These were then bent in and welded together to form the A-Frame portion of the composite tongue. I tacked a stick of 1x1x.125 square tube along the centerline of the trailer frame to assist in placing the tube that the trailer coupler with mount to. Only one side gave me problems that were sorted out with a grinder, I just needed to relieve some material from parts of the wedge so that it could close evenly. The biggest problem was that since it "bent" wrong the first time, bending it "correctly" the second time required significantly more pressure to force the tube to bend where I wanted it too, and not slightly cock-eyed.
What happens when you purchase a home with an extra garage stall and a back
room and start acquiring tools with the intent of building something useful.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
The Tongue (No...Not Gene Simmons)
For those of you wondering why I have the sides of the trailer sticking out 4 feet beyond the deck, this is where it becomes interesting. I planned on cutting a wedge out of the inside face, leaving the outside face intact.
These were then bent in and welded together to form the A-Frame portion of the composite tongue. I tacked a stick of 1x1x.125 square tube along the centerline of the trailer frame to assist in placing the tube that the trailer coupler with mount to. Only one side gave me problems that were sorted out with a grinder, I just needed to relieve some material from parts of the wedge so that it could close evenly. The biggest problem was that since it "bent" wrong the first time, bending it "correctly" the second time required significantly more pressure to force the tube to bend where I wanted it too, and not slightly cock-eyed.
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These were then bent in and welded together to form the A-Frame portion of the composite tongue. I tacked a stick of 1x1x.125 square tube along the centerline of the trailer frame to assist in placing the tube that the trailer coupler with mount to. Only one side gave me problems that were sorted out with a grinder, I just needed to relieve some material from parts of the wedge so that it could close evenly. The biggest problem was that since it "bent" wrong the first time, bending it "correctly" the second time required significantly more pressure to force the tube to bend where I wanted it too, and not slightly cock-eyed.