'71 Starcraft Wanderstar- "The Hilton"
Thought I should post this up because the "Search" feature doesn't return any results and there might be some useful info for older Starcraft owners or those that are mad enough to embark on a complet...
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True, us Cowboys don't like us no weak framing!:B
I really wasn't that concerned with weight, I had the brochures for the Starcraft trailers and could see that they built them all, no matter what size, with the same two box metal main beams. The Hilton's frame is built like an equipment hauler.
What's more difficult to have happen is an even weight distribution, side to side and front to back. A lot of the "heavy weights" inside the trailer (masonry furnace surround, fresh water tank, M-1 Abrams wheel well, oven, and battery bank reside on one side. I am adding a second battery bank just ahead of the light side's (passenger's) wheel well and have two bunks and most of the storage on that side. The tongue weight is consistent with the overall weight, about 11-12%. That is with the rear mounted waste tank empty. As fresh water is used and put in the rear, that balance changes.
Who knows, in 42 years, some curious soul may find a trailer abandoned with the waste tank dragged on the ground and with the floor collapsed. :W
I really wasn't that concerned with weight, I had the brochures for the Starcraft trailers and could see that they built them all, no matter what size, with the same two box metal main beams. The Hilton's frame is built like an equipment hauler.
What's more difficult to have happen is an even weight distribution, side to side and front to back. A lot of the "heavy weights" inside the trailer (masonry furnace surround, fresh water tank, M-1 Abrams wheel well, oven, and battery bank reside on one side. I am adding a second battery bank just ahead of the light side's (passenger's) wheel well and have two bunks and most of the storage on that side. The tongue weight is consistent with the overall weight, about 11-12%. That is with the rear mounted waste tank empty. As fresh water is used and put in the rear, that balance changes.
Who knows, in 42 years, some curious soul may find a trailer abandoned with the waste tank dragged on the ground and with the floor collapsed. :W
