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The Mrs. and I have been trailer shopping for quite a while, but we finally scored one this weekend. Either the trailer or the "extra money" was not there all summer. TSC had their 5x8 Carry Ons on sale and some financing specials running so we went to check them out. We got lucky because the trailers they had in stock were actually delivered that morning, so little kids did not have the chance yet to yank wires. The trailers seem to get beat up pretty quick sitting in the lot, but the four they had were factory fresh. Long Story short, an hour later it was in my driveway.
The first thing I wanted to do was put down a wood floor. The 5x8 with the composite deck was also on sale, but was $350.00 more than the mesh floor. Everything but the floor on the trailers was identical. 1 - 2x4x10 pt, 11 - 5/4x6x8 pt deck boards, 8' of aluminum corner and the hardware ran me just under a $100.00, still $250 cheaper than the floored model. Still to come will be a wheeled jack, a 2x12 "bumper" bolted across the front with 2 eye bolts for extra tie downs and eventually the Harbor Freight 12 volt winch that will attach and detach quickly by way of 4 bolts through the 2x12 and 4 large "industrial" wing nuts. I hope to pull power for the winch from the hitch. I'll post more pics as I get the work done.
The first thing I wanted to do was put down a wood floor. The 5x8 with the composite deck was also on sale, but was $350.00 more than the mesh floor. Everything but the floor on the trailers was identical. 1 - 2x4x10 pt, 11 - 5/4x6x8 pt deck boards, 8' of aluminum corner and the hardware ran me just under a $100.00, still $250 cheaper than the floored model. Still to come will be a wheeled jack, a 2x12 "bumper" bolted across the front with 2 eye bolts for extra tie downs and eventually the Harbor Freight 12 volt winch that will attach and detach quickly by way of 4 bolts through the 2x12 and 4 large "industrial" wing nuts. I hope to pull power for the winch from the hitch. I'll post more pics as I get the work done.
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