2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission New Truck

[HHhuntitall]

Ok, so now I'm curious as to what that trailer will be... Please do tell....

I can relate to too much stuff in the shop.... and a Jeep or truck in a constant state of upgrade. I've got four Cummins blocks sitting in my shop, two dripping oil in my floor at this moment, due to go to the machine shop, two waiting on parts to go back together.... and another in the back corner waiting on something to go bang. :rolleyes I've got the .040 pistons for the 12v, new bearings, camshaft, and seal kits... just waiting on the head to get ringed. Then the time to start my "little" project. :foam-at-the-mouth:

On the square tubing rusting out, is that 11ga? We don't have much of that problem down here. Very little weasel snot on the roads, here, even when it needs it!! I've been getting some 3x8x1/4" wall the last two trailers. I try to seal it up good top and sides, though. The bottoms down the long rails and cross members I leave a 1/2-1/4" gap in the weld or drill a hole to drain any water that might condensate in it. We seem to have a bad problem with that, due to the wide temperature swings we get Spring and Fall. My worst problems come from livestock trailer repair. Horse pee is like liquid chainsaw!

The tubing is used, picked up from a gov't project. It's been priced $.96ft, so I can't say no.... I've still got 6 40' sticks of it left, as well as some shorter pieces.

 

[DGamelin]

With 3x8x1/4 I dont think you have to worry about rust through. When I have coustomers who worry about paint I tell them if it is made of enough metal you dont have to worry about the paint. At the price you got that, I would be using it to. I pay more for 5' of 8" c then you have in a 40' pice. What a find!

The trailer is moreless an overgrown skidsteer trailer. Hopefully we can get back on it next week. We only build unusual trailers we like to call custom. I know you are woundreing what is going to keep the sides from folding in. From the axles back the reinforcements are there you just cant see them, from the axles forward there will be a 2x2 angle along the top outer eage to make it acte likie an I beam. When we get some of the jobs out shop I will take some better pic's of it.

Most pople are surprised to here what livestock can do to steal. Explicitly aluminum trailer oweners who beleave nothing can make there trailers coroad, salt eather.

 

[HHhuntitall]

Nice... the lower center of gravity makes it ideal for a skidsteer, IMO.... That's what I like about mine.... Almost impossible to turn over with a short skidsteer in between the axles.

Yeah, the aluminum trailers are not indestructible.... I've seen some that would scare any one that knows anything about it.... They've been hauling feed lot cattle, and the feed rations are highly acidic.... which literally eat the trailer from the inside. I've seen them where the floors are so thin, you can push a screwdriver through them!! I always look for the diamond plate treading and how tall it is.... Then look at the underside and see if it's been eaten on any.... EXTREMELY important when looking at fifth wheel semi-trailers... you never know if they've been hauling feedlot cattle or sheep, so you gotta check 'em out!!