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



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



the crap i cut off



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.





how ya like this beautiful welding? ;D

[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.