DPO/DSB FITTING INSTRUCTIONS
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| Fitting the DPO / DSB is very easy. Best thing to do is get a 6 pack, and ask a mate to come around to help one arvo. Just slide the kitchen in, up against the side of the trailer. Put the black timber 'paka' up against it, leaving about 2 mm room, (also 2 mm between the kitchen and the wall of the trailer) Mark it with a texta, at the front, the back and in the middle |
then drill the 3 holes. You need to have a look under the trailer, to make sure you're not drilling into a cross beam, or a water tank etc. That's what your mate is for, if you make a mistake, you can blame him. ( or in my case, apprentices, I've done that, drilled into the water tank. ) you just want to drill thru the floor only. |
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| Hold the paka, and get your mate to crawl under the trailer to screw it up. any timber screws will be fine. If for some reason the kitchen/ storage box is a bit tight, the paka is only timber, and can be planned down a bit if needed. We only allow about 8 mm clearance across the whole width of the trailer. If the trailer is a bit out , or your measurement :) , then there is plenty of room in the paka to take a bit off. You can then blacken it again with some spray can paint. |
Here's my secret tip. If you use some silicon spray, it will make the storage box/ kitchen slide much easier. Just spray it on the floor of the trailer, only on the sides (the boxes doesn't run on the front or back plastic skids, only the sides. ) so just spray the outside 50 mm. I use electrical silicon spray, but any dry silicon spray will work. Well that's about it. All done. Pretty easy hey. You simply don't need expensive bearing runners. This system is simple, and works extremely well. |
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| See here, the storage box, if pulled out, will drop a fair way before it counterbalances against the bedbase. (this is only for trailers with sides higher that 450 ) this is no good. So |
There is a 'back paka' supplied. Screw it on as shown. (screws are provided )This will make contact with the bedbase much earlier, and stop the storage box tipping down |
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| See here the difference. Much better! This is without the legs even. You may have to watch out the back paka doesn't counterbalance where the lift up panels in the bedbase are. ie, you might have to move it to one side or the other. |
The storage box comes with one divider. You need to fit this according to where it best suits your gear. Just screw it on ( the screws are under the bit of masking tape ) but make sure you get it nice and square. It will also help to support/stiffen up the sides of the box. |
SETTING UP THE DRIFTA PULL OUT
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| Once you've fitted the package deal, (see fitting instructions ) then you're ready to use it. Open the tailgate, and lift out the SDSB |
Pull the DPO out just enough to clear the drop down legs. |
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| Swing them down, until they click in place. Then adjust the leg length. (the arrow shows where the legs will 'click' in place, to lock them down. ) |
Now pull the kitchen out most of the way, stopping around where the vertical hinge for the cupboard is. (arrow) you won't need the second set of legs. |
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| Now you can lift up the 'folding end' piece, and clip it into place. |
Drop the front down, lift the lid up, and it's ready to use. |
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| Your stove goes in the recessed area. It's best to put some non slip matting under here. Or even a neat piece of cardboard . as it gets dirty it can be replaced. Under the sink is good storage for frying pan, chop board etc. To the right of that, is good for saucepans etc. |
Here is the cupboard. It can be used for dry food, ie packets / tin cans etc. It has a shelf a bit above half way down. It is fixed in place, as it is structural. See the brass finger catch to lock it closed. (shown by the arrow ) The drawers and the front have the same. |
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| There is a hole in the end / back for the gas hose to connect to the bottle. This is the easiest setup for gas. |
Here you can see the other set of legs that can be dropped down. This is so you can freestand it if you want to. There is a clip that holds each of the legs up in place. Have a look underneath to see it. |
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| If you don't have a water tank fitted, this is the easiest method for hooking up the water. Just push on the plastic hose. ( now supplied ) cut it to the right length, if too long, for instance in this jerry, it will curl up and you won't be able to get all the water to pump out. |
Or if you have a tank, make an outlet at the back of the trailer (see FAQ'S ) , then you can click on the plastic hose to the tank. Once the water is hooked up, you can use the handpump. |
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| The SDSB, great for food or whatever. Put some newspaper in the bottom. |
The DSB. Just neatly stack your gear in. Put heavy things towards the back, or things you'll get out and leave out, like chairs etc. then the stuff at the front is things you might access during the day, so it's easy you only have to pull the box out a short way, and don't need the legs. |
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| DRIFTA 2 BURNER FALCONBACK - D2BFB $790 |
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| This kitchen is a modified combination of the car back DCB, the pull out DPO and the falcon back DFB. It's basically to suit low trailers, around 280 – 340 high. We can only cut down a DPO pull out kitchen so far. The D2BFB is around 300 mm high, and 1500 long. |
It comes with space for a 2 burner stove only, three large drawers, and a cupboard on the end. It has a 800 mm fold out lid for extra bench space, and the sink and pump can be still used also.. |
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| This kitchen would be perfect for say the oztrail camper 6, or any trailer with low sides. We have used them in older style campermatic/ aussie swag hard floor type trailers, and also some people putting them in the back of the ute, for a tent camping kitchen. |
They have a full set of adjustable legs so can be completely freestanding away from trailer . if you have any question on this give me a call/e-mail... Thanks, rgds Luke |
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A FEW MORE PHOTOS OF THE DPO BEING BUILT |
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Andrew spraying second coat lacquer to the parts and carcass. |
Nic , finishing the parts on a DPO LHS. We take off all parts like cupboard fronts etc, and spray them separately. |
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Here's Nic putting the legs on the underside of a DPO. This is the last thing we do before going out to the 'wrapping room.' See how the legs fit under/within the plastic skids, the kitchen will slide out of the trailer on the skids, without touching the legs. |
A DPO getting wrapped up ready for star track to pick it up. It's in a large cardboard box ( we collect and use mower boxes, I pretty much get them for free, and they are exactly the right size, if I put two together. If I had to buy these boxes it would cost me/you around $30 extra, so it works out really well. We then put 8 foam corners on each corner, and pallet wrap it all up tight. This is how it looks when you get it. See how I've even told the boys they have to get the fragile tape straight. "it has to look neat!!" I tell em. Not sure if that's being a bit pedantic?? |
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