528rick Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Like the headline states front and top of corrugated aluminum and framing took the blow shearing the metal and top frame any repair ,replacement ideas from OC members .Trailer is 12 foot Easton clamshell luckily covered by insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 1 hour ago, 528rick said: Like the headline states front and top of corrugated aluminum and framing took the blow shearing the metal and top frame any repair ,replacement ideas from OC members .Trailer is 12 foot Easton clamshell luckily covered by insurance I don't know of any manufacturer's still building corrugated clamshells. This is going to be tough. There was a small corrugated clamshell manufacturer in St. Jacobs Ontario Called Rainbow Trailers. They still show up on a Google search but I'm not positive they are still an active business. Below is the contact info. for the parent company at the same location: Rainbow Tool & Die Manufacturing 1550 King St N N0B 2N0 St. Jacobs Ontario - Canada 519 664 2297519 664 2817 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 2 hours ago, 528rick said: Like the headline states front and top of corrugated aluminum and framing took the blow shearing the metal and top frame any repair ,replacement ideas from OC members .Trailer is 12 foot Easton clamshell luckily covered by insurance For your reference there are two Easton Clamshells advertised on Kijiji. One is a 12' in Kingston. Might help with vlaues if nothing else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 3 hours ago, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said: I don't know of any manufacturer's still building corrugated clamshells. This is going to be tough. There was a small corrugated clamshell manufacturer in St. Jacobs Ontario Called Rainbow Trailers. They still show up on a Google search but I'm not positive they are still an active business. Below is the contact info. for the parent company at the same location: Rainbow Tool & Die Manufacturing 1550 King St N N0B 2N0 St. Jacobs Ontario - Canada 519 664 2297519 664 2817 I heard they closed up. I forget who I was talking to but he said they had cleaned out the buildings. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baylaker Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Every time I drive by, they still have 1 clamshell sitting out front. Building is empty… 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrightonalan Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 i bought a open trailer from them .well built,too bad there out of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sksman Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Do you have pictures? If you can buy the aluminum panels are you repairing yourself? Trailers Plus in Peterborough might be able to get similar parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
528rick Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Thanks guys for the tips seems parts and/or panels are chickens teeth called many inc trailers plus and triton which has stopped making clamshells .Its too bad as I had a triton and actually preferred the Easton like wright said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 36 minutes ago, 528rick said: Thanks guys for the tips seems parts and/or panels are chickens teeth called many inc trailers plus and triton which has stopped making clamshells .Its too bad as I had a triton and actually preferred the Easton like wright said You mentioned in a previous post that the trailer is insured. Wouldn't the insurance company be responsible for getting the repair done or writing off the trailer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
528rick Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 yes the trailer is insured however as you know negotiations with insurance companies begin with education, due diligence and who would likely have experienced such matters as OC members 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 27 minutes ago, 528rick said: yes the trailer is insured however as you know negotiations with insurance companies begin with education, due diligence and who would likely have experienced such matters as OC members Well, they will decide will if it's repaired or written off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
528rick Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 au contraire never except a insurance companies first offer as in my experience and experience in the market may decide your final offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 10 hours ago, 528rick said: au contraire never except a insurance companies first offer as in my experience and experience in the market may decide your final offer Of course, I think that goes without saying in any negotiation - that's all it is. There is nothing stopping anyone from hiring their own appraisers and substantiating their loss themselves either if you disagree with it. There are other "tools" in the insurance companies bag to use if people become un-reasonable too. It goes both ways and good adjusters know what they're doing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
528rick Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 au contraire never except a insurance companies first offer as in my experience and experience in the market may decide your final offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
528rick Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 Having worked in the fire industry for a number of years Adjusters have a fiduciary duty to their company and as such do not work for you.Not sure what you consider good adjusters but my experience is they give you the lowest amount of coin for your loss as a starting settlement and unless your aware/educated most people accept.Im sure there are some good stories here on OC with insurance company offers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barberch Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Had a small dent on the top edge of my Triton a couple years ago. Insurance wrote if off because parts/ clamshell is unavailable. I got a great payout! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 12 hours ago, 528rick said: Having worked in the fire industry for a number of years Adjusters have a fiduciary duty to their company and as such do not work for you.Not sure what you consider good adjusters but my experience is they give you the lowest amount of coin for your loss as a starting settlement and unless your aware/educated most people accept.Im sure there are some good stories here on OC with insurance company offers Adjusters have a duty to uphold and follow the Insurance Act and the policy contract you purchased, nothing more, nothing less. Starts and stops there. Their duty is to both parties of the contract. Your policy and Statutory Conditions within set out the settlement process very clearly - and Adjusters work within those boundaries, problem is the policy holder never reads or understands them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowchopper Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 12 hours ago, 528rick said: Having worked in the fire industry for a number of years Adjusters have a fiduciary duty to their company and as such do not work for you.Not sure what you consider good adjusters but my experience is they give you the lowest amount of coin for your loss as a starting settlement and unless your aware/educated most people accept.Im sure there are some good stories here on OC with insurance company offers This has been my experience also. Having three Chev trucks stolen i no longer drive Chevs.I would have to grab the latest copy of Truck trader back in the day and find all the trucks that were comparable to mine and show them to the adjuster.He would give you an offer then we would go back and forth on the value of mine to determine a fair price.I could tell you some stories on the questions the adjusters would ask me.They are not looking out for your better interest in my three experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T bird Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 8 hours ago, snowchopper said: This has been my experience also. Having three Chev trucks stolen i no longer drive Chevs.I would have to grab the latest copy of Truck trader back in the day and find all the trucks that were comparable to mine and show them to the adjuster.He would give you an offer then we would go back and forth on the value of mine to determine a fair price.I could tell you some stories on the questions the adjusters would ask me.They are not looking out for your better interest in my three experiences. I feel your pain. I’ve had multiple bowties lifted from my lane over the years. Just can’t bring myself to drive anything else! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burndog Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 On 4/14/2022 at 9:40 AM, snowchopper said: This has been my experience also. Having three Chev trucks stolen i no longer drive Chevs.I would have to grab the latest copy of Truck trader back in the day and find all the trucks that were comparable to mine and show them to the adjuster.He would give you an offer then we would go back and forth on the value of mine to determine a fair price.I could tell you some stories on the questions the adjusters would ask me.They are not looking out for your better interest in my three experiences. 22 hours ago, T bird said: I feel your pain. I’ve had multiple bowties lifted from my lane over the years. Just can’t bring myself to drive anything else! Must be bad neighborhoods! Taking keys out of the ignitions and locking the doors may help as well!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volunteer2 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Ya. You guys got me nervous now lol. Switch from Bow Tie to Ram and no theft lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burndog Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, volunteer2 said: Ya. You guys got me nervous now lol. Switch from Bow Tie to Ram and no theft lol Good thieves won't target Rams with 5.7's as their engines are GARBAGE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burndog Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 10:09 AM, 528rick said: Bang it out, patch it up, spray it, it still luvs ya! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris1 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 7 hours ago, burndog said: Must be bad neighborhoods! Taking keys out of the ignitions and locking the doors may help as well!! Or start driving Fords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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