Nov 4 2024
This is page 2.. the starting / introduction page is HERE
Into the garage and the work begins…
I stored some things in there… out they come.
And the ramps for weight… not needed anymore. Made a video as well.
Well I got right to it.. cutting rusty bolts and separating the roof from the walls.. Ended up just cutting the plywood sides.
Those 1/2 ” plywood sides are stuck into the roof really good, even though there’s no bolts holding things. The bottom rail of the roof is slotted for the plywood. I’ll remove those pieces later. All the bolts that hold the plywood to the angle iron will need to be “force ably” removed with a cut off wheel. Once I have the roof off the (much lighter) trailer can be lifted to a good working height. It’s Demo Time !
The roof is off ! Now I can work on the walls.
Hey look a nice utility trailer.. Pretty soon just a metal frame. It’s a lot of work stripping this one down. And no I’m not keeping the rotten plywood.
Notice how I cut around the fenders.. It was easier to work this way. It would be sad to have to cut the four uprights off. Well particularly the two with the tail lights. As well as a lot of work. I can’t flip the frame over obviously with those there. But I’ve decided to just tip it on it’s side to avoid cutting too much. That 4 x 7 ft piece of plywood floor is next.
And under that is a badly rusted steel floor full of holes and not flat. This needs to go Bye Bye. I have to cut it in sections because of the cross frames. And hopefully get all the welds. I now have a clear plan of what to do.. Starting with the hitch.
If I cut it like this… and add another 18 inches of the 2×2 tubing beyond the end, welding it to the top of the one already there. That will give me the right height I want. And room for a fold-up jack. The frame is still quite heavy… so I need to remove as much as I can. I see that the spring eyes and the bolts are rusted solid. That’s not good , so I’m having a battle with them.
There’s no way to save these. Need to cut them, and that’s a shame because these ones have grease nipples. HA! I won the battle… and I did not need to cut them. Heat and a big hammer was the ticket.
Now I can put the axle on a saw horse to clean and paint. I’ll get a new set of bolts and shackles so things will work the way they should. The naked trailer is still heavy but I think I can get it tipped on it’s side. That rusted sheet metal under the floor was adding a lot of extra weight. So I went to work and removed all of it. Now I really can manage it.. So let’s start a new page..