Trailer Build

[Jim]

some of you have heard me mention that i'm building a trailer. with recient threads asking about pictures, I figured I'd post up the one I'm building.

A buddy of mine found an old rusted trailer with rotted plywood on the floor. We were able to snag it up for cheap $$$, and started to rebuild it.

Stripped all the rotted plywood and began to sand and grind all the rust off to get a smooth clean metal.
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painted the fenders
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put new 5.70 x 8 michelin tires on & painted the wheels
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installed the floors & began the walls. then put new tapered bearings in & installed the tires
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put a spare tire bracket on the frame. also painted both sides of the spare tire
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cut about 2 feet from the front and installed a new tongue & safety chain
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installed new LED tail lights
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Ran wiring through the center frame. In case anyone wanted to know what I used for wiring, bought 18 feet of this pre-insulated stuff
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installed Condor. placed spacing for fuel jug walls (to be built)
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will post more updates when i finish it this weekend.

[butcher bergs]

Jim, you have some nice hand.

Wait! That's not your hand.

[noxin]

Spend the 30 bucks for the the trailer jack. It makes it so much easier to move sometimes.

similar to this, http://www.jcwhitney.com/swing-away-.../p2004433.jcwx but I think Harbor freight has a cheaper one.

[Jim]

pat, they had them at the trailer store i went to. i thought about it, but i'm on a budget right now & didnt see the need for it. the trailer is relatively light and shouldnt be an issue to pick up and wheel around

[noxin]

It came in really handy when I had to single-handedly push it up and over a grassy hill in my backyard.

[CEO]

Wow, nice work Jim!

pat, they had them at the trailer store i went to. i thought about it, but i'm on a budget right now & didnt see the need for it. the trailer is relatively light and shouldnt be an issue to pick up and wheel around

Have you tried it when there's a bike or two on it though?

Might be worth the extra money in my opinion. I think you can get a decent light duty trailer crank jack for like 50 bucks

[Sheppo]

Nice work Jim.

[Jim]

update

disconnected all the temp wiring (twist caps) to run grimmets in the frame holes for the wire routing.
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all connections now have been tinned, soldered, heat shrunk, and then insulated or wrapped. reused spare insulation & zip tied together.
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ready for NHMS
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so my bolts mounted behind the tire to hold the fender up apparently was chewing up my tires. Thanks for those who helped me outside of NHMS this week. I just replaced the tire & fixed the bolt issue. The bolts are now on the outside fender holes (far away from the tire) and used zip ties for the center bolt. Nothing I could find would have enough clearance to not rub the tire for teh center bolt.
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[Jim]

and yes that bolt with the black head was the one rubbing the tire that blew up on rt 106.

[FireboltEric_MA]

looking good there jim. i gotta get mine together for when i...


oh wait, never mind...

[trider143]

[QUOTE=Jimmy 2 Shots;944903]update

ready for NHMS
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Nice!

[butcher bergs]

My .02 Jim, I would back up those zip ties on the fender with some safety wire.

Ya done good tho. It looks great in person.

[DucDave]

My .02 Jim, I would back up those zip ties on the fender with some safety wire.

Ya done good tho. It looks great in person.

[Jim]

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My .02 Jim, I would back up those zip ties on the fender with some safety wire.

Ya done good tho. It looks great in person.

Will do

[R1]

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Whoever did the wiring did a damn fine job. I heard they were a hack but those pictures prove that wrong.

Looks good Jim.

[Jim]

My .02 Jim, I would back up those zip ties on the fender with some safety wire.

paul, the more i think about it, the more i dont think i'll need to. the front and back fender holes are bolted up. so even if one of those bolts broke loose, the two zip ties in the center would act as a backup. just having a metal wire that close to the tire makes me nervous. i know the safety wire wouldnt break, but there's very little clearance between the tire and that trailer side.

[breakdirt916]

holy hot sex, that came out awesome!

with the new tires and wood, was it cheaper than a HF trailer?

[useless noob comment] you couldn't countersink that center bolt?

[drop]

nice job jim, trailer looks great.

what was your total material cost?

[obsolete]

Damn, that's a bunch of work and it looks great.

Good job, now you can do your snack shopping in 2 trips!

[Jim]

with the new tires and wood, was it cheaper than a HF trailer?

yes, about 1/2 the cost. but there was a good amount of free labor used to prep, paint, and build everything.

[fjrrider RI]

I am a big on trailers still own 3 just got rid of one. The one I had to give to the auto recyclers after using since 1978 and finally gave up on still runs. kudos for saving a perfectly good trailer looks great now and u will get many years service. Nice you made a light one easy to tow!

[keeena]

Glad the spare held up for the rest of your trip; fix looks good. If possible, ya might be able to send a bolt thru the fender itself at the 12o'clock position to beef up the mounting (instead of using that middle tab).

That scissor jack works easier w/ the handle, doesn't it?

[Jim]

the 12 o'clock position on that fender would go through the wood side walls, and not the outside metal frame of the trailer. i'm sure those two outside bolts wit the zip ties are plenty enough to hold up those fenders

[loudbeard]

Update: Jim still hasn't put a jack on the trailer

[xrocket21]

thanks for the update