Guys the rig is good to go! Brakes installed, box installed, tire mount relocated, cleaned up!
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I have one issue thoughā¦ just bought this home last year in September. Yard had barely any grass.
Because of the snow a lot of mud started accumulating at the third bay where I back the trailer in. Anyway to fix this mud problem? Iām not sure if I can dump gravel there because of the HOA but any advice and what I could use to stop the mud from dragging all over? Iāll be planting seed in the spring. Once I get more funds Iām going to have a concrete pad poured
My bad. Didnāt read the last line.
Iām going to have concrete poured hopefully soon but I need something I can do now
Gravel properly placed is way easier on the eyes than a mud hole and mud tracks all down the road. Iād throw gravel down in a heartbeat.
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Iād put big pavers down before putting gravel. Theyāll look nicer.
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I didnāt even think about pavers. Thatās a good idea. Maybe I can do a neutral light brown
Iām thinking inexpensive temporary options. Pavers are more clean vs gravel
The trailer looks great. Well done, Dustin. As far as your mud hole situation goes Iād look into your HOA guidelines and see what they say. The last āHOAā I lived in would only allow white gravel no larger than 2".
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LOL, Gravel or whatever where you park it isnāt going to help you from messing up your yard at the street. Youāve got a drive wide enough for a runway, need to go practice backing that baby up.
The easiest and probably best solution is park that sucker in the garage. Thatās too nice to be sitting outside. To heck with the vehicles. They donāt make you any money. Plus you might need to check with the HOA, most have rules against trailer in front or side yards, have to be hidden. Have you looked for enclosed storage facility or keep your eyes open for someone who has a garage building behind their house you could rent cheaply.
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Trailer looks great Dustin. Take lots of pics because once you start using and hauling more stuff in it, will never look that nice again. By end of this summer youāll have it looking like a working trailer, lol.
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Oh absolutely, pulled it in the rain and there is already water spots all over lol.
The trailer is stored in the garage, my third bay. Itās the only bay wide and long enough to store it. I can back it up straight back like this
But I canāt back it up like this, still too difficult for me. Been practicing though in an empty church parking lot !
HOA said that technically it has to be concrete there and no gravel but she also said they havenāt reenforced anything in years and as long as the neighbors donāt complain and people are happy then they donāt mind it. Especially if I plan to have concrete poured down the road and they understand the gravel is a temporary fix. Gravel is better than mud all over.
Concrete pad will be poured like this, city said end of drive canāt be wider than 36 ft.
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Youāll get there. I grew up pulling trailers but what truly took me to the next level was backing in a dual jet ski trailer under that carport daily. Two almost immediate 90Ā° turns with cars on both sides of a narrow street.
Yeah, practice makes perfect. Iām dealing with 6 inches clearance on each side of the trailer. I have to be perfect !
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Damn, that was a tough one.
It would be easier if the 3rd garage wasnāt set back a little. I could easily see taking off the corner of the main garage. You need one of those Ford pickups that have the auto backup feature. This one would be a good test for it.
If only I had that kind of money!!
Really nice job on that trailer. That looks really clean and a great money maker!
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