Trailer fixes
MoT is approching, got to fix the old trailer that is in need of some repairs
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First point is to fix the two front side marker lights, left and right.
Wear and tear has cracked the glass and time has rusted all internal parts on both ligths.
Bought two universal kits from biltema, they did not include instructions.
Whats in the box?
There was nothing to salvage in the old light bodies.
Broken light.
At least there was som spare wire ti cut and strip-
Cable pass through.
Contents of the box, not too difficult to assemble
All parts in box.
Light bulb assembly.
Crimped two small ground wires. One should not solder connections for outdoor usage.
Adapters, fot left and right side.
Internal view, excess wire coiled.
Same for the other side.
Bench supply was used to test the installation.
Right side ok.
Left side ok.
Lights are all ok, next item is a completeely new bed.
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Sad state of trailer bed, it has been rotting under snow and leafs for some years.
Hopefully frame has survived
Bad bed.
After removing some carriage bolts and the D rings every poece of
the rotted bed could be removed.
The chassi is in excellent shape.
No bed.
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After spending som time researching what options I had for what
bed could be suitable as replacement, I settled on 120x28 decking
boards, impregneted and the fasteners to be hidden
Assorted decking boards.
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Perfectly packed side to side can not be done, recommended gap
is 124mm to 127mm
for 120mm boards.
Tight stacking is not recommended.
All boards need to be cut to size to fit, cant do it afterwards.
Cut to length.
Front of trailer has a recess where a notch is necessary.
Small notch
measure for notch cut.
remove with chisel
all spacing was done before add fasteners.
fot the sides longer carriage bords was ordered since the bed has increased in thickness from 16mm to 28mm.
Wood specing
From underneath screws are drilled at an angle of approx 30°
through cut pieces of 120x28 that held down the ved with help of
the chassis frame. approximate spacing of 40cm.
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The rear of the bed di not have much margin for error whan adding
carriage bolts.
3D printed a jig tha could be centered on the exit hole in the frame and then guide the drill.
3D printed drill jig.
Easy aim.
It was a noticeble increse of weight when all was installed.
not unexpected since the impregnated wood is new, time will dry the boards
and it will lose a lot of wet weight.
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The repairs worked wonders, it has now been through MoT (Sweden)
Trailer in use.