Great divide truck trailer model 9 SDS

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Hello I'm looking for information on a Great Divide Coach Model 9 SDS .

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Great divide truck trailer model 9 SDS Apr 14, 2015 16:05:43 GMT -8

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Post by genwolf on Apr 14, 2015 16:05:43 GMT -8

Hi I'm a total newbie looking for any information on this camper. It's currently at my neighbors where it has been sitting for almost 30 years. Once I can figure out how to transport it a few blocks I will begin the restoration. I've started collecting generic information in restoring campers but what I would really love is information specific to this camper and also any hints on transporting it. Is there a way to post pictures without using a url ?
Any assistance is much appreciated!
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Great divide truck trailer model 9 SDS Apr 18, 2015 7:35:54 GMT -8 genwolf likes this

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Post by vintagebruce on Apr 18, 2015 7:35:54 GMT -8

to VTT. If it is anything like this Great Divide camper in this you tube video. It looks like it is a pretty large slide-in. I think I heard the narrator say his is 11' long. You should be able to lower it onto a basic utility trailer 12' long (rented or borrowed) to transport it to where you will be working on it. Block and brace the side edges that would rest on the side edges of the truck bed. The one in the video has a nice interior layout. Most camper fabrication was similar be it a slide-in or pull behind. I wouldn't get too tied up in finding out the complete fabrication history of Great Divides before starting to have some fun on your rebuild. Follow the threads on this forum and you will be successful. And if it is as large as the one in the video I'd start looking for something like a Ford 350 to slide it into. Unless the word REDNECK brings a smile to your face and then you can consider putting it on a stout utility trailer and converting it to a pull behind (:u)

Good Luck!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LL0zUGbuuo

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Great divide truck trailer model 9 SDS Apr 18, 2015 20:58:37 GMT -8 genwolf likes this

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Post by bigbill on Apr 18, 2015 20:58:37 GMT -8

I take it this is a truck camper? if so is it sitting on jacks if so you can most likely rent a trailer and let it down and haul it home. It should have tie down brackets at each corner make sure you fasten it down securely and keep your speed down, as the cab over section will catch a lot of wind and cause some weird things to happen. A truck camper should not make contact any place on the truck except the floor of the bed and the very front of the bed. From the numbers I would assume it is a 9 foot unit if so it should ride on a heavy 1/2 ton p/u with no problems. If 10 foot or larger it will require a much larger truck. The cab over is not part of the measurement you just measure the part that fits in the bed of the truck from the front all the way to the rear including any rear overhang.

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Great divide truck trailer model 9 SDS Apr 30, 2015 15:22:54 GMT -8

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Post by vintagebruce on Apr 30, 2015 15:22:54 GMT -8

Ran across this Great Divide currently for sale on TCT...it is so big it looks like a Great Divide Hotel!

www.tincantourists.com/classified/showproduct.php?product=9254&title=1978-great-divide-truck-camper&cat=12#.VUK4WWd0xMs

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Post by bigbill on Apr 30, 2015 20:15:20 GMT -8

That appears to be a lot of camper to only weigh 2,000 pounds. But that is probably dry and empty. I think I would still want a dually under it, once it was loaded and if the wind was blowing.

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