Gooseneck trailer repair project

[Cord]

I've never tried superglue myself, but I do keep it in mind for a laceration. I did use it on the Mrs when she split a nail deep into the quick. Actually I used a steroid cream that I have a script for. It was amazing, you could almost see a daily improvement.

 

[bindian]

I use New Skin for those types of "repairs". Puts a clear film of medicine on you boo boo and dries rather quickly. Heals super fast.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Cord]

Sandblasting day! A few weeks ago I bought a $100 home made pressure tank Sand blaster off marketplace. Whomever built it new how to weld. They were definitely better than I am. I then bought an old Binks gas air compressor for $200. The seller told me it would make 35 CFM. After some digging I learned it's only rated for 24 CFM. That's so disappointing because the compressor head is so big! I ended up pairing the gas compressor with my electric one. The two together were perfectly matched to hold 90psi with a 3/16" nozzle. It took a full day to strip the loose powercoat. If the coating was well bonded, I didn't try to remove it and instead tried to watch the surface so the paint the would bond.
A few weeks ago we bought 2000lbs of Mason sand. We had it spread out on the trailer drying. The sand cut well and we had no feeding issues, but we did strain it into the tank. A 1/8" screen fastened to the bottom of a bucket worked really well and caught many a pebble. A little breeze and dust masks and we had no issues with the dust. We went through about 1500 lbs of sand. This being a total loss process there no way I was wasting my money on purpose made grit. The Mason sand only costed $60 direct from the quarry.

 

[Cord]

We applied two coats of Macropoxy 646 and one coat of Acrolon. We actually liked the bright white of the Macropoxy, but we already had the tinted Acrolon. Went with a light gray to be a little different.

 

[BigBlue1]

Why did you have to build a new torque tube setup? Did the trailer never have one or was there an issue and you had to replace the original?

 

[Cord]

The trailer did not have one and it was very flexy.

 

[jonsstihl]

nice work. that one picture makes it look like the back end of the trailer is sitting on the step ladder.

though it was funny you sprayed the paint outside but then I realized you rolled it on.

Nice job, really makes you feel good when you know you built it right. Now how do you flip that thing back over without scratching the paint.

Have you had it on the scale. How much does it weight empty?

 

[Deere Dude]

Nice project you got going on. More than most people could handle I am sure. What are you by trade? A welder. Just curious because those are the only guys I know might be able to handle such a big job.

 

[Cord]

I figured both tubes weighed about 730lbs. Maybe a few hundred in the other brackets and such. A single round pipe would have been more effective and lighter, but wouldn't have cleared the axles.

 

[Cord]

Actually, I'm not a welder. I'm an architect.