Vintage Travel Trailer options?
I've been knocking around the idea lately of setting up a classic looking trailer with both the ability to haul swap meet items and antiques as well as provide me with a place to sleep and shower on t...
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I never heard a thing, when I got home the rear pan under the back was torn free and mostly missing.
The front cross member is made of light sheet metal, its not like the other supports. Its no heavier metal than a soda can. It sits right below the body front edge between the V of the tongue.
With that piece missing its at best a cosmetic issue. It only has two small tack welds at each corner holding it in place.
The tires will get replaced as soon as I find a decent used set cheap, I simply can't afford to spend $400 for four new tires. I'm hoping to find something cheap on CL over the winter.
The paint is a priority due to its appearance, if I don't make it look better I'll have the local zoning board on me here. The neighbors here even complain about the cap on my truck not matching.
I took it to the CAT scale today, the total weight sitting on the scale by itself was 1563# I figure if I lose the rest of the interior and generator on the bumper I can knock off another 200#.
Other than tires I don't see any below the frame rubber, just two torsion axles and a steel frame.
I was able to fix the tongue latch by taking all the pieces for it apart and hammering the lift rod straight and re-welding and re-drilling the latch handle. It works fine now. I added two new safety chains to it as well since the originals were too short and almost completely rusted through.
The generator on the back is probably junk, its just an old mower engine with a truck generator mounted on a plate, I've got a fairly new unit that runs if I need one. That area on the back of the bumper and frame will be better served carrying something lighter and more useful like a barbeque grill or ice chest.
I'll simply remove the steel plate across the rear frame and bumper and replace it with a lighter piece of aluminum diamond plate.
The front cross member is made of light sheet metal, its not like the other supports. Its no heavier metal than a soda can. It sits right below the body front edge between the V of the tongue.
With that piece missing its at best a cosmetic issue. It only has two small tack welds at each corner holding it in place.
The tires will get replaced as soon as I find a decent used set cheap, I simply can't afford to spend $400 for four new tires. I'm hoping to find something cheap on CL over the winter.
The paint is a priority due to its appearance, if I don't make it look better I'll have the local zoning board on me here. The neighbors here even complain about the cap on my truck not matching.
I took it to the CAT scale today, the total weight sitting on the scale by itself was 1563# I figure if I lose the rest of the interior and generator on the bumper I can knock off another 200#.
Other than tires I don't see any below the frame rubber, just two torsion axles and a steel frame.
I was able to fix the tongue latch by taking all the pieces for it apart and hammering the lift rod straight and re-welding and re-drilling the latch handle. It works fine now. I added two new safety chains to it as well since the originals were too short and almost completely rusted through.
The generator on the back is probably junk, its just an old mower engine with a truck generator mounted on a plate, I've got a fairly new unit that runs if I need one. That area on the back of the bumper and frame will be better served carrying something lighter and more useful like a barbeque grill or ice chest.
I'll simply remove the steel plate across the rear frame and bumper and replace it with a lighter piece of aluminum diamond plate.
