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06-13-2013, 04:37 PM
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Rivet Master 
1992 34' Excella
Austin
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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I would try to find a heavy winch truck that is capable of easing your trailer and pickup down the grade. Since the cable end will need to be attached to your truck the winch operator will have to rig a snatch block close to the ground so that the cable can pass underneath the trailer to your truck. It may take several sets of the winch truck to get all the way down.
You should be able to find a semi winch truck that can handle it.
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"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."
Lake Travis, TX
"Rancho Deluxe"
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06-14-2013, 08:08 PM
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Rivet Master
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asbury park
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thank you all for your advice. i was able to recruit a member of the TCT who i had never met to drive 3 hours with her 4x4 F250 to help us; but we arrived and it was not nearly as bad as i remembered it and my husband thought we could do it. we did it in two steps; trackhoe w/ chains tied around tongue backed it down the sites drive to the main dirt 'road' (which only serves 2 homes). we hooked it up from there. we left the parking brake a bit engaged, drove REAL slow, and didnt even bottom out at the bottom of the road!
Luck was on our side today. it took 3+ hours to change the tires. all i had at home were 4 old airstream wheels, so i had new tires mounted on them would you believe THEY FIT on the spartanette? a random stroke of good luck. backing down the drive was maybe 20 minutes.
the bearing seals were not like an airstream and we could not get them off. we stopped every opportunity to check if the bearings were hot. we drove about 45 on a highway home, (passed and honked at 2 airstreams!) and got 14.5 MPG on this 35 ft long trailer!
here she is where she sat since 1962:
side :
other side
shes free!
pulled out, trying to change tires:
she's out! large and in charge!
now for interior pics:
front living room:
cabinets across from center bath
bedroom closet
amazing ceiling condition thanks to being covered:
bathroom photos came out too dark, but totally original except fixtures in shower have different handles.
Now to gut it and convert to a food truck....
(wink wink)
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06-14-2013, 08:17 PM
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Vintage Kin
Fort Worth
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Congratulations!!
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06-14-2013, 08:25 PM
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Rivet Master
1968 24' Tradewind
Rural, blink and you'll miss it
, Missouri
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 692
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I think she's winking in that first pic. Nice find. Glad you got her out safely!
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Eljay
1968 Tradewind Double.
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06-14-2013, 08:28 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 19' Safari
GLENDALE
, AZ
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,453
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Amazing find -- Looks like a time capsule dug up from the last century!
Congratulations!
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06-14-2013, 10:48 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Holly Lake Ranch
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Congratulations! Glad you were able to accomplish that rescue
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2006 Safari 23
2011 Tundra Double Cab
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06-14-2013, 11:14 PM
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Rivet Master 
1966 24' Tradewind
1995 34' Excella
Lynchburg
, Virginia
Join Date: Jun 2006
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What a great find and you did a fine job of rescuing this beauty. I came to this thread late, and I was going to offer to help since it sounded like a fun type challenge, but you have already completed the rescue! Great job!
Dan
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06-15-2013, 05:32 AM
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Rivet Master
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asbury park
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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ah, well thank you for the offer dan, the thought is what counts! 
yes, we believe we got lucky with this one. guess i can change my sig now, my first 'vintage kin'.
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06-15-2013, 05:48 AM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NJtoNC
Now to gut it and convert to a food truck....
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Say what???
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Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.
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06-16-2013, 07:33 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
Vintage Kin Owner
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: May 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
Say what???
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I think that converting it to a food truck is a felony in most states. 
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06-16-2013, 07:57 PM
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Rivet Master
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asbury park
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
Say what???
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I kid, I kid... ..
besides, don't you know how much work it would take to haul all those cabinets to the dump? May as well keep um.
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06-16-2013, 08:52 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1958 17' Pacer
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Tryon
, North Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2011
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My buddy sent me this picture last week. When I saw your photos, I thought these could be one and the same.
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06-16-2013, 09:20 PM
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Commercial Member
2016 27' International
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Wilton
, California
Join Date: Aug 2008
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What an awesome find. Congrats and thanks for sharing the pictures. Loved them :-)
Vinnie
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06-17-2013, 05:53 AM
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Rivet Master
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asbury park
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Jim, that's not the same. is that one in NC ? 
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06-17-2013, 05:55 AM
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Rivet Master
1995 30' Excella
Bowie
, Maryland
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,345
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Geez, that thing is HUGE! It looks to be in pretty good condition, too. Congratulations!
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2014 Ram 2500 Crew Cab with Cummins 6.7L Diesel
Sold but not forgotten: 1991 Airstream B190
Sold: 2006 F-250 6.0L Powerstroke Supercab
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06-17-2013, 06:24 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1958 17' Pacer
Currently Looking...
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Tryon
, North Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NJtoNC
Jim, that's not the same. is that one in NC ? |
Yes it is, somewhere near Hendersonville.
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07-11-2013, 01:45 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
Portland
, Oregon
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 223
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Contests! She's a beauty. I'm looking forward to hearing more about the restoration, but from what I seed it doesn't look like she needs much.
Your story reminded me of picking up our Countess. The owner had a very steep dirt driveway and the WD hitch was too low. So we asked him if he would derive it down for us. He got it down safely and we went on our way only to discover the trailer brakes had come disconnected. So it was only out Tahoe brakes holding it back on the steep gravel hill. But at low speeds that was enough.
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1966 Streamline Countess 26'
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