Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **GPW** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:22 am

Spotted a trailer from afar the other day ... as I got close , noticed AT&T on the side .. as well on the truck towing it . Cute little thing ,moulded fiberglass outer shell , sort of oddly shaped , more tall than wide , and a big AC on the roof ... Guessing itâ€™s a new linesman trailer ... but looks like it might be good for camping too ... :thinking:

Nice looking too !
Anybody else seen one ? Curious as to what the inside looks like ?

by **Dale M.** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:27 am

GPW wrote:Spotted a trailer from afar the other day ... as I got close , noticed AT&T on the side .. as well on the truck towing it . Cute little thing ,moulded fiberglass outer shell , sort of oddly shaped , more tall than wide , and a big AC on the roof ... Guessing itâ€™s a new linesman trailer ... but looks like it might be good for camping too ... Nice looking too !
Anybody else seen one ? Curious as to what the inside looks like ?

Probably trailer uses as a "environmental enclosure" for people splicing fiber optic cables...Originally they were nothing more than a cargo trailer with a work bench and couple of folding chairs and a window or two and an cooler on roof....

Dale

by **GPW** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:36 am

Thanks Dale , with that info I found a pic of one ... :thumbsup:

by **JuneBug** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:50 pm

Perhaps a Fiber Optic Splicing Trailer byPelsue; they have the FiberLite XL and the POD.

A much lighter trailer, similar in profile and made for camping, is made by WeisCraft. They have two models: Little Joe and Ponderosa.
The footprint is 9'x5'.

by **GPW** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:15 pm

Thanks JB , I think it was a POD (single axle) ... looked small from the street , but didnâ€™t know it was a Standy ...

They probably cost a fortune ... :roll:

Wonder if ATT has any old ones to get rid of ? :thinking:

by **SonofT@B** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:07 pm

Yeah every time I see one of those little things I start thinking of what I'd have to do to modify one and then how long I'd spend in jail if I actually stole the thing!

I don't know where you'd look to find a used one for sale. Maybe ATT has a site for that kind of thing.

by **honeask** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:19 pm

My whole family is ex ATT or now employed ATT. My husband just told me that they do auction those off at times. Hmmm, might have to check into that.

by **Verna** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:19 pm

AT&T keeps their vehicles for a long, long time any more. Their last vehicle I drove was a 9 year old Ford Focus with 190,000+ miles, the one before that was a 12 year old Doge Neon with only 55,000 miles (got rear-ended in that one).

I havent' seen any of those little pull-behind trailers up here in the Midwest--it seems they're still using the larger van-type trucks for fiber-optic splicing here.

When the vehicles are retired, they're normally sold to an auction vendor who has to remove all AT&T identifying signage.

Check with your local auctions--they would know where to find the retired vehicles.

Verna

by **Dale M.** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:45 pm

Out on west coast AT&T and the other companies pretty much use the FOST...

http://www.pelsue.com/products/vehicles ... -fost.html

Dale

by **GPW** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:00 am

Cool !!! Pelsue must have a lock on the splicing trailer market ... They do look like theyâ€™re well made ... :thumbsup:

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