Trailer repair

This used to be a folding trailer. There is a large hand knob at the front which does two things: keeps the trailer from folding, which is nice when you're towing, and distributes some of the towing forces onto the trailer frame. I found that this knob would not tighten down far enough, which meant all towing forces were ending up on one bolt. Where is the large knob? I sheared it off trying to get it to turn. Two intelligently placed welds later and the trailer's structure is now much more rigid with little change to the trailer's engineering.

The welding cost $0. This is the third time in my life I've had someone say, "Ehhh... no charge" when what they actually meant was "I don't want anything on record that says I was responsible for this."Read more