Posted 2007-04-10 4:02 PM (#59000 - in reply to #58992) Subject: RE: coming off gooseneck
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Posts: 167 Location: Monroe, WA
WHAT'S JUST AS SCARY - THERE ARE 12 PEOPLE BIDDING ON IT AND IT'S UP TO SLIGHTLY OVER $15,000!!! sheesh, where do these guys get their brains......
I am married to an old fashioned master welder - one of those guys who can build or fix ANYTHING, certified up the yahoo, built everything from oil rigs to humongous boilers and all associated piping. He just shook his head at this one. What can these bidders possibly be thinking - even stripping the innards of the LQ out, you'd probably have a total reconstruction of the front frame before it would be roadworthy!
Maybe the sum of removed parts - refer, AC, appliances, bathroom, those e-jacks,....
A bit over two days to go - I can hardly wait to see what the final bid is on it.
Posted 2007-04-10 8:36 PM (#59021 - in reply to #58887) Subject: RE: what happens whe a GN jumps off the ball
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Posts: 246 Location: Northern IN.
Headhunter, here's a tip for you, or anyone who uses any style of gooseneck hitch that pins into bed rails, like the Reese that you are talking about. I use this same set up in my rigs and for the safety chains and break away cable just get yourself three extra pins, just like the ones that pin the center hitch part into the rails, then take the hooks off of your safety chains and drop the last link down into the next empty slot on either side of your center hitch (these would be the holes that you would use for a fifth-wheel camper hitch), put your lanyard down in any one of the remaining holes and insert your extra pins through all three. Does this make sense? It doesn't sound like I'm explaining this very well, but if you have the "rails" you can picture it, I suppose. Talk to y'all later...
Posted 2007-04-11 8:50 AM (#59047 - in reply to #58887) Subject: RE: what happens whe a GN jumps off the ball
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Posts: 246 Location: Northern IN.
I sure think so, those rails are bolted to the frame of the truck, I don't know any more "solider" of a place to hook them, short of welding them right to the side of the frame! lol. As far a legal, before I did this, I used to hook the hooks themselves into the "Triangular" cut-out area right behind the ball, (on Reeses "The Goose") and was checked by a Diesel Bear during an inspection, and he didn't say anything about it, and I know he looked the hitch over good. For what it's worth, talk to y'all later...
Posted 2007-04-11 1:22 PM (#59064 - in reply to #59047) Subject: RE: what happens whe a GN jumps off the ball
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Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
After looking at the trailer again, it looks to me as if it came off the truck and the brakes locked up like they should, because all the damage points to a nose dive into the pavement at high speeds. It doesn't look as though it impacted the cab of the truck, just the road.
Posted 2007-04-11 2:54 PM (#59071 - in reply to #59067) Subject: RE: what happens whe a GN jumps off the ball
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Posts: 167 Location: Monroe, WA
Originally written by Cloud9 on 2007-04-11 2:12 PM
Bids are up to $18,100 - 38 bids, 12 bidders. Anyone looking for a used trailer better keep this one in mind and AVOID it at all costs.
Ya know, the more I think about all the plush amenities this on has in the LQ - somebody wanting to put a nice LQ into their trailer could actually come out pretty good just stripping it out and then selling the ALUMINUM shell for salvage metal.......
LOL too darn bad I'd have to haul it across three states to get it home to strip! I LOVE that neo-angle shower......
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