I scored a 22' old camper trailer frame for $300 yesterday and spent the evening tearing off the rest of the floor--including the toilet and waste tank. The trailer was lived in by a drifter related to the family who owned the property where the trailer sat. It sat for a few years and the man never emptied the waste tank. Needless to say there was a nasty mess, but you can see the final frame in the pics below. the plan is to weld in additional 5-6 extra "c" channel cross-members, add fenders, and 1' extensions on both sides of the trailer excepting where the fenders will be. That will give me a surface area of roughly 8'x22'. Plenty of room to haul a car and our small estate when we move. We'll see if I can keep it in the class III weight specs so my hitch can handle it.
Both axles have electric brakes, we'll see how they work when I wire in the lights. Hopefully in the end we'll have an asset that's value is significantly above what is spent to create it. Currently a used 18' car hauler goes for $1800-$3200 depending on condition. I hope to keep this under $1100, obviously not counting my labor.
Mom and Dad said you could do whatever you wanted with their pop-up trailer if you hauled it away. Also, Grandpa said he would love a new project to work on, so you have 1 1/2 weeks to get ready!
ReplyDeleteKevin, this is Christian. Do you spend all night on craigs list or what? When I saw your ford falcon the only thing I could thing of was taking a cutting torch to it and making it a convetable.
ReplyDeletePretty cool. Can't wait for more updates!
ReplyDeletethat is a sweet deal!
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