Tendencies toward major problems?

[Leroy Eckert]

As evidenced by the number of Birds still flapping, the general tendency for
Birds is: They outlast their owner. We have not incurred any major expense,
other than elective items.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Wright
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:15 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Tendencies toward major problems?


Folks,

As I sit here debating whether to finish the restoration of my '66
Travco or sell it to my neighbor and buy a Bird, some questions come
to mind.

Particularly, I am curious what the Bird's tendencies are toward major
problems. The Travcos, for example, tend to have rotted floors. That's
the case with mine and most Travcos I have looked at for sale seem to
have the same deal. This is, of course, an absolutely huge job
requiring hundreds of hours of labor.

I'd like to know what, if any, expensive tendencies a vintage Bird
would have. I'd be looking at an '88 - '92 PT-40 w/8V92. Basically,
are there any common issues that are going to cost me in excess of
$5,000 to fix (for that single issue - certainly there will be a lot
of $1,000 - $3,000 issues that pop up from time to time)? Anything
major like the Travco's tendency toward floor rot?

If I jump into this, I want to be prepared. I don't want to buy a Bird
that is going to bankrupt me and be too costly to keep operating.

-Ryan




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