Bah Humbug! It was a slow and disappointing trailer construction day! Started out packing the wheel bearings, a messy job indeed! Not hard, actually sort of fun, but everything within arms reach got coated with a layer of heavy duty sticky grease! Then went on to mount the axles and fenders. Then finished up with...
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 5
Worked on lighting today. Mounted the two side lights and two rear tail/brake lights. The brake lights mounted. The wiring diagram says to wire up these lights differently… I couldn’t do it that was because there are not enough wires. Will leave it loose for now and test it before completing. Running the wires down...
New Trailer in the Works – Part 6
Working on adding a tongue jack so I don’t have to lift this thing up to put it on the hitch! I saw a tip on another site showing how they mounted the jack. Just putting it on the frame per directions is pretty wobbly. First I added four 1/2″ washers between the wheel and...