Gonna buy a new trailer for my truck to pull around
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I probably will just finish one of my other ones I have at the house. I got an old boat trailer that I have cleaned up and already painted. I still need to get lumber to finish the top on it. Only thing is I dont think I could haul much with it.
Box in the frame and add support beams and you could haul more. Also you could always buy stronger axles or get another axle and make it dual axle. That would also allow for more weight.
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Ya, I was thinking about maybe buying some metal and adding some cross beams in to beef it up. Probably also get some bigger leaf springs for it. Might go down in the holler at work and pull out part of the frame from an old wagon we got and put the rear end from it under the boat frame.
Oh, frame is already boxed in. I already built up the tongue on this thing.
Oh, frame is already boxed in. I already built up the tongue on this thing.
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Because I might have used the boat trailer for something else. I dont remember if I have a title for my trailer at home or not and if this new one had one that would have been great.
- If your state requires a certification plaque to be affixed check for that, cause mine doesnt have one and if i ever get pulled over and they decide to check real close i may be screwed, (im praying for a recertification and not an impound / seizure, cause i DO have a title and registration)
- check where under the front where the bends are cause mine didnt have any welds! you could use this as a barganing point.
- if it doesnt come with a spare use that as a bargaining point.
Edit: again that sucks that it was too far gone to be saved, i woulda killed for one that came with a topper for what you woulda paid.
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I might still buy this thing. It all depends upon if the lady gets the title for it. It only cost $9 to get a duplicate title. That would so much easier to do than me having to try and get one myself. Alot cheaper to. If she gets a title, I will go back and buy it.
I hate those bed conversions. There are a few around here that are FAR from being road worthy or street legal for that matter.
Two weeks ago I was following a minivan pulling one of those eastbound on the 417 past Vars/Embrun exit. The damn thing was loaded down with God knows what and it was tracking side to side bad. The idiot was even doing the speed limit and it was snowing. I was hoping for it cause the van to slide off the highway. Would have been better there then on the road.
GL with that.
Two weeks ago I was following a minivan pulling one of those eastbound on the 417 past Vars/Embrun exit. The damn thing was loaded down with God knows what and it was tracking side to side bad. The idiot was even doing the speed limit and it was snowing. I was hoping for it cause the van to slide off the highway. Would have been better there then on the road.
GL with that.
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