by lfhoward » Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:06 pm
It went fine. I had the trailer inspected today (required in PA) and was surprised that I've owned it now for nearly 2.5 years! The trailer has held up well to the weather and frequent use. Those military trailers are tough, and so the part I built on top of it has fared well too.
Of course a trailer like this is never "done" so there is a list of "to-do's" waiting for a sunny day that coincides with some free hours to work on it.
1. Solar panel needs to be bolted on to the roof. [It's been parked out of reach of shore power since June and the batteries are down to 12.3 volts now. The batteries need a fresh charge for their own good.]
2. Brake wheel cylinders and master cylinder need to be replaced. (Original 1991 equipment)
3. Needs new bearings, races, and seals.
It won't pass inspection without the brakes and bearings. I'm a bit bummed as I was hoping to get up to the Poconos for some camping in a couple of weekends, but it's good to know what needs to be done to keep it safe and reliable on the road.
Then, once its road worthy again, here is the second tier of my list:
4. Finish putting up the cedar interior walls and the birch ceiling.
5. Cut out interlocking gym mats to fit the floor and act as insulation.
6. Install window caps, door stop/brace, and new edge molding inserts.
Then maybe someday:
7. Cut out and install side cargo doors that were in the original plan, but covered over by aluminum skin because of needing to have it campable in time for last summer's 7 week trip.
I have a number of other ideas for improvements too, but these will do for now.
I noticed that none of my photos of the build show up anymore, thanks to Photobucket's scheme to charge us $399 a year for the right to post images on forums. I made a PostImages.org account to take its place, but I haven't had the time yet to go back and fix all the IMG links in my old posts. If anyone reading this would like to see a particular photo from any point in the build, let me know.