I bought some angle-iron from Lowes to build wheel chocks from, figured it'd be easy to weld two pieces together to form a U channel to act as a stop for the front tires. So, my Uncle Kenny took the steel channel to work and did some cutting and bending... then brought it home and we welded the pieces together to form a nice channel.
Of course... we never did check to see that the tire would fit.. DOH! Of course it didn't. Leave it up to me to think that it was plenty wide enough w/o actually measuring! Anyway, we took a massive ball peen hammer and knocked the crap out of the sides of the channel, now a U channel after having been welded, so that the tire finally fit.
The bonus is that we got a nice, tight (but no too tight) fit for the front tire that we never would have got had we measured and just bought a steel filler.... and I didn't wind up spending money on more material :)
After we got the channel dimensions right we then realized that neither of us had remembered to buy fasteners for the chocks! Oops. By this time it's starting to get dark out, and we both figure that it's time to call it a day.
Just realized that I never posted any pics of the trailer thus far... so here ya go!
another angle...
and the chocks... pic taken late, bad camera phone, no flash.
another angle...
So, on the list for tomorrow --
1. Northern Tools to return the ramp I bought (almost 100lbs all by itself -- found a MUCH lighter ramp for about the same $$ at Lowes) and have them sign the darned 'Certificate of Origin' so that I can register the darn thing and get a plate (see previous post).
2. Off to Lowes to buy the other ramp, wheel chock fasteners and some black spray paint (cause those chocks are steel and will probably rust in a heartbeat!).
3. To the courthouse again, leaving this time with a trailer tag!
4. The dentist's house for a (hopefully quick) dinner and DVD Burner Installation (Yes, I trade dental work for PC Tech Support).
5. Ken's place to hopefully finish up the trailer.
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