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 in our process. We need to complete the frame of the trailer by welding all of the corners, attaching the tongue and attaching the jack. The next part is connecting the axles to the trailer which include the axles, suspension, brakes, and tires. As soon as we get done with welding the frame together we want to move directly to installing the axles. So instead of waiting to finish the frame and ordering, we are ordering now so we can attach the axles and be more productive in the project.
What we decided to do was look for the axles online as well as around the area to find the best quality and price options available. The first place we looked was online and came across a tandem axle kit off of Trailer Parts Outlet. What would be included in this kit is two 3.5K heavy duty tandem axles, four leaf springs, a tandem hanger kit, four tire and wheels assembled, and electric brakes for each of the axles. The price this comes out to be is $990 and with free shipping. After looking around we found this to be a very competitive price and after reading many reviews are assured the product is high quality as well.
After looking online we looked up some local places that could offer us the same deal. We found it difficult to find somewhere that had everything we need, but our mentor mentioned the place he uses that was not far from us at all. The place he recommended to us is called Nuera Trailer Supply. So we gave them a call and spoke to the manager, named Bryan Tayofa, saying that we were conducting a Senior Capstone project and talked to him about the parts we needed. We asked if we could get a quote for all the parts and gave him an email to reply to. We are still waiting for the response from the phone call earlier in the week, but feel very good that by mentioning about the Capstone project that they were very interested in helping us financially. Now the only thing we have to do is wait for the quote from Nuera Trailer Supply and compare it to the kit from Trailer Parts Outlet and see which one was the best deal for us.
What we need to work on is finding time to work on the project. Our schedules are too cluttered that it makes things hard to accomplish much. But with the end of football season ending here in the next week, we will have an enormous gap in our schedule to take on the tasks our project presents. We need to really get the ball rolling because where we are at right now we are falling behind in the schedule and need to kick the project into low gear and get things accomplished. We have a very strict schedule in place and if we do not stick to it we will run out of time.
What we did well this week was planning to be more productive. We thought ahead to make our lives easier so that when we finish the next step in the project we are going to be able to fly into the next without having to wait for materials to be ready. We used our planning and knowledge to make our project easier for us, and make the project quicker and more effective than it was before. We might not have done anything physical in the project, but we did set ourselves up for success in the end.
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