A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Converting Cargo Trailers into TTTs

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Postby Engineer Guy » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:27 pm

I'd heard these are what some Movie types use on Set. Here they are:

2 Story Semi RV
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Postby MERF » Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:18 am

Prem,
I used to work on that exact "Silverbullet" a few years back and boy did we get good at polishing. Thanks for posting up that picture. It brought back some great memories. It was a complete pain in the caboose to load and unload that thing on the jet.

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Prem wrote:Aluminum everything. The only way to travel! :bowdown: :money: :surrender:

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Postby Dant » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:13 am

Prem wrote:Future fantasy (More volume than some apartments.)



And at the other extreme:

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:) I put a political sign to it's best use to make this lovely model. You can see my bed, table and ice chest, all made with equal skill and attention to detail. :)

This model demonstrates the extent of my planning so far. My friend Alex lost his bid to become a judge, by about 7 votes. He'll be pleased to see I put his signs to a practical use. I'm also using the signs as insulating 'shades' for the windows. Sandwiched by Reflectix aluminized bubble wrap. Prob'ly just put squares of velcro on the corners.
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Postby Prem » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:47 pm

Thanks guys! Loved both your posts.

Here's something we should hope the world never sees again:

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Postby Dant » Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:39 pm

Prem wrote:Thanks guys! Loved both your posts.

Here's something we should hope the world never sees again:

... :o


I was going to say, 'Whatever floats your boat,' but....
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Postby pete42 » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:54 am

I spent about 6 months in Japan; 3 months at a time.

I have been to some of the places that were destroyed.

watching the water come in was unbelievable the way it swept away everthing in it's path, houses, cars, boats, and sadly people.
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Postby Prem » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:34 pm

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1956 Cadillac Camper

Postby Prem » Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:53 pm

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Postby Prem » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:08 am

:MLAS
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Postby kickintail » Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:56 am

that's just silly
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Postby GPW » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:31 am

Dant, graat idea building models .... That does give you some valuable experience , seeing how everything fits together... just a smaller scale ... :thumbsup:

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Postby GPW » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:13 am

Inspired by Dant's model , I had an idea .. :o A Foamie Cargo trailer ... :roll: http://www.tnttt.com/gallery/image.php?image_id=77432
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Postby Dant » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:57 am

"Gillette" would be a fitting name.
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Postby Dant » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:14 pm

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More pics on my album.

I'll take more interior photos when I start doing more. My shelving bed frame is different now and I'm going to use peg board instead of the foam in part because the rough surface is perfect for not letting the mattress slide.

Next step is the house battery. Rather than mount a battery externally or in a vented box (very little room on the tongue) I'm thinking of an Optima inside. I'm going with 12 volt only as I don't plan to be in any RV parks or have access to 110 AC
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Postby proformance » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:42 pm

You will still have gassing with an Optima Battery. Every led acid battery will produce corrosive and toxic fumes when the voltage exceeds approx 13.7 volts. (normal charging voltage is in excess of 14.0 volts.)

An option is to mount the Optima under the trailer or purchase an AGM battery of a different size and mount that under the trailer. Like the Optima, the AGM batteries can be mounted on their sides.
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