Trailer Project

[Skools Out]

I'm converting a 30 ft boat trailer to a 32 ft car trailer. here's some of my progress so far.

The trailer

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Trailers/MVC-001S.jpg

after i cut the old crap off last night with the plasma cutter

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Trailers/MVC-002S.jpg

the crap i cut off

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Trailers/MVC-003S.jpg

here's the axle assembly i built for my trailer it is 4000 lb axles with 6000 lb springs and frame will be 7 ft wide.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Trailers/MVC-004S.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Trailers/MVC-005S.jpg

how ya like this beautiful welding? ;D

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Trailers/MVC-006S.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Trailers/MVC-007S.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/Trailers/MVC-008S.jpg

[tsubaki]

Wire or stick. Looks like stick. Well I don't know its purty clean. What you using?

[tsubaki]

It don't matter. It's prettier than I can do. 8) 8)

[Skools Out]

wire. i had to run the heat at full the burn in the angle i used it is 3/8 thick 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 angle. used .035 wire

[msbhammer]

Hey SKOOL, ah....you ever melt the tips on your plasma cutter ???. I must have been cutting to slow or to close and the tip crowned from the heat. :-/

[Skools Out]

never had that problem Hammer

[msbhammer]

Thats Cool SKOOL, then it wasnt my fault then. ;D ;D
Factory default...right. ;D

[macojoe]

Looking good!

After you frame it are you planking it or do you have some flat sheets laying around?

I did a trailer years ago, There was a oil tank co. near by, went to there none gated yard at night no one there helped my self to a few sheets, worked great!!

But that stuff was like pig metal cut like crap with torch.

This was before plasma cutters.

[Skools Out]

i'm planking with 2 x 6 treated

[Skools Out]

well guys i picked up some aluminum 24 ft 9 inch wide stuff for the trailer decking i need to get some pics alot done onthe trailer.

[willy]

Looking good Todd, oh and do you still have your cell or am I leaving messages for someone else? LOL

[Destroyer]

Wire does such a pretty weld... I was going to guess 6013 stick... but wire makes more sense. I don't have a wire unit, or a plasma torch for that matter, so I'd probably have gone with 6011 to cut through any rust or contamination.. but I'm jealous of anyone that's got mig or tig.

[Monkey Butler]

well guys i picked up some aluminum 24 ft 9 inch wide stuff for the trailer decking i need to get some pics alot done onthe trailer.


Am I missing something or is there a 3 year lapse since the last post on this project?

[Skools Out]

yeah i've been busy on other projects and getting married last fall so been awhile but getting there. heck i've rebuilt so many motors in the last yr i think it is the only task lately even got a call tonight from a lodge brother that blew up his 15 hp Johnson so i'm going to rebuild it starting next week. just finished a 200 hp evinrude for one of our members and finished a 15 hp mercury for another brother too. had to rebuild my Deere 265 this yr it quit plus rebuilt my dads Deere LX188 and he has another Deere 285 with the kaw water cooled 22 hp to rebuild now.

[Monkey Butler]

I hear ya Skools. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't questioning your ability. I don't think I could ever get 1/10th of what I've seen you do just on this forum even if I had two lifetimes to do it in.

I've got things I started over three years ago too and haven't completed. I just hope that the Admiral doesn't start bugging me about when I'm going to finish them!

Steve P.