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nitro_mudder
 Post subject: Trailer envy no more
PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 2:12 pm 
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Just a few pics of my trailer before and after extenting it 6 feet and upgrading the axle from 2000# to tandem 3000#
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10'x6' with 2x12" boards to make it long enough. total tire rating of 2090lbs. Was light tho

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Stripped, sanded and primed.

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Flipped over and extention added.

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 Post subject: Re: Trailer envy no more
PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 2:29 pm 
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Old 2000 lb axel

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New 300lb axles sanded primed and painted

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 Post subject: Re: Trailer envy no more
PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 2:33 pm 
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First time on new axles

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Front braces added

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Sanded Primed and almost done painting.

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 Post subject: Re: Trailer envy no more
PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 2:36 pm 
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Finnished Trailer
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 Post subject: Re: Trailer envy no more
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looks pretty good you done alot of work on that thing. :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: Trailer envy no more
PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2009 2:52 pm 
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I shoulda baught the paint in quart cans. Used a ton of spray paint, lol. woulda been cheeper to use my spray gun. And figgured I better clean and paint all the metal while it was apart. Front weighs a ton now.

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First load and 20 mile highway test. Towed great, no sway at hard braking. So happy I did this. Ok on to getting the buggy ready for wellsville.
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It looks a little tongue heavy when empty? Maybe loaded the buggy evens it out. You did a nice job on the upgrade.
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Fold away tongue jack will solve that issue.


My buggy trailer is tongue heavy but perfect when loaded.

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 Post subject: Re: Trailer envy no more
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Yep put a jack on it works great, Plus I like that I can back it up to my fence and drive it off the front. Helps when living on a busy street.

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 Post subject: Re: Trailer envy no more
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Now that I building my daughter a buggy I have to lengthen it again, lol. Added 6' now I need another 4 to 6'.

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