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Postby SouthernGirl » Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:44 pm

HI all. I've been lurking here for a bit and finally registered today. I have gotten the bug to get my very own teardrop which sounds perfect for my purposes.

I'm 50ish, single and a cyclist (legs not motor). It just sounds perfect to put the bike in the bed of the truck and the teardrop on the back and head out. My prospective TV doesn't have much in the way of horses, Ford Ranger, so the lighter the better. I've camped when I was young, so pretty well know what I'm getting myself into. But I've never towed any kind of trailer so that's where my stupid questions will come in later.

BTW, I'm in Middle Tennessee

Thanks in advance for all your help, plus all you have already given while I've been lurking.

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Postby Darren » Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:48 pm

Welcome Susan. If you have stupid questions, we have stupid answers. :D
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Postby hursttool » Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:49 pm

welcome to the site SG all the good folks here is very helpful, and will even through in some good ideas about the build.. they have helped me already alot :D :applause:
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Postby SouthernGirl » Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:58 pm

Thanks!

Won't be building, hafta buy. Between time and abilities, building is probably beyond me.

Is anybody here the seller of this one on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... :IT&ih=015
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Postby Mary K » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:14 pm

Hello and welcome the the playground, as Auntie M will say... :lol: You have found a VERY Cool corner of the Internet! These folks are awesome!
I can not help you on the ebay seller, but I do wish you Luck on you quest to purchase an Teardrop. Hope you have great adventures. Remember to keep us posting and take lots of :pictures: for us :thumbsup:

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Postby SouthernGirl » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:20 pm

I'll take pics when I get one. Right now all I could post would be bicycle pictures, :lol:

Man, ya'll have big smilies!
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Postby Mary K » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:01 pm

SouthernGirl wrote:I'll take pics when I get one. Right now all I could post would be bicycle pictures, :lol:

Man, ya'll have big smilies!


:lol: :lol: Big things come in small packages...like Teardrops!! :thumbsup:

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Postby sid » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:18 pm

Hey Susan,

I'm in Smyrna, and if you'd like to come by and look at one, let me know. I just finished a BenRoy and have a 2006 5x8 Silver Shadow Yoder Toter for sale.

Welcome to the forum!

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Postby rbeemer » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:48 pm

Susan,

We will accept cycling pictures...Everybody has to start somewhere. My first picture was of the baby crib I built 8) :lol:
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Postby SouthernGirl » Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:03 pm

Hey Sid, I'm in Lebanon. We are neighbors. I may come check things out. Why are you selling the Yoder? just get the building bug?

I do have some Nifty pics from last weekends ride.
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Postby sid » Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:27 pm

SouthernGirl wrote:Hey Sid, I'm in Lebanon. We are neighbors. I may come check things out. Why are you selling the Yoder? just get the building bug?

I do have some Nifty pics from last weekends ride.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff26 ... o-edit.jpg

I started out posting the pic but it was too big.


We are selling it because we built a 5x8 BenRoy. We built a 4x8 cubby 2 years ago and found it to be a little small. A lady friend of ours fell in love with it and we sold it to her. I did not have time to build another tear then, so we bought the Yoder Toter as a hold over until we could get around to another build. We are just finishing up the 5x8 BenRoy (DragonFly) now. I always have to have a project going on. There is absolutly no problems with the Yoder Toter, have never had a water leak and it pulls great. I used the old matresses in the new one we built, so I have new matresses for the Yoder Toter.

We take the DragonFly on its Maiden Voyage tomorrow to AEDC in Tullahoma! Should be back Friday or Saturday.

Let me know if you'd like to come by, we'd be glad to show both of them.

PS: Sorry I can't look at your pictures, but that site is blocked here at work.
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Postby Mike C. » Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:29 pm

Hi Susan,

Glad to have another woman member. :thumbsup:

Hope you jump in and join the conversation and have fun. :D

And as soon as you get your trailer, be sure and post pictures.
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Postby deputydogrick » Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:30 pm

Susan
Welcome to an adventure, may your journey take you to distant exciting places. As a note I bicycle also so I installed a hitch on the back of my TD to hold my bike carrier. Good luck
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Postby SouthernGirl » Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:50 pm

Rick, I have my bike carrier in the back of the pickup. I have carried the bikes everywhere already!

Sid I will take you up on that soon. What's the weight on the yoder?
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Postby sid » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:21 pm

Dry weight is 760 pounds.....

Just let me know. I will PM you my phone number.

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