MMRanch wrote on 12/11/15 at 21:26:21:

*facepalm*
form a gasket! of course! and here I am fretting the cost of the new gasket on top of the new adjuster
as far as being in your neighborhood, that's unlikely any time soon, I live a long way from Tennessee, and funds are tight
I'd not even do the versy but I'm at 9K and I'm afraid to not do it, or at least check it  (isn't 9k pretty close to do it or suffer?)
unfortunately, no friends who weld and machine well enough to do a home brew versy

I've never used anything but the liquid .  but let it "set-up" a little so it has some "body" to finger tighten against , then tork the bolts after the gasket is formed and set .  other wise it will just squeeze out and you will have nothing .  

I'll bet that down pour is headed to me ...   ... the wind has been out of the South-west all day for two days now .  

My buddy leaves his Pop-Up camper at my house durnning hunting season , he also covers it with a tarp to help it stay dry .   It might work for ya ?  

MMRanch wrote on 12/13/15 at 17:26:20:

My roof, which also has a small leak (only in heavy rain, not light) is already tarped, and that works well, aside from sometimes sounding like a giant bat is trying to carry the trailer off
The AC is installed in the back wall and is a non standard (rednecked in) install
Now I give the installer credit. It is a well done install, probably better than I could pull off, and it has never leaked before that I've seen
It is possible that the rain came in through the unit itself (I've seen that before and it was 'raining sideways') or it might need recaulking and painting (for some reason he didn't paint the woos used in the install)
Either way it not a hard fix
Add that to the roof leak, the faucet that won't turn off (working on that already) so I have to go fetch water with skeeters the size of hummingbirds coming at me in a swarm, and a porta potti for a toilet (and obviously no shower) and it gets frustrating at times
I can't complain too much, I only paid $600 for it, and it keeps me mostly protected, I just want something bigger that doesn't have the issues
A 16x8 Bunkhouse is not roomy by any stretch of the imaginaries
The job of saving up $2000 for a down payment on a bigger better one with a flush toilet and such is going far too slowly for my taste

I work in the Dairy department of a grocery store, no education = low income, though 13 / hr ain't bad
as to expenses. they're pretty light
$300 / m land payment
20 / m gym dues
77 / m auto insurance (a 20 jump for moving 20 miles  )
117 / yr MC insurance
gas
food
occasional eating out, not Sardi's, Whataburger
lunches at work

Dealer offered to take Savage + 1200 down
If I sold or hocked my 44, I could do that next week
get's me new Summerland mini with a 175-200 /mo payment.....for 144 months   12000 RV costs over 20k by the time it's said and done

some of my friends who are into RVing say no, never buy new, also don't buy from this dealer
this'll be a bear of a winter in this little camper, it's not holding up well to being lived in

Other options are
a Rip down the junk trailer that is currently occupying the spot I'd like to put the new trailer in, and build on the frame
I only know residential construction, so this would
not be an RV when I'm done, but more of a bitty mobile home
I'm supposed to get permits if I build, but this is grey
I know you can 'build' a cargo trailer with no permits, everyone out here builds with no permits, so I could likely get away with it even though it's shading a bit
another thing: it big enough to include a 'shop area' in the construction (30 feet actual box length not including weird kickouts)

B Get a portable shed and build it into a home
Again I'm not building but modifying a prefab building, so no permit needed
I could go pretty big with one of these, or go small for lower cooling / heating, and maybe another shed for a shop area

either of these options take time and a lot of work, the Summerland I just park and hook up

if my credit card weren't still in recovery from buying motos / parts, the dragon, and the sisters, I'd have this, but a 4500 credit limit doesn't matter when you have less than 1000  available credit at the moment   (yes, I paid for my Savage, all 3k of it, with a credit card)  

I am a registered Building Inspector in KY, and for this State I believe the following to be true:

Any accessory structure less than 200 square feet of floor area used for storage, garden shed, etc. is exempt from a Building Permit.  The local Code may require a Zoning Permit - which approves the location and use of the building on the property.  In some areas you cannot have an accessory structure without having a Principal Use (house or business).....in the small Cities I work for you cannot have a storage building or garage without having a house on the property.  Often this is not applicable for active farms and the buildings that are required to operate them....it is possible to have farm buildings without a residence.  If it s a dwelling and has a sleeping area - it is not exempt from the Building Code regardless of size.

I believe that Campers, Mobile Homes, SUV's, etc. have to be built in compliance with the "Guidelines" established for those industries.  If you are a manufacturer and want to have the "approved seal", you have to build in compliance with their guidelines.  I don't believe there is anything that requires you to meet these standards if you are building a camper/motorhome for personal use.
http://www.rvia.org/?ESID=Standards

In the Cities where I work....you can't live in a camper on your property.  In the rural parts of the County, especially along the Ohio and Licking Rivers, they are zoned for recreation uses and it is fine to have trailers and campers on the property and live in them.

old_rider wrote on 12/16/15 at 17:47:12:


the junk trailer is an 8x approximately 33 foot Travel trailer that in very bad shape
It has axles and 3 of it's 4 wheels, but i have no intention of ever pulling it anywhere, except maybe to the junk yard, and it is up on blocks at the moment
I would under no circumstances try to 'improve it' I would knock it flat and burn the remnants, and build from scratch on the frame, if anything, and no it has no license, I see

MMRanch wrote on 12/17/15 at 09:37:46:

I started as a Sacker and moved to cashier, got demoted for pissing a customer off (telling someone the truth is frowned upon in today's society) and am now in dairy
I have no desire to be in managment, but lord am I tired of breaking down 5-15 thousand pound loads, my body id worn to a frazzle by the time my day off arives

Rant incoming
Yesterday I tried to purchase a better RV, one with a flush toilet, shower, a bit more room, ect (it was also a toy hauler, so my moto would have had quarters as nice as mine )
I was turned down not due to credit score but lack of credit history
In Texas not only does your credit matter when you rent an apartment but our idiotic state legislature has decided that your auto insurance company can use your credit rating as a tool to pry more money out of your pocket
And yet neither is required to report on your history with them
WHAT THE crappity smack!
if I buy insurance (required) form your crappy insurance co you can jack up my rates due to credit, but don't have to report my on time payments
And while if I have crappy credit you won't rent to me you aren't required to report my on-time payments (every month for 10 years) to the credit bureau?
HOW THE crappity smack IS THAT RIGHT?!!!!!!!!
I am highly pissed right now