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Post by bigbill on Oct 17, 2013 4:51:15 GMT -8
Yes Ford back in the 70s had F series trucks called Rangers. It was a trim level name. Then later the name was used for their compact truck line.
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 17, 2013 8:55:24 GMT -8
Oh ok Bill. Ya I only remember the compacts being called Rangers. Thanks once again for clearing that up.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2013 2:21:19 GMT -8
I'm on my journey. The Shasta looks great hitched to my van even in her current state. I have to stand back and admire it every time I pull over. Quite a strange night. I saw my gas gauge nearing a quarter tank so I've been on the lookout for a station near the freeway. Couldn't see anything that was close by. So finally I'm getting close to empty and decided to take the next exit that said gas. I'm driving through some old town, "country store" train car on the side of the road etc etc... Punch in "gas stations" into the ol GPS. "You have arrived at your destination" It's a Texaco. There are cement barriers blocking the entrance. Clearly I won't be fueling up here, but there's a weigh station across the street with a soda machine and I'm getting tired of driving
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 21, 2013 8:03:23 GMT -8
Hey Kevin how about some photos along the way?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2014 12:00:53 GMT -8
Hey guys, sorry about the lengthy inactivity. The trip was rough, I ended up having to change out the right front brake rotor at a truck stop somewhere. Tricky when you can't find your tire iron. Then I had to change a flat tire when I was about an hour north of Vegas where I had to panhandle the last $10 to get me home, then I ran out of gas about 5 miles from home, had to have my stepdad come out with a gas can (good thing I got that extra $10 or it would have been a lot farther. I wasn't expecting the trailer to affect the gas mileage so much. I was driving pretty slow the entire way and I towed a boat with the van before which barely touched it.
I have been busy searching for work since I got here, and over the last few weeks I have been busy working 3, yeah that's right, 3 part time jobs.
I'm trying to take care of a friend's title loan, but unless I can come up with another $500 in a few hours, I doubt that's going to happen. So I will most likely have a few hundred bucks I can sink into this project.
I was wondering. What's a good material to use to replace any wood rot? For the studs I was thinking the metal studs used on some of the construction sites I've seen might work. They're extremely lightweight and won't rust or rot, but I'm sure they won't hold up to a lot of the forces involved with a trailer. Maybe use them in places that aren't structurally important? I'm just concerned about the weight when it's all said and done. If I can lighten the thing up as much as possible during the restoration, I'll probably save quite a few bucks down the line and end up visiting more places during my travels.
I didn't take any pictures during the trip, there wasn't much to see. I can hitch the trailer up to the van to give you guys a shot of the two together. I will upload to photobucket or dropbox so they don't expire.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2014 12:04:18 GMT -8
My uncle who I was going to ask to help me with the trailer ended up passing away due to a heart attack a couple weeks after I got here. While I appreciate the condolences I would prefer to stay off the subject.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2014 12:14:24 GMT -8
These guys over here use the metal stuff www.fourwheelcampers.com/index.php/four-wheel-campers/concept-and-general-features/You can see the metal framework on the page here is a supplier www.marinoware.com/I'm thinking the metal stuff might provide more flexibility if there were some mishaps and bumps while parking, whereas the wood would most likely just crack and break. It would probably provide better structural strength if I used multiple beams in the important spots and it would still weigh much less than the original wood structure.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2014 12:17:00 GMT -8
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Post by bigbill on Mar 17, 2014 17:30:44 GMT -8
Your example is made from alum tube not steel studs. studs are designed to support drywall the have very little strength as far as bending and twisting. also most old trailers were made with 3/4" wall framing. I doubt that you would save any weight once you added enough to give you the structural strength you need. Plus you would gain on your outside width and length so you alum siding panels would no longer fit.
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