CarTrailer build

[SuperBuickGuy]

my replacement drums arrived today

and they fit


now some of the finish stuff like the bed lift and locks



and a trailer jack



trim and finish weld the hinges



two weeks ago, it looked like this


and I'm about as many weeks to done.... I'm waiting on tires (24th) and I need to find either one more steel rim or aluminum rims. Once I have those I can finish the running boards and build the fenders.... then paint, wiring, wood and lights.

[JOES66FURY]

I had an electric and manual jack on my old RV....fricken life saver....or, arm saver....looking good....

[SuperBuickGuy]

tried out my new, low-profile wheels, pretty sweet, no?


I also have a tire that is an overachiever, all 4 are supposed to be here on Tuesday - this one didn't want to travel with the rest

[SuperBuickGuy]

all 4 tires are here - hopefully tomorrow I can see about getting them mounted on rims....

[SuperBuickGuy]

time for some paint

[silver_bullet]

Well, More front page ink! Congratulations!

[SuperBuickGuy]

Well, More front page ink! Congratulations!

would you look at that

[Loren]

Is there anything you can borrow off your Buick to top this off?

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[SuperBuickGuy]

I saw that, but I don't have any ideas because the fenders can be driven over

[SuperBuickGuy]

tires... you'd think that I could get on with finishing this today... yeah, no

[SuperBuickGuy]

ordered fenders today - so with the dimensions, I started on the running boards


I may make at least one of those steps into a tie-down box.... we'll see

[milner351]

Nice work as always. When my BIL and I built the "SS Milner" we used I beam for the frame, and Dexter torsion axles, and 3/16" plate for the bed. It weighed 3600lb empty. It's new owner loves it for moving a bobcat with a front mounted brush hog. We painted it light gray - and I'd do that again. My RnR aluminum trailer is - well aluminum - and it's much nicer to see at night, and doesn't have the blistering surface temperature of a black trailer.
are you going to use a hydraulic ram to make it power tilt?

[SuperBuickGuy]

Nice work as always. When my BIL and I built the "SS Milner" we used I beam for the frame, and Dexter torsion axles, and 3/16" plate for the bed. It weighed 3600lb empty. It's new owner loves it for moving a bobcat with a front mounted brush hog. We painted it light gray - and I'd do that again. My RnR aluminum trailer is - well aluminum - and it's much nicer to see at night, and doesn't have the blistering surface temperature of a black trailer.
are you going to use a hydraulic ram to make it power tilt?

I bought a darker red paint for it. Smart me would simply use Land Cruiser paint, and who knows, I may yet paint it tan.

I want to put hydraulic tilt on it, but I'm going to wait to find the bits rather then pay $1000 for new (which means I'll spend far more then that making a used system work - but that's my thing so why avoid it?)

[milner351]

Check out these guys for hydraulic stuff - I've also gotten some small engines and casters from them:

https://www.surpluscenter.com/Hydraulics/

[SuperBuickGuy]

onward



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