Note from Trailer Boy..."Trailer recon has been done. Bottom line...it is ugly on the outside, pretty on the inside. Tires and a lot of TLC would take care of it. It was in a lot better shape than the chicken house it was in...."We'll be looking into the fix up and if financially feasible, try to get it fixed for the trip. Lots of other priorities right now with Soccer Girl leaving next week!
Saw this cool gun cleaning kit in Orvis. I'm thinking of creating one that could work along side of the immortal "Gun Vice". Bass Pro has the plastic toolbox version of this (boooooring). I'm working on a design now. I thought it would be nice to put a mini-vice on the butt end but it may be too barrel heavy. I know a model 12 that will test the design! Got my table saw back from sister #1 last week. The old dog and sister #1 put a new motor on it. The 1952 motor finally burned out and I had an old motor on it that I acquired from someone. It worked great if you were cutting 1/2" balsa wood but wouldn't cut much else. The new motor is great.
JB and I are going to try to shoot some skeet in the next few weeks. That should be fun.
L8R...LP
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I can't wait to begin the dog trailer restoration. We should have enough time before the season starts. Priority one is new tires. The 'Loadstar' tires that came with the trailer are now over 20 years old. Even though the trailer has been in a dry area of a dilapidated chicken house, I believe a rubber chicken would work better than those rubber tires on the trailer. We will be retrieving the trailer from its resting place soon. In addition, I will be sending photos to LP so he can put them here. The photos show the trailer environment and a few close ups of the superior craftsmanship that has withstood the test of time. With LP on the trip, those young roosters don't have a chance...even 30 minutes after sundown....
I'm proposing that, since JB will be doing most of the labor on the trailer, the dollar cost of the material required be split between BH, LP and SP. Can I hear an AMEN?
The cost will not be that high. It will take quite a bit of labor to get the job done, but the cost will not be that much. I would estimate the maximum cost to make the trailer road worthy for the trip to be under $150. That includes licensing but that does not include replacing the spare tire...it may never get used, but it should be ok to get us out of an emergency.
Is licensing required for a dog trailer now? In the past, no license was required.
According to the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicles, all trailers in the State of Georgia must have a tag even if they are homemade. Total cost is about $30. We will get it done before the hunt. They are very picky about that stuff since 9/11. Still...no problem here...the tag office has no lines cause there aren't that many people in the county here.
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