Trailer Update

I've got the bad boards pulled out of the trailer.  Cut out the warpage and saved the striaght sections for other projects.

My son built that trailer during a welding class he took, shortly after the turn of the century.  It's sturdy as hell, and it's been used for hauling tasks for years.  "Hey, Dad!  I need to borrow that trailer."  Many times it is at one kids house or the other, and that's no biggy.  As long as I know where it is.

But, some of those 2X6 floor boards needed to be replaced, and now's a good time to do it.  Yesterday, I went over to Fastenall to see what they had in the line of self-drilling, self-tapping screws.  I hate laying on my back under a trailer to install nuts and bolts to tie down floor boards, and I thought that a fastener shop might have a better idea.

They did.  The Fastenall guy sold me some self-drilling, self-tapping screws, 3" long.  I was concerned that the little drill on the screw tip might not punch through the angle-iron on the trailer, and sure enough, as I was re-fastening loose boards, I found that I can't punch through that steel with the screw.  However, a drill with a 3/16 bit, and I had a pilot hole that let the screw get in, thread and hold.  Easy-peasy, once I got it figured out.

Monday, I'll run over to the lumber yard and get some boards.  Then, one day next week, elder son and I will do some welding on that trailer.  I'm looking forward to this.

Now, it's time to jump in the shower and get ready to do some shooting.