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Guy B


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Hey Guys, just wanted to post some pictures of a trailer I built over the Summer. Been working on it for about 4 months and is about 75-80% finished.

I wanted to post this because I see a lot of guys will be building or rebuilding their trailers and just thought this may help.

In this set of pictures we're cutting out the old wood and stripping the trailer to be sand blasted and painted. Also replaceing rusted out cross braces.

Here are the trailer specs, and equipment specs:

It's 5'1/2 x 12' there will be a 8 gpm hot skid up front, 8 gpm cold on the back, 4 Titan reels hanging from the rack (2 high psi, 1 roof, 1 fill) 525 gal tank, air gaped hydrant fill to tank, roof rig, 2...35gal chem tanks, 1... chem 50gal tank. Trailer brakes all the way around.

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-- Edited by Guy B on Saturday 19th of November 2011 10:20:06 PM

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OK, back from the paint shop......And I Like It!! :D

So now back to Dale Ray's to be wired up with LED lights. Had him cut holes in the angle iron so we can run wires through 1/2" "Flex Tubing" to protect wiring.

Flooring will be put in next.



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Ok now it's wired. All of the lights are LED except for fender lights. Grounds for lights and brakes. All 4 wheels have brakes. 95% of the wiring is encased in flex tubing. Wiring is a "Weak Link" as far as trailers, so I wanted to do what I could to prevent problems down the road. You'll notice wires are run through metal tubing coming from the front, through the angle to the back. Then 3 pieces of metal tubing support the flex tubing across the back to the other side.

Added an LED light strip to the back for extra visibility, I'm sure I'll be replacing this frequently.




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So the floor is in, and that was a bunch of work. Also got the skid on the trailer. Coming along nicely.



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that paint job really came out great ... i don't have the knowledge/time/tools so i'm gonna be paying somebody to do most of my build, but i'm definitely planning to steal some ideas from you ... looks great!

also, is the 525 for water or mix? i assume it's so large for commercial or town home/condo communities? i only ask cause i have a 250 water, carry my sh drum in my bed, and mix into an open 55 on site, thinking about downgrading to a 125 water and adding a 100 mix to the trailer.

that paint job is really nice to look at.


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Really nice job Guy!!

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Thanks Buddy!

I went with PPG automotive polyurethane and epoxy primer. Enamels fade within a year. Whole thing was sand blasted to bare metal, primed and then painted.

Yes this was built for large jobs. We do about 15-20 apartment communities a year and have added more.

525 is the water tank. There will be (2) 35 gal chem tanks and a 50 gal tank for roofs. I got a deal on one of Paul's duel pump set ups that will be mounted on here soon.

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Thanks Kim! Oh hey got your call a while back, sorry I didn't return it. Thank You For Following Up On That......And No I Haven't Received Anything From Anybody.



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I thought someone would ask how we got the skid back on the trailer. This would be optional of course.



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Ok lets jump to the hear and now. Still have the roof system to put on and I'm waiting on 400' of PW hose. I'll be running 200' of roof hose. Got to mount chem tanks, and a few odds and ends.



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Guy,
are you going to repaint the rims to match, I noticed 2 are chrome and 2 are white? or maybe a completely different color.


( no big deal w/ the call and as far as the other... )

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Good eyes Girl!

No there will be 4 new chrome rims and tires on there soon.

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Nice rig!!!!

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Thanks Eric!

We just bought another rig similar to this one. It's 14' instead of 12' like the one posted. We will tear it down next year when we slow down and have it powder coated the same color as the 12' one, and have our Landa rig for back up.

We don't do a lot of Commercial work, Homes & Apartments are what we are best at......But, this set up is very versatile and can get the job done on several levels.

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man that is beautiful! I love rebuilding. Built a new rig this spring and just tore it all down to rebuild for next year

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Problem is I cant lift my skid into place like you did:(

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Guy, how does the equipment hold up to the weather? Do you park it inside?

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Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 wrote:

Guy, how does the equipment hold up to the weather? Do you park it inside?

 Fine, I have air blow outs on all of our rigs. Tarp in the Winter, Tarp when it rains.

Realistically I'm trying to the 3yrs out of this trailer as far as how it looks i.e. paint, signs and stuff before we have to rebuild.



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white fox wrote:

man that is beautiful! I love rebuilding. Built a new rig this spring and just tore it all down to rebuild for next year

 Mine is nothing compared to your stuff Chet. Oh by the way expect a call from me soon, I need your expertize and advice. Looking at starting a new divison of our company, and you're just the Man I need to speak to.



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Thats a great looking rebuild Guy. Looks like you got plenty of room down there in NC to get er dun. Gotta get me one of those confederate flags like you got pinned up.

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