Recent content by robinhood4x4

Sorry, I haven't been checking this thread that often and didn't see the replies. Thanks everybody. The longest washboard road I've taken it on was probably about an hour round trip at 30mph average and 40-50 mph max speed. Over the course of the 2 years I've had it, it's definitely showing...

Amazing how all this sounds like what I said about clamping loads and bolted joints in your other thread. Yup, weld some spacers so there's more surface area.

Grade 8 is overkill, but if you're going to go through the trouble of grade 8, then you might as well do it right or at least get a grade 8 nut too. A hitch relies on the preload of the bolts providing the frictional clamping force of the two pieces, not the shear strength of the bolt. The...

You also have to remember that grade 8 bolts are useless unless everything is grade 8, which includes the washer and nut.

Thanks! My only regret is that I didn't get LT's underneath it.

Checkout my newly posted thread for my build up to see what I did for the stabilizers. https://forum.ih8mud.com/trailer-tech/765385-2003-coleman-taos-build-up.html

And finally after all that work, it all pays off. Here's what the whole thing looks like. I guess you all want to see what they look like at night. Backup lights only. Side lights only. And both at the same time. I'm pretty sure I heard the Hallelujah song playing when...

On to the roof lights. I decided to put the switch on the inside of the camper, just in case I wanted to turn on the lights when things go bump in the night outside. This is the reason I hate those quick splice connectors. They cut through the wires which weaken the wire and could...

I've been promising lights, and lights you shall have! Last year I ordered these LED lights from amazon, but back then they were on sale for $22 each. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008CSHRL2/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 18 watts, 1350 lumens each. I intended to use 2 for...

Finishing up some loose ends with this phase of the project. Since the larger spare tire won't fit in the normal spare tire location I had to put it under the tongue. But since the nuts for the propane J hooks get screwed on from below, I had to come up with a different way of holding down the...

This will be a short update. Made a run to the steel place and got some supplies to extend the stabilizers. Cut the steel. Weld 'em up. You can also see the beginnings of a steel plate target I'm making for fun in the desert. Got done with the stabilizer extensions, but I fear the back...

Sometimes I hate the fact that I have to do everything right, otherwise I could have had this done a long time ago. Here you can see where I beefed up the new U-bolt plates. They were originally flat like the old rusty ones, but as you can see, the old ones were all bent to hell. Well I couldn't...

Keep in mind, this was all posted in real time when I was working on it in Dec, so the dates below are off a little. In the last episode, we left off with the axle removed and the hangers shaved off. On saturday, I started welding on the new perches to the correct side of the axle for a flip...

The major build started last year in December. The first priority was new tires because I think the old ones were the original tires. Since everybody on the internet says trailer tires suck and they all blow out, I was bound and determined to get some LT tires under there. Here's what it...

Then, after about a year of camping with it, the mods really started up. February, 2012. The first thing that had to be done was figure out the toilet situation for the wife. Thetford makes a toilet that fits perfectly in the little storage area by the door. But me being me, I...