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"Wheelhorse" Rust-eze Trailer restoration

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SylvanLakeWH

Look good to me and I bet the price was right...

 

Cool funky little trailer...

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AlexR
39 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Look good to me and I bet the price was right...

 

Cool funky little trailer...

Yeah it looks good honestly once its painted up it will look good. The tires were about $20 each about as cheap as you can get for the rim size.

So yeah paid the same for new tires as I did for the trailer :rolleyes:

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Pullstart
10 hours ago, AlexC120 said:

Sorry guys, new tires. Couldn't justify the price of ag tires for just a trailer, the tri ribs probably wouldn't be too good on the ground with heavy weight. So I just got regular small trailer/boat trailer tires.

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Hey, you gotta be happy with your decisions, we just get to watch!  Now you can use and enjoy the thing, that’s what really counts, right? Can’t beat that price, with wheels too?

 

edit... I see the tires were bare, nice job repainting, looks new!:text-bravo:

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AlexR

Got a little more work done to it. And honestly I may just weld up the hole and just go with the bed it has, and just wait until I need to get a new floor, to replace it. Or if I find some metal that works.

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AlexR

Got the other tire mounted up.

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AlexR

And got the bed and frame apart so I can finish the frame and get the bed welded before painting.

Also so you guys can see how it was built better.

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AlexR

Made some more progress today!

 

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cleat

Dos that trailer have drum brakes on it ?

 

Just looking behind the wheel hub.

 

Looking good, trailers around the yard are so handy.

 

Cleat

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AlexR
1 hour ago, cleat said:

Dos that trailer have drum brakes on it ?

 

Just looking behind the wheel hub.

 

Looking good, trailers around the yard are so handy.

 

Cleat

It kinds looks like it does, but no it doesn't. and I don't really see how drums would be put on it.

Thanks! Yep I'm glad to have something to work on too :)

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AlexR

Made sides for it that I will paint white.

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Edit: after I posted this I added another horizontal slat

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cleat

I like the wood look.

 

I would just varnish them.

 

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AlexR
3 minutes ago, cleat said:

I like the wood look.

 

I would just varnish them.

 

Cleat

I'm sorry too late :( lol but yeah that would have looked good too

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Pullstart

Does the trailer just sit on the axle with that U shaped pivot, or is there a method of attachment?

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AlexR
1 hour ago, pullstart said:

Does the trailer just sit on the axle with that U shaped pivot, or is there a method of attachment?

There is a bolt that goes through the bottom of the u shaped pivot that keeps it on when dumping and such.

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Pullstart
4 hours ago, AlexC120 said:

There is a bolt that goes through the bottom of the u shaped pivot that keeps it on when dumping and such.

 

Ok, I see it if I zoom in!

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Spareparts

You better slow down a bit, your getting done to quick and will have to get another  Horse for the winter project

never mind, getting another Horse is not a bad thing. Nice find and great work on it.

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AlexR

Haven't  done much to the trailer need to get some time to weld it up but I had to take the trailer out of the garage and into the shed because my wife is doing a garage sale so i took a photo of it together. 

 

Forgive the grass.. Mole problem.

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SylvanLakeWH

Looks great! :text-coolphotos:

 

Mole problem? Another use for a :wh:... 

 

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Just a thought...

 

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AlexR
29 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Looks great! :text-coolphotos:

 

Mole problem? Another use for a :wh:... 

 

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Just a thought...

 

Haha that is a great idea!

I just put some smoke bombs in the tunnels though.

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cleat

That is how I handled a ground hog this summer.

 

I used a garage exhaust hose since he had dug such a large hole.

 

I could have used a car but since the Wheel Horses have no emissions I figured they would be more deadly.

 

Main thing is.......No more ground hog.

 

I tried the smoke bombs but they did not work.

 

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Sarge

If you're slightly suicidal - this will take care of a mole right quick and provide some added seat time putting the yard back together, use at your own risk.

Btw - this guy has no idea of the effect on his hearing from percussion shock, should have used full plugs and muffs, not to mention a face shield...

 

 

Sarge

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Pullstart

Is that just an oxy/lp or oxy/aceteline torch with an igniter essentially?

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SylvanLakeWH
9 hours ago, Sarge said:

If you're slightly suicidal - this will take care of a mole right quick and provide some added seat time putting the yard back together, use at your own risk.

Btw - this guy has no idea of the effect on his hearing from percussion shock, should have used full plugs and muffs, not to mention a face shield...

 

 

Sarge

 

:text-yeahthat:

 

Seems to be in the "hold my beer and watch this..." category...

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Sarge

The system uses Oxy-Propane as the fuel gasses - which after only 30 seconds or so, can really launch some dirt and cause quite an explosion underground. Now, that said - a slightly leaking buried gas pipe could really turn that into a bad day...lol. Most are running about 40psi of Oxygen, 5psi of Propane - that mix is critical to get the correct percussion effect without the danger of blowing yourself up. The factory equipment uses a back valve for safety and the ignitor is built into the tool. I suppose one could use a demolition torch with a tapered funnel to seal against the critter's tunnel, then use a barbeque grill ignitor with a battery box type ignition to set it off. Those types of ignitors have a piezo-electronic driver in the box, the wiring length is of no real concern so you could get back away from the ignition point. It's still pretty dangerous, so use your best judgment and sense of self-preservation here. In my younger days, we did similar things with Oxy-acetylene, but that resulted in throwing the dirt so far you couldn't find it. Oxy-Propane will produce a much sharper blast - that percussion wave in the tunnel is what kills it's offending resident humanely. 

 

Keep in mind, most times if you have moles it's not the moles that is the problem, it's the grubs they are seeking to eat as it's their favorite food source. For those, I've had a good record with a simple spike trap.

 

Sarge

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AlexR

Haven't really done anything in a while due to job changes and not having access to a welder. But pulled it out of the shed the other day and took a photo.

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