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Post by Kirk on May 16, 2010 20:12:32 GMT -4
our weekend project, bought it last year knowing i would have to replace the floor. took three days and 5 people but the worst is over now. BEFORE  END OF FRIDAY NIGHT  GETTING READY TO OULL FRAME OUT  PULLING OUT THE FRAME  FRAME OUT READY TO STRIP THE FLOOR  NEW FLOOR INSTALLED ON FRAME  END OF TODAY  |
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Hawkes
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Post by Hawkes on May 16, 2010 20:35:16 GMT -4
You are insane!  How did you figure out you could just lift the top off? |
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Post by shadow on May 16, 2010 20:38:10 GMT -4
You are insane! How did you figure out you could just lift the top off? X2...wow, that's pretty cool Kirk. got pics of the inside? |
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Post by Creepy on May 16, 2010 20:46:38 GMT -4
holy crap! how old is that trailer....to need that done to it!? Did you get it cheap?
looks like a super solid job.
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Post by theonlybull on May 16, 2010 22:28:35 GMT -4
you dun did alotta werk.... lol. had to do the back 4' of mine, and both rear wall sections. doesn't take long for water to rot them
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Post by Creepy on May 17, 2010 0:44:45 GMT -4
I am freaking out that a trailer that old has to have that done to it. WTF?
My brand new Jayco appears to have the same construction. Where/why did it leak?
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Kirk
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Post by Kirk on May 17, 2010 6:25:57 GMT -4
not insane i would do another as soon as i finish this one thes was alot easer then the tent trailer. we had bought that one damaged alot more work.
just by looking at it you can see how it is put togeather once, you removed some of the wood. there was a bit of chance that it would not stay all togeather. we left the cabnets and bunks in to help tie the walls togeater
its an 2003, so you have a few years to go. there were alot of leaks , around the windows, where all the pipes and wires go down thorght the floor( when driving the spray gets in). there really poorly built if water gets in it cant get out. even around the fenders the silacon was cracked and the the water just runs in over the inner fender to the wood floor.
we did get it real cheap. it was a big job to do outside would have been easer to do it in a big shop. we learned alot about trailers and i would do it again as soon as this one is done. it was a good weekend alot of fun.
even had to use the winch on the jeep to pull the last bit of frame into place
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Post by jeepfever on May 17, 2010 7:05:59 GMT -4
Wow, I'm impressed that you were able to pull that trick. Typically the cabinets are fastened to the floor. I'm curious how you managed to free them from the floor. And it was only an 03 trailer? It has me wondering about my 91 travel trailer and just how bad it's floor must be  I know my roof has a soft corner  Did you lay new vinyl before sliding it back in place? What's next? inspecting the brakes and repacking the wheel bearings? |
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Post by Kirk on May 17, 2010 11:34:59 GMT -4
the cabinets and inside walls were all screwed down to the floor. it took a few evenings to get the all out. had to unhook some elec and water lines and drains. yes we rolled new vinyl down when we had the frame out, made it easy to do. next on the list would be to put the inside back togeather.
checked all the breakes and bearings last summer. i will pull it apart again just to repack the bearings before it hits the road
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Post by Creepy on May 17, 2010 12:12:23 GMT -4
Really impressive! You probably saved yourself like $10K for a weekends work.
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Post by Johnniemac on May 17, 2010 19:03:20 GMT -4
Holy Crap-lotta work done there. Those piks are like watching a TV show- 'and after the break, we are gonna swap the floor out of our Terry trailer. Stay tuned' ;D
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I know my roof has a soft corner 
