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Posted by Gunner Asch on May 6, 2008, 7:27 am
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On Mon, 05 May 2008 23:48:33 -0700, JR North
>Esthetics at all cost. Brackets to space out the fender can't be that
>difficult. It looks like dog-do the way it is. People will think
>your'e a retard dragging THAT around.
>JR
>Dweller in the cellar
>
Ouch!!!!
>On Mon, 5 May 2008 22:04:34 -0800, "SteveB"
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>>I just bought two fenders and two skirts for my trailer. The fenders are
>>just formed C shaped things, and the skirts 1/4 moon flat pieces that fit
>>into the formed C's. I tacked the skirts to the fenders.
>>
>>When I put them onto the frame of the trailer, they do not align. When
>>viewed from behind, the wheel is farther out than the center of the fender.
>>In order to make it align, I would have to fabricate a bracket, and do much
>>more than just bolting them on. The edge of the tire sticks out about 1 "
>>past the outside of the fender.
>>
>>Other than looks, does this make a difference? The tire will obviously
>>sling a little stuff that the fender won't stop. If I bolt the fender
>>directly to the channel frame, as shown in the picture, it would vibrate
>>less than if I make extension bracketing, and added weight. One fender has
>>a work table over it, and can be totally supported by a bolt down from that.
>>The other will have to be braced, and that bracing is in a space I need for
>>an O2 bottle, which is behind the leads in the picture. So, I'd have to use
>>heavier angle or flat bar to beef up that fender that would be flexing out
>>there 24/7.
>>
>>Photo @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/
>>
>>What would you do?
>>
>>Steve
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Posted by johnnytorch on May 6, 2008, 7:35 am
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>I just bought two fenders and two skirts for my trailer. The fenders are
>just formed C shaped things, and the skirts 1/4 moon flat pieces that fit
>into the formed C's. I tacked the skirts to the fenders.
>
> When I put them onto the frame of the trailer, they do not align. When
> viewed from behind, the wheel is farther out than the center of the
> fender. In order to make it align, I would have to fabricate a bracket,
> and do much more than just bolting them on. The edge of the tire sticks
> out about 1 " past the outside of the fender.
>
> Other than looks, does this make a difference? The tire will obviously
> sling a little stuff that the fender won't stop. If I bolt the fender
> directly to the channel frame, as shown in the picture, it would vibrate
> less than if I make extension bracketing, and added weight. One fender
> has a work table over it, and can be totally supported by a bolt down from
> that. The other will have to be braced, and that bracing is in a space I
> need for an O2 bottle, which is behind the leads in the picture. So, I'd
> have to use heavier angle or flat bar to beef up that fender that would be
> flexing out there 24/7.
>
> Photo @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/
>
> What would you do?
Make a spacer with appropiately sized square tubing follwing the profile
between the fender and the frame. The way it is now, at best, rain and mud
will roostertail 15' above and behind you at speed.
I had to do my trailer fenders this way.
Good luck,
John
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Posted by Larry Jaques on May 6, 2008, 9:36 am
Please log in for more thread options On Tue, 6 May 2008 06:35:50 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
>
>>I just bought two fenders and two skirts for my trailer. The fenders are
>>just formed C shaped things, and the skirts 1/4 moon flat pieces that fit
>>into the formed C's. I tacked the skirts to the fenders.
>>
>> When I put them onto the frame of the trailer, they do not align. When
>> viewed from behind, the wheel is farther out than the center of the
>> fender. In order to make it align, I would have to fabricate a bracket,
>> and do much more than just bolting them on. The edge of the tire sticks
>> out about 1 " past the outside of the fender.
>> What would you do?
>
>Make a spacer with appropiately sized square tubing follwing the profile
>between the fender and the frame. The way it is now, at best, rain and mud
>will roostertail 15' above and behind you at speed.
Yeah, what he said, Steve. Bend the tubing to the same diameter as the
fender, weld them together, and weld them onto the trailer.
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Posted by RoyJ on May 6, 2008, 9:35 am
Please log in for more thread options From someone with a Jeep and tires that push the limits, you need to
space it out properly. Most places have laws that say the fender must
cover the tread completely. Covering the sidewall is good for highways
in the rain and muddy job sites. You would be surprised at how much mud
gets thrown from even a small water puddle. I also don't like the edge
of the fender aimed at the center of the tread, I've sliced up a tire
after someone bent the fender slightly.
But most of all, your picture makes it look funny.
A chuck of 2" square tube with a gusset would be a good start.
SteveB wrote:
> I just bought two fenders and two skirts for my trailer. The fenders are
> just formed C shaped things, and the skirts 1/4 moon flat pieces that fit
> into the formed C's. I tacked the skirts to the fenders.
>
> When I put them onto the frame of the trailer, they do not align. When
> viewed from behind, the wheel is farther out than the center of the fender.
> In order to make it align, I would have to fabricate a bracket, and do much
> more than just bolting them on. The edge of the tire sticks out about 1 "
> past the outside of the fender.
>
> Other than looks, does this make a difference? The tire will obviously
> sling a little stuff that the fender won't stop. If I bolt the fender
> directly to the channel frame, as shown in the picture, it would vibrate
> less than if I make extension bracketing, and added weight. One fender has
> a work table over it, and can be totally supported by a bolt down from that.
> The other will have to be braced, and that bracing is in a space I need for
> an O2 bottle, which is behind the leads in the picture. So, I'd have to use
> heavier angle or flat bar to beef up that fender that would be flexing out
> there 24/7.
>
> Photo @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/
>
> What would you do?
>
> Steve
>
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Posted by SteveB on May 6, 2008, 12:57 pm
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> From someone with a Jeep and tires that push the limits, you need to space
> it out properly. Most places have laws that say the fender must cover the
> tread completely. Covering the sidewall is good for highways in the rain
> and muddy job sites. You would be surprised at how much mud gets thrown
> from even a small water puddle. I also don't like the edge of the fender
> aimed at the center of the tread, I've sliced up a tire after someone bent
> the fender slightly.
>
> But most of all, your picture makes it look funny.
>
> A chuck of 2" square tube with a gusset would be a good start.
>
I have seen Jeeps and other vehicles that have deep dish rims and stick out
so far, it looks like they are using a section of log for a tire. Those
can't be legal. And they look SOOOOOOO juvenile.
But I am going to extend it out and do it right.
Don't want to look "dorky".
Steve
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>difficult. It looks like dog-do the way it is. People will think
>your'e a retard dragging THAT around.
>JR
>Dweller in the cellar
>