The Rear End

 The rear end was not without its issues. It looks like the dry rot got so bad that the previous owner attempted to replace the interior panels and some of the cross spars.

Expanding foam works great to seal gaps between rotten wood and new panels......NOT! :^| 

A closer look at the rear driver’s side. So much of the rotten wood was like fine powder. 

I see lots of vintage trailers online that people update inside with a little paint and and some elbow grease. I understand most people may not have the resources I have to take the siding off to inspect the wood structure underneath, but man, I’m glad I did. Structurally, these trailers are built to be pretty durable as a whole. But when side walls and floors start deteriorating and separating , joints where they fasten together have rotted away, the overall strength of the trailer is truly compromised and the stresses of being towed down the road in this condition are just begging for something bad to happen. With this said, I have a lot of work ahead of me to fix or replace the rotten wood structure. Work, I might add, I can’t wait to do!

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