BoylermanCT
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2013
- Messages
- 1,507
- Location
- Barkhamsted, CT
- Tractor
- Montana R2844, New Holland TC29D, Hustler X-One
I bought a used 6x10 trailer 10 years ago and have gotten a ton of use from it. But the floor was rotting out, everything was getting rusty and lights were broken or flaky. So time to give it some TLC.
I removed the lights, wheels, tongue storage box, sanded the entire trailer with a grinder powered braided cable wire brush, washed it, rolled on two coats of primer and the rolled on two coats of navy blue marine paint. I figured everyone has black trailers so I’d have a navy one! Put a new deck on, added a 7 wire junction box and 7 wire plug, ran new wires in plastic conduit including a ground wire to each light and new LED lights. Turned out nice.
Eventually I want to upgrade the axle and wheels from 3500 lbs to 5200 lbs with brakes so I set it up for a 7 pin plug in preparation for that.
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I removed the lights, wheels, tongue storage box, sanded the entire trailer with a grinder powered braided cable wire brush, washed it, rolled on two coats of primer and the rolled on two coats of navy blue marine paint. I figured everyone has black trailers so I’d have a navy one! Put a new deck on, added a 7 wire junction box and 7 wire plug, ran new wires in plastic conduit including a ground wire to each light and new LED lights. Turned out nice.
Eventually I want to upgrade the axle and wheels from 3500 lbs to 5200 lbs with brakes so I set it up for a 7 pin plug in preparation for that.
Before
During
After