Installing Hydraulics, Lights, and Finishing Our Project!
What we accomplished this week was getting the trailer back from the painters and installing all of the final components. We installed...
What we accomplished this week was getting the trailer back from the painters and installing all of the final components. We installed...
This week what we were able to do is week were touching up on the trailer before it gets painted. First we made brackets to hold safety...
This week as we waited for the paint job to become complete, we purchased the hydraulic hoses, electrical components, and hydraulic...
This week we made a huge leap in what we accomplished. First we installed latches onto the tailgate of the trailer and installed locks on...
What we did this week was installing the hydraulic cylinder, installing the trailer door, and preparing to install the flooring. First we...
This week we took a step back in our goal. Unfortunately our mentor’s shop was unavailable to us so we were not able to work on the...
This week we were able to install the side panels on the dump bed, drill holes to mount the hydraulic system, cut parts for safety bars,...
What we were able to accomplish this week was completing the side supports on the dump bed frame. We cut the vertical pieces, placed them...
What we accomplished this week was the dump bed installation. We had to maneuver the dump bed frame over the trailer frame and weld both...
What we were able to accomplish this week was installing the hinge onto the trailer frame. This was accomplished by countless cuts and...
What we were able to accomplish this week was cutting the most amount of materials we could with the time we have so that we are able to...
What we were able to accomplish this week was finishing the cross bracing on the dump bed frame. We cut out 3” C channel and welded it...
What we completed this week was the first step in the second half of our trailer. First off we started by welding the bed frame that we...
This week we started on the second half of the trailer. But first we spent time completing the first half of the trailer. We welded up...
This week was the most productive week we have had in the entirety of our project. What we accomplished this week was finishing our goal...
This week what we accomplished was taking our parts to the shop we worked on, attached cross bracing on the tongue of the trailer,...
This week we followed up on our previous posts that highlighted our need to prepare for the future. We need to buy the parts we will need...
This week we added to the structural integrity of the frame of our trailer. We also were able to attach the tongue of the trailer that...
This week we continued on improving the frame by adding more supports, making a flat surface for the dump bed frame to rest on, and...
What we accomplished this was completely welding the bottom frame of the trailer together. We first practiced welding on several...