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05-05-2013, 05:07 AM
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Vintage Kin
Fort Worth
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 8,014
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Oh, man, that is terrible! After all the work . . . .
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05-05-2013, 06:29 AM
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#222
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Rivet Master 
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,971
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This makes me sick.....I know you are. Please tell us your all OK!
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05-05-2013, 06:33 AM
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Rivet Master 
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,721
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I am so sorry. The end of a great and wonderful adventure.
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05-05-2013, 06:35 AM
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#224
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Rivet Master
1997 30' Excella
1961 26' Overlander
1954 22' Flying Cloud
1981 28' Airstream 280
San Antonio
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,436
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That is just heartbreaking. I hope everyone was all right. Did the tree just fall over as you went by or was there a storm while you were in it?
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WBCCI# 9259 AIR# 38927 TAC-TX 14
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05-05-2013, 06:35 AM
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Site Team
1963 26' Overlander
Hollis
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,647
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That is a tragic ending  . Feels like there should be a funeral or something. Glad you are all okay.
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05-05-2013, 06:37 AM
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#226
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Restorations done right
Commercial Member
1962 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Vintage Kin Owner
Currently Looking...
Baltimore
, Maryland
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,545
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Not happy to see those photos!
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05-05-2013, 07:11 AM
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#227
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: I currently do not own a 2nd Airstream
Posts: 4,360
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This makes me feel sick. What a sad day for this to all come to an end. What are your plans now?
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05-05-2013, 09:01 AM
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
Nowhere
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 573
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So sorry to see this. Your work and this thread on your trailer were one of my primary motivators as we restored our '59 Overlander.
Norm
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05-05-2013, 11:29 AM
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#229
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2 Rivet Member 
1959 26' Overlander
Brighton
, Michigan
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 85
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So sorry to see this. You've been an inspiration!
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05-05-2013, 02:49 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,637
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Oooooh!!! I'm really sorry!! Having done my own, I can't imagine how sick you feel right now....:-(
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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05-05-2013, 03:52 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 24' Tradewind
Alameda
, California
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,570
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I'm so sorry. Glad you are OK.
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ingrid
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05-05-2013, 04:24 PM
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#232
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Rivet Master Commercial Member
1962 19' Globetrotter
1963 19' Globetrotter
1961 19' Globetrotter
Wheat Ridge
, Colorado
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 624
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OMG... Shame
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05-05-2013, 05:58 PM
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
Western
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,468
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I am so sorry to see that. I was looking forward to seeing your work in person when you came back to CT.
John
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05-05-2013, 07:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,467
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I never did like California ...........
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05-05-2013, 10:19 PM
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#235
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
Putnam
, Connecticut
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 3,064
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We were not in the trailer. It was in a pull out along Ave of the Giants Redwood Forest. We went for a walk and heard the crash.
Waiting to deal with the Insurance Adjusted tomorrow.
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05-06-2013, 09:58 AM
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#236
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3 Rivet Member 
1971 25' Caravanner
Olathe
, Kansas
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 215
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Be sure to get a competent outside appraisal before settling! Most companies do not understand Airstreams.
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07-27-2013, 10:17 AM
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#237
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2 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Dryden
, Ontario
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 26
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Ditto on Max Well's advice. What you will need to do is amass some evidence (comparable models for example), of what your airstream was worth. The insurance company will probably try to use some sort of blue book guide.....which will be totally useless.
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11-18-2015, 03:41 PM
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#238
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4 Rivet Member 
1970 29' Ambassador
1959 22' Flying Cloud
1957 26' Overlander
Ashland
, Oregon
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 254
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Why do you say no need to replace Leaf Spring axles? Do they ever need replacing? Are they as good as torsion? I have two trailers that both have leaf, so I am in that world right now...
Thanks
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Originally Posted by thenewkid64
Here is something I had suggested to another member who was about to do what you are planning.
Since you are for sure replacing the tires. You may want to find a place that is local to the trailer and take it there for a bearing replacement/repack. They should have all the parts sitting on the shelf and that way you can also inspect the brakes. While they are working on that you will have time to get the wiring figured out. Since a 59 has leaf spring suspension you will not need to replace the axles unless you have a bearing failure on the road and un-temper the spindle. In fact the seller may be able to recommend someone that is close enough to work or can have it done for you prior to pick up.
Best suggestion on the wiring is to buy and carry a new plug that is designed to fit your truck. Along with the printouts of the wiring diagram from the Airstream site.
You could rig up lights. All you need to do is buy a set of the magnetic tail lights. They should stay on the bumper if they can make good contact.
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