Trailerlopnik update

Kinja'd!!! "deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
09/09/2017 at 17:15 • Filed to: None

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Here’s the beginning:

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Now it’s in much better shape - the fenders are off, last weekend I welded in some repair sections and painted the whole thing with rustoleum rust reformer, and today I replaced all the bushings and bolts on the suspension:

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Soon to be towing again! Next step is creating a mount for my hand crank winch up front. So much fun having my own welder!


DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! vondon302 > deekster_caddy
09/09/2017 at 17:28

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Wow. That’s alot of work.

Looking good tho.


Kinja'd!!! deekster_caddy > vondon302
09/09/2017 at 17:29

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Thanks. I decided a couple hundred into my old trailer would be a lot cheaper than buying a new trailer. For the amount I really use it, I think it’s the right decision. The old fenders were getting really bad amd all the bushings were wrecked.


Kinja'd!!! Urambo Tauro > deekster_caddy
09/09/2017 at 18:00

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Those shackles!


Kinja'd!!! deekster_caddy > Urambo Tauro
09/09/2017 at 18:07

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I love that they are bronze sleeves and greaseable. Should outlast the rest of the trailer!


Kinja'd!!! Urambo Tauro > deekster_caddy
09/09/2017 at 18:12

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For sure! I was about to ask if those plates were perhaps made of aluminum, hence the extra thickness. But after a minute of Googling, I doubt such a think exists. They’re just super-beefy, huh?


Kinja'd!!! deekster_caddy > Urambo Tauro
09/09/2017 at 18:21

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Yeah. It was a whole kit, equalizer, sleeves, greasable bolts etc. I can’t imagine putting aluminum on such a critical suspension piece, but those are much thicker than the craptastic shackles I took out!

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