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Reply:Good job ed mac, looks nice!A few of my toys !LinuxMintManjaroMiller Roughneck 2E Lincoln WeldPak 100HTP MTS 160 Chicago Electric 80amp Inverter   Victor O/A
Reply:good job!!! looks clean
Reply:Looks like you have a delivery at your gate ChrisLincoln Pro Mig 180TMiller Spectrum 375
Reply:Nice job!!!Ya gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:Looks great!What thickness is the angle that you used?KroekerMiller Trailblazer 302Miller Dial ArcMiller Suitcase 12RCVictor Torch
Reply:Nice and clean, well done.Gordhttp://gordsgarage.wordpress.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by Kroeker Welder manLooks great!What thickness is the angle that you used?
Reply:Nice work. I was wondering if you made the hinges yourself. My utility trailer got rear ended and the gate was able to be straightened out but i need to replace the hinges.
Reply:220 profit or sales price? what was material cost?( if too nosy, hey, you put the 220 there in the first place to crack my interest!)miller syncrowave 250hobart handler 140home made 400 amp engine driven in progress...
Reply:thanks 1/8 angel and i use 3/4 sch.40 and 3/4 solid for the hingescost 2x2x1/8x20       $26.221.5x1.5x1/8x20  $20.703/4x#9x4x8       $54.93                    = $101.85half of the hinges was there and i do a lot of work for himso i made $118.00 most of the time i charge $250.00and $280.00 for a side gate if there wasnt one there beforedid another one today Attached ImagesLast edited by ed mac; 11-27-2010 at 06:59 PM.
Reply:Looks nice Ed. My only issue is the significant reduction in strength of the trailer when you installed the side gate. Since most of those ladder style landscape trailers use those side rails as a truss to carry the load, the removal of any portion would seriously affect it's capacity. I'm hoping you strengthened the frame to make up for the loss in some way. I say all this because I can see some new guy thinking this is a great idea and copying it, not realizing the need to reinforce the trailer after he's significantly weakened it.Sorry it's partially a pet peeve of mine. Seeing guys hack off the side rails to make flatbeds for buggy's having no clue they've taken a 5K or 7K trailer and turned it into maybe a 2K trailer at best, and still want to load it as it was originally designed. For those that don't know better, the rails are structural, not decorative or there just to keep things from falling off. Thats why the frames on these are so light compared to standard flatbed designs of the same load rating..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Good looking job's Ed.
Reply:Looks good.If anything heavy is rolled / driven up that then the expanded metal will bend badly and probably tear out.
Reply:You sure know what you're doin'.  Nice work.(Retired) Professional firefighter, amateur everything else I try to do...Oh yeah:  Go Big Red!   (You know: one of the 12 members of the Big 10 cuz we left the 10 members of the Big 12...)