elkhunter338
Master Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2009
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Well as you know I got the rebuilt sei drive back, put the two halves together today and pressure checked the outdrive. All appears good.
My other projects are install a working tach, my old one is reading wrong 3900 rpms when the motor is turning 4600 rpms. So I want a working tach.
repair my fish box latch.
Install new water pump in my kicker motor, 2001 johnson 15hp with original water pump. figure it is time.
Another project is the trailer.
I am replacing the springs, axles, tires, wheels, adding hydralic disc surge brakes. Not a real cheap venture. I am going with a pair of 3500lb axles, springs to match, kokiak disc brakes, oil bath hubs, 205/75/15 tires.
More detail as to why I am working on the trailer.
I have a good built trailer(galvanized) last winter I added a extended tonge and reinforced the tonge. Well this spring first trip out I hit a small pot hole in the road, lost a bearing buddy. Well then later in the year on my last trip to the coast (200 miles one way). I lost a tire (bulge) no blowout. Bought new tire. While I was at camp for the week 2 more tires bulged. Both that hit the pot hole and what was the spare.
So I had to buy 3 tires in 400 miles.
My trailer has 2,000 axles, 5.3x12 tires (rated 1080lb each) and my boat weight is 4200lbs on the axles. You do the math.
Well I have ran this trailer for 5 years with really no tire problems until this year. Also this year I started putting a camper on my pickup so now braking under emergency conditions is probably not good. 11,500 lb on the pickup, 4200lb trailer and no trailer brakes. Pickup has 4 wheel disc brakes and a manual transmission so I do not use much brakes under normal driving conditions.
My other projects are install a working tach, my old one is reading wrong 3900 rpms when the motor is turning 4600 rpms. So I want a working tach.
repair my fish box latch.
Install new water pump in my kicker motor, 2001 johnson 15hp with original water pump. figure it is time.
Another project is the trailer.
I am replacing the springs, axles, tires, wheels, adding hydralic disc surge brakes. Not a real cheap venture. I am going with a pair of 3500lb axles, springs to match, kokiak disc brakes, oil bath hubs, 205/75/15 tires.
More detail as to why I am working on the trailer.
I have a good built trailer(galvanized) last winter I added a extended tonge and reinforced the tonge. Well this spring first trip out I hit a small pot hole in the road, lost a bearing buddy. Well then later in the year on my last trip to the coast (200 miles one way). I lost a tire (bulge) no blowout. Bought new tire. While I was at camp for the week 2 more tires bulged. Both that hit the pot hole and what was the spare.
So I had to buy 3 tires in 400 miles.
My trailer has 2,000 axles, 5.3x12 tires (rated 1080lb each) and my boat weight is 4200lbs on the axles. You do the math.
Well I have ran this trailer for 5 years with really no tire problems until this year. Also this year I started putting a camper on my pickup so now braking under emergency conditions is probably not good. 11,500 lb on the pickup, 4200lb trailer and no trailer brakes. Pickup has 4 wheel disc brakes and a manual transmission so I do not use much brakes under normal driving conditions.