#2 trailer work

Thought I'd share these...




The other one should be done this week and then the hubs, springs and axle will get done soon after.

Donald- you got your contacts in? You realize that was Chris' post. Those are his wheels
I just hi-jacked his thread on #2 trailer work.

Guess the #2 NEEDS NEW SPRINGS !! Where and how much?

Swapping the boat today and I knew it wasn't far enough up, tried tying it off but the rope slipped a little, and the Wife starts YELLING, SOMETHING'S DRAGGING !!!! It scared the crap out of me!

Yep the rudder was dragging. Got 3 people to help push it up on the trailer, retied it, but just didn't like the rudder being 2" off the ground. The springs were FLAT OUT !
So back down the ramp and switched it back to the tandem trailer!

Anyone in the market for a #2
                  I guess this is where it would ride the best.
       But it's almost up at the jack!

Marty I had mine made at a local spring shop,65.00 ea for the 5 leafs.After I had it all together and with the boat on it I took it back to them and he recommended to add another leaf which I did. Check back on this thread,I think Chris Mars (storm34) got some from Woody? I'm not sure. You will also need 12 of these I could not find these anywhere but here,even my spring guy could not get them. Here are a couple of pictures of mine,you can see that even my springs ride flat and then there is a pic of where mine rides on the trailer





I have to start typing faster,I see Chris answered already

Marty, I can't remember specifics right now and my boat notebook is at home. I won't be back till wednesday so your best bet is to call Woody Monday. Springs were $80 bucks, just over $100 for the axle, be sure to get the plastic washers from Gary's place above. I ended up using 8 of them as the springs already had plastic washers inside them. You can get hubs locally or use yours if they look good.

I wen't with an axle from Woody, but you can probably get one locally for pretty cheap. I found one from a local shop, 3.500lbs but same length. I already had mine on order from woody, but would have gone with the 3,500 lb if I did it again. My guys had the whole thing already together when I got back with the springs. Its still sitting there if you want me to get a price for you. Benefit of the 3.500lb is you'll have camber so the wheels won't tilt in when you load the trailer.

As for axle placement, it's up to you wether you go top or bottom. My trailer is pretty high so if you don't want to be up that far you can put it on top. This would also let you use your 12's and not look like you have dinky wheels. Just remember, the higher you go the more room you have for running gear. I haven't had a problem with loading or unloading or any draw backs from being higher. Plus, I think it looks more BA with the bigger wheels and sitting higher.

If you get your axle from a local shop you can have them match the bearings and hubs for you. I ran into problems because the inner seal had a different inside diamater and the bearings were a little larger inside as well due to the bigger spindle. Once I got the right part numbers everything wen't back together just fine. Again, if you get the axle from woody I'll dig out the right numbers and get em to ya.   

BTW- If you have trouble finding spring sizes .......... do what what was done on Gary's trailer springs..........use an extension shackle - it will get your butt up too!

"Original"....

We know that "original" varies quite a bit. The way that these trailers were set up varied when they were made (hand crafted). What is original to yours may not have been original to Gary's or Marty's. What most folks are doing here is getting it done by keeping in original style .

My point to Marty is: there are ways to get today's springs mounted on yesterday's trailers in a style similar to "original".

BTW - That prop doesn't look "original" to me.......

Those shackles are my originals.With a tube top mount I don't know how else you would mount the spring

Doesn't it make sense that one end of the spring is fixed and the other has to float on shackles of some sort? If one end didn't float wouldn't the spring bind?

Guys, we've been through 8 pages of this, go back and read. You have to have new springs made or......call Woody and get new springs.

Marty, You may not need a new axle, but check to see if it's bent. Mine let the tires tilt in pretty bad when the boat was loaded. Like your springs, they may look good but load it up and you may find it's bad.

For $100 you might as well change it out and have the peace of mind that everything is new, especially if you plan to drag it to SJRR or other long trips.


Ps, the shackles are original equipment. Keep it original, not for looks, but functionality.

Tim, remember the conversation we had about the tires tilting in? Mine tracked fine and spindles were good but the tires were worn on the insides pretty bad. From this picture, his look like they might be ok. Just wanted to bring it up so he can check it out.

That flat out looks scary to me.....

So what are yours? Mine are 31

Oops! I spoke too soon! Well didn't read the fine print. Those 30" springs in stock are 'Slipper Springs'. Can get the double eye springs ,but you have to special order.
So surfing around today and found THESE .

Guess, I'll be getting these when I'm down at SJRR next week.This is just in case, once I flip the springs-axle, if needed, then I'll have the springs!

Just painted my DV4 black after sanding all surface rust, lowering the suspension with shorter shackles and re-carpeting the bunks.   Now waiting to mount new Fulton F2 Jack, spare tire carrier, new LED lights, decals thanks to Paul Snyder, and "Correct Craft" lettering if I can get the artwork for the 70's script.