Buying an old trailer
Hello, I'm looking at purchasing an old 80s travel trailer. It's about 20ft long and it's been sitting in my buddy's yard for two years. What should I be looking at when I'm looking over it?
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Zacvv wrote:In my '71 Starcraft, a converter was an option. I would think by 1980, it was almost standard. I have the original PD808 30 amp charger and it is a beast, huge transformer and a big rectifier board. I kept it as it has a solid state charging circuit (two stage). Some converters did not have the multi-stage charging circuits and those should be replaced. It is a fairly easy upgrade, involves a few wires.
Thank you all for the feedback. It looks like the biggest thing i need to look for is leaks. I am buying it from a friend for 500 dollars so not sure how concerned i am about the little things.
Im not to sure with these older guys if they have battery charging systems? is this a silly question? Is it easy to buy one and buy new batteries?
If the trailer has water damage and you wish to restore it to like-new condition, it will involve a fair bit of work. I chose to completely gut mine and rebuild as I wanted to improve the insulation and a few more things. The upside of that is that I could change the layout to exactly my own needs. You can look through the rebuild thread in my signature line, "The Cowboy/Hilton", to get an idea of the work involved.
