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Ken,

I felt the same way about keeping the trailer that came with my Pierce. There were just a few things more I wanted so I started keeping my eyes open and exactly what I wanted popped up on Craig’s List, in good used condition for a good price. I have to admit, Featherlite would be my choice if I did a lot of towing.

While I prefer your Pierce, that “other”” car looks great.

Dave”

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Ken,

Watch the internet and Craigs List in your for a trailer that better suits your needs. I wanted a heavier duty, 2 foot longer, 6 in taller trailer, 120 v wiring. I started watching Craigs List and within two weeks I found exactly what I was looking for in slightly used condition. The sale of my old trailer will get me back 2/3 to 3/4 of what I paid for the new one.

Dave

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For anyone that is interested, I found the best info on treatment here:

http://www.adamspestcontrol.com/residential-pest-information-crawling-insects-powder-post-beetles

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Hi John,

It is a serious problem. In addition to the potentially serious damage to the car, the beetles can move to other wood structures such as nearby cars or the building they are stored in. There is lots of info on the web about Powder Post Beetles, but nothing in regards to cars, so hopefully it’s not a common problem in wood framed car bodies. Here in humid coastal northern California we usually see them in fir, commonly used in building construction, not so much in hardwoods used in body framing.

He first noticed small piles of wood dust on the floor under the car. The extent of the damage won’t be readily visible until he gets the interior removed. It would be tough to check for when buying a car because most of the body wood isn’t visible and the beetles leave very small holes. Hopefully he caught it early. Dave

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After contacting about 30 companies, my friend found a fumigator in Portland, OR that had done wood framed vehicles and will tent and fumigate the car for $800. One fumigator also told him he could put the car in a freezer for several days and that would kill the beetles. I’ve never heard of doing that. Looks like he has a reasonable solution. Thanks for the suggestions.

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He has contacted several pest companies and most don’t want to deal with it. One quoted him a price of $7000 to tent and fumigate. His initial plan is to strip out the interior and try spraying with Timbor. The problem with this is it has to soak in and if the wood is painted or inaccessible this won’t work. If this doesn’t work he will do the tent and gas thing while the interior is out. He says that right now he is seeing evidence of beetles in one area below the front seat. I was hoping someone might have been down this road Thanks, Dave.

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#3 of 3. Ed… If you need any other pictures let me know. This is the cap that came with the car when I bought it (along with the archer, which sounds like is the wrong year). I have seen several other Series 36s with the same cap so I believe it is correct. I don’t know about Series 80/81 caps.

Dave

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Ed,

The threads measure 2.03 on the outside, measured across the top of the threads. I don’t have a thread gauge, but measuring and counting, I get approx. 20 TPI.

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Ed, I can measure mine and get you some better pictures when I get home Friday or Saturday.

Dave

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Karl,

From you description, I have a later archer. Do you happen to have a picture of the ’28 archer?

Dave

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I did an eBay search for Pierce-Arrow tie tac. I’ll get the info when I get to a computer.

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I forgot to ask, what type of Series 36 do you have?

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Archer that came with my car. Both caps came with the car when I bought it. No reason to believe they are not original, although the car was restored in the 1980’s so they might not be. I have seen photos of other 28’s with the flat cap.

Dave

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Ed,

Attached is a photo of one of the caps that came with my car, a 1928 Series 36 7p touring. The other is an Archer cap. 1928 was the first year the Archer was available as an option. See following post. Sorry, I don’t know of any available caps or whether later or earlier years will fit. I am out of town, when I get back I can take some better photos if you need them.

Also, I just purchased a miniature tie tac of the 28 Radiator Emblem off of EBAY. The seller had a second one. About $20.

Dave

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I upgraded my laptop from Windows 8.1 to 10 with no problems and for me it is a vast improvement over Windows 8. I am using Firefox rather Windows Edge. I tried Edge and when I couldn’t figure out how to get the favorites to show on the left side I gave up on it. The PAS login window pops up with the info already there (as it did in Win 7 and so login is easy.

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When I purchased my 1928 Series 36 Touring, it came with a 20′ enclosed trailer. It towed home fine (250 miles, 95 degree weather, mountain roads) with no problems. When I got home, I stopped at the local scales and weighed the trailer with the car inside along with the winch and battery, jack, and very few tools inside and it weighed 9300 lbs, 8000 on the axles and 1300 on the tongue I checked the GVW tag on trailer and discovered it was a 7000 lb GVW trailer. I was lucky I didn’t have any problems. At any rate I am looking for a new trailer and the information provided here has helped me greatly. Right now I am thinking a 22 or 24′, 12000lb GVW trailer. I am towing with a 2015 Ford F-350 4×4 Long Bed Diesel. I don’t hardly know the trailer is back there.

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Yesterday we went by the old factory, and ran into some other PAS members, to look around. We ran into a gentleman that has a video studio inside the office building and he let us wander a portion of the building. He said it is all chopped up and that we would only be able to access the area where his studio is. White painted concrete block inside, very stark. The photo is of the stairway after entering the building.

We also walked around the factory grounds. It is starting to fall into disrepair. Unfortunate.

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We are staying a few extra days in Buffalo. This morning we went by the 1930’s P-A showroom, now a First Niagara Bank. The outside is covered with scaffolding while they are repairing the tower so it is hard to see the exterior. We talked to the security guard inside about taking photos and got a guided tour of the showroom, still with its 1930’s era fixtures and floor, along with the 1932 P-A 7 passenger sedan in the showroom window. It is nice that the bank is preserving the building.

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A photo of the PAS dinner at the Buffalo Transportation Museum next to the Frank Lloyd Wright designed service station.

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