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Actually looking into adding 2' with a swing away kit, much cheaper than adding a new 8' piece of 3 X 4 tube and it comes with a new coupler. New tubing $230.00. Kit $140.00
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10-17-2013, 05:05 PM
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don't shop for your tubing at a trailer parts store... go to a welding shop or metal supply house
the swing away is an option but not my preferred choice as it has some negatives.... It adds slop to the trailer, the winch stand MUST be mounted behind it... the jack must be mounted behind it... it is another potential area for failure.... I bought a 20' stick if non galvanized when I needed a longer tongue and I think it was around $100... steel has gone up some since then and you want it galvanized but then you don't need anywhere near 20'
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10-18-2013, 03:41 PM
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I found a 7 - 1/2' 11 gauge piece of 3 X 4 tube steel new for $50 from a friends large truck repair shop. It will not be gal but I think it is ok, I will paint it up as it should never get saltwater on it. Almost there hopefully this will do it. The tube there now is 6' so I am adding 18".
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10-18-2013, 05:07 PM
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http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...2#.UmGwSPl_6So
joker, use this stuff. it is amazing as far as protecting raw steel in a salt setting.
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10-19-2013, 11:45 AM
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OMG!!! $100 a GALLON???? That stuff damn well better be the best around. That's an obscene price. Personally I'd just go with a 2 part epoxy coating at about half the cost.
 Joker, when you are painting that tube, make sure you paint the INSIDE as well as the outside. Metal heats up and the air inside the tube expands... then as it cools it draws in air from outside... and that air is laden with salt. So, over time, the inside of that tube will rust out... and it won't take nearly as long as you think, cause you'll never wash out the inside of the tube, so the salt will lay inside there and do it's thing. That's why hot dipped galvanized is worth the few extra bucks. By the time you add in the cost of the paint, and your labor, most times you're spending more for bare steel than for galvanized.
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10-19-2013, 11:54 AM
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why would you buy a gallon to paint a 8 ft piece of steel?
d's right on the inside painting. i take a rag tied to a wire, dip it in the paint and pull it through the tube, keep rotating it to get good coverage.
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10-19-2013, 10:15 PM
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Thanks 4 advise, but I figure the tube will never get wet with saltwater and I do rinse the inside, I shoot hose right down openening by coupler. I only trailer 6-10 Times a year. I go 10-20 miles away max.
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