Posted by Ken Macfarlane on September 29, 2010 at 13:03:24 from (156.34.142.102):
Bought a 27 ft deckover bumper pull trailer for a good price sight unseen as it was represented in great condition and paid well in advance, now too late to go back after seller. After it was home for a bit I got to cleaning the frame up and the frame is swiss cheese. The 4 x 1/4 inch perimeter channel/rubrail is in good shape, the 3" channel crossmembers are in good shape. The 1" rebar rail on top of the rubrail is fine. The 2.5"x14" decking is in good shape (scaffold planks)
The trailer is for hauling hay and 7000 lb tractor, and is far too heavy for how flexy it is.
So I'm trying to decide what to do.
1) Simple cut out the rusted beams and replace with same as what was there and sell it. The 5" x 1/4" frame channel is in my opinion a bit light for a 12,000 lb trailer that is 27 ft long.
2) Cut out the rusted 5" frame, extend the 8"x3/16 channel of the tongue to past the axles to form a new frame and cut the 1" rebar off to make up the extra weight. 8" is pretty expensive up here.
3) Get some used mobile home frame I beam to replace the frame? I have never been around this stuff to know what it is like. Does it come in different weights per foot?
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