mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 5, 2015 13:46:25 GMT -8
Can you guess what this is/was? It's a common part found in most trailers.
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goshawks
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working on the trotwood when not camping
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Post by goshawks on Feb 5, 2015 14:35:50 GMT -8
door handle
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Post by turbodaddy on Feb 5, 2015 15:00:49 GMT -8
"Vintage" cork screw been under the battery box for 60 years.
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Post by soup on Feb 5, 2015 15:22:25 GMT -8
Hex head #8 J rail screw.
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Post by RJ on Feb 5, 2015 15:28:12 GMT -8
It's a "sacred silver stake", blessed by mobiltec, and used throughout history to put bad trailer restorations out of their misery by stabbing bad restos repeatedly and then burning them to the ground (while saying a silent prayer).. that explains the charred look Did I get it right.... hee hee?
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Post by bigbill on Feb 5, 2015 15:52:07 GMT -8
It could now be called "junk"
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Post by lakewoodgirl on Feb 5, 2015 17:54:10 GMT -8
Square head nail
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John Palmer
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Hi, From a vintage trailer guy located in Santa Ana, CA. It's good to see lots of activity here.
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Post by John Palmer on Feb 5, 2015 18:23:22 GMT -8
A sixty year old "lag screw", would be my guess?
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mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 5, 2015 18:52:07 GMT -8
Keep guessing...
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Post by Hamlet on Feb 5, 2015 19:07:44 GMT -8
No fair, mobiltec! Can we at least have some idea of how big it is?
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 5, 2015 20:28:06 GMT -8
No fair, mobiltec! Can we at least have some idea of how big it is? What you see is about 2.5 inches long. But it used to be an inch or so longer.
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Post by slider on Feb 5, 2015 21:38:22 GMT -8
I dont know but it looks like many of the screws I pulled out of my camper.
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Post by desertrat on Feb 5, 2015 21:50:44 GMT -8
Rusted out carriage bolt.
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Post by vikx on Feb 5, 2015 23:01:41 GMT -8
Yup, I think desertrat nailed it...
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mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 6, 2015 8:13:08 GMT -8
Rusted out carriage bolt. BINGO! This is how the outside carriage bolts in the rear of the 54 Aljoa looked. This is also one of the reasons that just because a trailer doesn't look like it has much in the way of rot, doesn't mean that it's not falling apart. Patching and painting over rotten paneling hides dangerous problems in a trailer and this is one of the reasons to steer clear of painted trailers. You just don't know what dangers lurk under that putty and paint. The Carriage bolts are the main connectors of the box to the frame. Lose those and you could lose the whole box on the freeway.
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