Still very tempting to buy my totaled TT back
So you guys might already know my story. Basically my TT rollover when I was making a left turn. I do see most of the folks suggest I should take the money and buy a new one, but here is my situation:...
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I think this has a whole lot to do with your knowledge base and readiness to repair. Yes, it seems 'useable' to you, but what do you really know?
Do you have the capacity to know if the frame and axle are still true? Was the hitch-head bent or warped in any way during the accident? How many internal components on the appliances are loose that will fail once it spends some time on the road? Are the cracks in some of the walls that will lead to delamination problems once the stress of travel is exerted on them?
This list goes on and, for me, is the reason I would not take on a trailer that had been in a severe accident. I'm pretty good with the DIY stuff, but many of these are simply beyond my ability to predict based on a simple walkthrough of the camper. If you feel you can judge it properly and want to do the work - go for it. For me, the unknowns would simply be too significant.
Do you have the capacity to know if the frame and axle are still true? Was the hitch-head bent or warped in any way during the accident? How many internal components on the appliances are loose that will fail once it spends some time on the road? Are the cracks in some of the walls that will lead to delamination problems once the stress of travel is exerted on them?
This list goes on and, for me, is the reason I would not take on a trailer that had been in a severe accident. I'm pretty good with the DIY stuff, but many of these are simply beyond my ability to predict based on a simple walkthrough of the camper. If you feel you can judge it properly and want to do the work - go for it. For me, the unknowns would simply be too significant.
