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Post by mrmarty51 on Oct 31, 2016 22:48:52 GMT -8
That Flicker sure is smooth, did not even phase Mine old flappy top computer. okay, Now I will try to add some pics. to this thread. IMG_2806 by Martin Draper, on Flickr
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Post by mrmarty51 on Oct 31, 2016 22:54:15 GMT -8
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Post by mrmarty51 on Oct 31, 2016 22:58:19 GMT -8
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Post by mrmarty51 on Oct 31, 2016 23:05:40 GMT -8
I was going to use these 2X8s to tie the sides together. After considering it just a little, i am going to rip then down the middle, create somewhat of a 2X4s with them then I will have these tied all the way around. I will use the simplex jack for lifting. it has a shoe on the very top that i can place a block between the shoe and the side wall and the block and shoe travels upwards with the side wall. Thats about it for now. I got everything that was loose removed from the inside of the dwelling, all the utensils and bedding etc. Next will be to get the cabinets and panels loosed from the floor. Not an easy task as they are screwd and nailsd and it is not an easy task without breaking some pieces. I`m`a doin Mine best though to not break anything. LOL IMG_2819 by Martin Draper, on Flickr
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Post by mrmarty51 on Oct 31, 2016 23:17:27 GMT -8
Okay, i found a pic. of the door side from last winter. i hope this helps to identify this camper. it is titled as a home made and maybe it is so. as suggested, i too think that it is something other than a Shasta after looking over a lot of pics. of Shasta campers. IMG_2194 by Martin Draper, on Flickr
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Post by mrmarty51 on Oct 31, 2016 23:21:58 GMT -8
Hey Marty, welcome to the jungle 😁 Do you have a picture of the front with the skin on and also the side with the door in??? I was thinking it was a repainted Shasta until I saw the plywood walls and now I don't know. Some of the other more knowledgeable members may be able to figure out what you have with more pictures. Also get some of the inside cause that can sometimes help also. Okay ms. Thank you for the welcome. i did find a pic of the door side and got it posted.
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Post by hairba11 on Nov 1, 2016 2:15:57 GMT -8
A reason for the title saying home made: in Missouri, any "home made" trailer under 16' you can get a title for without a highway patrol inspection. This allows you to get trailer tags on random boat trailers/hay wagons/pickup bed trailers. It also makes an easy way to put plates on something small you got without a title. Like an air compressor or log splitter, some states consider them "pieces of equipment" some require tags on anything towed. And if you're clumsy with a tape measure an 18' car hauler you get with no paperwork for $500 can be titled in 5 minutes as a 15'-9" home made and walk out the DMV with 3 year plates. Uh. From stories I've heard...
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Post by nccamper on Nov 1, 2016 4:58:46 GMT -8
Okay, i found a pic. of the door side from last winter. i hope this helps to identify this camper. it is titled as a home made and maybe it is so. as suggested, i too think that it is something other than a Shasta after looking over a lot of pics. of Shasta campers. IMG_2194 by Martin Draper, on Flickr Thanks for the photos. It's always interesting seeing how thing were put together. I've never seen more tanks in front of a camper. Is that an electric line connected to a pole?
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Post by mrmarty51 on Nov 1, 2016 10:14:52 GMT -8
No, that is the hose for the Big Buddy heater. I set up the shanty on the ice, auger six holes in the ice, like six on a dice then saw out between the holes. Use a set of ice tongs and pull out the big chunks then a little plastic shovel drilled full of holes to clear out the slush, Pull the dark house shanty over the hole, flip open the door in the floor and then have about a 32 inch by 18 inch hole to fish through. Have the big buddy heater in the shanty and the tank outside, set in there at 20 below with the heater going and fish in the T~Shirts. Watch the Perches come in, watch them take the tiny little baits on the jigging rods and haul them in. When the perches vamoose and clear the area, it is time then to grab the string on the decoy and start the decoy into motion, Using a nine tine spear, lowering into the water far enough so it does not splash when it is tossed at the pike that is watching the decoy. LOL Getting ready to do some more bracing. With all the nails holding down the cabinetry, I am going to lift on the body then use the saws all and cut between the floor and the cabinets structures that is holding them all down. It is the only way I can figure out how to release them from the floor board without totally destroying them.
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Post by mrmarty51 on Nov 1, 2016 13:24:28 GMT -8
It now is pretty well braced. My plan now is to get some pressure on the jack then use the saws all and cut the nails that are holding things to the floor. I`ll then unbolt the floor from the frame then cross brace through the windows and finish jacking it away from the floor. IMG_2821 by Martin Draper, on Flickr IMG_2820 by Martin Draper, on Flickr
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Post by vikx on Nov 1, 2016 20:47:55 GMT -8
It's really got a pretty sink backsplash. Hope you can save it.
Did the trailer come with foam insulation?
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Post by mrmarty51 on Nov 1, 2016 21:40:07 GMT -8
It's really got a pretty sink backsplash. Hope you can save it. Did the trailer come with foam insulation? Yes and yes. LOL I was surprised that it had foam for insulation. It always was real cozy and warm, even down on the floors, when it was below zero temps and the wind was a howling. Along with the foam there is a shiny foil backing to reflect back in the heat. I really do not want to disturb the interior any more than I have too. the paneling is not really not too bad for as bad as it is. LOL Along the edges there is some rot but I`m thinking that it is still solid enough that once the structural frame work is replaces and the paneling is sandwiched between the new solid wood that it will outlast Me and Mine grandchildrens.
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Post by mrmarty51 on Nov 1, 2016 22:01:55 GMT -8
I tried to use the saws~all in a corner where it was out of sight. The cabinetry was stuck too solidly to the floor and the blade was binding. Now what, well, I have several Snao~On gasket scrapers of this style, with the solid blade and shank and the riveted on wooden handle. I got out the one that I mostly use when needing something to pound on. I placed the blade betewwn the cabinets frame and the floor where the nails are and pounded the handle of the scraper until the neails would shear off. A couple of places I could not get room to pound so i drove in the scraper then the Wonder Bar and used the saws~all to relieve those nails of their duties. Here is a pic. of the scraper. these can be bought at most parts stores. I use the Snap~On svrapers because where I used to work We got a tool allowance, did not get the allowance unless We had the receipts so i bought tools, lots and lots of tools. LOL If You would need to go to such drastic measures, be sure to grind the wood away from the end of the handle, other wise the wood handle will split very soon after several rapppps. This one has really been beat, it is about 30 years old. I do have two more that are in pretty nice condition. the handle is missing on the one side because I did not have the wood trimmed back far enough. use a bench grinder to trim back the handle. IMG_2823 by Martin Draper, on Flickr and, here is the Wonder bar, saws~All and the scraper almost in action. I didn`t have enough hands or else you`d see tha hammer a swinging against the scraper. LOL IMG_2824 by Martin Draper, on Flickr
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Post by mrmarty51 on Nov 1, 2016 22:06:21 GMT -8
Oh Yes, tooooh. I raised the body at the back right hand corner and with a little bit of mustering, there is now daylight between the floor and the body/shell of the campermobile.
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Post by vikx on Nov 1, 2016 22:20:27 GMT -8
I've done a lot of retro type trailers and saved "most" of the paneling. A person can add framing and insert a piece here and there. Also, you can glue a backer(s) to compromised paneling and turn it into strong plywood again...
Mainly, strip the rot and add layers.
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