Well, I really broke in my finished trailer this weekend
I just put the final little touches on the trailer this weekend, like a couple of storage bins and getting everything organized inside with the wife. I wanted to put the trailer in its regular position so we could put the car in with it, after keeping the car outside for a year and a half. NOT paying attention, I started wheeling the trailer outside; half way out I heard a metal crash sound, looked up and realized I had forgot to put the old style metal top vent down. It had hit the garage door in the up possition. I pulled it back in and checked it out and found I had ripped the hold down metal angle (the part the pull chain attaches to) completely off the vent. After a couple of choice words, I was able to drill out the 2 rivets and install 2 new ones. The vent lid was only bent a little and I was able to get it back into shape. This just showed me I need to go slow and think of all the steps when dealing with the trailer, whether hooking it up to go down the road or moving it around the garage. At least it has its first boo-boo out of the way! I was also thinking it was nice that I built it from scratch because I already had all the tools and knowledge to fix it.
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