Turning twin king into king? August 10, 2019, 09:10:11 pm I’m a bit confused on how to turn the twin king into an actual king. There are leafs that fold up from the side to form the twin beds, but when they are both open there is still some space between. Is there another part this supposed to go in the middle to make this into a full king?ThanksJacob
Re: Turning twin king into king? Reply #1 – August 10, 2019, 09:15:02 pm Your two couches pull (slide) together forming a king. The back rest of the couch fill in the gaps on the outer edges. Hope this helps.
Re: Turning twin king into king? Reply #2 – August 11, 2019, 12:29:26 am You do end up with one extra back rest which could either be left at home or put on the bed over the cab. Initially I liked the idea of a king bed but have now decided the twins are more convenient to live with. Frank
Re: Turning twin king into king? Reply #3 – August 11, 2019, 11:33:21 am Ok now you've got me confused. in my TK the 'gauchos' pull out all the way to the center and meet. The wood 'flaps' fold down flat against the passenger and driver side walls, and what were back rest cushions go into the reamaining space. Just the bolsters are left to go underneath. I need the room of a king size bed with three cats. PS. twice now, with two different cats, if you can't find them after an hour or so, look under the slid back in beds. They can't move, and instinctually don't make noise to reveal that they are trapped. Or maybe they couldn't breathe. RonB 1 Likes
Re: Turning twin king into king? Reply #4 – August 11, 2019, 11:56:12 am Jacob, as you can tell things changes over time. We have a 89 TK like you do.We do not have any leaves that flip up. We have a small ledge on each inner side of the twins boxes and the table for the lounge area just a rests on those ledges - very securely. This creates a flat large surface (actually a little larger than a king even with the one storage area we have at one side of one of the beds).In newer models the two "boxes" under the twin beds can be pulled to slide towards the center to create larger "Twins" and even pulled all the way together to create a king.As others have said the cushions than have to be rearranged but should cover the bed area fine.One of your previous owner might have added the flaps or might have asked for a modification from the factory when it was built. That modification might also affect if/how a king is created.If you take pictures including closeups of the inside edges is the bed we can see better how your bed supporting area was built.JaneSent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
Re: Turning twin king into king? Reply #5 – August 11, 2019, 09:44:56 pm "There are leafs that fold up from the side to form the twin beds"I know what Jacob is talking about, because my1985 twin/king had the same flip-up wooden leaves. This was when the T/K couches were fixed-in-place boxes that could not be slid together.This photo shows the right rear couch with the cushions removed (I converted it to storage when I became a full-timer). You can see one of the slip-up leaves in its stowed position, running the length of the couch base. It's hinged at the top, and has hidden wooden legs that drop down to support it when flipped up.I never used the bed as a king, but in my (hazy) recollection, to do so you flipped up the two leaves, then dropped the table between then, using its double-jointed hinge to lower it to their level. (The table in this photo doesn't have that special hinge mechanism; I changed it.) You'd also slide the table halves apart and put in an included extra table leaf to make it long enough to support all the cushions.The double-jointed hinge I mentioned is a standard part used in many RVs with convertible dinette/beds; there was one in my LD midbath's dinette. The pictures linked here and here give a better idea of how it works. Hope this helps! 1 Likes
Re: Turning twin king into king? Reply #6 – August 11, 2019, 09:52:45 pm Quote from: Andy Baird - August 11, 2019, 09:44:56 pmI never used the bed as a king, but in my (hazy) recollection, to do so you flipped up the two leaves, then dropped the table between then, using its double-jointed hinge to lower it to their level. (The table in this photo doesn't have that special hinge mechanism; I changed it.) You'd also slide the table halves apart and put in an included extra table leaf to make it long enough to support all the cushions.Mostly right, Andy. The (longish) table was one piece and the extra leaf was added to the forward section, as I recall.
Re: Turning twin king into king? Reply #7 – August 11, 2019, 10:35:31 pm "The (longish) table was one piece and the extra leaf was added to the forward section, as I recall."Here's a photo that shows the underside of the table in my '85 T/K. My table had telescoping rails on its underside and was split in the middle. The rails let you pull the two halves apart, to allow insertion of the extra leaf. It was an awkward arrangement, so I'm not surprised that LD changed it.(The orange thing in the table leg in this photo was a section of pool noodle, put there to prevent stubbed toes.)
Re: Turning twin king into king? Reply #8 – August 12, 2019, 01:55:03 am I read Andy's post and saw his pictures and checked. LOL we do have those flip up pieces. I never noticed them or forgot all about them as we immediately made the bed into a king bed. Ours is as Andy said. With the flaps down, the table lays onto that top edge the folded flaps created. The extra leaf goes in on the end closest to the rest of the coach.The area for the mattress is firm and solid.Jane
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