LowDown
What an idiot...
Primary intention is to re-configure the Death Metal Trailer for buggy hauling. Its a tough little 18' 7K Diamond C landscape trailer that's been brutalized it's entire life. I think I'm the 4th owner; previous two were fellow wheelers but don't know how the original owner used it. Last owner, one of my best friends and fellow wheeler, told me how he used to grease the perimeter round rail to load his ZJ on full widths and 40" TSLs. Bran gave me the trailer in spring 2020 having traded him some work for it. My 27' Moritz deck over goose was totaled in an accient this time last year so I had to make this one work. When I got it from Bran:
-Front axle was slightly tweaked
-Jack was barely useable
-Jack steel plate was bent and twisted
-One of the tounge steel C-channel rails was slighly tweaked
-Fenders were thrashed
-Newest tire was 10 years old, none matched
-Wheels looked like they were going to rust through
-No brakes
-Wiring completely hashed
-Large voids in the deck, deck had been scabbed over with scrap lumber
At first, I replaced the bad tires, cleaned up the wheels, welded-in 2"x3"x.12" box tube to reinforce the tounge, replaced the jack, welded-in tie down tabs for my flat hook style ratchet straps, and hit it with some paint. I also threw some old ply-wood down over the holes in the deck and got the Tractor Supply brake lights working.
First couple trips went great but then had two flats outside of AOAA about a month ago which wrecked the passenger side fender. I ordered two new 15" 5 on 5 steel wheels from Walmart, replaced the two tires, and bought two spares. Most recently, I stripped the deck off and started welding in 2" x 3" x 0.188" square tube in preparation of cutting off the perimeter round tube rail. Future plans include welding in two additional beams, frame out drive-over fenders, re-deck with rough cut lumber, replace the front axle with a braking 3.5K lb axle, re-wire, and paint.
-Front axle was slightly tweaked
-Jack was barely useable
-Jack steel plate was bent and twisted
-One of the tounge steel C-channel rails was slighly tweaked
-Fenders were thrashed
-Newest tire was 10 years old, none matched
-Wheels looked like they were going to rust through
-No brakes
-Wiring completely hashed
-Large voids in the deck, deck had been scabbed over with scrap lumber
At first, I replaced the bad tires, cleaned up the wheels, welded-in 2"x3"x.12" box tube to reinforce the tounge, replaced the jack, welded-in tie down tabs for my flat hook style ratchet straps, and hit it with some paint. I also threw some old ply-wood down over the holes in the deck and got the Tractor Supply brake lights working.
First couple trips went great but then had two flats outside of AOAA about a month ago which wrecked the passenger side fender. I ordered two new 15" 5 on 5 steel wheels from Walmart, replaced the two tires, and bought two spares. Most recently, I stripped the deck off and started welding in 2" x 3" x 0.188" square tube in preparation of cutting off the perimeter round tube rail. Future plans include welding in two additional beams, frame out drive-over fenders, re-deck with rough cut lumber, replace the front axle with a braking 3.5K lb axle, re-wire, and paint.
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