[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)

[trackbird]

Kevin, read your post on C-C.com about the maiden voyage.  Got any pics of the finished product?  Inquiring minds want to steal...err....learn from your ideas  (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

The maiden voyage was without tires (hauling a 9 bolt and an engine hoist). I'm going to mount the metal rails for the tires tomorrow after work and I'll try to take pics then. It's an elegantly simple design, you'll be "impressed".

I spent all of tonight rewiring it. I had a light that didn't work, but all the connections measured perfectly with an ohm meter. I realized that I had a bad ground (after the entirely new set of lights and wiring didn't work on that side either). I had measured for a ground, but I clipped the meter to the metal bracket the light was mounted to and the paint on the trailer frame had isolated it from grounding to the trailer. It was a simple/stupid mistake. Oh well, now the wiring is done the way I wanted it (loomed up under the trailer, out of sight).

I'll try to post some pics tomorrow when I get it completed.

I did pull it down the street and down a back road tonight with the Camaro to make sure "all was well". I didn't even know it was back there (since I can't see it at all, that's not surprising).

I have a friend who may buy this one, and I may still get the one from tractor supply to use instead. I think I can use the extra room. But, I'll use this for now and I'll post up my "design".