scarysharkface
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A friend just gave me the frame from an old Bee-Line travel trailer.
Frame looks pretty good for age and considering it's been sitting outside for 40+ years.
Not including the bumper on the rear or the tongue, it measures:
6' 8-1/2" x 8' 8-1/2"
What I'd like to do is build it enough to sleep two adults and carry two Suzuki DR350 dual-sport motorcycles. Not sure if a teardrop-ish configuration is what I'm after or if something else is in-store for us.
The square axle is a drop-type (at least I think that's what it's called) and the hubs are 4-bolt. I'll take things apart and if the hubs/spindles look good enough I'll probably just replace the bearings and keep the current configuration. If things aren't so good, then I think I'd like to use a straight axle for a little more clearance, and possibly 5-bolt hubs so I can mount more adventure-friendly wheels.
This thing is light, with leaf springs.
I'll post some pics in a bit after they've uploaded to smugmug, so you all can see what I've got and be able to make informed suggestions.
John
Frame looks pretty good for age and considering it's been sitting outside for 40+ years.
Not including the bumper on the rear or the tongue, it measures:
6' 8-1/2" x 8' 8-1/2"
What I'd like to do is build it enough to sleep two adults and carry two Suzuki DR350 dual-sport motorcycles. Not sure if a teardrop-ish configuration is what I'm after or if something else is in-store for us.
The square axle is a drop-type (at least I think that's what it's called) and the hubs are 4-bolt. I'll take things apart and if the hubs/spindles look good enough I'll probably just replace the bearings and keep the current configuration. If things aren't so good, then I think I'd like to use a straight axle for a little more clearance, and possibly 5-bolt hubs so I can mount more adventure-friendly wheels.
This thing is light, with leaf springs.
I'll post some pics in a bit after they've uploaded to smugmug, so you all can see what I've got and be able to make informed suggestions.
John
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