Livestock Trailer Side Panel Repair/Replacement

[J&D Cattle]

Looks dang good. Wish mine was going in your shop next.

 

[highgrit]

Looks,to pretty to get dirty and crappy.

 

[4x4dually]

Looks,to pretty to get dirty and crappy.

Heck...it is just new paint on old worn out stuff. Too pretty to get crappy would be a brand new aluminum Elite/4Star/Exiss/etc trailer for $30,000. :lol:

It is STILL a 1993 model.

 

[TexasBred]

Looks,to pretty to get dirty and crappy.

Heck...it is just new paint on old worn out stuff. Too pretty to get crappy would be a brand new aluminum Elite/4Star/Exiss/etc trailer for $30,000. :lol:

It is STILL a 1993 model.

Looks way better than my '97.

 

[4x4dually]

I'm down to getting the wheels blasted/powder coated, screwing the new floor down, and some AL rock guards. Ol' girl sure looks better.

 

[dieselbeef]

trlr is too clost to the bedrails for a stock traile boy...get into a bull hole by accident yer in trouble

looks good....ill give ya 3500 for it..delivered!

 

[4x4dually]

trlr is too clost to the bedrails for a stock traile boy...get into a bull hole by accident yer in trouble

looks good....ill give ya 3500 for it..delivered!

I don't like it that close either. I lowered it to get the weight back on the front axles. Hauling heavy bodies, the extra weight on the back axle will blow both back tires and/or wear them faster than the fronts. These old torsion axles aren't adjustable. I wish I could re-clock them but they are welded, not splined arms. I'd even weld in a spacer if it didn't mean cut the entire axle out of the trailer. I've never get them back aligned and it would end up towing like hell. Not a risk I'm willing to take.

$3500? Dude. Even the worn out piles on CL are at $7000. I bet I could sell it tomorrow for $6000. Tell you what, you pack up and come 22 hrs I'll smoke the BBQ, buy the brew, and give you all the free advice you want. :hide:

 

[dieselbeef]

thanks pal..but i got enough free advice to fill that trlr..but the mrkt has been good to me this week..ok..4000 since i know the wiring is right..

coors right! fire up the smoker i got sunday off this week ill be right over

 

[4x4dually]

I'll settle out of court for $4000....$20 bills.

LOL

 

[dieselbeef]

guess what i just got?

 

[M-5]

guess what i just got?

I assume its not crabs since you on a stock trailer thread

 

[dieselbeef]

nooo not quite..but i got pics or ya tomorow

 

[4x4dually]

Got a few candela. Pretty sure no one is going to be riding my arse down the highway at night without burning their retinas out.

These little LEDs inside are pretty cool too. Finished the floor install Saturday afternoon. I now know why they run these rubber boards side to side now. At 24' long they will WHIP your butt....fast. I wish my joist were set up different but they aren't. 3/8" spacing.

 

[dieselbeef]

nice...mine wont be that purty

 

[4x4dually]

nice...mine wont be that purty

Why not? You are capable.

 

[dieselbeef]

 

[dieselbeef]

24 foot. little work ahead of me but for 2 grand i figured i can make it work. not sure if itwill be as cool as jorys but im gonna load it up with lights and some nice new silver paint after i fix all the issues.

 

[4x4dually]

I have all the faith in the world in ya. Anyone who can tig together a aluminum flat bed for a pickup can weld steel on a trailer.

I got right at $2900 in this one now without having the wheels done yet. Little more than I wanted but it is still better than the used crap on the market.

 

[dieselbeef]

thanks..time consuming is all...hopefully wont have too much in it. dumb labor is cheap. i got lots of it.
blasting and painting when i get done will be the worst of it.

 

[highgrit]

Myself I'd just weld some 1x3x 3/16 flat bar right on top of the angle iron on 1' centers. The most important part is keeping your trailer clean and sprayed down with oil.

I tried to help, but you still have a really nice trailer there. And it's way easier to keep clean when there's a space between every board running front to back.