After several attempts to contact TexTrail trailer supply, a company used by Jim Blackburn to source axles and tires, they never got back...

This week we are preparing our project for the future. We decided we would look for parts that we will need to accomplish the next step...

Unfortunately this week, our mentor was still not back in his shop so we had no way of working on the physical aspect of the project. We...

What we accomplished this week was setting up the frame of the trailer as well as a lot of learning. With the help of our mentor we...

What we focused on this week was scheduling, planning, and contacting our mentors to help us. The reason why we did not work on the...

This week, we cut all of the materials that are needed for the frame of the trailer and the dump bed frame into specific sizes so that we...

This week we have taken our biggest leap in the right direction. We have officially started our project and are now going to get the ball...

This week we finished research for our potential supplier of the steel for our project. Our first option was to use Brookshire Steel out...

For this week we are trying to manage our budget and make sure we are not going to spend out of what we can afford. There are a lot of...

This week we have continued our research into places to get the materials (steel, axles, and hitch accessories) by talking to Triple S...

Before we get too far into this project, we want to formulate a plan with deadlines, work hours, and specific tasks to be performed on...

With the help of our mentors, we went on-iine to do some research for some parts of the dump trailer. This first question we tackled was...

From the beginning of this project we have been trying to find a place to build the trailer. We came up with multiple ideas but none of...

At the end of June we visited Brookshire Steel to tour the facility and look into the materials they had to offer. We found that all of...

We have taken our first step towards completing our dump trailer project. With the guidance and assistance of our mentor, Mr. Bill Snapp,...