I bought this galvanized tilt trailer set up for a 14' v bottom, from Craigslist, the guy said it needed a little work. From the pics he sent me, it looked good. When we get there, he has it out and ready for us. About 30 seconds into talking to this guy, my wife gets outta the truck saying my son (3yr old) is crying and has to pee BAD (he waits until the last second to tell us). I met this guy in the middle of nowhere and the closest anything to pee on is 4 country miles away. (I know, shoulda left them home). He refuses to pee anywhere but in a toilet and his pants. So I say I'll take it, apolagize for having to scoot so fast, hook up, pay the man and leave. we haul *** to the carryout down the road 4 miles. when we get there, mama takes him in to pee, I start to closer inspect the trailer because it seems to track to the right some. Something looked crooked, but I figured it was just the slope I was on. So, we get home, I back it in the garage and begin a full inspection. The trailer looks like it was involved in an accident. If you look at it from the back looking straight forward you can see the right side is lower. I measured its an inch lower on the right side. But heres the catch... It has two different size tires on it. The right tire is an 8-5.7 and the left tire is an 8-4.8 You would think with the larger tire on the right, it wouldnt be lower than the left but it is. The leafs are the same on both sides, but the measurement from the top of the axle mounting plate to the bottom of the frame is an inch different too. What the hell is going on here. The right tire looks crooked too, it spins round, but is towed out enough to see it with your eyes. I had no idea it was this bad, but he did state that it needed work. He said it came with his boat, but he has a boat lift on his dock and doesnt want this in his yard. I need to fix this. I want to pull it all apart and see if the frame will lay flat on my garage floor. if I dont, how can I straighten it? Could the right leaf be damaged from what bent the right hub? Its almost like the right leaf isnt as strong as the left anymore, even though you can tell they are both the same, same light surface rust, same numbers on each. The perches that the leaf bolts to is undamaged.
