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Location: Cincinnati | So we are looking for trailers and came across a 95 sundowner. I saw issues with rusting of the frames and when we looked at this one we saw rusting. I just wanted to show a couple shots and see what others had to say. Here are a few pics:
This is on the inside of the trailer along the bottom wall near the rear:
This is the outside under the wheel arch where you can begin to see the rusting:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byrsc_zBwqUQRzNuTkRqeUlxTms/edit?usp=sharing
Here's a look deeper into the wheel well:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byrsc_zBwqUQbUt6QnczeWNib1E/edit?usp=sharing
Is this more or less cosmetic? Or should it be something to be legitimately concerned with?
Edited by push350z 2014-03-16 1:29 PM
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Location: Cincinnati | Sorry, screwed up links in original post:
Bottom wall
Wheel well
Deeper into wheel well
Edited by push350z 2014-03-16 1:32 PM
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Location: Cincinnati | Anyone? |
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | Can't get your links to work on my old computer...
Edited by retento 2014-03-17 12:13 PM
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Location: Cincinnati | This may work:
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Regular
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Location: suffolk | I would shop around for something better. |
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Location: western PA | "I would shop around for something better."
Ditto. Unless you are well versed in welding and have cheap access to materials, that is a trailer to avoid. |
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| Just a 20 year old all steel trailer, that from the Cinci note, has also been up north. Looks like what I'd expect. Maybe you need to shop newer. |
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Expert
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Location: Arkansas | I have a 95 Sundowner 2 horse steel, and it does not have any of those issues.... but it lives below the Mason Dixon, not out in the salt/ chemicals of northern areas.... |
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Location: Cornfield in Iowa | I just sold my 95 Sundowner all steel last weekend. I have owned it since 1998 and I live in Iowa. It looks brand spanking new compared to that. |
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Location: Valentine, NE | Depending on price and your skills, might be worth a shot. I did one that was rusted out like this a few years ago. Just took angle iron that wraped under the existing angle iron, with the top being back into the sheet metal enough to get out the rust. $300 of steel, $30 of paint and welding rod, a day later, looked fine on the outside. Still could see rusted sheet on the inside. But for this ranch trailer, worked fine.
Be honest with yourself on your welding/fabrication skills as it is a lot cutting and fitting...
Good luck. |
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