Topic: bought a butt ugly covered trailer

[gregwaits]

I picked up the ugliest damn trailer I have seen in awhile the other day. That said, after I finish with it, it won't be such an eyesore. The price was right @ $200.

I sold my 3 rail bike trailer to buy it. This covered one is home built and has odd measurements, but will transport a bike and gear easy enough. It is 7 ft long, 3'2" wide and around 4' 2" tall inside. I have to admit it looks pretty funny with those dimensions, but it tows very easy.

The frame, walls and roof are metal, and it has plywood flooring. If I can find someone who has some left over diamond plate - at a reasonable price -  I'll lay some of that down inside.

I am sanding it down and treating the rust spots now and will paint later. After that I have to rewire it. God I am glad I like projects! 

Pics posted later.

[nickjtc]

It will be nice to be able to hide your pride and joy when moving it around, though. So, how much of a challenge will it be to load a bike if there is only 4' of headroom and 3' of width? How does a bike get tied down?

[Uncle Ernie]

Uglier than this?

[nickjtc]

To some that is art 

[gregwaits]

Uglier than this?

Man, compared to mine, that is pure beauty!

I finished sanding the front panel and have primed it already; tomorrow morning I start sanding down the roof. I hope that it isn't too hot!

I also just finished completely removing the unbelievably poor wiring system that the PO had installed.

I probably will be using the trailer to transport parts bikes and the like. If I have to secure a bike, I will have to install some tie downs inside.

I really suspect that once I am finished repainting and rewiring the trailer I will probably sell it and get a larger one. It looked larger when it sat in the PO's garage than it does sitting in my driveway!

[eldar]

Hey if you can get it looking nice for cheap, you can probably sell it for quite a bit. That is the beauty of trailers.