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11-16-2006, 07:43 PM
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I just got a beautiful fiberglass rv yesterday. The inside was gutted, but the shell is fantastic condition. It has the original AC unit (built into the ceiling) which is a Rotary Mini-Mach. Other than that, I know nothing about the RV other than a metal plate on the trailer telling me it was made in 86. I have no idea what I have and was hoping someone where would be able to identify it. Any ideas?
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Thanks!
Adam
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11-16-2006, 07:50 PM
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Trailer: 1976 Trillium 13 ft ('Kermit' It's not easy being green!)
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I think you have a cute little Burro there ( or maybe a UHaul?). Send more pictures when it gets its face washed! Click the "Albums" site for more info. Good luck!
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11-16-2006, 08:05 PM
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Trailer: Fiber Stream 1978 / Honda Odyssey LX 2003
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I think you have a cute little Burro there ( or maybe a [b]UHaul? ).
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You have a 13' U-Haul body. The difference is in the area around the tail lights; the raised area that wraps around the sides. The early Burros had round tail lights, and I think the later Burro tail lights were recessed. However, the hitch doesn't look original.
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11-16-2006, 08:21 PM
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Pre-hack there was a post of a U-Haul look-alike trailer that was very similar to this one. It was single-hull rather than double, and had a standard c-channel frame rather than the standard U-Haul round pipe frame. I can't for the life of me remember what brand it was.
UHaul had special wrap-around taillights that fit the radiused curves of the sides. Obviously they were never cut out on this trailer, and they've got flush mount taillights attached.
It's definately not a Burro, but neither is it a UHaul. Good luck figuring out this one!
Roger
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11-16-2006, 08:25 PM
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Thank you so much!! That was super quick!
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11-16-2006, 09:08 PM
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Trailer: 2007 19 ft Escape 5.0 / 2002 GMC (1973 Boler project)
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Thank you so much!! That was super quick!
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Hi: Is it an early Cloud...without a silver lining What ever... plenty of "elbow grease" required Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie
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11-16-2006, 09:20 PM
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Trailer: Former Burro owner and fan!
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The cloud in the Album has a different tail light arrangement, more Burro like.
I haven't a clue. It way closer to a Uhaul than a Burro.. call it what you want!!!
It looks like a single shell? Hard to tell as the uninsulated double shell ones "glow" like that.
Have fun with it.
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11-16-2006, 09:37 PM
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Trailer: 1976 Trillium 13 ft ('Kermit' It's not easy being green!)
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Well, you've got a nice collection of chairs in your Uhaul-like non-Burro egg. Perhaps when you start the cleaning process some ghost decals will show up and the mystery will be solved once and for all.
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11-16-2006, 09:54 PM
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Trailer: Former Burro owner and fan!
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is the front window part of the shell drooping on the top street side?
Also hard to tell from the pic, but it almost looks ... melted.
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11-16-2006, 10:11 PM
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I know what kind of a trailer that is. It's a "project" kind.
What ever it is you'll have fun making it your own.
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11-17-2006, 06:51 AM
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is the front window part of the shell drooping on the top street side?
Also hard to tell from the pic, but it almost looks ... melted.
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One of the tires is flat and one of the corners was damaged and someone repaired it poorly. That's going to be one of the first things I fix, I want it have it nice round look. Oh, and the front window is missing and they replaced it with a big sheet of plexiglass. (Hence the weird look).
So it looks like I Have a genuine mystery on my hands. I am hoping that I will find something hidden under the dirt that will give me a clue. I guess the trailer has passed through two businesses that both used it for an outdoor work area, thats why everything was gutted out.
I'll keep some pictures posted as I get it cleaned up and if I find anything that tells me what it is, I will let you know.
And thanks to everyone that replied, it was a great response.
- Adam
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11-17-2006, 01:05 PM
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Trailer: Boler (B1700RGH) 1979
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...It looks like a single shell? Hard to tell as the uninsulated double shell ones "glow" like that...
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With double shells, the interior surface would presumably be a smooth gelcoat finish; with a single shell, it's the rougher "backside" of the moulding. I can't be sure from the photos, but it really does look like a single shell, with just the cabinets in addition to the shell.
Adam, the significance is that most "eggs" are single-layer shells, but the double-walled designs have some desirable characteristics, and are significant features of those couple of brands that have them. I doubt that there's any way the inner shell of a double-wall trailer could be removed without splitting the outer shell at the seam, or destroying the inner shell; with the intact cabinets, I assume that what was "gutted out" would be appliances and surface materials (flooring, insulation...), but not fiberglass.
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11-17-2006, 04:23 PM
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... I assume that what was "gutted out" would be appliances and surface materials (flooring, insulation...), but not fiberglass.
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Exactly, it is a single walled egg.
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11-17-2006, 08:41 PM
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Trailer: Fiber Stream 1978 / Honda Odyssey LX 2003
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it really does look like a single shell
[b]I doubt that there's any way the inner shell of a double-wall trailer could be removed without... destroying the inner shell;
with the intact cabinet<strike>s</strike>, I assume that what was "gutted out" would be appliances and surface materials (flooring, insulation...), <strike>but not fiberglass</strike>.
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Brian, I think you nailed it!
Look at the jagged edge of the cabinet! This is all that's left of the inner shell!
I stand by my judgement that this is a [b]UHaul Body, that the inner shell has been broken and removed, with a new hitch on the front, or maybe an entirely replaced frame.
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11-17-2006, 09:03 PM
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Name: Myron
Trailer: Escape
New Mexico
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It's obviously a YOU-Burito.
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05-09-2012, 09:52 AM
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Name: richie
Trailer: Casita patriot deluxe (sold)
Virginia
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I have a 2000 Casita Patriot Deluxe,13 ft with everything you could get at the time.added Vortex (1) speed fan in ceiling Vent,
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