Another Conqueror Compact

[Hilldweller]

I couldn't resist also; add me to the list of happy campers.
Dean was a gentleman and demonstrated most of the functions; I'm new to this and needed the full tutorial.

I wish it were lighter; the Jeep isn't much of a powerhouse with its 3.8L V-6. The brake/blinker/charge wiring was a bit of a challenge and took 4 of us 2 hours to rig.
The charger didn't have a lead for alternator charging so we had to fish an additional wire. Conquerors have amber blinkers in the rear; not many American cars do anymore --- we had to eliminate them and wire the tails as blinkers. And the entire loom was too short and pulled out upon my first right turn. So we had to lop it out and put in a longer one.

But, that done, it was a euphoric drive home. I immediately ran over to the area of our subdivision that is still raw and ran the rig up and down some steep nastiness. The only rub was from the front trolley wheel --- has anybody relocated theirs?

Well, I'm still giddy. Here a couple of photos.

 

[Honu]

congrats

turn your trolley or nose wheel so it goes up next to the frame and it will get all the way up and out of the way

just loosen that one lever thing to move the main bar up should make sense when you play with it more

yeah trailer wiring was a bit strange !!!

as I say its a awesome trailer for us that want this style and its not perfect but no trailer is a few tweaks and you will be loving it more and more

the rear of my conqueror is all red with exposed water tank valves and exposed tent pole holders ? the pic of that garage shows the others dont look like my rear go figure

 

[Honu]

OH for the wiring of the trailer to the vehicle to charge you might want to do some heavy gauge wire and use anderson plugs
some google searches will find more

another fun site to poke around
http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=147

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

Major Congrats!!

You are gonna love the trailer. I look forward to meeting you some day and camping near the elk herd!


Dean is a great guy for any of you thinking of getting one of these, I encourage you to move now and quickly, ... once they are gone, ... they are gone!

Loosen you nose wheel, ... turn it facing to the rear of the unit, and it will tuck right up next to the frame truss. The only "bad" if you will, is the crank tower may interfere with your rear door swing.

Have fun exploring the unit tomorrow!

Dendy

 

[Hilldweller]

The only "bad" if you will, is the crank tower may interfere with your rear door swing.

It does; but the dog has enough room to get in and out. If I want full access, I have to disconnect the trailer.
Not much of a bother since the trailer is huge.
The possibilities are infinitesimal with this thing...

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

Another possible fix is to saw off the wheel, drill a hole in the bottom of the post, and get a wheel from Tractor Supply that uses a quick release pin. That way you can pull the wheel and the entire post and drop them in the nose cone while traveling. Then you have no wheel or post to worry about. I have thought about doing this but the need hasn't been that worrisome.
Dendy

 

[Hilldweller]

Another possible fix is to saw off the wheel, drill a hole in the bottom of the post, and get a wheel from Tractor Supply that uses a quick release pin. That way you can pull the wheel and the entire post and drop them in the nose cone while traveling. Then you have no wheel or post to worry about. I have thought about doing this but the need hasn't been that worrisome.
Dendy

That's a good idea. I also want to give a critical look at the coupler; if it looks flexed on the trails, a Lock-n-Roll is in order. Don't want to drop the trailer off a hill...
I'll have a youtube walk-around video as soon as it's done processing.

Don't tell the wife that I posted these unflattering photos of her...

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

Hah! My wife still doesn't know her pics are posted on the New Rig thread.
If she finds out, you guys may see my obituary!

The pics look great.

I am not positive that the rotation mount could not be ordered and bolted where the fixed mount goes. On the Conquest, it is a bolt on order.

BTW: You will kill the grass if you leave it set up for three days. I know from personal experience.

D

 

[Honu]

I will have to take some other pics of the rear end but I had this one around
but notice the dif of the water valves you can just see to both sides of my door to the tent stakes
and my lic plate is where the tent stake door is
also my lights are on the bumper and behind those diamond plate covers where my triangle reflector is, I have the holes for the lights behind them ???
also our tent cover is puffy cause we have a 80x81 inch sleeping bag two 3 inch thermarests and pillows up there

again sorry for the size it was what we had posted

 

[Hilldweller]

That tent pole holder is almost useless down there; you have to bend the license plate. It would help if there was a notch or hole in the bumper too.

Also looks like Dean repaired one of my water tanks... ...sloppily... I haven't filled them with water yet; ran out of time today.

Does anybody know where to get propane tanks to fit in the bracket? 10-pounders are too narrow and standard 11-pounders are too big around.

A little walk around video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALxGLVJY0QE

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

I noticed your lift struts were weak one the rear door with the spare tire. Mine are insane as they will almost launch you into the air, and is hard to close.
But it holds. Yours may simply be weak. You may need to address that as the door should lift pretty high (enough for you to have head clearance.)

Just sayin'

Dendy

 

[Honu]

I did the 11 lb and made my own little bail type straps ? not sure what to call them ? the metal rod material that holds them in I bent my own
I got the rod material at the hardware store

yeah the gas struts on mine are like watch out it will take your head off going up and have to hang on it to get them down ?


one other thing I did was the sleeping pad on mine I put down that non slip stuff that is like mesh rubber ? I got it at costco in a roll and put it down made it so that did not slip

 

[NothingClever]

Thanks for the great video, Hill.

One question....OK, I guess this is my 4th question now .

Can you stow the ladder and fold the end of the bed back during the day while the tent is deployed?

The reason I ask is because I'm thinking my wife will want to consolidate kitchen equipment and supplies on the covered / heated side for rainy / cold weather mornings.

Being able to stow the ladder and flip the end of the bed back would allow plenty of kitchen space under cover and / or with a tent heater ticking away.

 

[Honu]

That tent pole holder is almost useless down there; you have to bend the license plate. It would help if there was a notch or hole in the bumper too.

strange how the compacts are so dif in the rear end ?
my poles are lucky easy to get to and I got a small plate so super easy as its smaller than the flap ?

I wonder if you can cut a hole and put a flap on like mine ?

might have to do a video walk around thing with my setup was kinda cool

 

[NothingClever]

More chin scratchers....

Are the foam inserts easily removed and are they the same dimensions?

It would be pretty cool to switch one for one the foam inserts so that the wine is on the "outside" cabinet and the dish insert is on the "inside" cabinet. If it's raining or cold, it would prevent having to walk around to the outside to get dishes.