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nasty
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:36 am Posts: 1290
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 Trailer question.
Tell me what y'all think, I have a trailer for a 15-16 ft boat, but I bought a 17ft uncle j. It currently has two 4x6 as the bottom runners (what the bottom of the boat sits on.) I'm thinking of taking these off and the brackets that they are mounted to the trailer on off and carpeting and bolting on four 2x4s without the brackets. Keep in mind a gtr35 is going on the back of the boat in a few months and the boat is a full 18" longer than the trailer. I know if I were to do this I need to have the runners extend all the way to the end of the boat or a little past. I guess what I'm askin is will the 2x4s be ok? Or should I go a little bigger
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:43 am |
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CCC
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:25 am Posts: 1685
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 Re: Trailer question.
Go with 4x4s. You can probably extend the trailer also
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:02 am |
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OwenDickeson
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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 Re: Trailer question.
Spend the money and lengthen the trailer if you can.
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:02 am |
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CCC
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:25 am Posts: 1685
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 Re: Trailer question.
My trailer was a tilt trailer, I cut all that shit off and slid the square tubing up a few feet, then welded it up. Trailer was for a 15 foot boat it's got a 18 footer on it now
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:06 am |
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nasty
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:36 am Posts: 1290
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 Re: Trailer question.
I can, I'm guessing you mean lengthen the tongue, correct, I could pull it forward a foot or so and then lengthen the boards 6"...... Or should I just spend the money and add to it a couple feet
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:10 am |
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CCC
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:25 am Posts: 1685
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 Re: Trailer question.
You should be fine, it's a mud boat not the titanic lol
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:42 pm |
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slingshot
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:28 pm Posts: 1039
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 Re: Trailer question.
Make the trailor longer , it's better to have to much trailer then have one thats to small.
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:27 pm |
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nasty
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:36 am Posts: 1290
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 Re: Trailer question.
Yea but I'd like it to look nice. Ima extend the tongue 2 feet or so
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:42 pm |
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CCC
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:25 am Posts: 1685
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 Re: Trailer question.
If you extend the trailer 2x4's will be fine
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Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:15 am |
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elebouef102
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:06 pm Posts: 405
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 Re: Trailer question.
Some of you guys should be on DIP"S thread offering her ?????? on advice how to extend something. Poor guy seems to be to ashame to pull it out. Maybe you'll could offer some extend techniques to him.
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Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:42 am |
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nasty
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:36 am Posts: 1290
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 Re: Trailer question.
Try again, engrish please
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Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:31 pm |
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