Travco roofs

[Travco2701966]

I see that Travco's seem to be parked outside in all sorts of weather through out the USA, this tends to indicate to me that they have a very good roof and they hardly leak, is this correct?\nI am planning on buying a Travco without being able to inspect it, I am not worried about the running gear too much, and I presume the frames are pretty thick and would be solid, I am more concerned about the leaking through the roof and the damage to the internal infrastructure.

[Acesneights]

All fiberglass. The roof basically can't leak except for around the a/c unit or any other holes that might be drilled in it. Travcos are built extremely well. Even better than todays unit if you ask me. The body is 2 fiberglass halved and a steel skeleton not wood so even if it gets a leak, the worst that will happen is the wall panels will need replacement but the structure is not really affected much. They can get rusted out floors and leaks around the windows are common.

[Travco2701966]

Thankyou, I did hear that they were well built, that is a testament as to why there are so many still on the road.

[77Travco]

The main issue with old motorhomes is sitting for long periods. It's not good for the brake system to go unused and almost all old Travcos will need brake work when put back on the road.\nTo be honest... I don't think there are very many of these on the road anymore. Besides mine, I've only seen 2 others actually driving down the road.

[badbillybiker]

I had to jump in on the "a lot on the road" I peruse thru a lot of CL's and Jax etc. I think the Travcos today are getting fewer and fewer in between... windshieds and brakes are the main reason ASFIK for the massive decline...As indicated not many in my book are road worthy and driveable today...... True they are well built but the mechanics of today are clueless into the real workings of the hydra-vac braking system... my 90 blazer, discs all around on a freightliner chasis or john deere before being sold to them was an quick, easy and cheap fix... the price for new travco rotor and brake drums is out of sight...if you can get them...Just came to my attention that the 19.5's are out and wider 19 wheels are in... Now probably will end up buying old dated tires the the dealers are offing in the hopes you don't know any better...Don't think even Mich's are being made... will probably end up with chinooksa or something chinese...\njust my $.02 worth\nBBB

[Acesneights]

There are close to 300 members on this site alone. Still a few out there. I would not worry about the tires. There is a metric equivalent that will work. That size is very popular. Just gotta watch them on the back. I have heard yes and no on a spacer between the rims.

[badbillybiker]

you have my attention... spacer between the rim? Is this meaning putting wider tires on the rims? can 19" inchers be stretched to fit the 19.5 rims? 2 fronts that were ordered for mine were so bad the mechanic sent them back and got tires from a different vendor..my all new front to back brake system is still in progress and expensive... New rotors from indy didnt fit and another set are coming from boston... hope the wait is worth it...\nBBB

[KB2CRK]

Bridgestone is still making the 8R 19.5 tires and they are from Japan. Multiple Chinese companies are also make the although I am unsure of their quality.