So, there it is. WhatsHerFace, wanted me to post this so everyone could have a laugh. I am going home(to Ohio) this summer and decided I needed a trailer to bring the Nomad on vacation with me. Trailers out here go fast, as an example, craigslist listings sell in less than an hour or so for a decent used trailer. I got in on this one, and went ahead and bought it.
The plywood was bolted on, which I quickly removed. Taking harsh comments about my trailer ALMOST made me keep the plywood sides, painting them black and putting flames on it. As we all know, flames on anything gain you about 10 h.p.:) Anyway, I don't have any pics of it after the work I did, but suffice to say I needed to replace lights, the jack and rewire the harness. Add a hitch and wiring to the Jeep to get ready. Along with drilling a hole in my gas tank on the jeep that I had to fix also. All in all, it took a lot time but everything was pretty simple to fix.
Finding loading ramps has been a chore. The Nomad weighs in at a hefty 800lbs so finding a ramp that will support just that weight is not easy. There are several types but finding them in time for vacation seems to be difficult at best. I have been to just about every hunting/fishing/truck accessory store: bass pro, gander mountain and others to no avail. When I do find them, I will post them with pics of the new trailer and bike on there. I think there is a series of posts coming about my vacation hopefully. I am not exactly a blogging maniac.
So, finally I think I am ready to go home for a week or so. I have been looking forward to the trip but it seems like I have been preparing for the trip for 2 weeks now. But it will be nice to get home and have the Nomad to ride around on while I am there.
2 mantools worth of labor (including patching the gas tank)
2 comments:
Dude, GO with the flames!!!! you are so right, it ROCKS!!!
*grin*
Sorry, couldn't help myself. You must have bought it dirt cheap as it sounds like you could have built it ground up with all the work you have done on/for it. Wish I was going to be in Ohio! Let me know anyways, maybe I can swing getting there for a day at least..
Hrm, I got a mostly new trailer (had used tires on it for some reason) with a built in ramp for 500 bucks.
new tires were about 110 more.
I think it could hold both your bikes.
Tee hee.
Had to rub some salt in it.
Drilled a hole in the fuel tank.
Sweet. Beats my Dad drilling a hole in my hand while working on a boat.
Have a safe trip.
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