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| Re: Tree vs. Motorhome (non gmc) [message #104159 is a reply to message #104155] |
Mon, 25 October 2010 14:50   |
hertfordnc
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I can say with some certainty a GMC would hold up MUCH better.
For one thing, the side wall would still be there offering some sort of protection.
But never mind that, what year is that coach and can I buy those rims?
The revcon uses the same 5 lug on 8 inch patter. They are getting pretty rare.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Tree vs. Motorhome (non gmc) [message #104165 is a reply to message #104155] |
Mon, 25 October 2010 15:33 |
Ken Henderson
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No, I'm afraid not.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4981
And that's why you don't want shoulder harnesses, Stick.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Carlo <carlodifabio@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Do you fuys think a GMC would hold up better? I think so because I have
> seen rolled airstreams hold up well- I have never seen a rolled trailer of
> any other brand because they dont roll, they collapse.
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> http://images.copart.com/website/data/pix/20100909/19851350_AX.JPG
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| Re: [GMCnet] Tree vs. Motorhome (non gmc) [message #104170 is a reply to message #104165] |
Mon, 25 October 2010 15:58 |
k2gkk
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Although my 1998 28' Aerolite travel trailer was slung
into a tree in the front yard by a tornado in 1999, it
remained basically intact. It hit the tree frame first
and took about a 10 degree bend. Interior was still
basically intact, if "rearranged" a bit. They towed it
off on its own wheels. It was welded aluminum body
framework with fiberglass sides. I have seen Sunnybrook
trailers at the RV salvage place east of Joplin, MO
that had rolled and they remained basically intact.
You sure as heck wouldn't want to be in one while the
event was in progress!
I simply would NEVER have a trailer of stick and
staple construction.
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> From: hend4800@bellsouth.net
> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:33:46 -0400
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Tree vs. Motorhome (non gmc)
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> No, I'm afraid not.
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4981
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> And that's why you don't want shoulder harnesses, Stick.
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> Ken H.
> Americus, GA
> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Carlo <carlodifabio@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > Do you fuys think a GMC would hold up better? I think so because I have
> > seen rolled airstreams hold up well- I have never seen a rolled trailer of
> > any other brand because they dont roll, they collapse.
> >
> > http://images.copart.com/website/data/pix/20100909/19851350_AX.JPG
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| Re: Tree vs. Motorhome (non gmc) [message #104186 is a reply to message #104155] |
Mon, 25 October 2010 17:03 |
idrob
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| 1977Production#0001 wrote on Mon, 25 October 2010 12:32 |
Do you fuys think a GMC would hold up better? I think so because I have seen rolled airstreams hold up well- I have never seen a rolled trailer of any other brand because they dont roll, they collapse.
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I had a 14" diameter 60' long tree fall on my Airstream trailer in the Yukon many years ago. We were able to get in it, camp in it for the return trip. The insurance company totaled it out of course, and waved my deductible because they said it would have been much more costly for them to total it out in the Yukon. The trailer was a real mess, but still intact and solid enough for the 2000 mile return trip. I think the GMC would hold up just about as well.
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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| Re: Tree vs. Motorhome (non gmc) [message #104194 is a reply to message #104155] |
Mon, 25 October 2010 17:22 |
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mike miller
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| 1977Production#0001 wrote on Mon, 25 October 2010 12:32 |
Do you fuys think a GMC would hold up better? I think so because ...
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When looking at the above pictures, keep in mind there is a difference between a tree falling on it, rolling over at speed and just rolling on it's side. Also there are differences in the size of the trees and angles and the like.
There was a GMC on craigslist a few years ago that had a tree fall on it during a tornado. It was damaged but was still drivable and "repairable." (Most likely it was used as a parts donor.)
I would think that the GMC will do better than a stick and staple motorhome. ALSO, Due to the lower center of gravity, I also think a GMC is less likely to roll than other motorhomes. (But not impossible.)
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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| Re: [GMCnet] Tree vs. Motorhome (non gmc) [message #104212 is a reply to message #104178] |
Mon, 25 October 2010 19:12 |
stick miller
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And that's why you don't want shoulder harnesses, Stick.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
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OK - but would we be any better off with just lap belts? Looks like an "Anne Boleyn" decapitation event in either case.
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Stick Miller
'78 Royale - "White Trash" - she left me for another man
'76 Eleganza - "Cousin Eddie" Sold
'84 Bluebird Wanderlodge - "Past Tents"
Americus, GA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Tree vs. Motorhome (non gmc) [message #104222 is a reply to message #104212] |
Mon, 25 October 2010 20:29 |
Ken Henderson
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After the rollover, the driver and passenger were sitting, uninjured, in
their seats with nothing above the beltline of the "flatbed". Shoulder
harnesses attached to the top half of the body would probably have cut them
in two.
A fluke perhaps, but I'll depend on seat belts alone.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Stick Miller <stickmiller@gmail.com> wrote:
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> And that's why you don't want shoulder harnesses, Stick.
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> Ken H.
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> OK - but would we be any better off with just lap belts? Looks like an
> "Anne Boleyn" decapitation event in either case.
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