Our "New to Us" Winnie

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Re: Our "New to Us" Winnie

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jon_d wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2025 4:28 pm It will be expensive. Esp if they have to start rewiring sites.
:lol: We will probably plug in the Winnie, then an extension cord to the MG4. As long I don't draw more than the 15 amps, that is what they supply and charge like a wounded bull to use, so I'll use it. If they were clever, they would put a meter at each site WiFi linked back to the office so they know how much power to charge ...... In the past, the powered site has been a great money spinner for them, now RV's can actually use the 15 amps for the 24 hrs, it might not be so good anymore .....

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Just returned home with the trailer and .... ummm ...... actually having the MG4 here and the trailer here ..... and running the tape over each ...... umm ..... if I take mobility scooter cage off the front, remove all the railing and put it outside the trailer floor area, and remove the wheel chocks and add about 700mm of extension up each side ...... and a good coating of vasoline on the inner trailer guards ..... it'll fit :roll:
The measurements Pickles put up for the trailer included the mobility scooter box, the width of the track on the MG4 fits on the trailer, the body is another 750mm extra each side ......

Needless to say, an MG4 isn't as small as they look :o The Jimny would fit front to back without modification, including the bullbar and winch, and enough room to walk around when it was on the trailer ..... :oops:

Hmmmm..... and I don't have a big angle grinder, or a welder, or a spare week to do it ......

8:45am at the eye hospital for the cataract job, so that is at least Monday crossed off .... that leaves 12 days before I have to be in Sydney ...... ummm ..... either I need a hat big enough for a few rabbits, or Margaret will have to drive the MG4 over and I do the trailer mods over there ....... I'll go online and look for big hats ....

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Re: Our "New to Us" Winnie

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Please, please don't do a Hyundai Taggerty trick on the brand new MG.

Take a minute or two to think about all the things that could go wrong first.
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Jon,
Have faith!
T1 has it all mapped out.

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

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jon_d wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:23 pm Please, please don't do a Hyundai Taggerty trick on the brand new MG.

Take a minute or two to think about all the things that could go wrong first.
Found the hat, can't find any rabbits :roll: Started trying to cut the railings and guards off the trailer with the 5" battery grinder ...... about 3 cuts later I realised just how futile that was .... made a run for the Murray Bridge Bunnings before they closed, forgot the phone and it has the cards in it ..... After an hr of trying to get a phone order payment through, what with their EFPOS mucking up and not being able to get through to Margaret on the phone, a text message finally got through so Margaret could ring their landline ..... and a win ...... Hopefully tomorrow will be a tad more successful, might have to bite the bullet and buy a welder after all ..... I was holding out, hoping to get one of the new laser welders .... but spent all my money on the ...... trailer :roll:

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Maybe you should have just resurrected Jim the Junior Jeep. I didn't think there was too much wrong with him. Then you wouldn't have to massacre the trailer, just drive him on.
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😢
I miss JtJJ!
Wanna get an updated 5-door version, (need to accommodate two greyhounds) but SWMBO is happy with the Supercar (Turbocharged 1.1 litre 3 cylinder Suzuki Baleno).
First car we’ve owned with some decent acceleration!
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We also have a baleno ray.
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Speaking of incredible acceleration for the money the MG4 is hard to match ..... and so far has cost nothing in fuel :D
Jim requires quite a bit of work, the roof lining replaced, that means a major strip out inside, the ignition key/remote replaced, needs to go to a specialist locksmith for that, the left hand rear window replaced, shattered in the fire and that is what damaged the roof lining, the left hand tail light replaced because it is melted, the left hand rear wheel guard strapped and resprayed along with the rear bumper .... and of course, the original problem, the auto transmission rebuilt ..... so, not an easy fix to return it to the road, then we need to go through the dramas of getting it registered .... We no longer have any rego papers, so we don't have proof of ownership or the rego papers signed over to us ....... None of those things are insurmountable, but all time consuming.

As far as reselling the trailer, I paid way too much for it, so I'd never get that back, and now I no longer have the money to get the new one made ..... still thinking on what the next move is as far as that goes.

We bought the MG 4 because it will meet a number of objectives, cheap to run .... free a lot of the time, can act as a large storage battery when we have a lot of solar or if we have no solar for a long period .... we can drive it into a town and buy supplies as well as fill the battery to bring it back to the Winnie ...... and hopefully provide the back up battery power to avoid ever having to go into a caravan park again ..... or at least a low priced one for the one or camp ground if absolutely needed.

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Re: Our "New to Us" Winnie

Post by BruceS »

Terry I have a couple of questions for you.
Is the trailer axle round or square?
Do you know what size axle?
Do you have a 'rough' idea on how much more distance you need between the mudguards on it to clear your MG by about 5" each side?
Does it look like you could undo the "U" bolts on the axle or are they rusted & rock solid?
It has electric brakes? Yes?
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