Original 4X8 Trailer
Summer 03
Dear Diary,
I wanted to tell you about my trailer rebuild, but this story has turned into so much more... As any serious collector would know, transptoation is key in getting your equipment home. For 15 years, my 4 x 8 trailer has never let me down. Designed and built intirealy by myself, it has moved over 100 macchine accross the east coast. But after 15 years, it was time for a serious overall since rust was taking its toll the suspension need replacing and I wanted a bigger bed anyway.
I spent the first part of the summer adding on to the old frame to make the foot print 6 X 9 rather then the origianl 4 X 8. It only took a few weeks before it was all together and ready to pull games again. The only picture I have are below..... But thats not the story I want to tell.... Its what happend on its first trip...
Chapter 1 A Day of collecting gone bad
The trip started out as a journey to pick up a Black Hole pinball machine from Georgia, but blossomed into a trip of picking up and dropping off games for friends along the way. Unfortunately things didn’t go as smoothly as planed.
Safe passage was granted on the trip until FL. About ½ way to Tampa congested traffic stopped short and I did as well. In fact the 18 wheeler behind me stopped in time too….. The 18 wheeler behind him did not, plowing into the trailer directly behind me and launching the cab on top of that truck onto my trailer (that I just rebuilt, thank you very much).
The center of the front wheel ended up 3 feet into the trailer with the rest of the cab in front of the wheels free to crush the rest of the travelers on the trailer. Smushed in the crash were my boys two bikes, but the rest of the load, which consisted of one very nice Mappy and a Track and Field were pushed forward by the bumper of the truck.
The damage to the games would have not been too bad if it wasn't pouring like all hell.
Since all the sides of the trailer were now splinters on I95, I had no choice but to lay the games on their side, which exposed the unwrapped bottoms of the games. To worsen the carnage, the hermetically sealed bag and plastic wrap, once keeping everything dry, was now compromised in the crash and left the top of Mappy exposed. I picked up the pieces, and retapped it all after getting my police report
The Trailer is equally messed up with a giant hole through the floor. The tong of the trailer is bent up and cracked and from the axle frame back is bend down and the bottom axial fame is bent as well. As stated before all but one of the stake sides were gone and one of the fenders and mounts for the fenders got trashed as well. Basically, I'm going to need to build a new trailer :-(
Anyway, that's the story of my summer vacation. The ride home was uneventful, and no one was hurt in the crash.
-=Mark=-
Trailer Rebuild Frame 1
Summer 03
Dear Diary,
I wanted to tell you about my trailer rebuild, but this story has turned into so much more... As any serious collector would know, transptoation is key in getting your equipment home. For 15 years, my 4 x 8 trailer has never let me down. Designed and built intirealy by myself, it has moved over 100 macchine accross the east coast. But after 15 years, it was time for a serious overall since rust was taking its toll the suspension need replacing and I wanted a bigger bed anyway.
I spent the first part of the summer adding on to the old frame to make the foot print 6 X 9 rather then the origianl 4 X 8. It only took a few weeks before it was all together and ready to pull games again. The only picture I have are below..... But thats not the story I want to tell.... Its what happend on its first trip...
Chapter 1 A Day of collecting gone bad
The trip started out as a journey to pick up a Black Hole pinball machine from Georgia, but blossomed into a trip of picking up and dropping off games for friends along the way. Unfortunately things didn’t go as smoothly as planed.
Safe passage was granted on the trip until FL. About ½ way to Tampa congested traffic stopped short and I did as well. In fact the 18 wheeler behind me stopped in time too….. The 18 wheeler behind him did not, plowing into the trailer directly behind me and launching the cab on top of my trailer (that I just rebuilt thank you very much).
The center of the front wheel ended up 3 feet into the trailer with the rest of the cab in front of the wheels free to crush the rest of the travelers on the trailer. Smushed in the crash were my boys two bikes, but the rest of the load, which consisted of one very nice Mappy and a Track and Field were pushed forward by the bumper of the truck.
The damage to the games would have not been too bad if it wasn't pouring like all hell.
Since all the sides of the trailer were now splinters on I95, I had no choice but to lay the games on their side, which exposed the unwrapped bottoms of the games. To worsen the carnage, the hermetically sealed bag and plastic wrap, once keeping everything dry, was now compromised in the crash and left the top of Mappy exposed. I picked up the pieces, and retapped it all after getting my police report
The Trailer is equally messed up with a giant hole through the floor. The tong of the trailer is bent up and cracked and from the axle frame back is bend down and the bottom axial fame is bent as well. As stated before all but one of the stake sides were gone and one of the fenders and mounts for the fenders got trashed as well. Basically, I'm going to need to build a new trailer :-(
Anyway, that's the story of my summer vacation. The ride home was uneventful, and no one was hurt in the crash.
-=Mark=-
Trailer Rebuild Frame 2
Summer 03
Dear Diary,
I wanted to tell you about my trailer rebuild, but this story has turned into so much more... As any serious collector would know, transptoation is key in getting your equipment home. For 15 years, my 4 x 8 trailer has never let me down. Designed and built intirealy by myself, it has moved over 100 macchine accross the east coast. But after 15 years, it was time for a serious overall since rust was taking its toll the suspension need replacing and I wanted a bigger bed anyway.
I spent the first part of the summer adding on to the old frame to make the foot print 6 X 9 rather then the origianl 4 X 8. It only took a few weeks before it was all together and ready to pull games again. The only picture I have are below..... But thats not the story I want to tell.... Its what happend on its first trip...
Chapter 1 A Day of collecting gone bad
The trip started out as a journey to pick up a Black Hole pinball machine from Georgia, but blossomed into a trip of picking up and dropping off games for friends along the way. Unfortunately things didn’t go as smoothly as planed.
Safe passage was granted on the trip until FL. About ½ way to Tampa congested traffic stopped short and I did as well. In fact the 18 wheeler behind me stopped in time too….. The 18 wheeler behind him did not, plowing into the trailer directly behind me and launching the cab on top of my trailer (that I just rebuilt thank you very much).
The center of the front wheel ended up 3 feet into the trailer with the rest of the cab in front of the wheels free to crush the rest of the travelers on the trailer. Smushed in the crash were my boys two bikes, but the rest of the load, which consisted of one very nice Mappy and a Track and Field were pushed forward by the bumper of the truck.
The damage to the games would have not been too bad if it wasn't pouring like all hell.
Since all the sides of the trailer were now splinters on I95, I had no choice but to lay the games on their side, which exposed the unwrapped bottoms of the games. To worsen the carnage, the hermetically sealed bag and plastic wrap, once keeping everything dry, was now compromised in the crash and left the top of Mappy exposed. I picked up the pieces, and retapped it all after getting my police report
The Trailer is equally messed up with a giant hole through the floor. The tong of the trailer is bent up and cracked and from the axle frame back is bend down and the bottom axial fame is bent as well. As stated before all but one of the stake sides were gone and one of the fenders and mounts for the fenders got trashed as well. Basically, I'm going to need to build a new trailer :-(
Anyway, that's the story of my summer vacation. The ride home was uneventful, and no one was hurt in the crash.
-=Mark=-
Old 4X8 Trailer now 6x9
Summer 03
Dear Diary,
I wanted to tell you about my trailer rebuild, but this story has turned into so much more... As any serious collector would know, transptoation is key in getting your equipment home. For 15 years, my 4 x 8 trailer has never let me down. Designed and built intirealy by myself, it has moved over 100 macchine accross the east coast. But after 15 years, it was time for a serious overall since rust was taking its toll the suspension need replacing and I wanted a bigger bed anyway.
I spent the first part of the summer adding on to the old frame to make the foot print 6 X 9 rather then the origianl 4 X 8. It only took a few weeks before it was all together and ready to pull games again. The only picture I have are below..... But thats not the story I want to tell.... Its what happend on its first trip...
Chapter 1 A Day of collecting gone bad
The trip started out as a journey to pick up a Black Hole pinball machine from Georgia, but blossomed into a trip of picking up and dropping off games for friends along the way. Unfortunately things didn’t go as smoothly as planed.
Safe passage was granted on the trip until FL. About ½ way to Tampa congested traffic stopped short and I did as well. In fact the 18 wheeler behind me stopped in time too….. The 18 wheeler behind him did not, plowing into the trailer directly behind me and launching the cab on top of my trailer (that I just rebuilt thank you very much).
The center of the front wheel ended up 3 feet into the trailer with the rest of the cab in front of the wheels free to crush the rest of the travelers on the trailer. Smushed in the crash were my boys two bikes, but the rest of the load, which consisted of one very nice Mappy and a Track and Field were pushed forward by the bumper of the truck.
The damage to the games would have not been too bad if it wasn't pouring like all hell.
Since all the sides of the trailer were now splinters on I95, I had no choice but to lay the games on their side, which exposed the unwrapped bottoms of the games. To worsen the carnage, the hermetically sealed bag and plastic wrap, once keeping everything dry, was now compromised in the crash and left the top of Mappy exposed. I picked up the pieces, and retapped it all after getting my police report
The Trailer is equally messed up with a giant hole through the floor. The tong of the trailer is bent up and cracked and from the axle frame back is bend down and the bottom axial fame is bent as well. As stated before all but one of the stake sides were gone and one of the fenders and mounts for the fenders got trashed as well. Basically, I'm going to need to build a new trailer :-(
Anyway, that's the story of my summer vacation. The ride home was uneventful, and no one was hurt in the crash.
-=Mark=-
Ready for Decking
Summer 03
Dear Diary,
I wanted to tell you about my trailer rebuild, but this story has turned into so much more... As any serious collector would know, transptoation is key in getting your equipment home. For 15 years, my 4 x 8 trailer has never let me down. Designed and built intirealy by myself, it has moved over 100 macchine accross the east coast. But after 15 years, it was time for a serious overall since rust was taking its toll the suspension need replacing and I wanted a bigger bed anyway.
I spent the first part of the summer adding on to the old frame to make the foot print 6 X 9 rather then the origianl 4 X 8. It only took a few weeks before it was all together and ready to pull games again. The only picture I have are below..... But thats not the story I want to tell.... Its what happend on its first trip...
Chapter 1 A Day of collecting gone bad
The trip started out as a journey to pick up a Black Hole pinball machine from Georgia, but blossomed into a trip of picking up and dropping off games for friends along the way. Unfortunately things didn’t go as smoothly as planed.
Safe passage was granted on the trip until FL. About ½ way to Tampa congested traffic stopped short and I did as well. In fact the 18 wheeler behind me stopped in time too….. The 18 wheeler behind him did not, plowing into the trailer directly behind me and launching the cab on top of my trailer (that I just rebuilt thank you very much).
The center of the front wheel ended up 3 feet into the trailer with the rest of the cab in front of the wheels free to crush the rest of the travelers on the trailer. Smushed in the crash were my boys two bikes, but the rest of the load, which consisted of one very nice Mappy and a Track and Field were pushed forward by the bumper of the truck.
The damage to the games would have not been too bad if it wasn't pouring like all hell.
Since all the sides of the trailer were now splinters on I95, I had no choice but to lay the games on their side, which exposed the unwrapped bottoms of the games. To worsen the carnage, the hermetically sealed bag and plastic wrap, once keeping everything dry, was now compromised in the crash and left the top of Mappy exposed. I picked up the pieces, and retapped it all after getting my police report
The Trailer is equally messed up with a giant hole through the floor. The tong of the trailer is bent up and cracked and from the axle frame back is bend down and the bottom axial fame is bent as well. As stated before all but one of the stake sides were gone and one of the fenders and mounts for the fenders got trashed as well. Basically, I'm going to need to build a new trailer :-(
Anyway, that's the story of my summer vacation. The ride home was uneventful, and no one was hurt in the crash.
-=Mark=-
