More trailer fun

[wrightex]

Just about finished with floor, transom, fiberglass, etc. on the '70 22-2. Thought I'd better get some new tires to drag her around for prices on painting, bottom job etc.

Jacked her up and found a broken spring. $884.00 later.....





                                                               

[wingtime]

wow!! lots of work but you have a new trailer now with no worries of it breaking down on you!   BTW those jack stands you have scare the crap out of me!  

[wrightex]

Yea, me too. They are a POS and get used very little.

[RickK]

[Capt. Bob]

 BTW those jack stands you have scare the crap out of me!  

Maybe but they have worked fine for me since I bought them way back in my teenage "pistonhead" days in the 60s.



PS.... Nice spring job

[seabob4]

CB,
Is that why you have the bottle jack there in case one fails?  

I have a whole bunch of 18" 2 X 6 PT boards left over when I moved my shed and built a new floor for it.  Those are MY jack stands, and trust me, that trailer ain't going nowhere!

[Capt. Bob]

CB,
Is that why you have the bottle jack there in case one fails?  

The bottle jack (and the floor jack) are used to support/level/position the axle. The stands support the frame. Had they failed, the jacks might :o  :o  have stopped that side from totally impacting the ground but no that's not what they were intended to do.

Since I had never changed springs before, I worked off of what I thought was a logical approach (though it may not have been correct). having the ability to lift/support/position each axle worked very well for me and if I do it again in the future, I'd use the same method.

Funny thing is, as cheap (and they were for a 18 yo kid to purchase) as they look, they have served me as well as any quality built tool I have ever purchased.  I bought them at this "Gold Triangle" store.
http://www.pbase.com/image/84756901

 Any of you old farts remember that place

[seabob4]

I think there was a Gold Triangle store in O-Town when I first moved there in '80...

[wingtime]

I have a set of those things and THATS why they scare me.  I only use them for go carts or something like that.  On concrete they might be OK but on hot asphalt they dig in.  It's not the weight that is a factor its just the stability.  I use my 10 ton stands whenever I can.  If those monsters tip over your screwed.

[floridamisser52]

I'd use 'em..

[pigbike]

I have a set just like them that I have had for years. I'm not even sure where I got them from. Probably belonged to my father before me. I also have a newer pair that are heavier built. I also have a big solid  wood block I like to use.

[dburr]

The Big Boss just saw the new rims...  What are they and did they come from online? I have been advised that mine are nowhere near as nice     !!!!

[seabob4]

Love it when year and half old threads get resurrected!!!  

And yeah, I'd use the jack stands too.  Bruce, don't be a worry wort!!  

[wrightex]

Scared me when I saw this thread resurrected...thought somebody was calling me out for not showing the finished project.

Sadly, the boat doesn't look a lot different, but it is almost ready for paint now .. No really, I'm not lying this time...

Seabob - I know I mentioned a rewire of this classic vessel will be in your future - I just didn't say when. Now it looks like about 2 months.

And for the trailer parts/wheels - Sturdy Built in Bradenton, FL.