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Projects place => Projects Section => Topic started by: Nick on February 25, 2012, 09:45:27 PM

Title: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 25, 2012, 09:45:27 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/aefc2b9a-9c8c-8d12.jpg)

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Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 25, 2012, 09:46:48 PM
we are adding 2 ft of deck to the trailer and gonna make integrated tool box thingys in the deck to put the chains and binders and straps and all that and a spot to put shovels and rakes under the deck.
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Wingman on February 25, 2012, 10:25:34 PM
adding to the front of the trailer?
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 25, 2012, 10:40:34 PM
yes to the front of the trailer. This will give the trailer 22ft of flat deck and 5 ft of beaver tail
Title: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: mr.mindless on February 26, 2012, 12:45:16 AM
Trade in woulda been easier.
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Wingman on February 26, 2012, 07:19:02 AM
Quote from: mr.mindless on February 26, 2012, 12:45:16 AM
Trade in woulda been easier.

...but hwere's the satisfaction in that?  :o
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2012, 08:43:56 AM
Yes it would of been easier but so far I have spent $420 and have all the steel and coupler. I am sure a trade in would cost me a minimum of a grand probably more like 1500. I could of sold it on craigslist and would have to deal with the annoying people on craigslist then buy another one off craigslist. I can't be without the trailer for that long if I ended up selling it and still trying to find what I wanted for sale so that would not work.
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2012, 01:00:58 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/aefc1494-7356-84b3.jpg)
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: dubt on February 26, 2012, 02:45:05 PM
Starting to shape up, when do you think its going to be done
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2012, 04:47:10 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/aefc1494-a85c-021c.jpg)
Title: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: etk300ex on February 26, 2012, 06:19:52 PM
M guessing tonight lol
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2012, 08:15:29 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/aefc1494-d8ad-cf6f.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/aefc1494-d8c0-dcbb.jpg)

We won't be finishing tonight but tomorrow will be the home stretch. the hardest part of this is getting everything square center level and all that. Other than that I would definitelyconvert another
Title: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: mr.mindless on February 26, 2012, 10:47:42 PM
Looking good.
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2012, 01:06:01 PM
The miller 211 is working today with these long heavy welds!
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: M4wdFab on February 27, 2012, 04:13:24 PM
ya i was thinking that tank of gas and that little guy will be working pretty hard for that task!
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2012, 09:43:21 PM
yup ran out of gas and almost used a 11lb spool of .035 today and the welding is not all done yet. Had to spend a lot of time waiting on the welder to cool down that is for sure.
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2012, 09:49:42 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/aefc3a60-406e-9b66.jpg)

Just got to put the deck on and finish the side rails and some odds and ends and it is done.
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: M4wdFab on February 27, 2012, 10:04:39 PM
looks good.  gona throw some plate on the top of the 45 in the last pic to match the beams?  Thats the strongest part of both beams that should be tied together.
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 28, 2012, 08:16:40 AM
are you talking about the 45 on the top of the vertical i beam or the 90 that is from the original frame rail to the verticle I beam?
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: M4wdFab on February 28, 2012, 08:41:04 AM
i was thinking here.

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Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on February 28, 2012, 08:46:15 AM
Yeah we are planning on capping that and with the same plate running down the channel a little ways to tie it all together
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on March 01, 2012, 04:28:56 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/aefea17a-e9ec-9a1d.jpg)

HD babyyyy!!

All done just have to get the wood for the deck
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: dubt on March 01, 2012, 04:41:35 PM
looks good and should tow a lot better.
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on March 01, 2012, 05:50:30 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/aefea17a-fd2e-0a3b.jpg)

There she is!
Title: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: mr.mindless on March 01, 2012, 06:02:35 PM
Rusting already!
Title: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: etk300ex on March 01, 2012, 06:03:32 PM
Murdered out!
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: M4wdFab on March 01, 2012, 06:44:09 PM
looks HD
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on March 09, 2012, 04:11:01 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/aefc284b-7194-6142.jpg)

Made it to bloomfield and back with 150 gallons of race fuel on the front!
Title: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: mr.mindless on March 10, 2012, 08:49:57 AM
Looks semi-legit!

Wtf are you doing w race fuel??
Title: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: etk300ex on March 10, 2012, 09:53:01 AM
For the big bore duh!
Title: Re: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: Nick on March 10, 2012, 04:15:25 PM
Race fuel is keyword for heating oil
Title: Gooseneck conversion
Post by: mr.mindless on March 10, 2012, 05:42:20 PM
Odd duck.