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    So who has the OLDEST trailer?

    I though I would start a contest here. Who has the oldest trailer, that is currently in use? (Winter Blues, I gotta do something) Pictures Welcome! Year Made? Manufacturer? Material? Coating? Saltwater use? Remaining usable years? Work needing to be done? Axle #? Max. Capacity GVWR (New)? Max...
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    Drum surge Brakes to electric brakes

    Please do not start this form into a hydraulic vs electric. My decision has been made. I have a 26 foot dual axle trailer that is registered at under 3,000. (Next stage up would cost an extra $40 a year) I assume it might be over because the tires that are rated for 1,100 each are almost maxed...
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    Reinvented axle???

    Just came up with this idea while trying to thing of a way to solve some of a tandem axle's scrub issues while turning. Thinking about my idea a bit more. Re invent the axle. How many problems do people have with bent axles? It happens sometimes and next you know your buying new tires. 1...
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    Buddy Bearing grease levels

    Someone care to explain how to tell when to add geese to a buddy bearing? The instructions on the bra about pushing someone and if it rocks don't add or not, add. What is it I am suppose to be pushing and how hard? Pictures would be nice. (Modified ones with an arrow pointing to important...
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    Rusty gas tank

    One of the gas tanks on my boat had rusted up inside to the point it began seeping gas out. Is there any treatment I can have done to the tank to fix this?
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    Excess blow by after 6 year storage

    I have a 1974 ford 302-v8. It sat in storage for 6 years, after a summer of work I finally got to ski behind it, problem was the boat smoked up multiple times from excess blow by just running for about an hour on the lake. It did not have the blow by problem 6 years ago so my neighbor who is a...
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    Need to re calibrate my temp gage

    I was having problems with my temp in my engine. Long story short (month long) I have gotten everything worked out but now my temperature gauge is reading too high. I have a cold, normal, and hot gauge. The gauge reads my motor is burning up, but it is sitting around 140-145 degrees off a 140...
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    Need water flow set up for my boat

    I have been working on a boat I got. It would always over heat. I replaced the thermostat and back flushed the cooling system. Yet it still was overheating on me. I believe the problem is that the hoses are hooked up wrong to the thermostat housing. Took them off and did some switching and had...
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    Help with a 1975 trailer that has sat for the past 7 years

    I inherited a boat 7 years ago from my dad. It has been sitting in my garage since then. I am looking for what I need to do to the trailer to get the boat (that I just spent 2 weeks working on) to be able to go safely to the lake 30 miles from my house about once a week next season. The trailer...
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