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Posted: 9/8/2017 4:36:55 PM EDT
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Since this is The trailer thread I just picked mine up today 20' manual tilt deck with 9990lb pkg (2 5200lb axles) I love this thing so far pulled great so far very well balanced I will be adding winch this week
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Posted: 9/9/2017 4:26:31 PM EDT
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I just read through all 11 pages
Seems I've successfully bid on 170 acres of land here in MO [I'm a city boy and have never lived 'out'] I'll lease the tillable but will be putting in food plots for hunting, bush-hogging and maintaining the place. I have so much to learn, equipment, trailers for same .... Eeeek! Anyway, this was an awesome thread to be a primer on Trailers 101. Thanks |
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Posted: 9/10/2017 2:37:40 PM EDT
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So the Stroke still lives contrary to popular belief
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Posted: 9/10/2017 7:05:14 PM EDT
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Since this is The trailer thread I just picked mine up today 20' manual tilt deck with 9990lb pkg (2 5200lb axles) I love this thing so far pulled great so far very well balanced I will be adding winch this week https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287405/IMG_2572-302338.JPG 
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Posted: 9/10/2017 7:06:12 PM EDT
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So the Stroke still lives contrary to popular belief https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21427469_10207658172532054_587807262263051142_o.jpg?oh=dc2f8a3b281179f979f8cfa2ea1b81da&oe=5A583179 |
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Posted: 9/10/2017 7:12:12 PM EDT
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Is that the one that got damaged? |
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Posted: 9/10/2017 7:29:30 PM EDT
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The very same 
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Posted: 9/10/2017 8:53:30 PM EDT
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What an awesome trailer!!!! After Pulling this thing about 450 Miles this weekend it pulls really nice I do get some extra bounce from the truck suspension but I will address that in the future |
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Posted: 9/10/2017 11:07:06 PM EDT
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THANK YOU !! I feel bad for having to cut up a brand new trailer to mount a Dee Zee toolbox that will house my 12k winch and some work lights. Possibly a VIAIR system for tires and basics. After Pulling this thing about 450 Miles this weekend it pulls really nice I do get some extra bounce from the truck suspension but I will address that in the future Explain please, for a trailer dummy? 
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Posted: 9/11/2017 6:34:09 AM EDT
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What do you mean, cut it up? Explain please, for a trailer dummy?
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Posted: 9/11/2017 7:22:54 AM EDT
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We did the same to one of ours, except when we were done the toolbox was a headache rack with a high back for work lights and a power connection for a diesel fuel tank.
Was only suppose to be just the toolbox only but the metal cutter was on a roll
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Posted: 9/11/2017 9:38:38 AM EDT
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We did the same to one of ours, except when we were done the toolbox was a headache rack with a high back for work lights and a power connection for a diesel fuel tank. Was only suppose to be just the toolbox only but the metal cutter was on a roll |
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Posted: 9/11/2017 10:19:11 PM EDT
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Got a new 4Runner back in May and my new trailer showed up the end of July. I just got KO2 Load C tires on it a week ago and they seem to drive better than the OEM Dueler'swith the trailer.
It's a Diamond C 2PSA with 5000lb axle and brakes. It is my first factory trailer and I like it a lot so far. I think I did well at $2350 including the spare wheel/tire. I put it to good use last weekend when I needed a trencher for my fiber optic project. 
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Posted: 9/12/2017 7:31:11 PM EDT
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Anyone that has mounted a tool box can I see some pictures I am having a heck of a time deciding what I like either my box looks too far forward or back
And with the weight of a winch I want to make sure it can handle it  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 9/16/2017 5:28:22 PM EDT
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I would just decide if you want to be able to use x amount of deck and mount the box. Box needs a brace on trailer deck frame rail as well as a brace to the triangle as well.
Winch should be mounted well enough if you had to use the winch to pull the trailer backwards you could do so. Now granted if talking a 2k lb winch not as big a deal as an 8k lb winch. I am looking at a double axle flat deck trailer with around a 10k lb rating. If I buy a cheap 12lb winch for the trailer for loading damaged vehicles or whatever it is going to be a heck of a setup that the winch bolts down to. |
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Posted: 9/16/2017 8:55:29 PM EDT
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I would just decide if you want to be able to use x amount of deck and mount the box. Box needs a brace on trailer deck frame rail as well as a brace to the triangle as well. Winch should be mounted well enough if you had to use the winch to pull the trailer backwards you could do so. Now granted if talking a 2k lb winch not as big a deal as an 8k lb winch. I am looking at a double axle flat deck trailer with around a 10k lb rating. If I buy a cheap 12lb winch for the trailer for loading damaged vehicles or whatever it is going to be a heck of a setup that the winch bolts down to. I can not fasten anything to the triangle up front because when I tilt the deck that pivots as you can see in my picture with the pickup. so everything had to be fastened to the deck of the trailer or to the frame of the deck. I had some issues with my damn welder so I cleaned a my main plate up again and started welding and I ended up warping the damn thing so I have to wait until monday so i can use the torch and use some heat and straighten it out then add some bracing. and then do some plasma work. I am hoping that I will be able to have everything up and going by the end of the week |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 1:33:48 PM EDT
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Forgot that yours tilts, so yeah I understand.
I guess I would be making a sort of triangle under the box that spreads the load as best it can to that main crossmember you are using. One thing I always wondering about tilt, mechanical or hydraulic, is if the winch overloads that pivot point or adds a lot of wear and tear to it? |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 1:56:50 PM EDT
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Forgot that yours tilts, so yeah I understand. I guess I would be making a sort of triangle under the box that spreads the load as best it can to that main crossmember you are using. One thing I always wondering about tilt, mechanical or hydraulic, is if the winch overloads that pivot point or adds a lot of wear and tear to it?  Attached FileWinch will look like this except the 1/4" plate that is going under and brackets that will hold the fairlead I don't have any pics as I goofed making it yesterday and warped the plate. So some torch tomorrow and brackets should get it back to 100% I will be adding pictures when it's done I hope all this makes sense |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 8:39:45 PM EDT
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Only tilt deck I ever messed with personally was a neighbors single axle tilt deck he used for his riding mower. He drove the mower or 4 wheeler on and off the trailer. At some point he said something was wrong with it.
Pivot setup had broken and you could move deck of trailer around. But being a single axle it was a light duty setup. He had a welder and we figured out a way to fix it and reinforce it and he kept an eye on it after that. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:13:35 PM EDT
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Only tilt deck I ever messed with personally was a neighbors single axle tilt deck he used for his riding mower. He drove the mower or 4 wheeler on and off the trailer. At some point he said something was wrong with it. Pivot setup had broken and you could move deck of trailer around. But being a single axle it was a light duty setup. He had a welder and we figured out a way to fix it and reinforce it and he kept an eye on it after that. |
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Posted: 10/2/2017 10:38:28 PM EDT
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Bump...cuz I'm building a building but I still have questions about......
Trailer.
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Posted: 10/3/2017 10:46:02 PM EDT
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Ha! I have a real photo of trailer usage to show.
It's in the background, but that's my decrepit trooper, with my awesome trailer (thanks to this thread) hauling all the pipe for this project. 
The DWV plumbing is now roughed in. My butt is kicked. I'm going to bed. But I'm so glad I got a 12-foot trailer instead of the teensy (useless except for hauling my lawnmower) trailer I had planned to get. Bigger trailer is better trailer. Edit...I should post a real photo of the plumbing..
Here we go... 
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Posted: 10/14/2017 2:30:14 PM EDT
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bump.
Cuz I'm consumed with my building foundation and work, and not hauling anything. |
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Posted: 10/26/2017 11:01:27 PM EDT
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I want to say again, THANK YOU to all of you who suggested I get a bigger trailer.
I now think my trailer is a candy-ass trailer, as compared to the trailer brought here by my contractor, which hauls Trackhoes and Skidsteers and other awesome things. HOWEVER, because you talked me out of the TOTAL WUSS-OUT trailer I had planned to buy at the beginning of this thread, I now have a trailer that can haul pipe, with room to spare. I know now, though, that I need some removeable sides. I bought lumber to build those sides today. They're not done yet, but hopefully this weekend if the rain isn't too bad. The trouble with being a small person is that I have to adapt ideas to those which I can actually use on my own, in case nobody else is around. I wanted 2 X 12s for sides....so simple. Yeah, I couldn't lift even ONE of the treated 2 X 12 X 12 boards at Lowe's. Which means I can't use the system because I can't do it by myself. Soooo.....I went a different direction,. Still not sure I can lift THAT either, but pics to follow if I can get it assembled. In the meantime, A lot of you will have seen this in the other thread, but... I can haul this pipe because y'all talked me out of a....ahem...weak-ass trailer. (Trying to be nice about the language since this is not GD. )
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Posted: 10/28/2017 6:18:40 PM EDT
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I use 2x12s for ramps for quads and mowers and stuff,bought the aluminum ramp ends for em even. The 12 inch wide ones.
Anyway, even I think 2x12s are overkill for sides unless it is me being lazy and wanting to store my ramps as sides on the trailer or something. My uncle kept some old siding from his house when it was being redone, or else it is metal roofing, but anyway he has some metal he uses for sides on the good trailer we share. The metal framework provides the strength for that height and depending on what you are loading you don't need the sides to go up that far. I consider the metal a bit flimsy for hauling gravel or something so if I did that I would probably lay in some boards or something as well, even 1x6 boards or something being backed up by the metal sides of the trailer should handle gravel. |
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Posted: 10/28/2017 8:15:43 PM EDT
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I use 2x12s for ramps for quads and mowers and stuff,bought the aluminum ramp ends for em even. The 12 inch wide ones. Anyway, even I think 2x12s are overkill for sides unless it is me being lazy and wanting to store my ramps as sides on the trailer or something. My uncle kept some old siding from his house when it was being redone, or else it is metal roofing, but anyway he has some metal he uses for sides on the good trailer we share. The metal framework provides the strength for that height and depending on what you are loading you don't need the sides to go up that far. I consider the metal a bit flimsy for hauling gravel or something so if I did that I would probably lay in some boards or something as well, even 1x6 boards or something being backed up by the metal sides of the trailer should handle gravel. I might come up with something better later. It's still going to be heavy. |
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Posted: 10/29/2017 8:54:41 AM EDT
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That' pretty much what I used on the removable dump trailer sides.
(the PVC at the top is to make the edge friendly for the roll up mesh tarp cover) Nick |
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Posted: 10/29/2017 1:23:34 PM EDT
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That' pretty much what I used on the removable dump trailer sides. http://www.skhowell.com/images/trailer-bumper-2.jpg http://www.skhowell.com/images/trailer-bumper-4.jpg (the PVC at the top is to make the edge friendly for the roll up mesh tarp cover) Nick That looks like it would hold a hog! (as old timers where I grew up would say about something built strong and solid.) |
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Posted: 11/9/2017 8:35:15 PM EDT
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So I might have officially abused my trailer for the first time today.
I hauled gravel.
Way too much gravel didn't hardly move my truck springs at all.
I did get my sides SORT OF done. They're not put all the way together yet, and I may leave them in 8 pieces. If I don't need tall sides, I can just do the half-height ones. If I do, I can drop in the other four pieces of the puzzle. 
I got a little aggravated because I wanted the pieces to be all interchangeable--with no difference side to side or front to back--but I guess there's a fatter weld on one of the tie-downs at the back. The back boards have to be a half inch shorter than the front boards.
Ah well, for a couple of hours' work, I was happy with it, and it did what I needed. One thing I tried that did not work, though, was running a flat bungee from one tie down to another, across the pipe I hauled, just to keep it from bouncing. I ran it BETWEEN the rows of siding boards. Yeah, that didn't work. Bungee was layin' in the trailer bed when I got home. 
So I will need to add some kind of attachment points to my boards for stuff like this I guess. |
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Posted: 11/11/2017 8:26:51 PM EDT
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Went out yesterday afternoon to unload the last 500 lbs of gravel, and found two things:
a-the taillight lens (It's probably called the side indicator--it's the side of my taillight) on one side was busted--the side where the quarry guy loaded the trailer with rock. I wonder if a rock flew out of the scoop and hit it. b-I had a tire with about 6 lbs of pressure in it....and a valve stem almost hanging off. But that was on the OTHER side. I would think if the tire had blown just from being overloaded, it would have blown out rather than popping the valve stem half off. Wouldn't it? I pumped the tire full and drove to the tire place, where they replaced the valve stem. All is well with that. Still have to deal with the damaged lens before it rains in there I guess. At some point it looks like I will be forced to learn trailer wiring.
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Posted: 11/12/2017 9:51:55 AM EDT
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Went out yesterday afternoon to unload the last 500 lbs of gravel, and found two things: a-the taillight lens (It's probably called the side indicator--it's the side of my taillight) on one side was busted--the side where the quarry guy loaded the trailer with rock. I wonder if a rock flew out of the scoop and hit it. b-I had a tire with about 6 lbs of pressure in it....and a valve stem almost hanging off. But that was on the OTHER side. I would think if the tire had blown just from being overloaded, it would have blown out rather than popping the valve stem half off. Wouldn't it? I pumped the tire full and drove to the tire place, where they replaced the valve stem. All is well with that. Still have to deal with the damaged lens before it rains in there I guess. At some point it looks like I will be forced to learn trailer wiring. It seems as though you go out of your way to make the mundane, everyday goings-ons of life something worthy of posting here. I would think anyone, especially anyone who's been around the 'hands on' 'country' 'trades' etc. lifestyle, would know that A) Trailer lights and housings and wiring are complete crap, and any use at all makes them subject to failing in any number of ways B) A split and hanging valve stem isnt capable AT ALL of transferring air into a tire. Simply it cannot, its very design prevents it. Is this part of the forum just kinda a "Okey Doke" area that they leave alone because no one else wants to do anything with it? ETA: Im sure my comments will not be recieved well, and I hate that, but Ive bit my "tongue" for months. I have several topics Id like to post here and share ideas with people, but the forum feels "fake" for lack of a better work. Feel free to ban me, speak poorly to me, etc.
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Posted: 11/12/2017 11:12:05 AM EDT
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I really dont want this to sound hateful or argumentative, but how did you come to be the moderator of this section of the forum? It seems as though you go out of your way to make the mundane, everyday goings-ons of life something worthy of posting here. I would think anyone, especially anyone who's been around the 'hands on' 'country' 'trades' etc. lifestyle, would know that A) Trailer lights and housings and wiring are complete crap, and any use at all makes them subject to failing in any number of ways B) A split and hanging valve stem isnt capable AT ALL of transferring air into a tire. Simply it cannot, its very design prevents it. Is this part of the forum just kinda a "Okey Doke" area that they leave alone because no one else wants to do anything with it? ETA: Im sure my comments will not be recieved well, and I hate that, but Ive bit my "tongue" for months. I have several topics Id like to post here and share ideas with people, but the forum feels "fake" for lack of a better work. Feel free to ban me, speak poorly to me, etc. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Went out yesterday afternoon to unload the last 500 lbs of gravel, and found two things: a-the taillight lens (It's probably called the side indicator--it's the side of my taillight) on one side was busted--the side where the quarry guy loaded the trailer with rock. I wonder if a rock flew out of the scoop and hit it. b-I had a tire with about 6 lbs of pressure in it....and a valve stem almost hanging off. But that was on the OTHER side. I would think if the tire had blown just from being overloaded, it would have blown out rather than popping the valve stem half off. Wouldn't it? I pumped the tire full and drove to the tire place, where they replaced the valve stem. All is well with that. Still have to deal with the damaged lens before it rains in there I guess. At some point it looks like I will be forced to learn trailer wiring. It seems as though you go out of your way to make the mundane, everyday goings-ons of life something worthy of posting here. I would think anyone, especially anyone who's been around the 'hands on' 'country' 'trades' etc. lifestyle, would know that A) Trailer lights and housings and wiring are complete crap, and any use at all makes them subject to failing in any number of ways B) A split and hanging valve stem isnt capable AT ALL of transferring air into a tire. Simply it cannot, its very design prevents it. Is this part of the forum just kinda a "Okey Doke" area that they leave alone because no one else wants to do anything with it? ETA: Im sure my comments will not be recieved well, and I hate that, but Ive bit my "tongue" for months. I have several topics Id like to post here and share ideas with people, but the forum feels "fake" for lack of a better work. Feel free to ban me, speak poorly to me, etc. You just happened to latch on to what appears to be a weakness. I would much rather have someone fully admit when they are in over their head, struggling, etc and ask for help, and continue to build knowledge. We weren't born with all the skills and knowledge we posses, it's built over a lifetime. There is an incredible wealth of knowledge on this site, and in my opinion, the everyday posts seem to bring out the most helpful responses where even I , a 24 year remodeling contractor, learn things which makes the forum for me seem more "real" than fake to use your words. You are entitled to your opinion, and I look forward to your posts you have been hanging onto. |
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Posted: 11/12/2017 12:16:58 PM EDT
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I really dont want this to sound hateful or argumentative, but how did you come to be the moderator of this section of the forum? It seems as though you go out of your way to make the mundane, everyday goings-ons of life something worthy of posting here. I would think anyone, especially anyone who's been around the 'hands on' 'country' 'trades' etc. lifestyle, would know that A) Trailer lights and housings and wiring are complete crap, and any use at all makes them subject to failing in any number of ways B) A split and hanging valve stem isnt capable AT ALL of transferring air into a tire. Simply it cannot, its very design prevents it. Is this part of the forum just kinda a "Okey Doke" area that they leave alone because no one else wants to do anything with it? ETA: Im sure my comments will not be recieved well, and I hate that, but Ive bit my "tongue" for months. I have several topics Id like to post here and share ideas with people, but the forum feels "fake" for lack of a better work. Feel free to ban me, speak poorly to me, etc. You are welcome in the forum as long as you remember it is not general discussion and that people may have different opinions. My question to you would be....if you don't enjoy the topics I post, why do you click on them? Lots of people here with lots of knowledge. Ask something you want to ask, post up something you know and want to share. But EVERYONE is welcome here as long as they behave and treat other posters well. I will not speak poorly to you because that's not what we do here. You may, however, be bent toward that, and if that side of you comes out a lot, you are not likely to fare well here. And if the mundane everyday goings on of life are not part of the homestead you consider worthy of discussion, and folks cannot ask questions about those, what, precisely, do you suggest this forum should be about? If you think there are topics that need covered, by all means, start them. ETA: I should at least say this, in case I never see you again. Evidently you would assume I have some kind of magic, since I pumped almost 40 lbs of air into that tire with a valve stem almost half torn off. I've done that several times in my life, to get myself to a garage for repair. If you haven't ever done that, and you do, in fact, believe that to be impossible, perhaps you have just learned something, after all. 
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Posted: 11/12/2017 5:38:20 PM EDT
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@hkx3 You are welcome in the forum as long as you remember it is not general discussion and that people may have different opinions. My question to you would be....if you don't enjoy the topics I post, why do you click on them? Lots of people here with lots of knowledge. Ask something you want to ask, post up something you know and want to share. But EVERYONE is welcome here as long as they behave and treat other posters well. I will not speak poorly to you because that's not what we do here. You may, however, be bent toward that, and if that side of you comes out a lot, you are not likely to fare well here. And if the mundane everyday goings on of life are not part of the homestead you consider worthy of discussion, and folks cannot ask questions about those, what, precisely, do you suggest this forum should be about? If you think there are topics that need covered, by all means, start them. ETA: I should at least say this, in case I never see you again. Evidently you would assume I have some kind of magic, since I pumped almost 40 lbs of air into that tire with a valve stem almost half torn off. I've done that several times in my life, to get myself to a garage for repair. If you haven't ever done that, and you do, in fact, believe that to be impossible, perhaps you have just learned something, after all. I simply do not understand how a rubber tube (a valve stem) when cut almost off, will transfer air. In fact, for pure meanness/get-even-ness, its pretty common to cut them. Metal "hard" stems like older TPMS, etc, are different. Here is a simple pic showing the concern due to aging (not cutting but same principle): Valve Stem Check As for coming here to start problems, not the plan at all. I would like to think the mod of a forum should be at least above-average on knowledge of the forum. As for clicking "your" threads, thats fine. Problem is, your posts are in most threads. Not a big deal, Ill hush. |
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Posted: 11/12/2017 8:44:37 PM EDT
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I wasn't, and still am not trying to cause a problem. I simply do not understand how a rubber tube (a valve stem) when cut almost off, will transfer air. In fact, for pure meanness/get-even-ness, its pretty common to cut them. Metal "hard" stems like older TPMS, etc, are different. Here is a simple pic showing the concern due to aging (not cutting but same principle): Valve Stem Check As for coming here to start problems, not the plan at all. I would like to think the mod of a forum should be at least above-average on knowledge of the forum. As for clicking "your" threads, thats fine. Problem is, your posts are in most threads. Not a big deal, Ill hush. It's a relatively broad forum, and your criteria for qualifications seem to be rather nonspecific and arbitrary. If you expect any mod on any forum to know everything there is to know about that forum, you are going to be sadly disappointed in much of AR15.com. If you believe you are qualified by your vast knowledge of all things about Homesteading, Farming, and Gardening, then hang around, post a lot, and support other posters. Share your knowledge in a supportive way. In short, make the forum better instead of bitching because you dislike the mod or the writing/posting style of the mod. In short, put your money where you virtual mouth is. Do it nicely, and you'll be welcome.
If you simply dislike me so profoundly that you don't want to even read a thread where I might post "Tag" or ask a question.... Well, that's a problem I cannot solve. |
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Posted: 11/12/2017 9:21:25 PM EDT
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The forum is called Homestead, Farm, and Garden. It's a relatively broad forum, and your criteria for qualifications seem to be rather nonspecific and arbitrary. If you expect any mod on any forum to know everything there is to know about that forum, you are going to be sadly disappointed in much of AR15.com. If you believe you are qualified by your vast knowledge of all things about Homesteading, Farming, and Gardening, then hang around, post a lot, and support other posters. Share your knowledge in a supportive way. In short, make the forum better instead of bitching because you dislike the mod or the writing/posting style of the mod. In short, put your money where you virtual mouth is. Do it nicely, and you'll be welcome.
If you simply dislike me so profoundly that you don't want to even read a thread where I might post "Tag" or ask a question.... Well, that's a problem I cannot solve. Again, not to be a problem - I sincerely want to see what kind of rubber valve stem you have that can be severed so badly, yet still hold/transfer air. I figure at this point Im trying to contribute to the forum. My contribution is trying to clear up how valve stems work. Trivial, yes! But, apparently its part of what gets discussed here in the Home Farm and Garden forum. I happen to have changed a few dozen, maybe hundreds of tires in my life, and Ive yet to see a severed or severely damaged valve stem that didnt leak/fail completely. I see that as important, as either the valve stems in all my equipment: cars/truck/tractor/quads/SxS's/trailers/wheel barrows are all needing an upgrade. Ive even had to deal with 2 flats on a 2017 GMC because I buried the thing, and damaged both stems while spinning in mud. This happened while building my drive/road, and it wasnt for fun. |
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Posted: 11/12/2017 9:40:35 PM EDT
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I tried, in the post above, to address one of the original concerns. Again, not to be a problem - I sincerely want to see what kind of rubber valve stem you have that can be severed so badly, yet still hold/transfer air. I figure at this point Im trying to contribute to the forum. My contribution is trying to clear up how valve stems work. Trivial, yes! But, apparently its part of what gets discussed here in the Home Farm and Garden forum. I happen to have changed a few dozen, maybe hundreds of tires in my life, and Ive yet to see a severed or severely damaged valve stem that didnt leak/fail completely. I see that as important, as either the valve stems in all my equipment: cars/truck/tractor/quads/SxS's/trailers/wheel barrows are all needing an upgrade. Ive even had to deal with 2 flats on a 2017 GMC because I buried the thing, and damaged both stems while spinning in mud. This happened while building my drive/road, and it wasnt for fun. I'm sorry if you have never seen it and thus believe it is impossible. I've done it several times over 53 years, seen lots of dry-rotted tires and even more dry-rotted valve stems. And yes, you can air up a tire, and it might just hold air for a good little while with a crack around that valve stem. It also might not. It's a crap shoot. I pulled into the bay and guy says, "what's going on? I pushed the valve stem half an inch so he could see the big gap and hear the air leak and he said, "yep, that'll do it." Fifteen minutes and $8.56 later I had a new valve stem. It's nice that you've changed and/or repaired hundreds of tires in your life. I've changed a few and repaired fewer than I can count on two hands. But I have pushed enough air at a number of damaged tires to get pressure up enough to get to help. And I know it's worth a try if I'm stuck. Since this is not the automotive forum, and I don't claim to understand the exact makeup of tires, and don't actually care, that's the end of the story. I'm not interested in education about it, as I will continue to go about my unfortunate, un-tire-educated way, likely for the rest of my life.
ETA: HOWEVER, if you were to post a thread about tires--and their makeup--and the differences between automotive, trailer, tractor, lawn tractor, radial, and not, and make it relevant to homesteaders, farmers and gardeners, I would not move it to another forum unless it was clearly inappropriate. And if you don't want me to ask questions in your thread, well....I'm not sure I can promise that.
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Posted: 11/13/2017 6:13:01 PM EDT
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I never felt a mod needed to be a know it all for a forum.
I felt they needed an interest to spend a lot of time in that forum to do mod things, I like the herding cats youtube video personally. Some areas do have mods that know a heck of a lot in the area they are a mod, and that is why they hang out there. This is just my opinion on that part of the subject. On the trailer sides, number em so you know what goes where when you take em off. It is rare for most anything to be perfectly exact so having differences on the trailer is not a surprise to me, biggest thing is being able to have it track straight. On your tie downs you have all kinds of options but if the top board and bottom board are seperate I would consider using flat straps like the ratchet straps have and when you put the top board on already have attached the strap to the metal of the trailer. Or I guess you could run em under the bottom as well. Not sure how hard it would be to remove em and it would rot out the strap over time if you just left em in there. I really like the flat nylon straps for things like that, won't put much of a gap at all between the boards and the straps are strong. |
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Posted: 11/13/2017 11:31:37 PM EDT
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don't mean to break up the 100 word posts...........but look, an old pic of me actually doing something useful with my life XD
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Posted: 11/13/2017 11:32:12 PM EDT
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I never felt a mod needed to be a know it all for a forum. I felt they needed an interest to spend a lot of time in that forum to do mod things, I like the herding cats youtube video personally. Some areas do have mods that know a heck of a lot in the area they are a mod, and that is why they hang out there. This is just my opinion on that part of the subject. On the trailer sides, number em so you know what goes where when you take em off. It is rare for most anything to be perfectly exact so having differences on the trailer is not a surprise to me, biggest thing is being able to have it track straight. On your tie downs you have all kinds of options but if the top board and bottom board are seperate I would consider using flat straps like the ratchet straps have and when you put the top board on already have attached the strap to the metal of the trailer. Or I guess you could run em under the bottom as well. Not sure how hard it would be to remove em and it would rot out the strap over time if you just left em in there. I really like the flat nylon straps for things like that, won't put much of a gap at all between the boards and the straps are strong. So....If I even drove a U-shaped nail into them at the front and back of each board, I could bungee down pipe or something like it, to keep it from bouncing around. That's all I needed the straps for this time. If I'm hauling something that needs serious tie-down, I'm less likely to have the sideboards on, or I can run straps over the rails (cuz the load will be higher than the trailer sides) and strap to the bottom of the tubing uprights. I do need to add some tie-downs in the deck itself, but just like it took me a while to get to these sides, the tie-down points will probably come when I MUST have them.
No, not the best way to do things, and I'd like to believe that someday I'll be ahead of the "emergency installment" curve. I just can't see that day yet.
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Posted: 11/13/2017 11:35:19 PM EDT
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don't mean to break up the 100 word posts...........but look, an old pic of me actually doing something useful with my life XD https://i.imgur.com/mOiTZkT.jpg?1 
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Posted: 11/14/2017 12:04:30 AM EDT
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Was unloading actually.
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Posted: 11/15/2017 8:42:37 PM EDT
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Somewhere in all the trailer threads we also discussed using nails or screws to secure a board to the wooden floor of a trailer.
In hauling some ancient metal roofing from a friend's place to mine I used some 2x6 scrap to get a little height for the strap to be able to pull down on, and the board fit in the flat area of the roofing so pressure was applied in an area where it did good without messing up the old beat up roofing even more. Depending on what you are doing there are all kinds of options. Honestly, if the wooden sides come out easily I would run em at an angle on the trailer and get em out of the way so I could strap things down. I have 2 of the cheap spider web bungee kinda things for holding stuff in a pickup bed. Not made for holding much weight but great to keep a tarp from flapping or a load of cardboard boxes from trying to blow out. Need something to hook bungee net onto of course but I keep one around just cause it is useful at times. |
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Posted: 11/15/2017 9:14:26 PM EDT
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Somewhere in all the trailer threads we also discussed using nails or screws to secure a board to the wooden floor of a trailer. In hauling some ancient metal roofing from a friend's place to mine I used some 2x6 scrap to get a little height for the strap to be able to pull down on, and the board fit in the flat area of the roofing so pressure was applied in an area where it did good without messing up the old beat up roofing even more. Depending on what you are doing there are all kinds of options. Honestly, if the wooden sides come out easily I would run em at an angle on the trailer and get em out of the way so I could strap things down. I have 2 of the cheap spider web bungee kinda things for holding stuff in a pickup bed. Not made for holding much weight but great to keep a tarp from flapping or a load of cardboard boxes from trying to blow out. Need something to hook bungee net onto of course but I keep one around just cause it is useful at times. But regular bungees would be too. I remember about the "raising the load off the deck" discussion, and I've actually been doing that. Did it with some windows and doors I grabbed out of Lowe's clearance/markdown section. I used pallets for that (maybe it was you who suggested those). Just thinking as I go forward, how to make each little thing the most useful and the most flexible. For nothing but the pipe, a bungee between hooks on the side boards would have worked fine. I have no idea how much of that kind of thing I'll haul in the future, but I do frequently end up with a partial load of small sticks and yard debris. sometimes I just shove that under and around the mower to keep it from blowing around or bouncing out. Same idea might work for that stuff, too, but the sides themselves will make a huge difference for that as well. ETA: I have a couple of the spider bungee nets, but mine are sized for the back deck of the Trooper and aren't big enough for much. I might look at Harbor Freight this weekend and see what they have for that.
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Posted: 11/16/2017 9:04:35 PM EDT
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any links to those net bungee things
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Posted: 11/16/2017 9:14:54 PM EDT
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any links to those net bungee things The ones I have came from Isuzu, long, long, LONG ago. and probably cost a lot, cuz....dealer.
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Posted: 11/16/2017 9:56:58 PM EDT
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any links to those net bungee things http://www.cabelas.com/product/ERICKSON-SPIDER-NET/1643718.uts https://www.amazon.com/Erickson-01018-Multi-Spidee-Cargo/dp/B005JCPPT0 |
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Posted: 11/17/2017 8:21:32 PM EDT
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Bungy things can be attached to each other. Hook em together and if just open looped use duct tape to make the hooks behave til you tension it.
I would buy bigger ones but at the same time I have been known to repurpose what I have due to being too lazy to order or buy the right item. I would call it thrifty except all money saved goes towards other things, like ammo this year. |
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Posted: 12/14/2017 1:11:12 AM EDT
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Bungy things can be attached to each other. Hook em together and if just open looped use duct tape to make the hooks behave til you tension it. I would buy bigger ones but at the same time I have been known to repurpose what I have due to being too lazy to order or buy the right item. I would call it thrifty except all money saved goes towards other things, like ammo this year. Most Excellent. 
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Posted: 12/14/2017 1:33:20 AM EDT
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Poking through photos, and I found a pic I thought I was going to try to post on this or another topic at some time in the past.
I apologize if I already posted this. Just me abusing my home-made trailer  Attached File |
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