Raising an older trailer
I have a 1975 Terry 21' bumper pull trailer. I have not decided what I will do to it. It is old, and the floor is rotten. I know I might be able to replace it. If I am to keep it, I need to get ...
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That is what I did with a trailer we had for a while. There were three tricks involved:
1. Get it way off the ground
2. Undo one end of each leaf spring to get the brake drum out - It would not fit through the opening
3. Drill one hole to accommodate a pin that went between the axle and leaf spring.
Without knowing these things, and never having done one, it took me about four hours. Dirty and heavy work, but no rocket science. I needed no new parts.
Matt B
1. Get it way off the ground
2. Undo one end of each leaf spring to get the brake drum out - It would not fit through the opening
3. Drill one hole to accommodate a pin that went between the axle and leaf spring.
Without knowing these things, and never having done one, it took me about four hours. Dirty and heavy work, but no rocket science. I needed no new parts.
Matt B
