KB's HF trailer build

[kerryb]

I haven't made much progress yet...gotta get a '77CB750 and a '77CB550 of the lift table first

 

[wilcoy02]

Did you start any building on your camper?

 

[oldwing]

Hi, I might be completely wrong, or didnt read the entire post ?? but don't you need a "shackle" or "some form of movement" on one end of the spring ? as it compresses it "grows "longer, the way it looks like it is mounted "with no movement" it's Not even allowing the spring to compress ???

 

[slabghost]

You'll notice one end of the spring has an eye the bolt goes through (front). The other end is just bent down so the bolt can hold it up. That end slides as it moves.

 

[oldwing]

wow I must have been half asleep when looking at that..lol and I actually have one of these trailers, that I had to assemble..lol geez..

 

[Tom_Charlton]

Kerry;

Is this trailer in addition to the one you brought to Carlyle Lake?

Tom

 

[joedrum]

That was a nice trailer Kerry built

 

[brianinpa]

slabghost » Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:04 pm[/url]":1zbjsqvi]

You'll notice one end of the spring has an eye the bolt goes through (front). The other end is just bent down so the bolt can hold it up. That end slides as it moves.

That's similar to my boat trailer that I modified except it doesn't bend over: the leaf spring just slips into the bracket. It rattled like crazy, so I bolted some pieces of tire rubber to the leaf spring to quiet it down a bit. That made a big difference. During my recent trip to WV, the only thing I heard from the trailer was the trailer tongue receiver squeaking on the ball.

 

[slabghost]

A little grease will stop that squeak.

 

[brianinpa]

Yup, but I didn't have any, so mufflers that are missing the baffles did the trick to, unless I didn't have the motor running.

:smilie_happy:

 

[kerryb]

PurpleGL1200I » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:54 pm[/url]":2oj2ssk2]
Kerry;

Is this trailer in addition to the one you brought to Carlyle Lake?

Tom

Tom, this is the very beginning of the carlyle trailer, you have to see "Harbor Freight Teardrop" for the build report.
There was supposed to be a successor trailer by now but I got involved in rehabbing an '85 Winnebago instead. Not giving up on a leisure-lite clone with a teardrop twist...maybe this winter, that project would fit indoors!