[AT] Progress

Mon Dec 27 18:21:31 PST 2021

I finally made good on my threat to buy that little trailer from Northern tool. Got a few small checks as gifts this year so I went ahead and splurged. As luck would have it, the diagonals of the frame almost exactly match the diagonals of the mounting points of the cab. So this is going to fit up real nice and easy. 

Total cost was $396 after tax, but there’s a coupon code for a $50 gift card to Northern tool for purchases over 250  right  now.   Since I spend about $300 a year at the store or online just on odds and ends I consider it true savings as I will definitely be able to use it. So it’s $346 right now here in NC.

PS: the trailer jack is brand new but was something I had left over from an auction several years back. The trailer jack does not come with the trailer if you are wondering.

Spencer

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> On Nov 28, 2021, at 2:20 PM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have said for years that "You almost can't have too many trailers..."
> The one shown looks to be a great price.
> I have one that was made on a pop-up camper frame that I may mount my little Wood-mizer sawmill on to save my back.
> I once bought one made on a smallish boat trailer that had a long narrow box on it. It had been made  by a small club to haul their hang-gliders in. They went another route and consigned it to an Amish auction. I think I paid $10 for it.
> I think I only have 6 trailers right now.
> Spencer, maybe you can "borrow" a boat trailer from your borrowing neighbor...  :-)
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>> On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 11:24 AM rbrooks at hvc.rr.com <rbrooks at hvc.rr.com> wrote:
>> Great idea. I think I will have to pick one up for the body of the 34 Plymouth!
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>> Thanks
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>> Bob
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>>>> On Nov 27, 2021, at 11:45 AM, Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:
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>>> Looks like Steve’s idea is the winner.  Think I am going in this direction:
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>>> https://m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200612543_200612543
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>>> I’m not worried about delays in paper work for registration(a common negative mentioned in reviews) because I can just pull/winch it up onto my regular equipment trailer to take it to the sandblaster and painter.  In fact, I’d probably prefer it.  The frame/configuration looks easy enough to modify to bolt the cab to it.
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>>> Thanks all for the feedback!
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>>> Spencer
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>>>>> On Nov 25, 2021, at 2:25 AM, Steve W. <swilliams268 at frontier.com> wrote:
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>>>> Easy, go to harbor freight and get one of the trailer kits they sell. Bolt a couple cross bars to it that can bolt to the cab mounts or other solid point. Now you have a dolly and trailer all in one, to work on it you unbolt the tongue and attach a leg in it’s place. Cheaper than buying the steel and you have a small trailer in the end. Have done this a couple times. To the point I have one now that has adjustable arms on it so I can get the wheels under the COG to make it easier to move and a fixed height dolly wheel to let me push it around easier. Same thing works for the box.
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>>>> From: Spencer Yost
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 10:55 PM
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>>>> Subject: [AT] Progress
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>>>> As you folks may remember, I have committed to starting the restoration of my 1957 three-quarter ton Chevy pick up. The first pieces of business were re-arranging the shop(check), installing airlines (check), a wood stove in the shop so that I can work during the winter (check), and installing ceiling mounted fans so I can work in the summer(check)
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>>>> Next order of business is building a dolly for the cab. I need to build a dolly that will allow me to move it around the shop and also to move it onto a trailer to take it to my soda blaster after I finish the metal work.  Any ideas here are welcome.
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>>>> While I don’t anticipate doing a lot of work on the cab anytime soon, it’s becoming clear to me that even though I’m opening up half my shop for this project I’m going to need to be able to scooch it around from time to time to complete some of the other work.
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>>>> I need to finish the cub cadet 123 restoration 1st to finish to finalize making room for the project. The motor has been rebuilt and final assembly is nearly complete. So I don’t anticipate that taking me on a awful lot of time.
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>>>> The front axle and springs of the truck were restored sometime ago, and the rear axle has only been partially done.   So I need to finish up the “sprung” work, the driveline and transmission and frame and get wheels sandblasted and painted and tires.  Then I’ll get the cab metal patched and to the blaster and painter and get it on the frame.
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>>>> With my schedule that looks like six months-9 months of work and all I am willling to plan and think about.  After six months I will be finished with school and have extra time to put onto the project.
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>>>> Spencer
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