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Postby stumphugger » Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:22 am

I found a Little Guy trailer to buy yesterday. I was so preoccupied with the thought of having to pull it through Portland, Orygun yesterday that I didn't ask proper questions. I haven't done much on the highway trailer pulling, but the thing was excellent. I had one block to feel it out and then it was onto the interstate.

There is no detailed owner's manual. I got it home and realized that I don't know how to hook the battery up so the fan and lights work. No cord. Looks like there's a plug of some kind in the galley.

I do have a local RV guy who might know. But any help would be appreciated.

It is the 5 foot wide, 2009 model.
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Postby skulli69 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:42 am

115V hook up is located on drivers side just behind tire, the small black cap to left side of image
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the fuse block should be under the bed, driver side front

the battery should be mounted to the tongue, if you have the power package
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we bought ours new and found there is no real owners manual :shock:

as for the fan there is 3 cut off switchs, 1 is the in/out switch, 2 is the speed switch, 3 is the cover switch the cover needs be about 2 inchs up to release this switch.
hope this helps :thumbsup: :thumbdown:
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Postby stumphugger » Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:11 pm

Yup. It is the battery I am wondering about. I got the battery, and the pickup is wired to charge the battery, but I'm not seeing anything leading back from the battery to the trailer. I'll look closer. Thanks.
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Postby iplay10us2 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:37 pm

It should be underneath the frame area near the battery. It is most likely also cable tied to the wiring for the tail lights/turn signals.

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Postby caseydog » Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:49 pm

Call LittleGuy. They are very good about answering questions and helping customers figure out their trailers.......

1-866-489-4447

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Postby stumphugger » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:50 pm

My more experienced friends solved the problem. It was a broken fuse.
Everything works. We're ready for something. Thanks...
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galley support broken

Postby waky53 » Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:24 am

We recently bought a second hand little guy & after travelling on a rather bumpy piece of sand track on the way home the galley top supports have given way. (they only had very small angle brackets & screws have pulled out & the hinges bent & loosened.)

Has anyone made a modification to the structure of the galley top to better support it?

There was nothing on the top at the time so there was minimal weight on it.
I was thinking of putting some shelf brackets under the side supports to make them stronger or even a leg down to the floor.

Any ideas anyone?
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Re: galley support broken

Postby revbigjohn » Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:57 am

waky53 wrote:
Has anyone made a modification to the structure of the galley top to better support it?

There was nothing on the top at the time so there was minimal weight on it.
I was thinking of putting some shelf brackets under the side supports to make them stronger or even a leg down to the floor.

Any ideas anyone?


I think this is going to be a problem with mine too. It'll be interesting to see what others have done to strengthen this area up.
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Postby waky53 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:30 am

I decided to add 2 shelf brackets to each side of the galley supports & it is now probably strong enough now to sleep on!!
I had to notch out the existing support at the front to get the brackets in & of course on one side there was a fixing screw coming through that I had to grind off using my dremel tool. Luckily the brackets are plenty strong enough to hold it.
After straightening the hinges on the lift up table & putting in some better screws it all seems good to go.
Just waiting on the June long weekend to try it out now.
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Re: galley support broken

Postby iOpine » Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:55 pm

waky53 wrote:Has anyone made a modification to the structure of the galley top to better support it?


Quite a few folks have come up with different options for customizing and improving the galley top. I like the idea of installing a vertical bulkhead of 1/2" plywood to both support the counter-top and seal off the sleeping area so bugs can't get in there when the hatch is raised.

This thread includes a few ideas as well as links to other threads addressing the issue... http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=29801
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Postby warbird » Sat Sep 11, 2010 12:02 pm

Hi on the galley base topic, I ran a jigsaw across the cooking area flap about halfway from the bulkhead & the rear, this makes it much easier to get at items below without having to move everything off the surface before being able to lift the flap!
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