Whatcha do on your build today?

[coyote]

Went and weighed today, wound up at landscaping store(I was too light to move the scales at the Cat. certified scales at the truck stop. Added fun...truck drivers were laughing because the scale button is for them to reach when in the cab. I was on tip toes with a stick) Anyway 680 pounds. Its a basic 4X8 on a H.F. frame. That makes it either $2.52 a pound fat free or $3.02 with the fat. (A.C., Northern tool rounded fenders, blue dot tail lights, shocks, led inside lighting)

[123jay]

I laid the panels together It maybe better as yard art

[Rhino Ray]

Went on a road trip recently and the person following me complained that they couldn't see my brake lights or turn signals so I instilled a new turn signal, brake strip on the back of the TD. If it helps with visibility then it will be well worth it.

[nhstt]

Went on a road trip recently and the person following me complained that they couldn't see my brake lights or turn signals so I instilled a new turn signal, brake strip on the back of the TD. If it helps with visibility then it will be well worth it.

Ok, We need to do this also my husband says are you using a 4 wire system and where did the strip come from?
can you post some pictures and how to?
Thanks KarenB

[pchast]

Applied some more canvas to the interior roof.
Locating support blocks for possible future roof
rack to interior wall.

[bc toys]

Karen you can get a light strip at 4wheel parts Store but look around you can find them cheeper at other stores but the one at 4wheel parts has turn & brake light I want one for my trailer just can't decide weather it should go on top of trailer or bottom maybe i'll get 2 one for each don't tell wife of my ideal lol

[working on it]

Went on a road trip recently and the person following me complained that they couldn't see my brake lights or turn signals so I instilled a new turn signal, brake strip on the back of the TD. If it helps with visibility then it will be well worth it.

Ok, We need to do this also my husband says are you using a 4 wire system and where did the strip come from?
can you post some pictures and how to?
Thanks KarenB

Karen you can get a light strip at 4wheel parts Store but look around you can find them cheeper at other stores but the one at 4wheel parts has turn & brake light I want one for my trailer just can't decide weather it should go on top of trailer or bottom maybe i'll get 2 one for each don't tell wife of my ideal lol

from another recent thread:

... I've long considered an easy add-on, that stands out at night... a "line of fire" type LED light bar (like added to many pick-ups). There are some that have multi-functions, and a four-way connector for easy hook-up to the trailer wiring. It's on my to-do list

Each day, after work, I pass by the Autozone where I bought all of my 12vdc LED lights for my trailer. Sure enough, they had a Bully "Fire Strip",

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with the functions I wanted. Bought it. Now to figure out where to mount it. In addition to the 3M tape on it, I'll screw it on as well, so it'll stay where mounted. High mounted, or low? I like my conspicuity tape as-is, so I'm considering two spots on the hatch:

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Either spot will work; I'll tie in the 4-way into the Spectro junction box under the trailer. Running lights, brake lights, sequential signal lights...!

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Decided on a high-mount, then I taped and screwed (using PL adhesive to waterproof the screw holes) the light strip to the hatch. The control box is inside the galley, and the 4-way plug is there too; I used a matching 4-way to mate with it (so I could use an existing hole in the galley floor to connect it under the trailer to my Spectro wiring center), then I ran the wiring inside the hatch seals for a "hidden look". Programming the sequential turn signals took 20 seconds, and done.

[coyote]

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installed a paper towel holder! No,it was not in a fit of rage, I've had the idea for a long time. Dave.

[pchast]

Finished canvasing the ceiling and installed a pair of led fixtures.

[bdosborn]

Each day, after work, I pass by the Autozone where I bought all of my 12vdc LED lights for my trailer. Sure enough, they had a Bully "Fire Strip"

I put something like that on my trailer awhile back.



Bruce

[nhstt]

Updated my build journal
Karen at the Ladybug-out build journal viewtopic.php?f=50&t=55602

[bc toys]

he sure was diffrent sort of fellar. slow

[working on it]

A refrain RANT from the past from 11/2/13

Today, I installed the slidemounts, and awaited the delivery of the aluminum box, from FedEx. I checked out every vehicle coming down the street (dead-end, so if I missed the delivery coming in, I'd catch it coming out). No delivery. But Fed Ex reported that it was delivered at 2:21 to my front door. I just happened to be in the front yard between 2 and 2:30! Nothing came down the street. This is the 4th time that Fed Ex either delivered it by throwing it in the yard (after 8pm), delivering to the wrong address, driving past my house (with me standing there waving at the driver, and saying that no one was home- special extra cost delivery!), or not delivering it at all (lost). 4 times in a row. When I had my wife order the box on e-bay, using her PayPal account, I forgot to tell her to arrange different shipping methods: never Fed Ex again. She said it would be OK; they couldn't screw up again, surely! I know otherwise: I run shipping-receiving at work, and you wouldn't believe the problems we have with any or all of Fed Ex's various organizations. By the way, I ordered the slide mount from Oregon, drop-shipped from Missouri: promised on Friday, here on Thursday (early), placed on my front porch, and the doorbell sounded. It was our usual UPS driver (many years now). Same difference at work between the two companies. Just venting....I've just vented to a nice customer service rep in Colorado (no bad words), but my BP is up about 40 points I bet. I've told everybody I know that I'd rather pay more just to avoid Fed Ex !

It happened again... no, not Fed Ex this time...the USPS instead. I forgot to mention that for every time that Fed Ex screwed up over the last twenty years, the USPS has misdelivered something at least 20 times as much. There haven't been two weeks in that period, where something for someone else was delivered to us, or our mail went to another house a block or two away (one guy actually put a sign on his box that I or my wife -our real names- do not live at their address). I gave up all my subscriptions to magazines years ago, because they seldom ever reached me. I was waiting on a couple of "corner draw latches" for the trailer, saw the USPS put mail in the box, and found no parts. Returning to the house, I tracked the Amazon package to the USPS site, which stated that it was delivered (and signed for by the Consignee-me-, at 5:41pm, when I was actually watching the mailbox). I said this before, and once again, I'd rather pay extra to a brick-and-mortar store locally, than to order online. Only the local UPS driver seems to be able to actually read addresses. So, no trailer build progress (or improvements) to report, just another old guy complaining ....Update, next day: package was in my box this afternoon...I'll never know who previously had received it, but I suspect the guy on the next block. He put another sign up today, even larger and in bright yellow, on his gate, so he must've got it and today put it in my mailbox. We've been exchanging mail for twenty years now, and we've never met! Now to install the draw latches on my hatch!

[Jdhiker]

What did I do on my build ? I loaded it up with gear for our maiden voyage this weekend. A year ago I was thinking about teardrops. Now I am using my own build !!! I can't wait to get on the road and show it off!

[steveonzakon]

I made preliminary drawings.