Well, it had 75K on it when I bought it 10 years ago ... so 75K in 10 years.
Actually I hope to do more traveling now that the house is done.
If my unit had help up better in winter ... salt, slush, water, ice .... I would not mind putting time and money into it.
The steps have seized so many times that I have the gear box held together with SS studs and wing nuts. Even the steps have rust holes in the treads.
Like I said, the entire basement is rotting away.
I looked at two new trailers with "winter" packages ... $40K ... but went I looked at their forum comments, owners had the same problems as I had .... set up for the cold but not the salt and roads of winter.
I used SS bolts and SS trip on everything I built for my RV. The lift is made of heavy gauge steel with brass bushings and SS shafting and bolts.
My lift and door still work (no wind noise even at 80 mph) after 10 years.
I wish the rest of the RV was built that well.
Thus the idea of building my own.
Won't be "cheap" but if I can build it for a bit less than one I could buy ... do a better job ... and have my investment last longer (maybe 20 years) ... plus have it custom the way I need it ... then I don't mind.
Mike
