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View Poll Results: Guess the tongue weight
under 250 lbs 3 9.68%
250 to 275 lbs 1 3.23%
275 to 300 lbs 5 16.13%
300 to 325 lbs 9 29.03%
325 to 350lbs 2 6.45%
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Old 08-23-2011, 12:54 PM   #621
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Hey you had helpers... That's not fair...

Looks great!
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Old 08-23-2011, 01:23 PM   #622
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Hey you had helpers... That's not fair...

Looks great!
Not all of us can use the force.
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Old 08-23-2011, 02:44 PM   #623
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Hey you had helpers... That's not fair...

Looks great!
Think of like landing a jet on an aircraft carrier. They have guys with flashlights directing the planes Well that's what those two guys were doing, only sort of in reverse this was like putting the carrier under the plane.
One guy works for me and the other was a camper that was chomping at the bit to help. He just loved the process and couldn't wait until I had the chassis ready.
If only I could get someone interested in polishing the shell I'd be all set.
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Old 08-24-2011, 07:30 AM   #624
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Great Timing!!

You have outstandingly good timing! I hope to be going thru that process in another couple of weeks. Finally got the outriggers welded on and the new rear floor bow in place. Just need to put all the pieces back together.

Think I can borrow that same crew to help guide mine into place? :-)

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Old 08-24-2011, 07:50 AM   #625
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Hi Pete I'm going to be in your neck of the woods in late Oct. Paul Idaho to be exact, to pick up a trailer I bought. It's still a nine hour drive from there to you place and I don't want to risk ant mor miles towing it so i don't think I"ll be dropping by.

As far as the crew goes I need the one guy to work for me and I can't speak for the camper, although he might be interested given the amount of enthusiasm he has for my project.
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Old 08-25-2011, 05:48 AM   #626
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Growing Collection of AS...

Good Morning Chris,

What's this I hear, you are purchasing another trailer!

What does that make it now? Four or five?

Your project is going well...Do you think you will be ready before winter sets in?

I am still looking for that special one.

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Old 08-25-2011, 06:33 AM   #627
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Morning since they are land yachts and yachts are supposed to be called with female names I call the collection a harem. LOL.
5 is the current number but I doubt that the 63 o'lander will get fixed. She was rolled on it's side into a ditch by the PO one winter. It's badly damaged and totally gutted so not much left of it.
It and the 73 are here but the rest are spread out around the US. I was thinking of leaving them like that and depending on what vintage I wanted to be in would determine where I went. Kidding of course.
I'm going on a couple of recovery missions this fall to bring two of the three back home. The latest aquisition will be going to FTW in Baltimore for a total restore.
The 73's on hold until I can finish the polishing and get more money for it's extras not yet purchased. It might be ready for fall 2012. I'd like to have one ready by then as I want to go to the TAC rally in Fort Wilderness of Disney World in Nov 2012.
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Old 08-25-2011, 07:26 AM   #628
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Great chassis shots Chris.
In fortunatly (or fortunatly) the overtime monster has returned to work and almost stopped my progress on my Tradewind. But it will let me put a little aside for pieces and parts. I am optimistically shooting for a summer ir fall 2012 completion.
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Old 08-28-2011, 08:24 AM   #629
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Looks like fun!! Heading out the door to finish up my insulation and belly pan.
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Old 08-29-2011, 08:13 PM   #630
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Old 10-11-2011, 07:50 PM   #631
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Riddle of the day!

So how exactly do you fit the entire interior of a 31ft Excella into a 26 ft Overlander?

Very carefully!

Today I needed to make room in my shop for a vintage tow vehicle that I recently purchased. I was at a loss as what to do with the contents of my 1973 Excella that is still an empty shell. I have been stalled on the polishing stage this summer as I can't get that dirty and still run my business. Now that I'm closing for the season I will be able to get back on the polishing wagon after I return from my multiple recovery missions.
Anyway back to the matter at hand. What do you do with half a buildings worth of parts? Well I have this 63 O'lander sitting here as a parts trailer. Perfect solution. I now have a rolling Airstream shed.
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Old 10-11-2011, 08:29 PM   #632
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So how exactly do you fit the entire interior of a 31ft Excella into a 26 ft Overlander?

Very carefully!

Today I needed to make room in my shop for a vintage tow vehicle that I recently purchased. I was at a loss as what to do with the contents of my 1973 Excella that is still an empty shell. I have been stalled on the polishing stage this summer as I can't get that dirty and still run my business. Now that I'm closing for the season I will be able to get back on the polishing wagon after I return from my multiple recovery missions.
Anyway back to the matter at hand. What do you do with half a buildings worth of parts? Well I have this 63 O'lander sitting here as a parts trailer. Perfect solution. I now have a rolling Airstream shed.
I can't say we have a rolling AS shed but we do have piles in two different garage stalls of the guts of the Sovereign. I am getting tired of trying to get around them and now we have added my 94 year old mother in law's excess stuff from her going into assisted living. It looks like we are either moving out or in depending upon the angle you look at it. Kind of crazy to have this much stuff. Some days I think it would be simpler to just lock the door and drive away....

I might tell my better half that we need to get another AS so we can use it for a rolling AS shed. Might be a lot cheaper than putting up a building was last year to hold our current AS. I'm still working on him to agree to another AS.....keep your fingers crossed that you get to see a new one when you stop in.

I'll make sure to bring that new old AS subject up when he is not holding any kind of a tool in his hands.
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Old 10-12-2011, 02:58 AM   #633
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I think there is still room to cook meth in there...
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Old 10-12-2011, 11:56 AM   #634
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I think there is still room to cook meth in there...
Ah. I was wondering what kind of chemicals those drums in the pictures were filled with.
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Old 10-14-2011, 12:58 AM   #635
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Looks like the inside of my shop! We still have the entire interior of the Tradewind in there.
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Old 10-16-2011, 06:23 PM   #636
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New Use For Old Axles

Tonight the guy who welded my frame finally took the old axles home. He is going to use them to make a utility/car hauler trailer. When we finished making the new frame the old one was cut up and scraped. We kept a small portion of the frame holding the axle mounting plates and left the old axles attached.
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Old 10-16-2011, 06:30 PM   #637
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I'm not an expert, but I belive those axles need a new Airstream! LOL! MPJ
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Old 10-16-2011, 08:41 PM   #638
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Should have left the black tank in and toilet + seatbelt... Would have been refreshing
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Old 10-17-2011, 03:20 AM   #640
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I'm a newbie and understand your problem. I don't think I caught what was the initial cause of this leak, some canister storing water cracked?? Any lessons learned that might help others prevent this same thing happening five or ten years down the line?
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