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01-26-2007 07:39:47

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finished. ready for paint and owner is going to paint it. we primed it before putting the floor down.

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Joe in MN

01-27-2007 14:50:18

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

I don't know what State your in, but In MN. you have to have brakes on all wheels for that size trailer, and if your going through MN. they can stop you and fine you $$$$. just to let you know, it's nice to have a Legal trailer for all States.... Happy Trails To You.....

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JOHN HARMON

01-27-2007 11:38:20

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

Looks nice. You guys did a good Job.

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DMont

01-26-2007 16:38:19

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

Great looking trailer. I"ve built trailers with high school boys and its a lota fun. Taught Ag and I appreciate a great job.

Task well done.

Don

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KEH

01-26-2007 15:16:50

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

Good neat job. I like the large number of screws, will keep the boards from warping. Ends of boards protected by steel.

The rail around the sides make a modified truss adding to strength. What the customer has is a extra strong landscaping trailer which is strong enough to carry a small tractor. In fact the frame will probably carry more weight than the axles will stand. I believe you said the axles were 3500 pound axles.

Brag on the kids for me.

KEH

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msb

01-26-2007 14:33:17

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

Very,very nice!You should be proud of the kids. I bought a commercially built trailer(Wallygo brand) very similar to that in 1984(flooring not treated)---$795 in an inventory reduction sale auction.Trailer dealer said I bought it below cost.Always doubted it. Curious as to your costs incurred.

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01-26-2007 15:29:02

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to msb, 01-26-2007 14:33:17

have not totaled it up yet. will do it monday. i expect it to be in the area of $1200 for everything. could be a little more. axles, wheels, lights, jack, hitch, fenders, floor was supplied by customer. the cost on those will be around $600. the steel and our charge for building it will run close to that. it is the "little" things we do that is different than the commercially built trailers. all spring hangers are gussett braced to a crossmember. crossmembers are on 18 inch centers. floor is screwed twice into each crossmember. frame is wrapped to become the outside of the tounge. main tounge runs back to crossmember in front of front axle. "Y" braces of angle iron run from it to the front spring hanger. "nerf" bars are installed front/back of fenders to protect them. been building this style for over 20 years and have made upwards of 40 in all. tell the owners when thye pick them up that if anything is not right or soemthing breaks to bring it back. have never had one to come back yet. all of these extras probably add another $125 to the price. of course i am on the students when they are working on it like a mean marine to insure that it is done right!!!

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johns48jdb

01-26-2007 11:57:28

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

trailer looks good, especially with kids having done the work. i would have put the channels under the frame at the front and back in a little bit from each end so that the screws holding the floor down aren't so near the end of the board. they split out ease that way. i would have put a piece of angle across each end of the boards too, just in case the boards did split on the end. boards tend to turn up on each end once the sun hits them. the angle would prevent that. hindsite is so wonderful for those of us blessed with it. (joke) i hope you keep up the good work with the kids. they will never forget working on a project with somebody who will guide them, but let them do the work. i can't help but wonder what the outcome would be if that trailer came apart some where and caused an accident. i wonder if the school would be held responsibile. just a thought. there is so many people out there ready to sue people over anything. you might want to get him to sign some kind of release once he picks up the trailer.

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01-26-2007 12:21:01

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to johns48jdb, 01-26-2007 11:57:28

if you look at the pictures you will see angle iron across the front of the boards. back end goes under frame. with crossmembers set on 18 inch centers, boards are fastened rather secure. all boards are installed with the "correct" side up so they will not trap and hold water. i make sure students know this and show them how to tell which side of the board is the top side. this will keep them from warping or cupping. anybody we do work for signs a release concerning fact that students do the work as part of their training.

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old

01-26-2007 09:15:48

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

Only thing I see on it I don't like is the way the rails end at the back of it. I have one that was like that and we cut them and bent them down so if you had something that was wide you could haul it on the rails. By the way its not the best to do it that way but when you need to it does work

Hobby farm

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derek mcpherson

01-26-2007 09:13:30

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Re: 16 foot trailer in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

Good looking rig! That floor looks real stout. I've been using them long self drillind steel screws, works good but it's hard to find a big enough bit to keep from roundn out the screws or bits.

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01-26-2007 09:24:22

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pic of floor screw in reply to derek mcpherson, 01-26-2007 09:13:30

here is what they look like. 2 1/4 inch long. 1/4 inch dia. drill a 7/32 pilot hole and use the driver bit in pic to set them.

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01-26-2007 07:45:59

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can you guess - - in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

the number of floor screws in the floor?

240

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01-26-2007 07:44:16

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side view in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:39:47

turned out rather nice for a bunch of high schooler's!!

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BCnT

01-26-2007 08:25:13

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good work! in reply to wh, 01-26-2007 07:44:16

pat on the back for kids and teacher.
got a question tho...what kinda screws did yall use for floor??? i always use 1/4'' carriage bolts and i've gotten to old n fat to crawl under anymore ;)

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01-26-2007 08:49:06

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Re: good work! in reply to BCnT, 01-26-2007 08:25:13

they are called floor screws. drill a pilot hole of 7/32. use a torx head driver to screw them in. they cut their own thread (1/4 course). does not take long to do and they do not come back out. they are just under flush with floor so that nothing will catch on them.

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