[trackbird]

I bought one of the Harbor Freight trailers tonight for my tires. The trailer with the 12" tires is on sale for $159 right now so I picked one up. Overall, it's not bad. It went together well enough (other than the cotter keys that don't fit through the axles to hold the castle nuts on), but I soon started to find parts missing (one cotter key, a safety catch for the tongue, the cotter key for that, nuts to hold the tail lights on, etc) and a broken tail light housing. I hope to stop by harbor freight tomorrow and get replacement parts for the ones I have that are broken/missing.

After that, I need to fab a tire rack and a way to secure the tires and a tool box on the trailer. Then, off to the BMV to try and title and tag this thing. I've heard that can be a challenge, I'll let everyone know how it goes.

I guess I can't complain for $160, but I'd like to have all the parts. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rant.gif)

[TxAgZ28]

Then, off to the BMV to try and title and tag this thing. I've heard that can be a challenge, I'll let everyone know how it goes.

I got a "modified" HF trailer used and when I went to get tags for it, the lady asked me what brand it was and I started to explain, "Well, I got it from this guy, I dunno where he bought it, but I think it's...etc." and she stopped me and said "OK, it's 'homemade' ". It was like $35 or something. Saves the messiness with paperwork of receipts and model numbers, etc. Especially if it's just a small tire trailer, not for a car/boat/cattle/etc.