Not as Expected

A buddy will be coming over with a small excavator within a week or so. With that in mind it seemed like a good idea to get my utility trailer out of the way. It’s been a few years since it was registered but it was used to move a load of pallets from the neighbor’s last year.

With the pallets unloaded the trailer could be moved by hand. A friend happen to stop in for coffee so he was enlisted to help me flip the trailer over on its side. That would leave plenty of room for the excavator to pass by.

The condition of the underside was a shock. The trailer looked good when upright on its wheels but the underside had serious corrosion issues. The drawbar was held on by one tiny strip of rusty metal. The frame was not so much steel but instead was made of rust and regret. It’s a shame too as the wheel bearings and tires had less than 100 miles on them.

The drawbar, wheels and axle were all that I was able save. The rest is either going to the burn pile or the scrap heap. Such is the way of all material things. The trailer served me well. It did everything from move dozens of cords of firewood, thousands of gallons of waste veggie oil and also hauled a small boat across half the country. Not bad for a trailer that cost me $50 and a mason jar of moonshine.

-Sixbears