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Started by DucatiTorrey, March 27, 2011, 09:41:59 AM

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ducatiz

Quote from: Charlief on March 30, 2011, 04:21:04 AM
Use 3/4 pressure treated


i didn't use pressure treat, i used plain plywood and coated it with truck bed paint.  the paint provides a "grippy" surface and I think that's cheaper than PT by some.

that's a great idea to put the box on the tongue, but i keep my folded.  i was thinking of fabricating a box which would mount on the front but that i could latch on and off.  meh..

QuoteThe stainless eye hooks. Use red locktite on these!!!
yep, same setup as mine.  I put them on all the corners and then some.  i found a $12 tire mount which is removable, you just leave the latches in the surface of the trailer.  i wonder if i have pics lying around.  my trailer is folded up and stored right now...
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Charlief

Mine was foldable but I made it so it doesn't fold.  I bolted the frame together. I don't have any inside storage for it as my garage already has enough stuff packed in.

ducatiz

Quote from: Charlief on March 30, 2011, 06:44:39 AM
Mine was foldable but I made it so it doesn't fold.  I bolted the frame together. I don't have any inside storage for it as my garage already has enough stuff packed in.

Gotcha

I love being able to fold mine up.  The only downside are the crappy little casters they put on there.  2.5 inch swivel wheels which break very easily.  I swapped mine out for heavy duty 3.5in with swivels on only one side. 

If you don't need a folder, then definitely don't get one.  the same sized trailer from HF in non-folding style has almost 700lbs more capacity.
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.