jwilson2598
Adventurer
I got them from a site called adaptitusa.com. The owner at Manley recommended them to me as that who they used for custom builds in the shop, so I ordered through them. Took about a week to get them, very well made.
My new Manley ORV
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I got them from a site called adaptitusa.com. The owner at Manley recommended them to me as that who they used for custom builds in the shop, so I ordered through them. Took about a week to get them, very well made.
jwilson2598
Adventurer
I posted above, adapitusa.com. I see no reason why they wouldn't work with stock alloys, although they have more backspacing, so depending on tire width it might be closer.
I should update that, I went back and did some rewiring. The inverter is now behind the shutoff switch so that everything is completely cutoff when it's off.
jwilson2598
Adventurer
I was wondering the same myself. Last time I talked to Josh Manley there was a buyer in place, but I don't know if it was finalized and the sale went through.
brian90744
American Trekker
where can I get a 3 way ratchet strap for my spare wheel?? thanks=brian
jwilson2598
Adventurer
Brian,
I got it from Amazon. I'd offer it to you, but I sold it to a buddy last year for use in his Jeep.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HRII4TM/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1
brian90744
American Trekker
Thanks. I brought one=brian
mythinline
New member
Hi everyone. My name is JT, and I'm new here. I understand that Manley ORV was sold, but reached out anyway to inquire about trailer sales.
The return email included a company called Kinlife, which is a Chinese manufacturing firm.
I asked if the trailers were made in China, and received a response that the parts are sourced in China, and assembled in Alabama. They added that the parts/assembly are conducted in the same factories as before under Josh Manley.
Further investigation showed that the Alabama assembly is Chinese owned and headed by Glen Liu.
I'm not on board for paying $7000+ for a Chinese trailer. Can anyone tell me if the older models were built in Ohio or Alabama?
The return email included a company called Kinlife, which is a Chinese manufacturing firm.
I asked if the trailers were made in China, and received a response that the parts are sourced in China, and assembled in Alabama. They added that the parts/assembly are conducted in the same factories as before under Josh Manley.
Further investigation showed that the Alabama assembly is Chinese owned and headed by Glen Liu.
I'm not on board for paying $7000+ for a Chinese trailer. Can anyone tell me if the older models were built in Ohio or Alabama?
Mayhem-6
Observer
JT, the older models were made/assembled in Ohio. There was a budget option (about $1000 cheaper) for a Chinese sourced tub, but the frame, etc were still assembled in Ohio and the "pre-fab" tub was installed there.
No idea where/when Alabama came into play. They may have meant the Chinese source for the budget tub are the same ones used by Manley previously.
No idea where/when Alabama came into play. They may have meant the Chinese source for the budget tub are the same ones used by Manley previously.
jwilson2598
Adventurer
I can tell you for sure the older models were built/assembled in Ohio as I picked mine up at the shop. Interesting that a Chinese firm is now involved, and also not sure where Alabama came from. I also can't tell from that response if it means Josh is still involved or not. If he's not, I can't imagine they are in the same facility, since it was in the same shop as his iron works business.
mythinline
New member
Thank you Cedo and JWilson! The new owner doesn't inspire confidence. He is portraying everything to be the same...falsely in my opinion. It doesn't help that the new owner is conducting business from "Paisano274" at gmail with cc's to Kinlife representatives in China.
I've decided to look to the Morris Mule, or a used Manley trailer. I know a nice Manley is for sale on this forum.
jwilson2598
Adventurer
Should be plenty bright, I was too lazy to wait around for dark and see how it was, but based on others I've seen it'll be fine.
I finally got a chance to use them after dark, I was very pleased with the results.
capnjackcanon
Observer
Nice! I have been thinking of doing the same thing in our CVT, I ordered an led rope that is USB powered for mine, so I could have an easy disconnect setup.
jwilson2598
Adventurer
I bought some Monstaliner from a local Jeeper, and had been trying to get it done, but kept being busy or stupid hot. I had the realization that with a trip planned for next Thursday, that I better get going if I wanted it to get done and cured properly. With that in mind, I spent Sunday night taping off everything, and Monday afternoon doing a lot of sanding and prep work:
Once I got it all done and kids to bed, my loving wife who is far better at painting than me, rolled up her sleeves and started painting. Thanks to warm weather and 90% plus humidity, it only took about an hour for the first coat to dry and be ready for coat number two. We started around 9:30 and were finished up by 11:30, and gave the garage an hour of venting time with the blower fan on high.
Here it is as soon as we were done and tape pulled, but second coat was still wet:
Here it is the next day after fully drying:
I'm very pleased with the results, it has a nice texture and isn't too rough. It says ready for light use after 24-48 hours and fully cured for heavy use in 7 days. I figure I won't be loading it until next week for the trip, so it should be ready to roll by then.
Once I got it all done and kids to bed, my loving wife who is far better at painting than me, rolled up her sleeves and started painting. Thanks to warm weather and 90% plus humidity, it only took about an hour for the first coat to dry and be ready for coat number two. We started around 9:30 and were finished up by 11:30, and gave the garage an hour of venting time with the blower fan on high.
Here it is as soon as we were done and tape pulled, but second coat was still wet:
Here it is the next day after fully drying:
I'm very pleased with the results, it has a nice texture and isn't too rough. It says ready for light use after 24-48 hours and fully cured for heavy use in 7 days. I figure I won't be loading it until next week for the trip, so it should be ready to roll by then.
jwilson2598
Adventurer
Yes, we will be there again this year.