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I found my wheels Today I finally located and purchased the wheels for my build. It turns out the perfect fit was 14" wheels from a 68 Plymouth satellite. I got 4 wheels and two near new tires for $150.00. Now all I gotta do is clean & paint the wheels & snap on the moons. This was a major...

I'm getting ready to clean & re-pack my bearings, great timing and a good refresher!! Thanks

OK thanks. I'm getting anxious to get this thing back on wheels. I managed to install the new tongue extension and cut the fenders off so I could work on them in my shop. Time allocation is an issue. For a retired guy I seem to have less free time.

Wheel bearing time When re-packing wheel bearings does the inside of the hub get packed with grease ? When I took the hubs off the trailer there was some grease in them but the seals were shot so I'm not sure how much is enough. The last time I did work like this I was a kid working on my Henry...

Today my wheel bearing seals arrived. I am especially pleased about this because I had to spend hours cross-referencing the part number to the modern version. The fit looks perfect however my schedule is a bit behind. Tomorrow I have to do an install for one of my contractors so no work on the...

I spent most of yesterday filling and sanding all the countersinks, thank goodness that job is done!! My wheel bearing seals should be arriving on Monday or Tuesday;happy, happy!!! I located a set of wheels for the trailer yesterday as well, I'm just waiting for the guy to respond. If everything...

I still need a few more things to be welded on this project but I think I have that under control:)

It was pretty cool Mark. I'm thinking my timing was good yesterday.

I spent the day today trying to track down a pair of matching steel wheels for my trailer but all I accomplished was to move the entire pile from right to left. On a positive note I managed to locate the wheel seals; no easy task. Both of the seals were pretty used up but I managed to find a...

I woke up yesterday to pouring rain so I decided that today would be a good day to locate the tubing I need for my tongue modification. I tried a couple of local shops and no go, apparently 2" round tubing is not so common. As long as I was out and about I traveled a bit out of town to a small...

Thanks! I have enjoyed the process thus far and today I got a taste of uncharted waters, at least for me. I have not done any mechanical work for years but today I got out the wrenches and went at it!! It was a good time, I got my old coupler off and was able to evaluate my next move there as...

Yesterday was my first day back in the shop so I got some time in on the build. I spent most of the day sanding & priming the wheels as well as filling in some of the counter sink holes on the platform. Today will be more of the same, I have about another 300 or so holes to fill & sand and...

I was surprised at how quickly, despite not having the platform hardware installed, the whole thing set up. Less than 5 minutes.

Today was huge!!!! My Brother came to the shop around Noon and we loaded up the components for the RTT platform and went up to his house to final fit everything.. This was nerve wracking for me, all I could think of all week was What if my measurements were incorrect? It was killing me. It...

I picked up this insulation at the big box; 2 sheets 16 bucks. I had just enough to do both halves of the platform. The front half of the platform was built in the same manner except the truss is hinged to the bottom and folds down when the trailer is set to travel. I cut & fit the 1/4"plywood...

Thanks Greg. This started out as a simple, quick build but like many others on this forum It gets out of control quickly. My latest idea is to fabricate some type of trim for the platform side rails but that can wait, Sunday is my big day; final fitting of all my components to the trailer, plus...

The platform is taking shape. I made up some 60 or 70 corner braces for the framework and got those installed. Most of them are 11/2" except for the outside corners, those were made at 31/2" to allow for a radius. Attaching the platform to the trusses was a bit of a challenge. After I noodled...

Time to check my work. Since the trailer is currently off-site I loaded up my Jeep and headed out to my brother's house to dry fit everything before I assemble it all together. So far so good. I'm always a little nervous to take a measurement then make the cut 6 miles away. The rule definitely...

Thanks guys. I have been experimenting with my finishes and my first attempt came out pretty good. I want to set it next to the trailer so I can adjust the colors if necessary.

All of this woodworking will eventually be finished to look like metal so for the trusses I wanted the trim to be "riveted" to the spines. my solution to this problem was to use wood screws and finish washers. These washers hold the screws "proud" of the surface as opposed to counter sinking...