A nice donation was made of a light utility trailer. It will be very useful, once it is assembled and licensed. That’s a trailer in those boxes. Who woulda knew? Well, the parts are starting to look like it could be something, someday. Lots of nut’s and bolt’s. A bunch of red rails that all...
Series: Trailer Assembly (18 Posts)
A 4’x8′ Harbor Freight trailer was donated. It was not assembled, and the axle had a burned out bearing. This series documents the assembly, repairing the axle bearings, and adding sides.
New Trailer in the Works – Part 2
Day 2 was spent cleaning! The new hub came filled with “shipping grease”, and the bearings themselves are not fully packed. To look at the hub you would think it is ready to go. It was fully loaded with a LOT of an odd blue grease. But, when the bearings were removed the rollers were...
New Trailer in the Works – Part 3
Continuing the assembly of the Harbor Freight trailer. Today was continuing to work on the main frame. Added fenders, springs, axle, and a couple of stake pockets I had not put on yet. I did all the assembly on top of the workbench to save the back from having to bend down, hunch over, wear...