Last weeks project

[Welding man]

Broadband is finally coming to my area. The company that is installing it has been a good customer of mine for quite some time. They asked me to build them a few trailers. Here is #1.

 

[300jk]

Broadband is finally coming to my area. The company that is installing it has been a good customer of mine for quite some time. They asked me to build them a few trailers. Here is #1.

Turned out great ! Guessing it wasn’t the first one you have made !

 

[Fawteen]

Is that a Pintle Ring (Lunette) near the braces on the hitch? Stored to allow for different hitches on different trucks?

 

[Welding man]

Turned out great ! Guessing it wasn’t the first one you have made !

that a Pintle Ring (Lunette) near the braces on the hitch? Stored to allow for different hitches on different trucks?

Turned out great ! Guessing it wasn’t the first one you have made !

It is my first one of this type, found some pictures and went to work. I have built and repaired a lot of trailers over the years and yes, the ring is if they need to use it on a different truck

 

[Jimylee in VA]

Awesome job! Looks great! The second one will go faster now that you have one done.

 

[WI Dan]

Broadband is finally coming to my area. The company that is installing it has been a good customer of mine for quite some time. They asked me to build them a few trailers. Here is #1.

Very cool. It looks good from here.
Did you build that entirely from scratch?
Did you do the wiring/lights too?

 

[Welding man]

Very cool. It looks good from here.
Did you build that entirely from scratch?
Did you do the wiring/lights too?

I cut, fit, machined and welded every piece, the light boxes are factory. I did all the wiring and the paint. I even packed the wheel bearings and gauged the tires.

 

[flying belgian]

Broadband is finally coming to my area. The company that is installing it has been a good customer of mine for quite some time. They asked me to build them a few trailers. Here is #1.

If you are building "a few" did you build yourself a welding jig so you don't have to measure every trailer?

 

[Welding man]

If you are building "a few" did you build yourself a welding jig so you don't have to measure every trailer?

No, I did consider it but I really don't know at this time how many they are going to want and this is a 3 year project. I can build a trailer in the time it would take to build the jig, plus the cost of the material and a place to store it just didn't add up for me.

 

[560Dennis]

Very nice work
Did they supply you with the drawings and bill of materials?

 

[Welding man]

Very nice work
Did they supply you with the drawings and bill of materials?

I draw my own drawings and make up my own bill of materials list and order the materials myself. I have built numerous trailers and truck beds over the years and my blueprints are in my head. All I want is a picture and a few measurements and the rest is up to me.

 

[Tony in SD]

Good looking trailer. Looks well built and beefed up in all the right places. If I was not so close to full retirement, Id have you build me a trailer or two.