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Re: O/T Weekend Project

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That thang's to purdy to haul stuff in!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
But i do luv that color...Bull Dawg red!! :D :mrgreen:
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I just replaced the floor of my 4x6 trailer. Sheet of 3/4 treated plywood cut to size. I replaced the carriage bolts like the original. 28, 5/16 bolts. I hung my trailer by the tounge in the garage. That way every bolt was at eye or stool level.
Very nice job on yours, I know what work was involved. :D :D
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looks like brand new . should be good for years
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Kegbelly....very impressed with the job you did....

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If I think a project is going to take a Saturday afternoon and everything I need is in the shed, it usually ends up taking three full weekends and several evenings, and about 24 trips to various hardware, lumber, and equipment rental stores.

Had to put a new deck on my trailer last year. After looking at it a couple of times, I copped out and took it to a buddy who started a small welding shop.
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Awesome job restoring that Ol Trailer!!! :D Good as New!!! :P
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Re: O/T Weekend Project

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Sweet! What a difference it made! Your oil/diesel preserve is interesting...im keeping that in mind....wonder how long it will "stink"???
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rayman wrote:If I think a project is going to take a Saturday afternoon and everything I need is in the shed, it usually ends up taking three full weekends and several evenings, and about 24 trips to various hardware, lumber, and equipment rental stores.
Rayman, you said it all! I figured I'd knock this project out in a single weekend... NOT!!
Had to put a new deck on my trailer last year. After looking at it a couple of times, I copped out and took it to a buddy who started a small welding shop.
After doing this, I'd say that was a smart move :lol: :lol:
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ArrowSlinger wrote:Sweet! What a difference it made! Your oil/diesel preserve is interesting...im keeping that in mind....wonder how long it will "stink"???
That was a concern for me too. My brother did his with the diesel and oil, he said after a couple weeks in the sun the smell is pretty much gone. Mine still has a little aroma when you get within a few feet of it, but it's only been a week, and I slopped it on pretty heavy (2 coats). Overkill is my middle name :lol: It's all soaked into the wood now though, not shiny like in the pictures. Plus we've had a ton of rain which I'm sure washed some of it off the surface. It looks good, and it's not slick when it's wet, also a big consideration.
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Well... I thought I was done with this project last weekend, but when I unhitched it from the truck, I laid the trailer pigtail up on the tongue of the trailer, as I've always done. Somehow it fell down and when I pulled away the pigtail hung between the ball and drop hitch on my truck and yanked the 7-way plug completely off the trailer wires. I heard/felt it tug and in my mirror I saw the plug rolling across the driveway... @%&$*#$!!! :oops: I would have made a sailor blush with my verbiage! And apparently it jerked some wires loose or cut them enough to cause electrical problems. Lights/turn signals would work sometimes, sometimes not, my brake controller would work when it was in the mood. :x So after chasing electrical gremlins all week I finally said heck with this, and yesterday I rewired every inch including the brakes with quality 12 gauge stranded copper wire. The fun never ends :lol: :lol: But it's done now, and done right :D
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Re: O/T Weekend Project

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Nice rig, very well done. I have a 5 ft X 8 ft trailer and I need to do some work on it when my back lets me do it. I have the paint and some strap rings to mount also on it, no wood it is all metal. The floor is made of galvanized walkway with holes in it, perfect for drainage. When I need to haul gravel or something like that I drop two pieces of plywood in the bottom of the trailer and I am ready to go, which works perfect.
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