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Dump Trailer Plans – And Build Video

March 24, 2022 by Mechanic
Build from Dump Trailer Plans

Need Plans to build a better built Dump Trailer?  How about a 7′ x 14′ dump bed with 14,000 lbs trailer capacity.  I can tell you where to get them, and we know the plans are great, because Synthesis Engineering did them.

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Trailer Sway – Video Review & Discussion

September 25, 2021 by Mechanic
Trailer Sway Video Review

Understanding Trailer Dynamics like Sway is a really important.  If you look for it, there are many articles and some great YouTube videos discussing and demonstrating the many factors and issues.

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Reasonably Accurate Way To Bend Metal

June 15, 2021August 18, 2020 by Mechanic
Bend A Metal Bracket

There are a bunch of ways to bend metal for a bracket.  Do a search on YouTube and you’ll likely find several techniques.  Well, we don’t want to dis any of those because

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Categories Mechanics Tips, Solutions! Tags Fabrication, Measurements, Press, Steel, Video Leave a comment

Drill Matching Bolt Holes

February 9, 2022August 3, 2020 by Mechanic
Drill Matching Bolt Holes

So many times we need to make matching holes to bolt something on.  You purchased something to mount on your trailer or your workbench or some other project, but now you need the exact

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Tricks To Weigh Heavy Things

July 19, 2021June 18, 2020 by Mechanic
How To Weigh A Trailer

Do you need to weigh something really heavy but don’t have access to an industrial scale?  How can I weigh heavy things — like a trailer frame — without a special super heavy duty scale?

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Building A Trailer — Customer Video

June 17, 2021December 23, 2019 by Mechanic
JTP Building A Trailer

We’ve been working with the great folks at Johnson Trailer Parts for a while.  Their business is primarily selling trailer parts, but they understand the greasy hands-on Do-It-Yourself paradigm!

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Categories News Tags Build, DIY, Plans, Quality, Video 4 Comments

Trailer Folding Tongue – What I’d Do Different

June 17, 2021November 4, 2019 by Mechanic
Review of the Folding Trailer Tongue

On a recent trailer, I experimented with a new folding tongue design.  Now it’s time to review — What do I like?  What would I do different if building another?

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Categories News Tags DIY, Safety, Tongue, Trailer, Video 2 Comments

Why Shouldn’t I Use Torsion Axles In Tandem Or Triple?

February 19, 2022August 12, 2019 by Mechanic
Study of Torsion Axles In Triple

Torsion axles are awesome, so Why not use torsion axles in tandem?  It’s a frequent question, along with the corollary “Why shouldn’t I have torsion axles in triple?” Good questions, especially in light of all the misinformation

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Categories Mechanics Tips Tags Analysis, Axle, Spring, Tire, Torsion, Video 26 Comments

Solutions! Found A Cool Air Chuck

June 18, 2021July 26, 2019 by Mechanic
Cool Air Chuck Tool

Ever find something that wasn’t really a big deal, but you got pretty excited about it anyway?  Me too.  Found this fun tire inflation air chuck kind of by accident

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Categories Solutions! Tags Solutions!, Testing, Tire, Tools, Video 2 Comments

The Walking Beam Trailer Suspension For Smaller Trailers

June 18, 2021October 18, 2018 by Mechanic
Walking Beam Trailer Suspension With Twin Torsion Axles

Plans are now available for the Twin Torsion Axle Walking Beam Trailer Suspension.  This was introduced on a build early in 2018, with posts about the trailer including a video of the suspension in action.

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Video – Why Do Some Trailers Tow Stable?

September 30, 2021December 19, 2017 by Mechanic
Why Do Some Trailers Tow Stable and Others Not?

The way a trailer tows makes a big difference in the ownership experience.  So, Why do some trailers tow stable, while others do not?  Even a small trailer that does misbehaves by swaying is rather intimidating

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Categories Mechanics Tips Tags Best Practices, Safety, Stability, Trailer, Video 1 Comment

The Right Tools – Metalworking Files

June 23, 2021September 4, 2017 by Mechanic
Metal Working Files In Action

Often misused and not very well understood — so goes the life of many metalworking files.  Yet, they still do things other tools can’t.  That makes them a tool worth knowing!

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Video – Mig Welding Fire

April 23, 2021December 3, 2016 by Mechanic
Don't Look at the Mig Welding

I grew up with a fascination for metals.  My father was a woodworker, and taught me young, so I have always built stuff from wood.  Yet, metal is different, and welding beats glue in the fun department any day!  And Mig Welding is just one path to the fun.

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