#2 trailer

John, what for?

John, I'm still curious why you're looking for another- something wrong with the one you have?

I couldn't quite decipher Dave's post so I went digging... I think this is the one he's referring to:

http://correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35249&title=mustang-trailer-for-sale

That's a real fair price on a nice looking trailer. Clue us in on what your plan is and we can comment. The late 70's version shown here would have the same frame shape as a late 60's trailer, but there are some other differences. Accessories like the fenders, bowstop and guide poles, the coupler is a different style too. It has an axle with the 3500 lb (5-lug only) spindles. The cross members for the fenders extend further as well. Mostly minor stuff (and it might still be a worthwhile endeavor to convert it to a 1970 lookalike) but there's a little more involved. If that's your plan, drop me a line- I've done a few late 60's/early 70's trailers in the last few years.

We've got a perfect trailer for that. It's from a '74 and has slight bends in the frame near the tongue, but nothing that affects how it tows or performs. $300.

Yes Pete, cutting the rear I-beam and having a drop welded in was your solution, and probably the best one at that. This is just an idea to cute it up a bit. I don't think a beat up #2 is worth much of anything. I originally posted my spare here for $200 and no one wanted it so I slashed the price to what I thought was fair, $0,00, just like the asking price for the SS hull. Still no one wanted to make the trip to pick up either so I gave the trailer away and took the SS hull to the landfill. I believe more trailers have survived than boats and I wouldn't cut up a nice one. Mine has been modified but is in good- condition needing a paint job.

The thing would rot to dust in no time.. Pls don't do that to an original CC trailer !!

8122pbrainard wrote: John, I didn't do any welding on the lift. The fabricated drop was bolted on and I even used the same bolting to fasten the "I" beam bunks. I did the aft cross member cutting when the lift was in the water with a corded Sawsall and that was before GFCI's!!

That is living on the edge without a doubt Pete.

Ha. We had a steel lift for a while... It got passed around to a few neighbors on our lake- it didn't age well. Sounds like more trouble than it's worth- and potentially a waste of a perfectly good trailer. I'd modify the lift and save the extra effort for getting the Mustang back on the water. ;)