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Yeah...you've already had your share of those for this year...helper springs and new shackles sound like the way to go...
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06-30-2010, 09:17 PM
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Replace everything suspension related! Springs,bolts,shackles and equalizers. How far is the launch from ya Reel? If not far then the standard springs will last a good long while. Rinsing the trailer along with the motor is part of our regular routine here on the Acid Water Coast now the Oil Coast.
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07-01-2010, 08:38 AM
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Bonita Dan, If I lived in Pensacola I would never need to buy Corrosion X again.
I had to edit cause the oil situation ain't even funny. And I rinse it all, sometimes dunk it in the lake after a pure salt run. The original drum brakes were toast due to corrosion. There is just no stopping it, but we can slow it down. Reel, that is cold but accurate.  I travel all over to launch and play. My favorite spot is about 180 miles one way. Lakeland to Suwannee. The verdict-- All new, save for the equilizer which got new bushings. Went with the regular springs but the 2000# variety instead of the 1750#. To add a leaf would have pushed the repair into next week. The factory used Galvanized 1/2" bolts in several places that should have been 9/16". I used a wire brush to clean up the already galvanized spring mounting points on the trailer and then sprayed with cold galv for a little insurance. It sure was easier to take apart than it was to put back together. The torch don't play. Got it all together but need to tighten everything and replace a grease seal on the STBD Front hub. I will spray it all down with Corrosion X HD, bolt on the wheels that just got 4 fresh 6-ply Radials ($300) and hope to have it all done before midnight, again... Then I can get the balance of the supplies ready for departure.   Bust Out Another Thousand. Last edited by RidgeRunner; 07-01-2010 at 08:45 AM.
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07-02-2010, 09:34 PM
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I know how ya feel Ridge. A little while back Tsubaki posted that he had to work on the springs on his trailer and I commented that his springs looked better than mine. A month later I noticed one had broken in half and was more of a trailing arm than a spring. I replaced all four and took the V to my mechanic to work on my old 225. He called me to tell me that one of the spindles had FALLEN OUT while they were moving it in the yard. Turns out the spindle had just been sitting in the axle tube and the weld had rusted out long ago. Only by the Grace of God it didn't fall out while I was pulling it down the road. Had two new axles built and now I've got two crossmembers rotted out because of galvanic corrosion between the aluminum crossmembers and the galvinized steel bunk brackets.
Not to mention I blew some rings on the 225 and broke down and bought a new engine. Break Out Another Ten Thousand
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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07-06-2010, 09:25 AM
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Double Dog Ouch!! How is that new motor running Bradford?
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07-08-2010, 12:16 AM
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As Willy would say, "As smooth as the inside thigh of a Honduran virgin." I redid my crossmembers and placed gaskets between the aluminum cross members and the new galvinized bunk brackets. Also went with stainless hardware wherever possible. The trailer is just about better than new! Should last me a lot longer than it's first 11 years.
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