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Post by prettywoman0172 on Mar 15, 2016 15:33:28 GMT -8
I got another trailer for free but it is trashed beyond repair and can't be towed in the condition that it's in so I am stripping it and scrapping it in the owners yard (it is only a half mile from my house). I am being made fun of because I want to take everything that seems useable. I spent hours today removing the copper hardware from the cabinets and cleaning up the cabinet doors and drawer fronts (I have someone who wants those, actually). I took off the Bargman L-200 (my second free one!!!) and the little tiny door knobs on the closets and bathroom. I took what was left of the gas lamp because the porcelain burner nose is there and I need that for my Humphrey. The stove looks like all of the insulation was chewed by mice, but I took the burners and the knobs (someone is actually wants those, too). I took the screens and I've got one of the windows out so far (I'm taking all of the windows), and I'm taking the door. I might take the kitchen counter and stainless steel sink (I will have to brave the dead mice under the counter if I do though). Is it worth it? Is it silly? The plan is to use what I can and sell/trade the rest for things I need for my trailer. This is a lot of work. I'm exhausted.
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Post by chriss on Mar 15, 2016 17:46:01 GMT -8
You're on the right track. Take everything that is usable and salvagable, even if you don't have a need for it. You may be surprised at what people need that you may think is junk. Lighting, hardware, trim, appliances, etc. Then you can recycle the siding.
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Post by vikx on Mar 15, 2016 20:50:59 GMT -8
If the stove is a 3 burner, it can be re-insulated and is worth it. Easy but a little spendy for fancy stove insulation. 4 burner: pass. Get the little burner inserts if they exist.
All the knobs and hinges are worth having, most hardware and some of the metal trim. That is very hard to come by. What about the table? If it is NOT MDF, take it too... You can tell by the weight. If it's heavy and awkward, pry MDF...it'll look sort of speckled underneath.
J rail and awning rail can be straightened. Does it have a step? Plastic water tanks are useful...
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Post by prettywoman0172 on Mar 15, 2016 23:33:12 GMT -8
The stove is a 3 burner Wedgewood(?) stove. Ill clean it out and grab it today if I can figure out how to get it out. The table is MDF I think and very wet. I was going to check it for hardware later. How about the sink? It is a double stainless steel. I appreciate your help!
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Post by prettywoman0172 on Mar 15, 2016 23:35:01 GMT -8
Take the metal trim from inside the trailer? It is kind of like gimp only it is gold colored metal.
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Post by Ten on Mar 16, 2016 15:52:25 GMT -8
Lighting fixtures, in some cases, can be worth having. Even ones that have been wet can be dried out, and sometimes the finish will hold up too. 12-V lights might hold the "guts" you need for the gas lamp conversion. Older original glass globes are worth a few looks too. I'm in with Vikx... hardware. It holds up the best under the worst conditions, and remains a useful placeholder in any vintage-nut's toolbox. Door handles and drawer handles can run into money when a lot needs to get replaced, and extras are good. I would not worry about gimp. But table and counter edging, if accessible is worth a look. The table mounting hardware is still a find, even if you don't take the table. Get the mounting from the wall as well. I find appliances and windows both to be iffy, because in the case of windows, lots of trailers have some which are unique sizes. Folks replace appliances because they are not sure if they work and they are old, and worst of all, they cost a small fortune to try to transport if someone were looking for one shipped. However, the various parts, again (burner knobs, burner rings, grates, racks) are again handy to have in your stockpiles, there is always someone looking. Small things like towel racks and such too....Oh...don't forget to look for the Sun Lite 400...with the globe. Shasta wings are a good find too....I have yet to beat the crowds to find any. (But only if the trailer is a Shasta...)
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Post by prettywoman0172 on Mar 16, 2016 15:59:36 GMT -8
I meant to pull the table out today to check the hardware, I'll do it tomorrow. I took more than half of the windows so far, I'm fine with holding onto them in case I may be able to trade for a size I need, plus I'm getting the practice taking them out (made a few mistakes already and glad it wasn't on my trailer). I took the stove today, too and will get the sink tomorrow, I have five windows left to remove, plus the cargo door (fits my camper) and the exterior door (yay! Fits my camper and it is the right style). I took the folding bunk bed hardware today. I'm exhausted. This is harder than I though it would be so far. what about getting the bumper? It looks to be in good condition, and mine is missing. I am getting a new frame - is it worth it to take the bumper? Does it even come off? take the toilet?
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Post by Ten on Mar 16, 2016 17:04:47 GMT -8
Free windows and the education that comes with them is hard to complain about, especially if you have the storage space to keep them. I have a couple trailers' worth myself. The best way to remove the door is right by its frame. Remove the screws and pry the putty loose, just like the windows, and take the entire unit as a whole.
Folding bed hardware? Piano hinges? Nice score....
Toilet training is always fun. I don't know for sure if it is one that will be worth saving...there were a few that definitely were not... The hold-down on the Aqua Magic models were a bit tricky, as the bolts are enclosed in the housing. Others were not so hidden. Just remember your cutters to sever the supply line.
Other exterior stuff is obvious, markers and tail lights, license light, porch light.....step....vent covers... We've covered the propane stuff before, I would not bother with anything to do with the propane unless the rack itself is in excellent condition. Regulators and lines stay behind.
The step may be near impossible if it is welded on, as well as the bumper. I would not worry about the bumper, as it probably will be welded as an integral part of the frame. Since you are having new frame done, just have it built in to it. Simple clean and neat.
I am not familiar specifically with the Wedgewood stoves, but it probably will be screwed into the cupboard surrounding it on its sides, and through the base into the shelf it sits on also. (Just as refrigerators are mounted to the floor and sides, from an earlier line of question.)
Gotta admit to being jealous of this mission, seems a lot more fun than the mission I have been on...
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Post by prettywoman0172 on Mar 16, 2016 17:39:09 GMT -8
Don't be jealous...this is really gross work. Part of the rotten, wet, nasty ceiling fell down on me when I was getting the bunk hardware today. The roof of this trailer was caved in by a tree many years ago. It is wet and rotted in the middle.Yuck,yuck, yuck. I will grab the porch light tomorrow as well as all of the other exterior lights. I need better wire cutters - the ones I used today we're not very good. Thanks for the advice in taking the door out. What type of cutters should I have for taking out the toilet? I got the stove already today since Vikx said it was worth saving. I am so sore...and it's pouring rain again :-( so, tomorrow will also be nasty, muddy and wet.
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Post by Ten on Mar 16, 2016 17:41:12 GMT -8
Here is a construction note for you...the gold colored trim in the bathroom was used with putty tape behind it to seal the corners of the walls in the wet bath (shower).
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Post by prettywoman0172 on Mar 16, 2016 17:46:09 GMT -8
That trim is also in the kitchen area. Should I take it?
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Post by prettywoman0172 on Mar 16, 2016 17:48:39 GMT -8
Putty tape/ putty is the devil. My arms hurt from prying the windows away from their putty. Yuck. The bathroom in this trailer is just a toilet and some shelves like a closet. It doesn't look like there was a shower in there. But near the door of the trailer there is the remains of some weird curtain thing that I keep thinking might have been a shower. It's not. In the bathroom tho. Ideas?
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Post by prettywoman0172 on Mar 16, 2016 17:49:58 GMT -8
Here is a construction note for you...the gold colored trim in the bathroom was used with putty tape behind it to seal the corners of the walls in the wet bath (shower). And this pic is in the kitchen
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Post by Ten on Mar 16, 2016 17:57:56 GMT -8
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Post by prettywoman0172 on Mar 16, 2016 18:04:37 GMT -8
I didn't cut the copper line on the stove, I unscrewed it just like I did with the gas lamp.. Umm, sick? It is moldy for sure...but I like the smell of mold (weird I know...I am a lifetime collector of old toys and weird junk, guess I like the smell because it reminds me of junk piles I guess). Almost all of the windows are out now so there is a lot of air flow. I cleaned the dead mice and their nasty nest out of the stove today. Thanks for the wire cutting advice!
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