New trailer build

pjb09 · Jun 23, 2014

Big Barn said:
Nice work! Didn't see it mentioned, but where did you source the weld on 'D' ring tie downs?

Terry

They are actually bolt on, I simply welded them.

Big Barn · Jun 23, 2014

Thanks. I should have seen that. Guess I'd better go post over on the 'Welding and Age' thread now...

Terry

fordmantpw · Jun 23, 2014

pjb09 said:
Looks like spraying will waste lots of paint. Lots of air to paint.

Put some cardboard under it. Then you aren't wasting it, you are making nice designs on the cardboard.

Looking great, BTW!

CNC Dan · Jun 23, 2014

pjb09 said:
Now the painting has to be finished. Looks like spraying will waste lots of paint.

Spray at a shalow angle, rather than straight on. If you look through the mesh at diferent angles, you can see that at shalow angles you can't see through as well. I figure that way will catch more paint. If they wern't welded down you could stack them and spray them together.

George2615 · Jun 23, 2014

pjb09 said:
Finished putting deck on this morning. That 3# expanded is definitely a pain to cut. Two 4 x 8 sheets completed the deck with almost zero waste.
Now the painting has to be finished. Looks like spraying will waste lots of paint. Lots of air to paint.
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Is the expanded metal going to be strong enough to support a 3500 lb vehicle if parked between the cross braces?
Are you going to make cover plates for the inside of the fenders to prevent dirt, stones, mud etc form coming off the tires and hitting the towed vehicle?
What is the tag you have on the tongue in post 49?
Very nice build.

BukitCase · Jun 23, 2014

Terry, obviously I know nothing of your area's resources, but I found weld-on rings at my local steel supply (no NOT Homeless Despot :=) - it's Ram Steelco. They have a section of shelving on one side of the office with axles, fenders, couplers, etc, and a couple different sizes of tie-down rings - the weldable part is kind of a mini-version of the pieces I just bent with the "superjig" you helped me with (pre-heat thread)

Just a thought, if you haven't already looked at yours.

Or, if there's nothing local (I know, Canada shipping, PITA, etc)

D-Rings & D Ring Tie Downs: Trailer Tie Down Anchors & Weld On D Rings

Weld On Trailer D-Ring Curt Trailer Cargo Control J-705

Wholesale D Rings | Weld On D Rings

D-Ring Shackle - Weld-On Tie Down Anchor

Those were just part of the first page of a google search on weld-on tie down

Stick wit' me, I'll "learn ya some shlt"

(BTW, didja get yer press jig fancied up yet? (OK, I'll quit now

... Steve

Big Barn · Jun 23, 2014

[QUOTE="BukitCase;Stick wit' me, I'll "learn ya some shlt"

(BTW, didja get yer press jig fancied up yet? (OK, I'll quit now

... Steve[/QUOTE]

Dang. Kind of hoping you'd forgotten I said that.

. Thanks for the links. I enjoy noting the prices, deciding I can make them myself cheaper and ending up having the finished product costing 2 or 3 times more.

Terry

pjb09 · Jun 23, 2014

George2615 said:
Is the expanded metal going to be strong enough to support a 3500 lb vehicle if parked between the cross braces?
Are you going to make cover plates for the inside of the fenders to prevent dirt, stones, mud etc form coming off the tires and hitting the towed vehicle?
What is the tag you have on the tongue in post 49?
Very nice build.

My local metal supplier suggested the 3# as they supply quite a bit of it for car carriers. The clear span in the strong direction is only 20 inches and it's welded down every 8 to 10 inches. I'll know better when I load my 3500# tractor in a few weeks.

Haven't decided on the cover plates yet although I think I am leaning that way.

The tag is the serial number supplied by Department of motor vehicles which has to be verified in place on the trailer by the police before the trailer can be liscenced.

George2615 · Jun 23, 2014

pjb09 said:
My local metal supplier suggested the 3# as they supply quite a bit of it for car carriers. The clear span in the strong direction is only 20 inches and it's welded down every 8 to 10 inches. I'll know better when I load my 3500# tractor in a few weeks.

Haven't decided on the cover plates yet although I think I am leaning that way.

The tag is the serial number supplied by Department of motor vehicles which has to be verified in place on the trailer by the police before the trailer can be liscenced.

I figured that was what the tag was. Down here you have to completely build the trailer first then make an appointment to take it in for DMV inspectors to look at. They won't issue a tag until they inspect it and if they see something wrong they make you take it back home to fix then make another appt.

Brad_Blazer · Jun 24, 2014

BukitCase said:
Terry, obviously I know nothing of your area's resources, but I found weld-on rings at my local steel supply (no NOT Homeless Despot :=) - it's Ram Steelco. They have a section of shelving on one side of the office with axles, fenders, couplers, etc, and a couple different sizes of tie-down rings - the weldable part is kind of a mini-version of the pieces I just bent with the "superjig" you helped me with (pre-heat thread)

Just a thought, if you haven't already looked at yours.

Or, if there's nothing local (I know, Canada shipping, PITA, etc)

D-Rings & D Ring Tie Downs: Trailer Tie Down Anchors & Weld On D Rings

Weld On Trailer D-Ring Curt Trailer Cargo Control J-705

Wholesale D Rings | Weld On D Rings

D-Ring Shackle - Weld-On Tie Down Anchor

Those were just part of the first page of a google search on weld-on tie down

Stick wit' me, I'll "learn ya some shlt" (BTW, didja get yer press jig fancied up yet? (OK, I'll quit now ... Steve