Flyinfool

The only question on the 2000 lbs, is that the rating for each or for the "SET" of 4. Only make the recess just deep enough. You want to leave as much wood as possible. You will want to use bolts and nuts to attach them. I would make a steel plate bigger than the recess hole to put on the bottom side with bolts going thru. Based on the dimensions they give, your recess hole will be about 4 inch Dia and a bit OVER 1 Inch deep. That does not leave much wood if the floor is 2x6 or even 2 x 8. Also make sure that the wood is very well attached to the trailer so that the bike and a piece of wood do not go flying if you have to stop or swerve fast, you know some jerk will cut you off or run a stop at some point. The flatbed I had was 2 x 12 planks that were just under a small lip at the front and back, any load attached to the floor was realistically only held down by the 1 x 1 x 1/8 angle tack welded to the front and back of the trailer and the weight of the board the load was attached to.It was more like the boards were to be held down by the load. Here is one that is stamped on the ring as 2000 lb and comes with a backing plate and carriage bolts so that the bolt heads are not as much of a trip hazard. http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Recessed-D-Ring-TieDown-Anchors-Mounting-Lock-Plates-Bolting-Accessories-/264816546110?vxp=mtr&hash=item3da84bd13e

I once brought a bag of yellow dog treats home from the hardware store, the kind where they have open bins with a small shovel and you pay by the pound. A couple days later I asked where all the dog treats went, I got a quizzical "What dog treats" I said the they were about an inch square and yellow. I think it was that same shade of green in here face as she told me she thought they were cheese crackers and she ate the whole bag. She said they were pretty good. BUT But coming from an open bin in a hardware store, who knows what they were actually made of or what may have crawled or settled on them.

I once got lucky fishing out a part by sticking a small but powerful magnetic pickup tool down thru the oil drain back holes and was able to fish steel parts out of the sump. Try every access hole you can find. I have not looked close enough at the internal layout of the oil pan to know if it is possible, but my concern would be something making its way back to the transmission gears. Under acceleration or climbing a hill and accelerating a part could move toward the back.

The amount of current that will flow thru the meter is so small that it does not matter. Most digital meters are above 20KΩ per volt and you are measuring a connection that is a fraction of an ohm or if it is a really bad connection it might get up to a couple of ohms. But as Saddlebum mentioned it does require that the circuit is actually turned on and working and drawing current thru the connections.

And then since you did that electrical work when a tail light burns out it will be your fault since it is electrical. Yup I have played the game too.

An easier way to test for the voltage drop. Attach the positive voltmeter lead to the battery positive. Use the negative lead to probe each connection as you follow the power from the battery positive on out. This way the meter will read the actual voltage drop so you do not have to do all the math. a reading of zero is perfect but not realistic. Wire has resistance and every connection will have some resistance, resistance causes voltage drop, the goal is to have the lowest number possible. As you move out from the battery and find a connection that has a big voltage drop, fix it and then continue on.

Around here the stealers will not touch anything that is more than 10 years old, period. even some car dealers play this game, they just say time for a new car. There are a number of small shops that will work on anything.

The connection to the temp gauge are above and to the front of the right front cylinder. Make sure it is actually connected It is easy to accidentally knock the connection off.

that 1.5 to 2 times the axle width is not a max dimension, it is a minimum dimension. there is no problem with going longer other than it will take more room to turn around. The longer the distance the easier it is to back up. Look at how long a semi is compared to its width.

I think he is saying that it is fresh dinosaur fat.

The tongue measured from axle to ball should be 1.5 to 2 times the width of the axle. You look to good there. Weight distribution is also critical to get the proper tongue weight. The location of the axle to the rest of the trailer is irrelevant.

No way it will be under 500 with your bike on it. The state usually goes by GVW not by empty weight.

Well it is obvious that you should use the same oil as I do cuz if I am using it, it must be the best..... I did finally determine exactly what that is. It is a Thingamajig. Very similar to a Whatchamacallit.

Aren't the wires supposed be UNDER the protection plate instead of next to it? What is the purpose of that white tie wrap holding just one turn of the winding away from the rest of the coil. That sure looks like a wire that will want to overheat by no being in contact with any sort of heat sink or epoxied into the rest of the windings. If ya spent more time in chat we could have schooled ya properly.

I guess I also fall into the same boat as there can not be just one. II had a colt Anaconda for a couple of years, I could never get it to shoot a decent group with either hand loads or any factory ammo, I sold it to get a Desert Eagle 50AE. I loved that lil .50 cal, It put a lot of deer in the freezer and helped me sleep at night when wilderness camping in bear and wolf country. It was also my carry gun when hiking those same wo0ds.It was also a lot of fun at bowling pin shoots. For shotgunning both competition and hunting, it is my very modified Rem 1187. For rifles my first was a Rem 742 in 30-06. I shortened the barrel to make it more like a carbine and calibrated the gas system so that it would cycle correctly. That gun finally wore out the bore (wore out meant group size opened to 1.5 inch) at around 5000 rounds. The guy I sold it to said it was the most accurate gun he ever had. Now my go to rifle is a Rem 700 stainless in 7mm MAG.

I sent the pics to my uncle who is a 3rd generation farmer. He said it looks kind of like a logging tong for dragging logs out of the woods. BUT it looks different from the ones he has seen. I think it looks a little small for logging. But what do I know. He did say that he is sure it is an antique and in very good shape.

I did have my 7mm-08 handgun listed for sale on here. But I sold it locally thru an add I posted on the bulletin board at a local gun range. But on the other hand I am always interested in new shooters I have a few on my need list. What ya got?

I have not run into companies using COVID as an excuse. If there is a tracking number and the package is in the hands of the carrier, then it is the carrier that is giving bad service. You could always select one of the more expensive shipping options that will get it to you faster. in today's world cheap shipping is slow shipping. The ones that seem to take the longest are the ones that start out in the hands of one carrier and then get the final delivery from another carrier. I am sure that is cheap to do but it takes twice as long to make 2 separate shipping's and 2 separate deliveries. The carriers and many companies are having issues with people claiming to have COVID symptoms and then required to stay home on vacation for 2 weeks. It makes it hard to get things done in a timely fashion.

Can Trooper charge both bikes while traveling? Rattan makes a point to say these are NOT off road bikes.

@cowpuc Would you rather me send you something???

Thats beside the point

But all that round and round and round an ........ is making me dizzy (er?)

So you gonna wear that belt while riding your new electric bikes back into the woods?

SNOW?? DId someone request SNOW???

Did you give up on the Vette and heading back down the shooter rabbit hole?