Ok, we found the trailer (we are close to SF and it is close to Charleston, SC). We got the airplane tickets. We were planning to fly there, check it out, and then rent a vehicle, driving the trailer back with us.
We have found nobody that will rent anything to tow except a Uhaul box truck.
We have to personally check it out, its that important to LOOK at it. One person could fly there, check it out and fly back. Then uship it home. But the boys really wanted to drive it home.
Anybody out there that had/has a better solution?
Smiles and thanks,
Pink
Charleston is pretty nice. You may not go back to CA. But hauling a trailer across the country will need some serious "eyeballing" on the axles, tires and bearings. You may want to find a local dealer and have them check out the trailer before you fly. Any cost would be cheaper than finding out the rig shouldn't make the trip and having to fly back.
BTW, what kind of truck are you sitting in (profile pic)?
When I was moving cross country, I looked into renting a Uhaul to tow the trailer and haul my stuff. Most of the trucks have a 2" hitch ball welded to the frame, which will not work. The smaller van/trucks sometimes come with a receiver where you could mount your own hitch, but Uhaul only allows you to tow THEIR trailers or car transporters. And even if you did tow YOUR trailer, THEIR trucks don't have brake controllers.
Here's the solution found when the brakes failed on an International Travellall towing a bambi on the way to a rally
Often you can find an older pickup or van for sale that you can use to tow the trailer and at a price not that much more than rental. Try a 'wanted' add in Craig's List for the locale.
IMHO.... personal experience has taught me that a little patience goes a long way towards a successful long term adventure. Spend a little more time looking on your own Coast and I'm sure you will be just as excited with what you find....
PS..I didn't follow my own advice when buying Cloudsplitter and still regret it.
Had I found the Forum and did a little more research I know I would have followed a different purchase path.
Anyone who buys from dealers or flippers across the country should make the sale conditional upon delivery. This puts the burden right where it belongs. If you want to screw around with the details or the joys of logistics....so be it. To late for this sale....wish I could help.
That trailer is listed in the Forum classified....
Observation....the one stainless panel protector visible in the photographs exhibits quite a few dings, along with the surrounding area. This may be a telltale, and would indicate a close inspection of the entire coach would be a prudent undertaking.
JMO
7 pin would indicate the wiring exists for a brake controller but maybe not the controller. If you have to get a controller, a temporary installation in the rental truck could solve that problem.
modern streams like the one in the o.p. have typical 7 pin wiring.
old traylas were wired a variety of wayz and often tweaked by owners or drunken sailors.
Well, that explains the guy in the white dungarees, pullover shirt with a bib collar and funny li'l hat skulking aboot my trlr, reeking of rum and mumbling thingz like "Avast ye" and "Arrrrr, meLad" a while back.
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Originally Posted by 2airishuman
the 7 pin is primarily used of LIGHTS and BLINKERS and SIGNAL FLASHERS on rental trucks.
so the FUSE for the brake wire may not be there, only sticking a mulitmeter in the holes can reveal if any JUICE is present and useable.
cheers
2air'
So mine IS wired bass-ackwards 'coz when Darryl The Welder towed it away, he dint get far b4 stopping, getting oot, and disco/ing the connexshun, as he was ploughing [plowing in the US] doo 2 the brakes been on 'n all.
Hope MY TeeVee's plug is shipshape with all due respect to Henri the Sovereign!
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