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These are stories and thoughts including Do-it-Yourself adventures. Some success stories, some humorous, and some stories of disaster. We learn from them all. If you have a contribution, we’d love to hear it. Enjoy These Adventures! – See all the Mechanic’s Posts here.
When buying a trailer, how can we decide if it is well built, or just cheap? How do you know if it is strong or weak? While there are always tale-tale signs, we will use this example of a trailer with a bent tongue to illustrate.
As a simplistic introduction to beam loading, this article discusses complications in calculating stresses and deflection. While it is pretty easy to calculate beam loading for simple theoretical cases, very few beams are actually simple.
A unique trailer suspension offering a low profile, tuning possibilities, and more. By design, the concept offers complete tandem axle load sharing via a common coil spring which is a big plus. Though different than a torsion axle suspension, this concept also uses a crank arm giving some nice mechanical advantages.
When things get weird, we all want to see them. While it's fun to laugh (or be shocked) by yourself, it's even more fun to share with friends. If you see rattle-trap trailers on the road, snap a shot or take a video, then share it here.
We are often asked “What are the most essential tools for your shop?” Well, that is a hard question, because frustration and wailing are the result when the right tools are not available.
“I am looking to build one of your trailers, but I need to know which welder to buy?” or “What type of welder do I need – 110 volt? or 220 volt?” and “What about other projects from your site that may pique my interest?”
OK, so you want to Live Tiny. That’s awesome. What can you do without? What do you really want to have? And how about that claustrophobia?
When we think about airplanes flying, or boats sailing, it is easy to imagine how they move. An airplane rolls some as it banks into a turn. A boat pitches up and down with the waves. So, how do these factors — Pitch, Yaw and Roll — apply to trailers
What does the beginning of a new DIY build looks like? This is it. Of course, there are the planning stages, the design stages, and then the acquisition stages where all the raw materials begin to come in. With all of that behind us, this is the start of the build,
The Tiny House Craze is cool and feels New, but it is actually one of those things that has come around – though with a twist. There is a lot to learn from the past if we take a few minutes