Sure thing. The measurements and layout are approximate. I changed up a few things when I went to the steel yard due to price and availability
My M101A2 Expo/Base Camp Trailer
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Sure thing. The measurements and layout are approximate. I changed up a few things when I went to the steel yard due to price and availability
This was the first attempt I made at securing my actuators to the trailer. I fabbed simple U-shaped mounts for the top and bottom on each strut and bolted everything in place. Due to clearance issues, I had to drill out part of the bracket and weld in a bolt to make everything fit right. On the plus side, everything worked. On the negative side, I forgot to unlock the pop pins one time and hit my actuator switch causing the welds to break (I'm a ******** welder). So, lesson learned and I opted for the WindyNation brackets.
These were the homemade brackets
These were the homemade brackets
dstock
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Nice! Thanks for the pics on the actuators, looks pretty straight-forward. I'd probably have to redo my brackets as well, I'm thinking mine are too narrow.
I don't know about your tongue box, but the seal on mine is horrible, so much dust got in from Death Valley it was laughable. Will be adding some extra weather stripping around the opening to try to seal things up!
I don't know about your tongue box, but the seal on mine is horrible, so much dust got in from Death Valley it was laughable. Will be adding some extra weather stripping around the opening to try to seal things up!
dstock
Explorer
I haven't had any road spray issues either. I noticed even when locked there is about a 1/4" of play with the lid, so the silty dust of the desert easily found it's way inside. Maybe I will see if I can get rid of the play first. It's Harbor Freight so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised!
LOL. Thats ok, I sometimes miss easy stuff like that too. The other day I was pulling mine out of the garage to sweep and clean up. I was moving it by hand and wondering why the trailer suddenly felt like 2 trailers. After I got it where I wanted it, I walked to the back and realized I still had a leveling jack attached and dragging the floor. :costumed-smiley-007
