Tearing down an RV safely
This spring, I will be taking apart a 1975 trailer that the frame is rotten and may not even survive the winter. Once it is here, no propane will be hooked up, the batteries will be removed, and th...
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swimmer_spe wrote:
The trailer had a rated weight of about 2500 kgs.Once it is cleared off, if the frame is still good, I'll bring it to a friend who welds. They will reinforce the parts that need to be. The deck will be 3/4 plywood, which would be good for side by sides, quads, snow machines, or other lighter things. It would not be for hauling my truck or anything real heavy.
The ‘box’ of a TT is a huge part of the structural rigidity of the unit, take the box off the frame and it becomes a slinky on wheels.
Repurposing frames like that is huge in the aviation community, and if you never go very far or faster than 50km/h (35mph) they work just fine. Faster than that, or longer distances, the usual term used is “tail wagging the dog”.
Sell the trailer for $500 and use that money to buy a real trailer, not a component of a trailer.
