Picked up my m101 aluminum lid & installed it!
I drove from my home in eastern PA to Eric LeBlanc's shop near Montreal, Quebec, Canada this Thursday, and Eric and Philipe installed my lid. It works very well.
BTW I left my home at 3:30 AM and got home the *next* morning at 3 AM. A long day.
But I am very happy with my lid and its' install.
What Eric does not tell you is that he owns a shop that manufactures very complex air filtration systems as well as other complex one off metal fabricated equipment. He showed me a huge frame for manufacturing entire walls for buidlings, and the walls are rotated up and out using big hydraulic rams.
What I am saying is that for Eric to design and build these lids is very easy for him due to his skills and the skills of the folks that work for him. Eric designing and building these lids is severe over kill, but as a result the lids are very well designed and built.
The pictures he has posted accurately reflect the lids and how they look and work.
He designed the lid, and with the computer software he has, he can input various types and sizes of aluminum or the frame and the skin, and subject the finished product to stresses, and see how the lid will hold up. Nice.....
I could not be more pleased with my lid and its' function.
Eric is a pleasure to deal with and his lid and work are first rate. Stainless fasteners, it all lines up, etc.
I am very glad Eric did my install since the trailers are not square (but the lid is!), and there are various other idiosuncracies that experience has taught him about these trailers and the lids, so having him do the install eliminates so much aggravation, and the end product being installed correctly is a real pleasure.
He has an '83 BJ40 and wheels himself.
And, to be nice to Eric, if you buy one, I suggest you pay in cash.
Lastly, he has designed a spare tire carrier for the M101 trailer. Nice..... I bought one of these too
I could not resist.
Contact me with any questions you may have.
Thanks Eric!!
drbeemer@snip.net
