Re: Trailer made from truck bed
[Re: roe]
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04/24/15 12:42 AM
04/24/15 12:42 AM
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Ok, good news for me is that I get to tell the wife that you guys talked me into it. I think it will work for what I need it for. Roe buy it you wont regret it. It looks like an 8 foot bed witch for most use would be better. With the cap you can make it lock so you have secure storage. Most bought trailers are junk. The height is no more than a regular pickup. The load capacity is more than any common single axle. It looks pretty much rust free so if you don't like it someone will give a right jewel for the box. Years back that's all the majority used was a pickup box trailer. My experience that they will not have excess tongue weight. Grab it and see if you can lift it? All mine balanced out very well. With decent springs and shocks it will pull real well. Where do you see shocks on all the bought junk??? Never. Like I said buy it, most of the naysayers have never owned or built one.
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Re: Trailer made from truck bed
[Re: Silver70]
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04/30/15 08:27 PM
04/30/15 08:27 PM
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When we build them, we bend the truck frame in, not add another frame section on. I still use one all the time my dad built in the early 90s. We use it to haul scrap, have hauled 2k pounds in it with no problem. Great for hauling fire wood also. That's the way we always made them.
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Re: Trailer made from truck bed
[Re: NITROUSN]
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04/30/15 09:10 PM
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When we build them, we bend the truck frame in, not add another frame section on. I still use one all the time my dad built in the early 90s. We use it to haul scrap, have hauled 2k pounds in it with no problem. Great for hauling fire wood also. That's the way we always made them. Any pics?
1971 Plymouth Satellite 408/904 8 3/4 3.23 SG
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