Thanks for the encouragement on the build!
I went into the city to go to the MTO yesterday, also to run some errands I might had well stop putting off. But the young lady which served me at the MTO gave me a vary blank look when I said I need to register my home build trailer and gave her the dimensions. She mentioned that it was tiny and asked if it is for behind a motorcycle, so I explained it was for behind my moped and she said I did not need a plate for it them it is the same as a bicycle. I asked if she could check with Kingston to make sure and when she came back her answer was the same - that I did not need a plate.
So I will just make sure it is proper and to code with goodly lighting, so if I do get "safety laned" for it by a OPP officer perhaps I will get a warning ticket only rather then a fine. I would not be shy to show up at the MTO with a warning ticket in order to get a plate to comply with the highway code, but I would not be so happy if I had to pay a fine as well.
So the trip to the city was fruitful anyway for the trailer project, I went to the Dollarama and purchased two sets of bicycle lights, each set is a red 3 led light and a white 3 led light. Bought two sets as I would want to put a tail light on either side of the trailer, one of the white lights I will keep handy for a license plate light if I do indeed have to mount one, the other white light I will mount in the principal cargo area. I also was able to purchase some paint, $12 for 4 litre of some semi flat exterior green paint, perhaps hot the best colour but the price was right and it is good quality paint.
Todays project, however, was to fabricate and install the inner fenders. I am fabricating them from two 20 litre buckets culled from the scrap pile.
I had to remove the upper portion of the bucket where the re-enforcing ribs are and the wire handle mounts. The handsaw actually cuts the plastic quite nicely. After which I cut a strip slightly wider then I needed for the fender, the plastic is light enough that I can wittle away the excess plastic so I figured it is easier to make it narrower then to make it wider.
After fitting and wittling and fitting and adjusting a number of times I had the fender fitting properly so I used the staple gun to attach the fender to the sidewalls.
I then went inside the fenders and used some caulking on the seams between the plastic and the sidewalls to ensure a leak proof fit as well as allowing the adhesive qualities of the caulking to assist in keeping the fenders together.
Tomorrow, hopefully I will paint!
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