Trailer Update:
Pulled like a dream (as much as could be expected with a 4.8L powerplant
). Despite the length turning is responsive, and it is stable as can be. The locations of the Welded on D-Rings was suspect to begin, but ended up being just about perfect.
Unfortunately....one issue did present itself in the line of duty. After a good long weekend of going all over the place, with certainly a few butt-puckerers, my last challenge was to actually get Keystone back on DeathTrailer in order to get home; that is indeed the ultimate goal. Turns out, wet metal, mud caked tires, and the wheel base of the RC made for the perfect storm....and help was needed to get on my own trailer. Again, remember, the vehicle is perfectly fine, has been all over the place all weekend, not one hiccup besides being cold and wet in general. 10 minutes from leaving, and I have to be winched up my own trailer thanks to a certain PowerWagon.
A fender was dented in the above attempt to get on under engine power.
However, Amazon, a grinding / cutting wheel, expanded metal, welder, and some amigos later, and the drive-over fenders now have some serious texture, and probably will solve the problem outright. Lastly though, it seemed as though longer ramps may be needed in order to help tackle the wheel base issue. One has been constructed, and it weighs about 3k lbs. I now have to build another trailer just to carry the ramps. This is an expensive "hobby".
Pulled like a dream (as much as could be expected with a 4.8L powerplant
). Despite the length turning is responsive, and it is stable as can be. The locations of the Welded on D-Rings was suspect to begin, but ended up being just about perfect. Unfortunately....one issue did present itself in the line of duty. After a good long weekend of going all over the place, with certainly a few butt-puckerers, my last challenge was to actually get Keystone back on DeathTrailer in order to get home; that is indeed the ultimate goal. Turns out, wet metal, mud caked tires, and the wheel base of the RC made for the perfect storm....and help was needed to get on my own trailer. Again, remember, the vehicle is perfectly fine, has been all over the place all weekend, not one hiccup besides being cold and wet in general. 10 minutes from leaving, and I have to be winched up my own trailer thanks to a certain PowerWagon.
A fender was dented in the above attempt to get on under engine power.
However, Amazon, a grinding / cutting wheel, expanded metal, welder, and some amigos later, and the drive-over fenders now have some serious texture, and probably will solve the problem outright. Lastly though, it seemed as though longer ramps may be needed in order to help tackle the wheel base issue. One has been constructed, and it weighs about 3k lbs. I now have to build another trailer just to carry the ramps. This is an expensive "hobby".
