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25 years and counting

Postby len19070 » Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:59 am

I was just going over some old photo albums and found this.

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Same Kid, same Trailer! + 20 years.

Though I've never counted I've come to realize that over the last 25 years I've built an awful lot of trailers!

Heres 23 of them and I know theres more.

http://s26.photobucket.com/user/len1907 ... ers?sort=6

Somebody once said of me that I was like that Crazy Winchester lady who kept building on to her Mansion.

If I stop building the "Boogie Man" will get me!

Happy Trails

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Re: 25 years and counting

Postby lrrowe » Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:08 am

Very impressive Len.
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Re: 25 years and counting

Postby Vedette » Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:08 pm

Thanks for sharing Len.
Great pictures! :thumbsup:
What a wonderful 25 years it looks to have been.....so many memories and moments of gratification. :applause:
Love your vintage stoves. Was there two that were very similar, or one with the inlet tube reversed?
And how or where did they travel?
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Re: 25 years and counting

Postby grant whipp » Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:21 pm

Hey, Len!

Back when I was riding my Harley and deep in the lifestyle, we had a term for guys that had been there for 20 years or more ... we called 'em Greybeards, and it was an honor to wear that moniker ... you, sir, are a Greybeard of Teardropping, and you are among good company ... :thumbsup: ...! I'd say "Welcome to the fraternity!", but you've already been here for a good long time, and I'm proud to consider you a Brother!

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Re: 25 years and counting

Postby gudmund » Thu Dec 04, 2014 1:23 pm

GREAT PICTURES and loved the story!!!!!!!
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Re: 25 years and counting

Postby TENNJIM » Thu Dec 04, 2014 2:01 pm

Great pictures, Len. We are very happy to have one of those Scotty's. Thanks!
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Re: 25 years and counting

Postby unclemark » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:31 pm

Wow. What a legacy. Very cool.
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Re: 25 years and counting

Postby matthewh » Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:08 pm

I impressed at your building skills at such a young age! Your parents must have been proud! [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES]
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Re: 25 years and counting

Postby rebapuck » Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:59 am

I like the pull out counter in the first picture. That would be very handy.
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Re: 25 years and counting

Postby len19070 » Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:57 am

rebapuck wrote:I like the pull out counter in the first picture. That would be very handy.


That was one of the first trailers I built. I had to mount some huge "L" brackets joining the walls to the roof rafters to Triangulate this and other trailers I built like it.

That shelf eventually evolved into this.

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