Old style dump trailer
 

I've been working on this one for a while now but it is finally starting to take shape. There is much more to do yet though...

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east or benson, both are nice trailers great job!!

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Looks like a Benson or a Dorsey Hey RCP did you ever think about trying your hand @ a Fruehauf with your skill im pretty sure it would be killer

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That looks bad@$$

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Thanks guys. I like the way it's turning out so far. These are a fair bit more work but it's a change of pace for me to do one of them.

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Looks good . Mike

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telling myself over and over, "Stick to the plan". lol

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forget the plan get in line!!!

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He is in line Mark. It's just for something else.lol

The most fun things I've done in my life were never planned. Plans mean that life is scripted and that's boring.lol Live on the wild side Calvin!

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When it comes to rcs I have to keep a plan, otherwise I'll just spend spend spend, and that's not good. Sadly lol

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I know your pain! I have wine and caviar tastes but I'm on a beer and peanuts budget... Wait, peanuts are expensive too! Ah man...

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I spent the afternoon building the tailgate, spill plate and tail pan. I thought I would give this one a little spill plate to protect the lights;). Things on the rear aren't completely finalized but they are getting close. I think once the light holes are drilled and the mudflaps are in place it will be looking good.

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Looks GREAT Reg!

Keep us posted.

-Terry

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Hey Reg is the bulkhead a 1 piece or 2 piece and if 2pc would have been able to make it 1 pc
or are you just experimenting @ certain points none the less your work looks great it was just a question i had

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Each side panel wraps around to the front and they join in the middle. I welded it up today and you can barely see the join. I could have made the outer pieces in three parts but I thought two was better for the look I was going for.:confused:

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Here's what I did prior to the ribs....

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it must be nice to make metal do what you want it to do!!
us mortals are in shock!!

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Mark it's like that verse in that Tom Petty song "even the losers get lucky some times":).

Here's the front after welding and about 5-10 min of grinding and sanding. Not perfect but once it's painted...:cool:

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Hey reg I dub you the "Alumaster" you sir are good

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Well as much as I appreciate the compliment, I don't think I'm at that level yet.

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the aluminator..

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yea thats a good one "The Aluminator" I like it

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Bahahahaha, "bend for me if you want to live":lol::lol:

Sorry, bad joke.

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No Reg I got it but you gotta use you Term, I mean Aluminator Voice lol

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Haha, yeah it was full on Arnie voice in my head.lol

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lol

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Oh my that trailer is badass! Don't know which trailer to go with now. Old style vs half round they both look killer!

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Is customer going for a polished chrome like finish on the trailer ? Think it would be a shame to powdercoat this one :D

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It was going to be powder coated but I think it will be painted now. I agree that this one would look good polished but for the look we want it needs to be painted in my opinion. These are complicated and require careful fitting of a lot of individual parts. The price tag for one of these is a fair bit larger than the half round.

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Looks good Reg, I like the changeup!:)

-Alex

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Thanks Alex.

Well, I was up early this morning and put in a long work day but it's finally paying off. I was asked to put a tarp mechanism on this trailer so I said I would give it a shot. I had no real plans I just started getting at it. Luckily I had ordered two of these little gear motors months ago. I grabbed one off the wall and made up some stuff to get things moving. I won't be making the tarp itself but the mechanism seems to work well. Still a couple days worth of work in this one but I'm starting to like it a lot. I may want to keep it if I spend too much more time on it.lol

https://youtu.be/h9f3VKkQu8Y

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Mr. "Aluminator" it looks good of course

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Nice, something else for me to add to mine lol.

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:eek: good job Reg

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Great job Reg got a sub frame and A working tarp and the welds are getting better. Keep up the good work. Ed

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sweet you could add a tarp to mine too

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Thanks guys. This one has been a challenge but I think it's turning out well.

Mark, yes I think I can add a tarp to yours or at least the mechanism. I'm not into sewing though so I don't know if I will be adding the actual tarp material to any of these. After building this one yesterday I think the tarp mech is going to run in the $150US range.

Reg

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let me know and ill cut some real tarp cloth off a rag we
just replaced on one of the trailers at work

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The video was great, and pretty funny too. Nice work Reg.

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That would work for the dump boxes to right. You know I need that too.