hf trailer ?
Posted:
Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:07 pmby vintage
I was thinking about buying the folding hf trailer its on sale for $230 or somthing close to that. would this be a bad idea?
Posted:
Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:17 pmby Juneaudave
Welcome...here's the link to the repository of trailer knowledge!!!
Trailer Post I'm sure someone will come along in a second that has built on that model.
Re: hf trailer ?
Posted:
Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:20 pmby mikeschn
That sounds like the 990 # trailer with 8" wheels. You probably don't want to build with wheels THAT small.
Wait for this one to go on sale... (the 1175# with 12" wheels)
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=90154
Mike...
vintage wrote:I was thinking about buying the folding hf trailer its on sale for $230 or somthing close to that. would this be a bad idea?
Re: hf trailer ?
Posted:
Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:39 pmby Miriam C.
mikeschn wrote:That sounds like the 990 # trailer with 8" wheels. You probably don't want to build with wheels THAT small.
Wait for this one to go on sale... (the 1175# with 12" wheels)
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=90154Mike...
vintage wrote:I was thinking about buying the folding hf trailer its on sale for $230 or somthing close to that. would this be a bad idea?
btw---by the time you take the extra 15% off from a coupon it is very close to the price of the smaller trailer.
Posted:
Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:38 pmby vintage
where do I get the 15% cupon?
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:40 pmby steve wolverton
Whatcha building vintage?
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:46 pmby vintage
I think this one will just be your basic 4x8 TD and after I get a little experience under my belt I will tackle a bigger project. I promise the wife a honey moon now I gotta build the hotel room
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:25 pmby Miriam C.
vintage wrote:where do I get the 15% coupon?
You can get the coupon in the HF flyer or online. You can also call the store and see if they will do both the sale and the coupon. They can let you know where to get a coupon in your area.
Posted:
Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:29 amby mikeschn
I'm mistaken. It is the one with 12" wheels.
Yea, you could use that. But this sale ends July 9th.
Mike...
Posted:
Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:24 amby neal b
hi vintage i got the sale ad yesterday the have the 1740#on sale now plus a 15%off coupon sale ends july23 you will save over $100
happy building
neal b
Posted:
Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:17 amby Ira
Vintage, if you go with the cheaper folding one with 12" wheels (I did), there are some minor modifications you make to it when assembling. A lot of us did this, per the Cubby plans:
Basically, there are two pieces of steel intended to be used as cross members. Instead, we inserted those pieces in the channels where the side rails meet on each side to beef it up in the middle. (The sides are composed of TWO pieces, designed to fold in the middle.)
So now it don't fold, but now you're a cross-member short for the center--so you put lumber there instead.
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:34 amby vintage
Tear drop trailer project here I come
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:54 amby vintage
I think I caught the teardrop bug cause Id rather hang out on this site than work. Looks like I better start my build soon before this becomes an obsession!
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:29 pmby Tallguy3578
vintage wrote:I think I caught the teardrop bug cause Id rather hang out on this site than work. Looks like I better start my build soon before this becomes an obsession!
I'm with you! I need to get my build going before too long as well. My wife always looks over and sees me on this forum and just rolls her eyes...then she reminds me that I have to finish the room addtion first. Talk about a buzzkill! I've redesigned my tear about a thousand times, then I'm sure I'll find things I want to change once I get it built.