CarTrailer build

[Dan Barlow]

no, I build all my cool toys.

Well , technically, you still have them .

[SuperBuickGuy]

Well , technically, you still have them .

uh.....

[DanStokes]

I've toyed with the idea of rebuilding my trailer so it would tilt but I should have done that before I had it powder coated. Maybe in my next life.....

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

time for attaching the ramps

a couple brackets

and voila


still haven't decided where I'm storing them for transport but that's a later decision

[SuperBuickGuy]

trailers.... lord what a pain
somehow I lost one of the pins.... hopefully this will slow that happening again

fender not strong enough for wife's Jeep... check
thankfully I have big hammers

I need to store the ramps.... thinking I might make them useful as a ramp

or just on top of the fenders

[SuperBuickGuy]

so I checked the brakes.... seems I have high impedance air gap... one worked

the other 3 had breaks
then onto fixing the lights

and install a tire carrier (along with mounting the ramps

[SuperBuickGuy]

tire and ramp attached

[dave.g.in.gansevoort]

Hmmm, quick remove fenders??? That's a great idea. I'm using it on mine as I rebuild it this summer. That is assuming I get the axle sometime soon...
When I built mine, it was just big enough to fit a real Mini on. Now it needs to be bigger. And removable fenders makes sense for getting wider cars on without damaging the fenders.

[dave.g.in.gansevoort]

It's times and ideas like this why I like reading all these threads.I'mgoing to plaigerize a lot of good ideas. Now I need to go find some ideas for the whatever project....

[DanStokes]

It's times and ideas like this why I like reading all these threads.I'mgoing to plaigerize a lot of good ideas. Now I need to go find some ideas for the whatever project....

I love the tilt bed feature. My old reworked trailer continues to work great (it follows along behind like a happy little puppy) but any replacement will for sure have that feature. Probably in my next life........

Dan

[dave.g.in.gansevoort]

so I checked the brakes.... seems I have high impedance air gap... one worked

the other 3 had breaks
then onto fixing the lights

and install a tire carrier (along with mounting the ramps

So why is it that trailer wiring only seems to last 3 years max? I've rewired my trailer about 8 times since I built it. I just don't get it...

[SuperBuickGuy]

So why is it that trailer wiring only seems to last 3 years max? I've rewired my trailer about 8 times since I built it. I just don't get it...

This is the best explanation I've ever read to explain the problems of trailer wiring

http://photos.imageevent.com/wharris19/manuals/theartoftrailering/18501488.pdf