I need advice on my totalled yet still beautiful baby.

if its wobbly on its landing gear and putting the weight on the pin box creates more damage, I am not sure I would get up there to tarp it or hitch it up to move it either… there is a safety issue and that has a higher priority…

I don’t think I would have brought it back home…

The insurance knew where it was and they could add storage fees to the damage or have it moved and protected themselves… They are not in the dark here they know its leaking and the claim has been made already… just my humble opinion… and with that I am out of here…

Thank you Westend. To put this thing back in the barn, well it would be a bad thing, because of how the barn is made and positioned. We fear it is going to be too much stress if it is structural. I do not want anything happening to ANYONE or to their property...ie the truck pulling it. What do you think the insurance would do if that would happen? After we were told not to? Oh boy, my butt wiuld be in a REAL sling then.
BirdFreak- I had to stop beating my head against a wall a little while ago. Kinda like when you tell ur kids NOT to do something and they keep it up?!?! Exasperating.

But I will have nothing new to post until the insurance and I speak. So therefore it has been recommended to start a diff post with that. Whatever it may be.
Thank you all for your advice, and most of all your time.

Water-Bug wrote:
Westend
I've been suggesting that the OP cover it for days. They completely reject the idea for some reason. I've even been chastised and told that I am preaching to myself by others. I even suggested that her insurance may find it "failure to maintan". All to no avail.

Maybe it was the way you went about it.

Water-Bug wrote:
Westend
I've been suggesting that the OP cover it for days. They completely reject the idea for some reason. I've even been chastised and told that I am preaching to myself by others. I even suggested that her insurance may find it "failure to maintan". All to no avail.

Yup, I've been following along.
Part of the problem, as I see it, is that the OP is way out of her realm with what's transpired, has a huge emotional attachment, and is relying on the first trusted person to lead her along. A person like this only gets part of the information that's shared and has a hard time knowing what they're hearing. It's not an indictment, it's just because we all have different skill sets. There may also be things in the background of which we're not aware. Granted, the trailer shouldn't be moved anymore than is absolutely necessary but there is little to lose moving it across the yard. The pin box could be braced while backing it into the barn so that any calamity is deterred. I'm just about done here.

Westend
I've been suggesting that the OP cover it for days. They completely reject the idea for some reason. I've even been chastised and told that I am preaching to myself by others. I even suggested that her insurance may find it "failure to maintan". All to no avail.

Bingo.

elijahsdream wrote:

As far as fixing, the good fella at the shop with whom I trust to no end, said "do NOT do that." He stated because of the sudden extreme rate of deterioration.
We do not want to move this thing anymore. It is not worth someones health or life.

Now I'm itching to pull it apart! Upon pushing lightly, the cheap luann on the inside of the nose, right at the front corner is soft enough to go thru. And yes there is water damage to the wall and floor, and the little side table is coming apart.
As far as fixing, the good fella at the shop with whom I trust to no end, said "do NOT do that." He stated because of the sudden extreme rate of deterioration.
We do not want to move this thing anymore. It is not worth someones health or life.

I have been following this thread and the photos explain a lot, but the interior damage seems extreme - unless the trailer was hooked up to the truck the whole time it was at the dealer?

Can you check inside the upper cabinets, and the front wall under the bed for water damage?

We had a broken frame which was repaired by welding extra bracing in the pinbox area. Ours did not buckle nearly as much as yours though, just about 1/4" gap at the bottom when hitched.

Good luck! And I agree, I would put it inside or under a tarp until the insurance settles up. TRUST NO ONE when it comes to "but he said" or "she said" !

elijahsdream wrote:
I was told...the wall, floor, ceiling, and nose all POSSIBLY may need fixed. Again, I don't pretend to know it all but, it's already been totalled and the shop man, whom is a trusted member kf our community, said to run from this, as the damage is happening so quickly. I can't help but wonder if there is something wrong with the manufacturing process that would cause rapid deterioration such as this.

Possibly, but if you leave it out in the rain, assuredly.
To me, it's pretty straight forward. You have a broken pin box frame causing the exterior to buckle. It moves enough so that the seal is lost between the nose/wall trim and the side wall. When the seal is gone, water is able to migrate into the interior, causing even more damage. The reason "fast" is used in thes context is that the glue that holds the Luaun board to the fiberglass is separating fast due to it's solubility with water. If you want slowness, eliminate the water part.

FWIW, my trailer was a lot more damaged than this when I bought it. I could put my hand through the hole between the siding pieces on the driver's side wall. It was exactly what I was looking for. I rebuilt the trailer and now have a well insulated and constructed RV. I'm sure there is another guy in Ohio that could either restore it for you or would buy it in the condition, presently. Leaving it out in the rain is only diminishing it's value and the ease of restoration.

Your Baby is lying in cold bath water.

I was told...the wall, floor, ceiling, and nose all POSSIBLY may need fixed. Again, I don't pretend to know it all but, it's already been totalled and the shop man, whom is a trusted member kf our community, said to run from this, as the damage is happening so quickly. I can't help but wonder if there is something wrong with the manufacturing process that would cause rapid deterioration such as this.