[A/S] Replacing umbilicals

[schuetzen - RKBA! <chasm@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 24 May 2002 15:12:58 EDT, hhamp5246@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 5/24/02 2:50:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>bjacobs1@citlink.net writes:
>
><< Look here!
> 
>http://www.campingworld.com/browse/products/index.cfm?deptID=3&subOf=151,14&pr
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>odID=1812 >>
>
>Saw those, but the largest is 18" long.... mine are almost 3 feet or so.

those are bananas as they are called.  buy the fittings and make your own. the
pin placement is the same, but there are flat pins or round pins.  Personally I
HATE flat pins, the corrosion locking capabilities are just enormous.

I usually buy this stuff from Sven out of Sven Magnuson

>The Expediter
>1-800-330-1800 / fax 1-888-330-1888
>Please visit our web site http://www.expediter.com
>Sven <theexpediter@att.net>


Sven is mostly into salt water boats, trailers, etc but as we all know, there is
very little difference between a Land Yacht (another class like International
and Excella) and a Sea Yacht.

in fact I completely rebuilt the running gear from the brake plates out to and
including the Carlisle tires on Jim Greene's Trailer with stuff from Sven.
Also the trailer jack and the breakaway and the umbilical, etc.

Never forget that RVs are not just land locked.  look at aircraft and at boats
and maybe even rail cars for all I know.

get your parts wherever you can.  and the cheaper the better.
Restoration is expensive at the least.  That is why there is such a cottage
industry for making these parts like rock guards which are no longer available.
Also, if you wreck one of these Vintage TT, do not forget to part it out.  to
include lights, windows, frames, etc.......

odds are, someone out there is restoring the trailer you just trashed.

enuff

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Charles L Hamilton,  chasm@schuetzen.net  Houston, TX
WBCCI #1130  VAC   S*M*A*R*T
'76 Sovereign