VACList Digest Sunday, February 23 2003 Volume 03 : Number 113
When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary Digest text To unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please go to http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html Topics in Today's Digest: RE: [VACList] ratchet driven jockey wheel for caravans and trailers [VACList] Addition of gray water tank Re: [VACList] ratchet driven jockey wheel for caravans and trailers Re: [VACList] ratchet driven jockey wheel for caravans and trailers [VACList] Airstream Model Re: [VACList] New shocks [VACList] ratchet wheel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:43:23 -0700 From: "Bob Hightower" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [VACList] ratchet driven jockey wheel for caravans and trailers Ha! Guess I should held my tongue (fingers) until I read further. An even greater idea! Bob > Great idea, except for the low tongue weight...350 lbs. > > Bob Hightower > '76 31' Sov Hey Bob: You did the same thing I did (at first). When you scroll down a little, they show the 500# and 1000# models. GQ '67 Safari ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 10:31:54 -0600 From: "Rick Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Addition of gray water tank After over a year of tinkering with my 1973 Tradewind, my wife and I finally traveled with it! A 4,00 mile trip to Florida and return with great comfort and pleasure. This was our first trailer trip of any kind and we enjoyed the interest and comments regarding an old Airstream. The only shortcoming we experienced was the lack of a gray water tank. When I bought my trailer I knew there was only one waste tank, but naively assumed that the sinks and shower emptied in that tank also. I realized my mistake when refinishing the shower with the realization that the shower drain wasn't going to drain "uphill" into the waste tank. Is there any way to add a gray water tank? Thanks for any advice. Rick Ellis 1973 Tradewind WBCCI 01973 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:19:37 -0600 From: John Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] ratchet driven jockey wheel for caravans and trailers I have to agree strongly with Gerald on this important point, not that anyone suggested manhandling their trailer around on the "rough." Years ago, I used devices like these in a service station business and found they are great on a flat <paved> surface, but could be serious trouble on even a moderate (i.e. barely perceptible) slope. Most folks have experience pushing empty boat or utility trailers around by hand, and it works, but we're talking 2-4 tons of mass here, which means even slow movement creates a large amount of inertia. Classic car buffs speak up here...I think these dollies that they use for their classic cars are used on smooth flat paved garage and warehouse floors, not driveways. John Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer wrote: > Manually moving a trailer around works OK on a perfectly level surface. > But if there's any slope its easy to loose control... When you get away from a perfectly level garage or driveway, you aren't enough thrust > to CONTROL the 3000# trailer ... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:34:18 -0800 From: "Tuna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] ratchet driven jockey wheel for caravans and trailers Dr.J and John's point is crucial. The wheel dollies to which i referred are used on flat, smooth garage floors. If i have to move something around on a slope, or dirt or gravel, i use winches, blocks, etc., and move SLOWLY, inches at a time. Once, in Kona, some friends had waxed the rails on their large boat trailer, to make the boat 'launch' more easily... when they were backing the boat on its trailer into its parking spot at their farm that evening, they 'launched' the boat into the weeds. It took about 25 people, three or four vehicles, and some ingenious on-the-spot engineering to get the 10-ton boat back up onto the trailer. Tuna (sorry about the multiple posts yesterday - email server's been on an unusually long delay) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [VACList] ratchet driven jockey wheel for caravans and trailers > I have to agree strongly with Gerald on this important point, not that > anyone suggested manhandling their trailer around on the "rough." Years > ago, I used devices like these in a service station business and found > they are great on a flat <paved> surface, but could be serious trouble > on even a moderate (i.e. barely perceptible) slope. Most folks have > experience pushing empty boat or utility trailers around by hand, and it > works, but we're talking 2-4 tons of mass here, which means even slow > movement creates a large amount of inertia. Classic car buffs speak up > here...I think these dollies that they use for their classic cars are > used on smooth flat paved garage and warehouse floors, not driveways. > > John ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:34:56 -0500 From: Bob Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Airstream Model Here's a new Airstream model for those VAC members collecting them. One of the best I've seen, plus this dealer has them for half what others are asking for it. Your Welcome, Bob Patterson http://www.diecastmuscle.com/portal/store/MCC92005 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 16:47:10 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VACList] New shocks For what it may be worth. I replaced my shocks on our 69. I went to O'riley Auto and just matched the length of travel and compressed length. Matched them with Monroe shocks they seem to work fine. Martin and Rachel Hughey WBCCI & VAC #10212 27', 69 International & 16', 61 Bambi ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 01:19:16 -0500 From: "Bob Greer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] ratchet wheel If you are worred about trailer getting away from you on a grade ect. just have someone with a STRONG hand on the brakaway switch. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ End of VACList Digest V3 #113 ***************************** When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary Digest text To unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please go to http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html
