My extra foot/ the plan

[Miriam C.]

Auntie M wrote:

I am ordering some 215/60-8D Rated at 1100.

Wider rims with the wider tires?



Prem

Actual the guy says I don't need wider rims. These are wide enough...

[Prem]

Get a dually adapter kit and put four tires on it!

Everybody on the forums will be or

[Miriam C.]

Found new tires. They are still 8" but are 8 ply so weight limit is 1075 ea... I also had them roll the axle and put the new spring seats on. The crown is now straight up in spite of the long spring shackles. The tires now sit straight up so they should wear better.

[Prem]

Road trip!

[bve]

Road trip!

+1

Prem, I'm getting a bit of an optical illusion from this pic - on my netbook the image is taller than the viewport in the browser... so as I scroll down the tire appears to rotate.

[Miriam C.]

Ha, wondered why that happened...

[Oldragbaggers]

Miriam,

That's SOME TRAILER. Great job!!!

I just acquired an old pop up trailer frame and will be starting my build. I hope I can hold my own among all the talented ladies here on the forum.

Becky

[Miriam C.]

Miriam,

That's SOME TRAILER. Great job!!!

I just acquired an old pop up trailer frame and will be starting my build. I hope I can hold my own among all the talented ladies here on the forum.

Becky

Thank you Becky! I didn't get a chance to see this sooner. All I can say is go for it! I really miss my Trailer! I keep thinking of a better way to do it and really I liked mine.

The thing is if you put the bed over the wheels you don't need to modify the axle and it will sit lower. Might be better!

[Miriam C.]

I guess I didn't get around to posting the aftermath of the storm. The teardrop was cut in half so we could use it to salvage some of our things. The TD sits outside and I will decide this spring if she is to be rebuilt! For those of you who are worried about these being sturdy---it took a chain saw to get mine apart. The roof was only 1/8" and the sides are 3/8".









To be continued:

[tonyj]

I am sure lots of us hated to see you have to do that to all your hard work, but we are just as anxious to see you build another. The first one is always just for practice anyway, right?

[Martiangod]

Thats a heartbreaker, makes life seam not so bad

[KCStudly]

Auntie M, the reality of the situation that was thrust upon you and your family be mother nature is just mind boggling.

Hopfully things have gotten as "back to normal" for you as can be expected after such a tramatic event.

That being said, I am sure I am not alone when I say that we are all looking forward to your new, next, and/or rebuild.

KC