Re: Aluminum or Steel Trailer Build? Pros/Cons
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Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:18 amby tony.latham
I realize this is an old thread, but...
https://youtu.be/Yg55GXksEnYI really enjoy Slim's channel. A serious problem with his aluminum trailer.
Tony
Re: Aluminum or Steel Trailer Build? Pros/Cons
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Wed Jun 21, 2023 4:23 pmby featherliteCT1
I consider it a minor miracle that Slim found a fab shop nearby with the skills to weld aluminum, let alone the fact that the fabricator had the various aluminum stock on hand, and knew how to fab and install the gussets. I suspect that if that had happened to me while on the road, away from home, I would have bought a hand crank winch and a flat bed trailer for about $2k, winched the broken trailer onto the flatbed myself, headed for home, and then sold the flat bed trailer when I got home. Slim was fortunate to have gotten off the hook so easily. I bet he never forgets that trip!
Re: Aluminum or Steel Trailer Build? Pros/Cons
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Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:22 amby Modstock
That's why I bought steel. Far fewer people that can weld aluminum out there.
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Re: Aluminum or Steel Trailer Build? Pros/Cons
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Sat Jun 24, 2023 12:07 amby Gulfcoast
I will keep my steel frame... especially after watching Slim's video when it came out.