My FREE trailer for my Box Kite showed up

[Ron Dickey]

it is time for me to barrow my friends digital camera.

It is old I will be getting new tires and wheels for it. No wiring no brakes. I will need to grind off the old paint and I may need to install a cross bar up front.

Oh it is an old Boat trailer
1960's maybe to big beams down the center crossing the axel and a small cross peace at the rear. It is 176 inchs long and I will be cutting about 3 feet off the tung. 4 ft wide tires will stick over. no tire finders.
it has small tires about a foot tall coil springs and tiny shockobsorbers.

I will have to remove all the boat stuff
the Beams are Ruffly 3 inches above the cross peace over the axle, so I will need to ad wood blocks or extentions to support the sleeper frame.

Anyway it is a start.
If I barrow the camera I will have to have something to show for it ..... .... .... I will have something by June and ready to pull north in July.
Ron D.

[Ron Dickey]

found a picture that looks a little like it same length, has 2 bars in center not round but 2 - 2x3 hollow metal beams with rollers in between them.

Looks like 1950's more then 60's except for the shock absobers and coil springs.


the one on top model 114

has a california trailer label on it have to get down and see if I can read it.

Ron

[Ron Dickey]

boxkite landing gear

coming along almost painted am getting ready to wire lights.

I may try and register the trailer with out the body on it so if it fails I can move forward and put the body in the truck bed.

I was reading in
http://td.roughwheelers.com/DMV/index.html

that it should get registered as a utility trailer anyway.

I am thinking of finding an old full size metal frame and bolting it on the body so I have better support for the main body.

I have pictures but am having troubles gettting them on Yahoo photo's
until then you will have to bare with me on photo's

I have worked to hard on the frame that the body has suffered but I keep peacing it in my head. With the doors cut out now I have to figure how to put them back on a gain. Cut with a 1/4 in bit so I can put rubber or such around door ways.

I will be attaching sides on soon.

Ron D.

[toypusher]

Ron,

You could post some pics in your personal gallery here on the board!!

[PaulC]

Hi Ron, Check your PM
Cheers
Paul

[Ron Dickey]

trailer metal frame is painted

I have 12 in wheels for it. but I have to replace the hub it is a 4 and the tires are 5, a freind has an adapter so I will ok at that first.

I pulled the bearing to check and regrease or replace.

I am about to buy lights and wire it for break lights ans such.

I will mount cross beam at front to suport body.

and will take it in to DMV for plates then put on body.

Ron D.

[Ron Dickey]

Just ordered new 5 pin hubs with bearings $26 each

after getting new set of tires from HF 12"w/ 5 pin wheels $39 each

Trailer is painted except tung which I will finish are reattach. about $40 so far

Getting ready to wire ($23. light set l&R rear lights wires, plugs, side lights set) I found that holes in back to not match and have to Jerry Rig holders. about $10

will need to remove coupler and bolt on a new one. $19.

Time to get truck wired for pull. $35.

working on ways to connect the main body to the center beam of boat trailer.

[PaulC]

Hey Ron, whatever you did with that pamphlet to post it is what you have to do to your pics.
Cheers
Paul