Need help modding and freshening up trailer
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I need to keep the decking so I cant weld straight to the frame. Which is why Im leaning towards building the same thing but with two vertical posts going down to the OEM mounts
Can you remove one piece of deck and weld the center upright to the frame then cut a square hole in the deck and reattach ?
Or leave the deck attached and cut the square hole above the center frame a little larger than the upright and weld your center upright with the deck in place
Or leave the deck attached and cut the square hole above the center frame a little larger than the upright and weld your center upright with the deck in place
That wouldn't be a problem at all, I could even U-bolt it to the center support but then im not sure what I would do about the outer posts
Should be fine, maybe just do a few in the general area you'd like adjustability In or a little more. You. Could even drill all the holes if you wanted too. I don't see a need for holes all the down to deck level or all the way to the top of the post though, just enough to give the adjustability you'd like to have
I got my eyes pealed for down signs so far they have all been round tube and none on my lot at work, will have a look in my scrap steel pile later tonight
I got my eyes pealed for down signs so far they have all been round tube and none on my lot at work, will have a look in my scrap steel pile later tonight
here where I buy "steel" its sold in 20 ft lengths. It's $7 per cut if you want it cut or if too long for you too transport. Virgin steel and aluminum is expensive. Angle iron for example 1 or 1 1/2 wide by 3/16 or 1/4 thick is $23 to $27 bucks about per 20 ft stick
I bought 2 sticks of 2x2 box for my trailer modes and I think it was $80 and did the cuts in the parking lot for transport
Good question/idea though, you'll need to locate your local metal supplier and get some costs estimates together once you've got your design finalized and materials list build off your design
I bought 2 sticks of 2x2 box for my trailer modes and I think it was $80 and did the cuts in the parking lot for transport
Good question/idea though, you'll need to locate your local metal supplier and get some costs estimates together once you've got your design finalized and materials list build off your design
Good to know. Thanks again for all the help Harbor! I will post pictures as I start getting it together. And ive got a few more improvements on the list including repainting the tool box, was thinking it would be cool to coat bed liner on it but I got enough going on now, ill start on that in a couple weeks
No problem always glad to help. One more thing on the steel, if you go that route, Orchard supply has some smaller sticks of steel that could possibly save you some money if you don't need a hole 20ft stick. I've seen box tube in their store as well as other types of steel, they seemed like the best selection as compared to Home Depot and lows. In my area they all have some steel selection