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oil pan 4 · 08-07-2013, 12:02 PM

Here are some of my old trailer pics.

You can see the trailer over loaded with freshly cut wood.

Here you can see the axle flexing, adding some camber to the wheels.
This was testing the trailer after upgraded axle, springs, tires and U-bolts went on.

08-07-2013, 12:02 PM	#190 (permalink)
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