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Post by vikx on Mar 16, 2020 11:08:20 GMT -8
This trailer is a great example of what can happen if not repaired properly: Doesn't seem too bad:  Pink Shasta sister 1138 by vikkx, on Flickr Spread all over the road after the body bolts let go:  Pink Disaster by vikkx, on Flickr Someone could have been seriously injured.  Pink Shasta Disaster 3 by vikkx, on Flickr This is WHY your trailer must be repaired the right way. Don't take short cuts and NO, YOU CAN NOT FIX IT FROM THE INSIDE. Please feel free to share your disasters in this thread. |
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Post by vikx on Mar 16, 2020 11:54:44 GMT -8
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Post by nccamper on Mar 16, 2020 13:34:10 GMT -8
Here are a few campers that didn't belong on the road. Unfortunately, you realize there is hidden rot when the camper comes apart in motion. Almost all campers look solid standing still.
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Post by vikx on Nov 8, 2020 20:36:07 GMT -8
Here is one I borrowed from Larry: <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/53634851@N03/50582425997/in/dateposted-public/" title="Shasta disaster again"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50582425997_d38a216ce6_b.jpg" width="762" height="1024" alt="Shasta disaster again"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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Post by vikx on Apr 20, 2021 19:59:37 GMT -8
I am going to add a few RED FLAGS: 1. Coated roof 2. Rusty or discolored screws-obviously, the trailer hasn't been apart to be repaired 3. Sagging or bulging metal siding. If it droops over the tongue, the front is rotted out. Bulges signify rot. 4. Interior paint hides a multitude of sins... 5. "We gutted it", "fully restored" or "from the floor up" 6. Obvious water stains. There is ROT behind them thar stains! 7. Newer appliances in an older canned ham. Parts and pieces should be original and/or period correct. 8. Missing TITLE 9. Soft floors-if you can feel it sag, there's rot. 10. Pretty paint. As we call it, Lipstick on a Pig. Brands to beware of: Serro Scotty-very light metal frame, butted metal at the roof line tends to really leak. Corvette-plywood walls Scotsman- have a cute "bump" in the front but tend to have severe rot. Ply walls. The above plywood walls are a little different to repair. Mid to late 50s Cardinals: most have very light metal frames, usually cracked and rusted thru! <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/53634851@N03/36016196791/in/album-72157693991881044/" title="001 f Cardinal Frame (1)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/4313/36016196791_7eb20142cf_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="001 f Cardinal Frame (1)"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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Post by danrhodes on Jun 11, 2021 20:16:38 GMT -8
Larry donated these super pix for us:   Another case of "towing it home" without shoring it up.. |
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