1968 Forester travel trailer project
- Thread starter Glaciers
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Yep . . . .
Petrol & Powder
Well-Known Member
Low Key is what you want to be.
No signs about trespassers will shot or I don't call 911.
No NRA signs or stickers.
No targets on display
RBHarter
West Central AR
At one time that fish sticker , a religious symbol , was considered by the FBI to be an indication of extremism ........
I've been tempted of late to make one up ,
Pacifist on board
Come and take it
However I think many heads would explode so I've stuck with "if you can't afFord it Dodge it" .
I've been tempted of late to make one up ,
Pacifist on board
Come and take it
However I think many heads would explode so I've stuck with "if you can't afFord it Dodge it" .
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Posts #41 through #45 are a sad statement about how far this nation has fallen. 58 years ago I took my 22lr rifle, to school for show and tell. No bumper stickers just to keep your truck from getting widows busted. Hummmmm, freedom of speech.
Theft has always been a problem which has not improved.
Theft has always been a problem which has not improved.
RBHarter
West Central AR
When my kids went to Hunters Safety ......24&22 yr ago it was suggested then that you avoid displays of game , gear , or decals as a "matter of protecting your equipment from theft or damage" from the non outdoors , non hunting , easily offended or upset public and as a point of "courtesy" . The idea was to promote a positive image of outdoors men and women . Most neighborhoods and even HOAs then didn't have a Karen just waiting for that white body bag or suspicious cooler to come out before you hustled the camper out to the storage lot .
Shortly after 9/11 was when the FBI list of the most common profile items/points used to identify extremists was published . I looked at the list and found that the combined list basically covered 70% of the local population . The rest were in the nursing home or under 6 . Almost everyone in that little would have hit 5+ items . We weren't scary just pro God , DU , Rocky Mountain Elk , Quail Unlimited , and Browning products fans .
I haven't had a decal since the "don't laugh mister your daughter might be in here " decal dried up in 86' . I did dirt stencil "vote a record , RM Nixon for President 96' " I think it was 96' he was still alive and we already knew all of his dirt .
Shortly after 9/11 was when the FBI list of the most common profile items/points used to identify extremists was published . I looked at the list and found that the combined list basically covered 70% of the local population . The rest were in the nursing home or under 6 . Almost everyone in that little would have hit 5+ items . We weren't scary just pro God , DU , Rocky Mountain Elk , Quail Unlimited , and Browning products fans .
I haven't had a decal since the "don't laugh mister your daughter might be in here " decal dried up in 86' . I did dirt stencil "vote a record , RM Nixon for President 96' " I think it was 96' he was still alive and we already knew all of his dirt .
462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
A "Vietnam Veteran" proudly adorns my pickup's back window. I hope it offends the local ponytailed, Birkenstock and tie-dye wearing, Prius driving, aged draft card burners and other assorted whiners, and causes them to have apoplectic fits.
For eight years, it was Calvin pissing on The Clintons.
For eight years, it was Calvin pissing on The Clintons.
Petrol & Powder
Well-Known Member
I wasn't speaking to the government's intrusion into the freedom of speech. I am speaking about unnecessarily drawing attention to yourself.
Just because you possess the freedom of speech doesn’t mean it is always wise to exercise it. How many people would put a sign on their front door that read, “Cash and Gold inside this unoccupied home”? The vast majority of residential burglaries occur when the home is unoccupied. Thieves aren’t afraid of guns, they’re afraid of people. That gun in your nightstand isn’t going to defend your house all by itself.
Sometimes it may be smarter to avoid the sticker that says, “break into this car, there’s a better chance you’ll be able to steal a gun”. The thief looking to steal a firearm out of a vehicle probably isn’t going to break the window out of the Prius with the world peace bumper sticker when there’s a pickup parked next to it with a “driver only carries $10 worth of ammo” sticker.
There’s a reason airlines no longer put the “Steal this bag” sticker on checked luggage that contains a firearm.
Hawk
Well-Known Member
Hope I'm not venturing into forbidden territory, but look at the shoplifting going on in California. [Sorry California members, no disrespect to you. I know you are the good guys.]
Theft under $950, cops don't even respond cause all they can do is give them a ticket.
Why advertise I've got guns to steal.
I don't open carry because If the bad guys know you are carrying, you're the first guy they try to take out.
If they think I'm a soft target, at least I have a better chance of surprising them, if forced to defend myself!
Once again, sorry if I got into verboten territory (politics).
Theft under $950, cops don't even respond cause all they can do is give them a ticket.
Why advertise I've got guns to steal.
I don't open carry because If the bad guys know you are carrying, you're the first guy they try to take out.
If they think I'm a soft target, at least I have a better chance of surprising them, if forced to defend myself!
Once again, sorry if I got into verboten territory (politics).
Ian
Notorious member
A few of Mark Twain's works, the sentry's description of the husband to be arriving for his wedding in The Taming Of The Shrew, and pretty much every Far Side panel ever published make me LoL. Forgive me, italicizing text takes too much hoop jumping to make happen on my fone.
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Ok I’m hoping to get some advice on my trailer project. Got it in my shop and up on jack stands finally. So plan of attack is axel and frame repair first.
So what I have is a 3500 pound 4” drop axel which sits on top of the springs. If the axel can be mounted under the spring pack, I gain 4” of frame and body elevation. What I have in mind is remove and put on saw horses clean off rust, repaint and disassemble breaks and assess repairs to the electric breaks. Unknown at this point. My idea is to have a shop weld new spring perches on top of the axel just opposite of how they are now.
Along with new spring perches there would be new u-bolts as well.
Next problem is the frame, more precisely the tongue and forward part of the frame. First off a picture of the frame just forward of the body.
It’s not as bad in the picture but this is a light duty box frame 3.5 x 2 inches and it’s just folded with out welding. The weight is off it at this point but when tongue weight is on the jack this is slightly more open. Pretty light duty.
When I lifted the trailer so the front of the frame is suspended the tongue dropped maybe an inch or more. I have not put a straight edge on it yet. So to compound this problem for repair there’s a drop floor at the entrance door.
If you look this is where the drop is scabbed on at the front side, then extends back 4 feet and is a mirror image for the reattachment to the frame continuing to the rear of trailer. What I’ve thought about is to get a piece of 2x3 box tube, schedule 40 or maybe schedule 80 (I think 40 would be adequate) and follow the frame from in front of the axel spring perch forward to the hitch. Obviously a bend with an angle to match the original frame. Just lay this under the existing frame and fish plate with pieces of 4” flat strap. The end result would be a frame of 2” x 6.5” married from axel to hitch.
The drop floor beam will need to be cut out and this new under frame will do the same support of the floor. The opposite side frame rail does not have any drop to it. Just a straight shot.
As near as I can figure is when the 2 ladies were bringing the trailer up on the Alcan Hwy they at one point had backed up and not realized that they had jackknifed the unit. Not realizing what was going on they put the pedal to the medal. This ended up ripping the folding step completely out from under and a little other damage, but, at that time it put side stress on the frame.
So please some thoughts on what I have laid out, or more suggestions. These repairs need to be done before any time is spent on the restoration of the trailer.