Trailer Overhaul.

[adubree86]

Finally got around to overhauling the trailer i bought about a month ago. Ripped off the old chitty homemade wooden gate and built a new gate. Installed new jack. Wire brushed entire frame and body, hit everything with a rust converter, and painted everything with oil based enamel. Added a tongue box. Repacked bearings. Sometime this week I’m gonna fab up a gate assist.

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[walkerfarms]

Looks very good. You did a nice job on your re-do.

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

Finally got around to overhauling the trailer i bought about a month ago. Ripped off the old chitty homemade wooden gate and built a new gate. Installed new jack. Wire brushed entire frame and body, hit everything with a rust converter, and painted everything with oil based enamel. Added a tongue box. Repacked bearings. Sometime this week I’m gonna fab up a gate assist.

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Nice work. Breathe some new life into that old girl.

 

[greg13]

Mine is in the driveway, Let me know when you want to pick it up.

Looks good!!

 

[BrotherBart]

Have I mentioned that I hate people with skills lately?

Looks great!

 

[Tar12]

Nice overhaul man! The gate assist is a must! As you have already discovered... your back will love you for it! Nice shop BTW!

 

[adubree86]

I'm gonna rip off the gorilla lift design. Just went and picked up the 2x2 square tubing over lunch. I wish I could say that was my shop but it's actually works. Come spring I'll have a nice shop though. Throwing up a 24x48 pole barn. Will have a 14x20 wood shop, 10x20 man cave and 24x28 garage/shop.

Nice overhaul man! The gate assist is a must! As you have already discovered... your back will love you for it! Nice shop BTW!

 

[DodgyNomad]

Sweet!

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

I'm gonna rip off the gorilla lift design. Just went and picked up the 2x2 square tubing over lunch.

Can we see a pic or more info on this .. I'm wondering if this would help with my horse trailer ?

 

[adubree86]

Can we see a pic or more info on this .. I'm wondering if this would help with my horse trailer ?

It's not completed yet but the lift assemblies are built Just need to weld them on and paint but was out of gas on the welder. Below is a schematic plan and some photos of what I'm doing.

 

[adubree86]

You just want to make sure when the gate is in the upright position you have tension on your spring. In the last picture I was playing with a couple different options on quick links to tune cable travel..In my situation two links worked best. I could go back and lengthen my steel cable but not sure its worth the effort when I can make it work just fine with two quick links instead of one.