[TheForge] OT - HF Trailer

[Jerry Smith]

If you are going to build a trailer, get the rear axle
from a Chrysler minivan and some 2 inch tubing and you
can build yourself a really nice trailer.

Jerry

--- Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:

> I'd say junk out the one you've got (saving any
> reusable parts, but
> doesn't sound like you've got much) and buy or build
> yourself a
> trailer that can do what you need it to do- like
> haul a ton of sand.
> 
> Those little 12 inch wheels suck- if nothing else,
> get yourself a
> trailer you can put real wheels on- particularly if
> you're planning on
> hauling it on the highway.
> 
> On 12/16/06, Larry Brown <lp.brown at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> > Save the steel you can use elsewhere and junk the
> rest, as the trailers are
> > pretty cheap and if you aren't in a hurry you can
> probably get one used at
> > a good price
> > L Brown
> >
> >
> > At 10:39 AM 12/16/2006 -0800, you wrote:
> > >Hey Folks!
> > >
> > >I was hoping to get your advice concerning a
> damaged trailer my
> > >fiancee and I have.  I'm assuming it is just a HF
> kit deal.  It looks
> > >like it, orange, foldable, etc.  About 2 months
> ago I loaded it up
> > >with way too much river sand for the back yard. 
> On the way home I got
> > >to experience the joy of a blow out.  (I learned
> a lot, like checking
> > >and verifying towing capacity!)  We eventually
> had the trailer towed
> > >home on a flatbed.  So now we have a trailer
> parked out front with two
> > >damaged beyond repair wheels, and a bent axle. 
> Then, to top it off,
> > >last week some drunk hit our trailer, our
> neighbors trailer, and a
> > >telephone pole, before driving off.  So the wood
> box of the trailer is
> > >now trashed as well.  My fiancee wants the eye
> sore gone from out
> > >front.  I know we need a trailer, so I'm
> wondering if its a better
> > >(and hopefully cheaper) idea to have someone put
> a new axle on and
> > >then rebuild the wood box for it.  Otherwise
> we'll just get rid of it,
> > >then turn around and buy a new one in a few
> months.
> > >
> > >What's your guys (and gals) advice?  Should I try
> and save the frame
> > >and have it repaired?  Or would it cost just as
> much to simply buy a
> > >new trailer come spring?
> > >
> > >Thanks for any input!
> > >
> > >Jim Beard
> >
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