So, it's been a long winter and I am beginning to think about getting started finishing up this project. I have repainting the TD and tongue box (I have grown to dislike the bright green), fenders to install, tongue box to install, weatherstripping to install, some minor wiring finishing touches, install a battery, get a hitch put on our "newer" PV (that's this weekend) and a few other little projects including outfitting the TD with camping necessities. I am curious what this thing will weight. My best guess is around 1500 #, but, I just don't know. I have a local scale that will allow me to weigh it as long as I stay out of paying customer's ways.
I am thinking of just attaching the fenders to some strong trim (Doug Fir) attached to the TD sides. I don't know if I really need to put in metal brackets. The fenders are 13" steel from etrailer which I have primed and painted. What do you all think? Anybody just bolt their fenders along the inside edge to the body successfully? Referencing last fall's photo of the fenderless TD (above), I was thinking of maybe a couple of through bolts on the 2x2 steel frame (black horizontal area below the wood siding) and then the top would just be attached to the body. There is solid wood designed into the wall all through the area I am thinking of bolting it to. The only addition would be a trim board to hide the frame underneath and to act as a shim to bring the mounting point out from the body about 3/4" to 1".