-fm-cd with speaker bar in the roll cage, and both tops.
Paid $6000, less the second set of wheels and tires that I all ready sold for $700, and the meyer snowplow that is still for sale.
Plus... $700 or so for parts, shocks, bumpers, wiper motor, front u joints and front hubs.
I found the alladin on Craigslist for $300, bought the brackets new for $85
She runs great and goes down the road pretty nicely, for a jeep.
Can't wait to get out west with this package in July!!!
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05-10-2010, 08:21 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,875
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You can't beat the 4.0 straight six for longetivity, torque and downright dependability. Congrats on joining the Jeep Toad club!
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2001 National Tradewinds 7370 300 Cat
2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport
Officially fulltiming. The Journey Begins
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05-13-2010, 04:40 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: San Jose, Ca.
Posts: 1,334
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Looks good. Nice setup
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Rick and Julia
2005 Dolphin 5376, W24, Solid Body Paint, Koni FSD's
Looking for a new toad
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