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Timberwold, Thanks. Sounds very much like determining the aircraft center of gravity to have a stable platform. I was told 10 percent or possibly a tad more. I used to drive 18-wheelers, so I know...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-17-2018, 10:10 PM
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Don't worry LWB, I finally got invited to a Teardrop trailer forum, and will be moving there. But I will be starting a thread here, when I need help building something I have never done, which is jus...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-17-2018, 04:12 PM
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Lynden, I did a very heavy haul the other day with my Snowbear trailer, and the two strips of wood on either side of the center steel section got torn up pretty badly. Guess I should be happy that w...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-16-2018, 10:29 PM
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Woo Hoo!  Am I excited.  I got down to the cargo trailer dealership, and looked at the trailers.  My impression of the V-nosed 4x6 trailer was spot on, too narrow and too low a ceiling.  I looked at t...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-16-2018, 10:18 PM
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I did a little more research on my cars trailer towing capacity, and apparently my friend was wrong. I can actually go up to 1300 pounds according to a chart I found on an Australian website. I also...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-15-2018, 08:25 AM
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Windfalla,  That is one beautiful work of art.  Unfortunately I live in the high desert of southern California, and I do not have a garage or a carport.  That woodwork would deteriorate in just a year...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-15-2018, 07:48 AM
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photobug,  I have a 2001 Honda CRV, with the smallest engine.  Technically it wasn't designed to tow anything, but I got U-Haul to install a trailer hitch so I could make my move from California to Fl...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-14-2018, 06:04 PM
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Gents, I decided on an alternate plan. I am getting old, 68 years young, but starting to feel my age. So I Googled "Cargo Trailers", And found one that is only 500#. It is 4x6, but has a pointed n...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-13-2018, 06:21 PM
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I've Been trying to join another Forum about Teardrop Campers, but so far I have not received a reply from the owner.  I wrote another introduction letter today, and hope I will get a reply this comin...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-13-2018, 05:39 PM
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This is basically my second topic posted.  I have always wanted to do camping, but am not someone who like sleeping in soft walled things like tents.  I like to go on trips to gold mine, and I need a ...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 29 14,119 01-13-2018, 03:15 PM
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Gentlemen, Thanks so much for the kind welcome, and suggestions. I'll actually have to look at the Workmates to see if they make me want to adopt one or so. Right now the only thing that I find usel...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 10 5,719 01-06-2018, 06:21 PM
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Mark, Thanks so very much. I watched both videos. Looks like the basic plan I had drawn up is pretty much like the one in the video. One nice thing about watching the videos is that I learned ...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 10 5,719 01-05-2018, 08:21 PM
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Hi Everyone,  I am not new to making thinbgs out of wood, but I am new to any kind of Forum or help thread.  I learned how to make a box cabinet back when I was about 12 from a neighbor across the str...
CaleyAnn Woodworking 10 5,719 01-05-2018, 06:19 PM

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