The 15th International Portafold & Ansfold Gathering) (i.e. 2024)

Our annual gathering will be returning to the Newbury Retrofestival.

So put the dates 9th, 10th & 11th of August 2024 in your diary now and get those dates booked off work early.

Show Address: Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Hermitage, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG18 9QZ

Don't book direct with the show organisers it will cost you more money, just contact me (07771544419) to get your pitch saved.

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by txfsealord
Wed, 04 Sep 2013, 7:18 am
Forum: Modifications & Upgrades
Topic: Roof lifter
Replies: 23
Views: 52740

Re: Roof lifter

Hi Derek, good for you. If you're using aluminium tubing (excellent weight-saving idea) you need to take extra care with the sliding parts of the hook-carriage as the softness of ally means steel straps will tend to 'pick up' & score its surface. This is one reason why I used steel tube on mine, the...
by txfsealord
Tue, 03 Sep 2013, 6:10 pm
Forum: Modifications & Upgrades
Topic: Roof lifter
Replies: 23
Views: 52740

Re: Roof lifter

Hi Derek, Sorry to say that when I costed it for an initial 'test batch' of 3off units, the price came out so high it scared me to death. It's one of those simple-looking jobs which takes quite a long time to do, virtually as a one-off, & there's no prospect of big sales to get the price down. If I ...
by txfsealord
Sun, 11 Nov 2012, 4:05 pm
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: Brake shoes and drum
Replies: 2
Views: 6558

Re: Brake shoes and drum

Hi Riverside, There is an adjuster under the drop-link part of the handbrake lever, a little way behind it on the long pull-rod going to the axle. This is where one takes up small amounts of wear, when the caravan's in use. Release this, & providing your linkage isn't seized there will now be plenty...
by txfsealord
Tue, 14 Aug 2012, 3:02 pm
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: stub axle damaged
Replies: 6
Views: 10395

Re: stub axle damaged

Excellent! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. The most expensive repair, is often the cheapest in the long run. There's nothing like wondering if a wheel is gonna fall off, to spoil the pleasure of good holiday motoring.

Cheers,

Steve
by txfsealord
Wed, 18 Jul 2012, 8:18 am
Forum: Events
Topic: 4th National Gathering @ Purbeck Rally - BACK ON!!!
Replies: 33
Views: 58917

Re: 4th National Gathering @ Purbeck Rally - BACK ON!!!

Hi Matt, please put us down for this one in the new venue. Thanks to you & all the people who helped sort it out!

Cheers,

Steve & Rose Lord
by txfsealord
Fri, 06 Jul 2012, 4:41 am
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: stub axle damaged
Replies: 6
Views: 10395

Re: stub axle damaged

Ouch, I feel for you. But you've chosen the best repair possible, good on you. If everyone took your approach, many more of these caravans would have survived. Thanks for the updates you've posted.

Cheers,

Steve
by txfsealord
Wed, 20 Jun 2012, 1:47 pm
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: Portafold floor
Replies: 5
Views: 8830

Re: Portafold floor

Hi Lynne, I'm a sub-11-stone weakling & when moving about in any Portafold/Ansfold I'm normally aware of a bit of movement somewhere in its floor. I'd venture to assume (& it is only an assumption) that upper & lower hull-panels were both bonded to the plywood during the van's manufacture. The combi...
by txfsealord
Tue, 19 Jun 2012, 6:18 pm
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: Portafold floor
Replies: 5
Views: 8830

Re: Portafold floor

Hi Lynne, The Portafold floor is double-skinned. The upper panel, complete with its corrugations, is the lowest part of the upper hull moulding; that's the part with the holes for the locker-lids plus all the hinge-stiffeners for the folding sides & ends. It includes most of the outer end walls as w...
by txfsealord
Mon, 28 May 2012, 8:55 pm
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: stub axle damaged
Replies: 6
Views: 10395

Re: stub axle damaged

Hi Denis, I don't know where another stub-axle could be obtained, sadly. Your axle could be repaired in several ways, none of them straightforward I'm afraid. If working with the axle still on the caravan, you'd have to hand-file the remains of the old thread away until the axle-end was reasonably c...
by txfsealord
Tue, 04 Oct 2011, 8:10 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: 4th National Gathering @ Purbeck Rally - BACK ON!!!
Replies: 33
Views: 58917

Re: National Gathering @ Retrofestival - 11 & 12 August 2012

Well said Vanessa! Portaloo an excellent suggestion & well worth a shared cost. Would it be possible to have a bit more field as well please Matt? Both times we've been to this show, we've been pretty dense-packed together, I've thought.

Steve Lord