mysavioreigns
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I guess since I've been here a few weeks and asked a few questions, I'd start a thread showing my trailer build.
I have a 1436 old Jon Boat, that honestly I don't know much about, other than it floats and fishes well
I got really tired of loading it into the back-end of my pickup truck and taking it out to the lake, then re-loading it and going home, so my wife suggested I buy a trailer. Being the frugal nut I am, I found a $100 trailer about 40 miles away, so I went and got it. Here she is, once I got her unloaded and crammed into the garage. (sorry for the low-light, didn't take that into account at the time)
Structurally, it's sound. Axle is in great shape, all the metal is in great shape. A little bit of surface rust, but that came off pretty quickly. I don't know who manufactured the trailer, but I believe the "walkway" down the side is a modification someone did to it. Oh well, I like it. The paint (or what remained of it), on the other hand, was a disaster.
Also notice the stock coupler and rectangular tubing that it's attached to, are removable from the trailer. I'm not really sure why, but I guess if you have a short garage you could remove it. Perhaps one of you know? You can see that piece underneath the trailer, in the picture.
I have a 1436 old Jon Boat, that honestly I don't know much about, other than it floats and fishes well
I got really tired of loading it into the back-end of my pickup truck and taking it out to the lake, then re-loading it and going home, so my wife suggested I buy a trailer. Being the frugal nut I am, I found a $100 trailer about 40 miles away, so I went and got it. Here she is, once I got her unloaded and crammed into the garage. (sorry for the low-light, didn't take that into account at the time)
Structurally, it's sound. Axle is in great shape, all the metal is in great shape. A little bit of surface rust, but that came off pretty quickly. I don't know who manufactured the trailer, but I believe the "walkway" down the side is a modification someone did to it. Oh well, I like it. The paint (or what remained of it), on the other hand, was a disaster.
Also notice the stock coupler and rectangular tubing that it's attached to, are removable from the trailer. I'm not really sure why, but I guess if you have a short garage you could remove it. Perhaps one of you know? You can see that piece underneath the trailer, in the picture.