harryinwis
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Post by harryinwis on Sept 29, 2016 13:56:06 GMT -8
I sanded down the entire tongue and found nothing! Took off the jack and sanded under it as well.... No plates or decals on the body (she has been abused).....
any ideas?
I believe its a 68 Woodsman (based on internet research) but would like to be sure...
Any help/direction would be appreciated...
Thanks
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Post by vikx on Sept 29, 2016 20:56:58 GMT -8
Sometimes paint stripper helps more than sanding. Strip the top of the tongue and check for faint numbers...
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Post by harryinwis on Sept 29, 2016 23:44:13 GMT -8
I will have to try that. Or sandblasting...
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Post by bigbill on Sept 30, 2016 4:52:21 GMT -8
Many trailers the numbers are stamped so light that you can sand them off. I always used a wire cup brush on a angle head grinder to locate serial numbers.
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Post by vintagebruce on Sept 30, 2016 20:30:05 GMT -8
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harryinwis
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Post by harryinwis on Oct 1, 2016 17:09:30 GMT -8
I did use a wire cup on an angle grinder to sand off the old paint and rust. Took it down to bare metal. I am guessing they are VERY faint IF they are there!
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Post by jaeger on Oct 21, 2016 15:09:32 GMT -8
I just bought a 1974 Holiday Rambler, and found a 12 digit number stamped on the triangular plate right in front of the tongue jack, S734200254--. Now is this the VIN or a S/N? Now I found a sticker on the driver's side of the tongue, but someone before me tried to strip the paint off and took the sticker with it. Any other places I could look for another sticker? Any help would be great, thanks for your time.
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Post by vikx on Oct 21, 2016 20:54:44 GMT -8
It "almost" sounds like the VIN, because of the S73***** (built in 73/sold in 74?) That being said, a lot of A frame couplers also have a number, and it could be that.
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Post by jaeger on Oct 26, 2016 7:51:28 GMT -8
It "almost" sounds like the VIN, because of the S73***** (built in 73/sold in 74?) That being said, a lot of A frame couplers also have a number, and it could be that. vikx, I know it does sound like a VIN, because if this trailer was actually made in 1973, they used 12 digit VIN's before 1974. I have also emailed the Holiday Rambler Customer Support, and they are going to do some digging for me also. Just wish it wasn't so soupy outside today, I would so be crawling underneath the trailer looking for any other stickers. The numbers were actually stamped into the triangular plate that the tongue jack is welded to, my wife and son took the wire brush to it and they came out very nice. Well thanks for your help! |
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Post by kbman on Dec 8, 2016 11:10:27 GMT -8
I could not find my VIN on my trailer as well...so I made an appointment with CHP, and they issued me a new one. The guys actually let me use their own drill and let me put the new VIN stamp on myself! (Nice!). and it was FREE ;-)....and in CA no less!
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