trailer relay

[dacheedah]

Could help on a weekend or just go for a ride

[gunboat]

hi annie & alan

sorry for not posting sooner. brad ( squidley ) came over two weekend's ago and took the trailer to his place to start the prep and painting. i have talked to dave( utahventure ) and have it planed to meet him in cortz, co with the trailer on may 18, 2013. i am planing to leaving houston the 16th of may. this will give me two full days to arrive in cortz. ( i will be leaving from work ) i plan on puting the trailer in the back of my pickup. i had planed on towing the trailer behind the trike but i'll be able to make better time with the truck. now the real work will start to take shape. as the trailer will be at utahventure's home after the weekend of may 18th. any volenteers to help get it to portland? please contact utahventure ( dave ) with any help or ideas.

regards

don c.

p.s. annie ya'll have to put up with the texas tags on the trailer for a while longer. as i've just renewed the tags for another year.

[stereos1970]

I'm picking my new bike up in PA on April 16 and it has a hitch and I'm going to Idaho Falls,ID. I don't know what the wiring is on the bike but I could help.

[Aussie Annie]

thanks for renewing the tag Don...... The trailer is being donated back to Venture Riders ( Special Assistance Fund) when we finish our trip, so that's great. Please PM me and let me know the cost

 

Squidley........ Thank you for making it look pretty

[gunboat]

hi annie there will be no cost, it's on me.

regards

don c.

[Hummingbird]

If it gets to Ontario, I guess we could find something to pull it with, maybe even put a little something in it.

 

will a 1st gen actually pull a trailer ?

[Aussie Annie]

so many Venture riders have been so generous, and we thank them

 

I have asked utadventure to see if there is a transport company that would be able to get the trailer from SLC to Portland, OR .....

[Quickstep]

How's the "stuff" on our trailer going?? Hope ya taking photo's !!

 

Would like to thank all the folks who have helped with our trailer, and for getting it to Portland

[gunboat]

hi alan

have not touched base with squidley since doodle's md but he told me the trailer was striped down ready for paint. I have been in contact with dave ( utahventure ) and we will meet up In cortez, co on the 18th of may. I will be driving from work on the morning of may 16th Thursday. google maps says it will be a 18 hour drive straight thru from houston to cortez. I have a room reserved for the 18th of may(saturday ) to meet up with dave ( utahventure ). they will be in cortez on Friday the 17th, I hope to be in cortez Friday eneving of the 17th. now if some of the west coast bunch will step up to the plate and help get the trailer to portland, or. hope to meet up with you & annie this summer. much thanks for all ya'll do for the venturerider site.

best regards

don c.

Edited April 19, 2013 by gunboat

[Aussie Annie]

:thumbsup2::clap2:

[IH Truck Guy]

Well,the timing is a little off....

 

I'll be going thru SLC on wednsday on my way to Seattle....

 

One way or another,we'll make it happen....

[gunboat]

hi dan

thanks for the offer to help with the trailer. I was not involved with the trailer last year, guess I was too far south. but I do know that annie and alan will be very greatfull for any and all help with getting the trailer to Portland. just a couple of weeks left till I head out to meet up with dave (utahventure). it will be a short but fast trip to hand off the trailer on it's first leg to Portland.

regards to all

don c.

[Aussie Annie]

are there any VentureRiders in Idaho that could help???

[Squidley]

How's the "stuff" on our trailer going?? Hope ya taking photo's !!

 

Would like to thank all the folks who have helped with our trailer, and for getting it to Portland

 

Sorry I have been silent on all this, stupid busy right now. Today was a good day, albeit a week behind where I wanted to be due to Quintuplets at our house (more later on that)

 

The trailer frame has been completely stripped, sandblasted and now is in primer awaiting the black top coat tomorrow morning. I have taken the liberty of purchasing new Timken bearings and installing them and a pair of bearing buddies on the hubs. I absolutely dont trust china bearing as I have had them fail and I take exceptional care of my trailers with grease and maintenance. It's just more peace of mind knowing that there are top quality bearings in this trailer.

 

I am having a friend of mine at work (who owes me a few favors ) sand the cargo body of the trailer and I will shoot that with the same black as the trailer frame. Then I will completely rewire it, and the Texas crew will "embelish" it

 

We will get it to the west coast come hell or high water, I think you will like it when you see it

[Squidley]

Here is todays progress, 1st coat of black. I'll give it a few hours and then apply the 2nd and last finish coat, then on to the body

[Dano]

Looking good so far Brad, at least now you got the time and security!

[cecdoo]

Way to go Brad:thumbsup: Just like watchin an episode of Gas Monkey Garage:big-grin-emoticon: looks like you have a pretty nice set-up there.

 

Craig

[Aussie Annie]

Hey Squidley...... thanks for the hard work on the trailer

 

We would like to contribute to the cost of bearings etc. What is your paypal???

[Squidley]

Annie,

 

Thank you for the offer, but I'll decline taking any payment. I took this on of my own free will and didn't ask y'all before I did any of this. I just want to be sure that you folks dont have any issues while your here in the states. It also will make it better when we auction it off when you donate it to the SAF fund.

 

Just rest assured that it will be ready for you to take it as far as you want to. Were looking forward to seeing you and Alan again this year

[Aussie Annie]

Thank you brad........ Got a big hug comin' your way

[Aussie Annie]

okay folks.... If the trailer gets to within 250 miles of Portland Quickstep can ride out on the Monday (8th July) and meet ??? And then bring trailer back in to load up and go.

 

Just thought this might help

[dacheedah]

Got to love these guys

[Squidley]

Another update, today I finally got the body and lid in color. I am pretty pleased with how it came out, not like a new car, but you can count your individual teeth in it. I'll be starting to assemble it this week and will give y'all some more shots of it.

[Aussie Annie]

[gunboat]

hi annie & allan

hope all is well down under for ya'll. hope you keep the pictures of the trailer before it's new paint job. many kodo's to brad:cool10: for taking the time to repaint the whole trailer & going over it from stem to stern. I have not had the time as I would have liked to help brad with this little project. I will go by this afternoon and get with brad for the final touches. I plan on being over at brad's this coming weekend to help finish the trailer. we will add the "Custom touches" to the trailer that brad & I have talked and hinted about on this post.

just to let ya know the pictures that brad just took on post#76 are

#1 the back of the trailer. ( you can make out where the tail lights were )

#2 the front right side

#3 the front left side

#4 the front of the trailer ( this "wall" is were I will start by putting the state of texas placard/decal on and hope someone in every state will add one of their sate's to it. when annie & alan come thru.

#5 the top (hatch/cover) backside

#6 the top " " front side

sorry I've gone for too much.

best regards to all

don c.