Painting the hardware... |
Wiring and the newly painted frame |
My worry right now is how the electrical grounding works for the trailer. More reading to do. I'm sure I'll find plenty of good articles on how that works for this overall process.
The ball hitch is now installed. Looks great! |
I've made the decision to fully replace the hubs and keep the old original ones as spares. For the price, it is cheap to go with brand new ones and have some confidence in having had new ones. When I looked over the seal on the rear hub, I didn't like what I saw and considering that I don't know squat about replacing the seals, I'm willing to just get a new setup for this first time out and then fix the old ones without the pressure to get it right the first time...
The lumber is all ready to go forward for the next step which is to get the floor attached to the bottom frame. I have the Henry's sealer all set to go for sealing the bottom and I bought the insulation for the bottom of the trailer to make things warmer for me. Once I finally have all of this done and attached to the bottom of the trailer, I'll be able to get her down for the safety inspection and licensed. I've also been getting little accessories and items I know will be needed. I now have four trailer jacks and will also be getting some fold down jacks that permanently adhere to the frame... I'll likely have them welded on for me by someone.
That is all for now. More on Saturday when the next progress report will be forthcoming ;>)