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New travel trailer owners. Bought a used 2004 Palamino Thoroughbred. getting it roadworthy

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vtwinjunkie

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Hey all.

New to travel trailers and we just bought our first.

got it at a good deal because it needs some work. The previous owners had a leak in the sink and the whole floor pretty much got wet and is now soft and rotten. I will have to pretty much replace most of the interior floor as well as the bathroom.

This will be a decent sized project but everything works in the trailer (heat, ac, electrical, etc as far as I know). I will be going over it all soon to understand fully what I am up against.

Not a spec of rust underneath which is nice.

once I get it back to my property I will start gutting it to see how much floor I will need to replace.


I will also most likely reseal the whole exterior and windows at the seams.


Just wanted to ask if I should be looking at anything else.
 
Make sure you look at the walls around where the leak is (was). Moisture will climb and cause rot. You have a formidable project ahead of you. I rebuilt the front of a truck camper once. Never again..............
 
Make sure you look at the walls around where the leak is (was). Moisture will climb and cause rot. You have a formidable project ahead of you. I rebuilt the front of a truck camper once. Never again..............
Great point, Thanks for that tip.

I feel like Rot is something that many travel trailer owners have to deal with at some point if they keep a TT long enough.

It seems there is never a one size fits all solution.
 
You might consider repacking the bearings and getting the brakes checked for wear/corrosion. Give a critical eye towards the tires as well. They may be at a point of needing to be replaced (sidewall cracking more so than tread wear).
 
You might consider repacking the bearings and getting the brakes checked for wear/corrosion. Give a critical eye towards the tires as well. They may be at a point of needing to be replaced (sidewall cracking more so than tread wear).
Great points. The owner had all of this done just last year before it was parked. 4 new tires and a new spare.

I will check the brakes though from sitting.
 

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