Moving an RV ready to collapse
One of the challenges I have is I own a 1975 trailer that the box is rotten and ready to collapse. It should be fine, but I am worried one bad bump and over it goes. I need to get it 3 hours to my hou...
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swimmer_spe wrote:Grit dog wrote:midnightsadie wrote:
talk to local fire dept ,could be used for fire training.
Lol. "Hey wanna practice rescuing someone from a burning rotten travel trailer that will probably collapse on you?"
Fire Chief: "Ummmm.....no"
And even if they did, it's not like they're going to clean up the mess. I suggested burning it where it sits. Same thing minus the "opportunity" for the FD.
Campground operator won't be too happy with that.
Yup different story if it's at a campground. Presume you've pushed on the side walls and they have some sway to them. Then yes a few judiciously placed sheets of plywood screwed to the walls as shear walls and possibly building an X frame inside and a couple big nylon ratchet straps may be in order.
2 sheets of 1/2" or less plywood/osb. 6 to 12 2x4s and 2 ratchet straps should hold together 8'-12' of trailer length where the walls are trying to parallelogram.
Good luck!
