02 Base for my son

[05Single]

Nice work on the light . I was gonna recommend silicone or retrorubber. But looks like you got it figured out .

I was curious how the line-of-fire would look in that housing for a full output but with no individual leds for a seamless look.

 

[Snowbound]

Haven’t gotten anything accomplished. Been working 3p-3a and having to get up at 8am to get the daughter going on this e-learning crap. It’s a full time job in itself. I didn’t realize I was going to have to sit there with her while doing the schooling on zoom. This is crazy! I can’t keep going like this and get anything done on this house to get it ready to sell.

I went back up to northern Wisconsin a few weeks ago and I did manage to get a few things done. All new wiring and color matched like it should be and no more corrosion clips on wires! Those stupid wire piercing clip on splices suck!

The LED lights make a world of difference.




Installed a spare tire holder up in the front. Just an x-clip bracket with a stud to secure the spare. At least it’s not in the way any longer and won’t bounce around.


I removed those ugly Ski-Don’t decals from the inside walls and it’s getting a white paint job to get me by this winter. I don’t have the time nor the energy to pull all the panels, insulate the walls and ceiling and install FRP panels this year. But it will get done next summer.

New junction boxes installed, one at the front to make my connections and one at the rear. Makes it easier to diagnose any problems should they arrive and also any add-ons that may happen. Hint* exterior flood lights and motion light.



Pulled a wheel to inspect the brakes and get some numbers off seal and bearings. It looked ok. As much as I want to throw new brakes on there, I’m gonna let it go another year. No pics, my brother did that part for me. But I did order all new bearings and seals so that will get done this weekend when I go back up.

I did find a screw in a tire so we put the spare on and I brought the wheel home with me. I just grabbed a new tire today and dropped it off with the wheel and tire at my dad’s so he can bring it to the school and mount and balance it. Hopefully he knows to throw a new valve stem in also. I’m sure he does.

I wanted some reverse lights on there so I cut the holes and put some clear LED lights in. I put the clear ones where the park/stop/turn lights were and mounted them higher. The backup camera has night vision but it’s good to let others know your backing and also can see a little better when looking down the sides thru the mirrors.


So this weekend my plan is pack new bearings, new seals, paint the interior walls, install electric tongue jack, make some sort of hinge for the rear ramp door transition flap and then drag this thing home to use it to move my parents out and my stuff into their house.
Besides the trailer, I have to get oil and filter changed on my sled, change the chaincase oil, im adding some stiffening plates to the skid, chasing down no power issue to my USB ports, grease job, track tension and alignment and pulling the clutch to bring it home for a rebuild and upgrade. Then on Jacks sled I have to fix a chaincase leak, adjust his track, and grease it. Josh might be driving that this year if he can get his snowmobile license with all this Covid shit going on. I’m gonna grab another sled this year to add to the arsenal. I found an 07 Yamaha Nitro that I think Jack will do good on and it’ll double as a sled for Jess to ride on the occasions she comes up. We are running out of room again for sleds so maybe a 3rd garage? Or I might get a shipping container to store the majority of our toys in. I don’t see that portable garage/tent lasting more than one season.

That’s where I’m at. If I don’t get a chance to check back in I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Labor Day weekend.


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[Snowbound]

Gonna stop and take a look at it while we are heading up on Friday. If I buy it, I’ll pick it up on my way home Monday since I’ll have the trailer.




I almost bought one of these brand new in 07. I think it will be perfect for Jack and Jess. Little bit more power than he should have, about 130hp, but I think he will be fine because he only rides with us as a group. Yeah, my kids are spoiled but they know it can be taken away faster then it was given.


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[PG01]

Definitely hear ya on the work, elearning and time thing bud... good luck and safe Labor Day

 

[Tonyrodz]

Haven’t gotten anything accomplished. Been working 3p-3a and having to get up at 8am to get the daughter going on this e-learning crap. It’s a full time job in itself. I didn’t realize I was going to have to sit there with her while doing the schooling on zoom. This is crazy! I can’t keep going like this and get anything done on this house to get it ready to sell.

I went back up to northern Wisconsin a few weeks ago and I did manage to get a few things done. All new wiring and color matched like it should be and no more corrosion clips on wires! Those stupid wire piercing clip on splices suck!

The LED lights make a world of difference.




Installed a spare tire holder up in the front. Just an x-clip bracket with a stud to secure the spare. At least it’s not in the way any longer and won’t bounce around.


I removed those ugly Ski-Don’t decals from the inside walls and it’s getting a white paint job to get me by this winter. I don’t have the time nor the energy to pull all the panels, insulate the walls and ceiling and install FRP panels this year. But it will get done next summer.

New junction boxes installed, one at the front to make my connections and one at the rear. Makes it easier to diagnose any problems should they arrive and also any add-ons that may happen. Hint* exterior flood lights and motion light.



Pulled a wheel to inspect the brakes and get some numbers off seal and bearings. It looked ok. As much as I want to throw new brakes on there, I’m gonna let it go another year. No pics, my brother did that part for me. But I did order all new bearings and seals so that will get done this weekend when I go back up.

I did find a screw in a tire so we put the spare on and I brought the wheel home with me. I just grabbed a new tire today and dropped it off with the wheel and tire at my dad’s so he can bring it to the school and mount and balance it. Hopefully he knows to throw a new valve stem in also. I’m sure he does.

I wanted some reverse lights on there so I cut the holes and put some clear LED lights in. I put the clear ones where the park/stop/turn lights were and mounted them higher. The backup camera has night vision but it’s good to let others know your backing and also can see a little better when looking down the sides thru the mirrors.


So this weekend my plan is pack new bearings, new seals, paint the interior walls, install electric tongue jack, make some sort of hinge for the rear ramp door transition flap and then drag this thing home to use it to move my parents out and my stuff into their house.
Besides the trailer, I have to get oil and filter changed on my sled, change the chaincase oil, im adding some stiffening plates to the skid, chasing down no power issue to my USB ports, grease job, track tension and alignment and pulling the clutch to bring it home for a rebuild and upgrade. Then on Jacks sled I have to fix a chaincase leak, adjust his track, and grease it. Josh might be driving that this year if he can get his snowmobile license with all this Covid shit going on. I’m gonna grab another sled this year to add to the arsenal. I found an 07 Yamaha Nitro that I think Jack will do good on and it’ll double as a sled for Jess to ride on the occasions she comes up. We are running out of room again for sleds so maybe a 3rd garage? Or I might get a shipping container to store the majority of our toys in. I don’t see that portable garage/tent lasting more than one season.

That’s where I’m at. If I don’t get a chance to check back in I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Labor Day weekend.


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You def have your hands full! Trailer looking good too.

 

[Sam Harris]

Definitely hear ya on the work, elearning and time thing bud... good luck and safe Labor Day

X2! It’s crazy what is expected of parents. OTOH, I’m really glad that a lot of kids aren’t being indoctrinated right now..

 

[Snowbound]

Quick update. Traffic was horrible heading up on Friday. Bumper to bumper at times. Called guy with sled and told him I’m running late and he asked if we could postpone until after the holiday because he was going out of town. I told him I would rather try again on Monday late afternoon if possible because I would have trailer and be coming back past his town on my way home. Didn’t work out so I’ll have to make a special trip to look at it one of these days. In my non existent spare time. We had the trailer loaded down with treated lumber anyway. Long story short, we brought a shit load of lumber up to build 2 decks and didn’t use anywhere near what we had so my brother wants to build a deck so we figured bring that wood back home since we can’t burn it and it’ll just sit there anyway. The load had my 2500HD rear springs flat. She rode good but I could tell the load was back there. My brothers Ram 1500 eco diesel couldn’t handle it. Sat his suspension right down on the bump stops!
Anyway, took me 6hrs and 38 minutes to go 330 miles which usually only takes 5-1/2 hrs with 2 short stops for fuel, potty and food. Home took just under 7 hrs. Holiday weekends suck.
Took 2 heavy coats of primer to cover the yellow and orange paint on interior walls of trailer. Then one good coat of paint and it’s white now. So happy that’s done.




Finished paint and brother put another strip of LEDs down each side. Stupid bright in there now. Just have to get that ugly decal off the cabinet up front.


Figuring out what my plan is for floor. I’m gonna clean it and coat it in epoxy but I need to make up my mind on what ski guide and track system I want to use to keep the carbides from ruining the floor. Then I need to attach a transition flap on the drop down door because the original piano hinge broke and we just used a 2x10 last year but I need to attach something permanently. Coming soon.

The weather was great all weekend. High 60’s low 70’s and got down to 30° Saturday night. Got my oil and filter changed on sled, chain case oil and repaired my USB ports and added a few LED lights for nighttime trail side visibility. Found a cracked oil injection tank on the old Jag. That’s proving impossible to find, one I found they want $80 plus $10 shipping. That’s almost what I paid for the sled. I might try that plastic epoxy stuff to repair the plastic tank.



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[Snowbound]

Dealing with this HVAC company still. I tell them that I can’t get any speed out of the motor they sent me and they are telling me it should be fine. I’m getting pissed and aggravated every day because they either won’t or can’t tell me what wire on the module needs to get 24v in order to speed the motor up. Then I send them pictures of my module and they tell me I ordered the wrong motor. The part number is right there on the motor, so I don’t know what they are talking about. Here’s what I’m dealing with.








So I guess now I have to send this POS back to them, wait 6 weeks for a refund and in the meantime find another replacement. If it weren’t for bad luck....
So that’s on my priority list right now. I might even find some capacitors and just solder them in and get this old unit back up and running. I’m getting out of this house in a few months anyway. I’m overwhelmed by all the stuff I still need to do before I can sell this house. Not to mention painting and replacing carpets at my parents before moving in. I promised Jess new bedroom furniture and couch too. Kicking myself for that considering how much this move is already gonna cost me. I’m looking at $38k to tear down the 2-1/2 car garage and put up a 46x32 4 car with lift after all the concrete and materials. I’m running out of time and weather to make it happen. That price also includes tearing out bushes at end of driveway and making it double wide all the way to street.
Circled in white are the bushes that will be coming out.


And above pic you can see the garage with attached shed. New garage will be almost across the entire width of back yard and 6’ deeper. Right now it’s 28x28.

Better view of the bushes that are coming out. I don’t understand why he didn’t do a double wide driveway when he did the concrete driveway about 10 years ago. And my dad is goofy about trees and shade. A lot of that is getting chopped down when I get settled in.




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[Tonyrodz]

Damn! You're a busy dude. When do you sleep?? Trailer is coming out great. I've always said I'll rest when I'm dead lol. At least you'll have a nice big garage--once you build it--with a lift. That's always been my dream. Hopefully by this time next year you'll be lounging, or working in your new garage.

 

[Snowbound]

Since this rig is sitting on stands until new rims come in at the end of the month, I decided I need to get some of these new parts installed. I’ll post a picture of the new rims on the other build when I’m done here.

I pulled the brake caliper, bracket and then removed the diff cover and pulled the c-clips. Slid the axle out and then removed the 4 bolts holding the backing plate and support bracket. Rusty mess.


Just to give details on how the axle bearings come out, this is how the tool works. The end folds over and you slide it thru the bearing after removing the seal.



Tighten the washer and nut up against the bearing and use a slide hammer to pull the bearing out of the axle tube. Simple job when you have the tools to do it.




New Yukon bearing and seal.


To install the new bearing I just use a seal/bearing driver and it goes in without issue. There’s a lip on the inside of the tube so it’ll stop and you don’t have to worry about setting the depth. Just go until it stops.


When installing the seal, I always use this anaerobic gasket maker to help it seal. The seals come with a coating and I’ve seen them seal without any help but I always do it for added insurance.




I ran the parking brake bracket thru the sandblast cabinet and spray bombed it. I can’t stand the rust. I even did the bolts while I was at it.





Next I installed the parking brake arm and new boot onto the bracket and then put the backing plate and bracket on.



Next was the clip for the adjuster.


As you can see above, I used white lithium grease on the adjuster sleeve.
This was the adjuster I ordered when I ordered all the parking brake and backing plate parts. It’s wrong and I knew it when it came.


The correct parts for adjuster.


This is how it goes together. One for each side.



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