New truck and trailer build

[MORSNO]

Sweet!

 

[av8er]

That is 1 Saweet Rig

Very Nice!!!!!

 

[Laundryboy]

Very nice and huge! Is it being used commercially or private?

 

[griffin86]

Very nice and huge! Is it being used commercially or private?

Thanks! This will be used primarily for my private use, I do want to use this as a mobile photography viewing station though.

 

[trackvs2wheels]

Nice rig man...read the entire thread start to finish...

Did they address all the shortcomings on the trailer? I am an anal SOB...I would have never taken delivery of the trailer if it wasn't 100% right But that's just me and my wife says I have "issues"

 

[griffin86]

Thanks, no they did not fix everything. I had to get them to round up a spare tire, they didn't have it in the trailer. They said it was correct that the little windows were $500 each. Complete rip off.

They put the shore power under the gooseneck, not sure why they didn't put it in the generator compartment, how many places you take you trailer sledding that have a 30A twist lock plugin? I'm going to change that up and put in an inverter and battery charger.

They did fix the walls and ceiling somewhat. It seems like the ceiling is still sagging on the one side

I will post photos when I am done seeding. I will start wiring, move cabinets and building speaker boxes. Then installing a 4' tread plate kicker and plumbing the furnaces in.

I just wanted to get out of there, it was a nightmare and I was sick of dealing with them. I drove to Medicine Hat and wanted to head home because I didn't want to lose another day traveling. Ended up driving 1700+ km that day. Truck got 10mpg (imp) empty and about 8 mpg on the way back with a sled in the trailer. I haven't put 10,000km on it yet, so it will be a while until the engine is broken in.

Nice rig man...read the entire thread start to finish...

Did they address all the shortcomings on the trailer? I am an anal SOB...I would have never taken delivery of the trailer if it wasn't 100% right But that's just me and my wife says I have "issues"

 

[griffin86]

Decided to take a few photos while my food was cooking. I don't have time to edit them.

 

[griffin86]

It's a lot bigger in there than it looks!

Not sure why they would put the battery box there, I told them to put it agains the wall by the generator...

Lovely zip tied on lights!

 

[noob]

send those lights and zip ties back to the trailer builder and call Lance Baker at racers edge. He has some smoking prices on some led lights that will replace those. his number is 403-816-3382. I had a custom trailer built and will put them in my trailer too.

 

[griffin86]

send those lights and zip ties back to the trailer builder and call Lance Baker at racers edge. He has some smoking prices on some led lights that will replace those. his number is 403-816-3382. I had a custom trailer built and will put them in my trailer too.

Thanks for the info. I am waiting to hook them up and see what they look like before ripping them out. If they are really bright and nice I might just cut the zipties off and find out a better way to secure them.

If I don't like them I will be putting in 4 rows of LED strip lights kind of like what I had in my old trailer. The ducting will be hidden and custom sub boxes will be installed on the ceiling and I will be surface mounting them on that.

 

[capulin overdrive]

So sad that you worked so hard to have a nice rig, and then get work like that on your trailer!



Hope you get it sorted out.

 

[griffin86]

So sad that you worked so hard to have a nice rig, and then get work like that on your trailer!



Hope you get it sorted out.

It won't get sorted out because I never want to deal with them again. I will fix it up and make the best of it.

One would think if this was the biggest trailer they have built, they would have tried to do a good job. This is a head turner, a lot of people take photos of it and come to me and ask me about it; do you think I will give them a glowing review? I told them I built a truck for this and I was going to take it on lots of a trips. It's going to be taken on trips across western Canada and Montana. That is a huge amount of exposure.

I really should call the owner and voice my displeasure. I'm sure they would never hear of this unless I tell them, if my business was being ran into the ground by my employees I would like to know. My lawyer has spoken to them but he doesn't know all the details.

 

[Scott]

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[griffin86]

Just look at the number of people who have read this thread:

Even if 10% of those people might be interested in an enclosed trailer at some point, how many sales they could lose.

 

[Scott]

Even if 10% of those people might be interested in an enclosed trailer at some point, how many sales they could lose.

Yeah, roughly 101 trailers is a LOT of biz.

 

[griffin86]

I am just measuring my trailer and deciding how I should put in the stereo. I have all the stuff that I was going to put into my old trailer, but never had the chance. I may get another pair of 6.5", another 10" sub and 1 more 600/6 amp, but first I want to hook up the stereo and hear it.

4- 6.5" JL audio marine speakers
2 10" JL audio marine subs
600w 6ch amp
Clarion marine head unit and remote.

 

[DUKHTR3]

Looking forward to seeing the install. Pics are sure hard to find on stereo installs. I am ordering my new trailer in a few weeks and have been trying to figure out where to install everything. Great looking trailer

 

[Laundryboy]

With the size of your trailer maybe you should consider a projector and some theater seating, still plenty of room left over for the sleds.

 

[Scott]

With the size of your trailer maybe you should consider a projector and some theater seating, still plenty of room left over for the sleds.

Lmao. Hot tub.

 

[griffin86]

With the size of your trailer maybe you should consider a projector and some theater seating, still plenty of room left over for the sleds.

haha just might have to do it.

Lmao. Hot tub.

Hmm there are hot tubs that run off of 120v... knowing my luck there wouldn't be any water left in there when we get to the mountains.... at least the sleds will be clean!

Looking forward to seeing the install. Pics are sure hard to find on stereo installs. I am ordering my new trailer in a few weeks and have been trying to figure out where to install everything. Great looking trailer

Thanks, what would you like to see? Like complete specs on the stereo. Or just general wiring, sub box building?

Here is my first drawing of the trailer.

I was considering putting the speakers in the sub box, but putting a divider between the sub and speakers. That would cut down of the wood that I will use and simplify the wiring (the first design I would have to . It would probably sound better, instead of having spaces