Almost A New Owner of a 1977 Sovereign

[jrk247]

Hello All,
I am in the breaucratic process of purchasing a 1977 31' Sovereign from an estate. I'm hopefully going to be able to pick it up late this week and get it ready for my vacation next week...nothing like waiting until the last minute right! It needs a little cleaning, and general repair but it's in overall good condition (I think) I have a general question for anyone that happens to read this. I have an 02 HD Chevy that can drag a house (without wheels) down the road. (That was supposed to be a joke!) Anyway I am used to towing the 25' horse trailer with 4 horses down the road. The airstream is 140 miles from home, I've made the trip before with a 16' uhaul. My concern is that it is a 90% interstate drive, and I know nothing about this trailer other than what I have seen, so I'm not sure what to expect while towing it. It's significantly larger than the horse trailer, but it is about the same weight or lighter. When I was talking to the woman about purchasing this she said that there was a problem with the frame and needed repaired before it would pass inspection and that someone told her that it could be safely towed at 25mph. I thoroughly looked over this trailer and the only thing that I could find wrong with the frame is that on the back bumper where they have a bike rack attached it has rusted through, broke off and is only holding on on the left side. I figured afew bungie cords would hold this down to get it home to repair it. The rest of the visible frame in the back was solid, with moderate rust, but there were no problems. So to finally get to the question is....is there anything that I should really check out before heading home, and what can I expect for the drive? The last time the trailer was moved was a few years ago. Also, I've read that driving without the brakes hooked up is hazardous to your health. I do not know what sort of brakes this has on it, but they might not be working to get it home...is this a huge problem? I will have it fixed when I get home where resources are a plenty.