Posts Tagged ‘Trailer repair’
Extreme Trailer Makeover: Final Episode!
Posted by: Tracy Gath in Metal Fabrication, Sandblasting and Coating, Welding on November 10th, 2009
The drop deck trailer is finished! As you can see from the “before” photo, it has come a long way. The trailer was sandblasted, cross members were cut off, and new cross members were added. The trailer required custom fabrication of the tool boxes and modifications for the addition of the head rack, and it received a full 3-coat system paint job. Now our customer will be proud to take it on the road!
Extreme Trailer Makeover (Part 4): Fabricating Head Rack, Sandblasting
Posted by: Tracy Gath in Metal Fabrication, Sandblasting and Coating, Welding on October 22nd, 2009
The drop deck trailer is nearing completion! Maple Grove Enterprises fabricated all new cross members and a head rack. We’ve also sandblasted the entire trailer. The trailer is nearly ready for our full 3-coat system paint job. Compare the photos from our first posting to see how far it’s come!
Extreme Trailer Makeover (Part 3): Installing New Cross Members
Posted by: Tracy Gath in Metal Fabrication, Welding on October 8th, 2009
After removing all the cross members from the 53-foot drop deck trailer, Dustin George and the crew installed all new steel cross members. In the photo below, Wade Kephart is welding one of the pieces. Dustin has been away this week caring for his wife and their brand new baby girl, Anna.
Extreme Trailer Makeover (Part 2): Torching the Trailer
Posted by: Tracy Gath in Metal Fabrication, Welding on September 3rd, 2009
The first step in repairing the 53-foot drop deck trailer is to remove all the cross members. In the photo below, MGE employee Dustin George is cutting off the cross members with the torch. After all the cross members are removed, the trailer will be ready for sandblasting.
Extreme Trailer Makeover! (Part 1)
Posted by: Tracy Gath in Metal Fabrication, Sandblasting and Coating, Welding on August 13th, 2009
At Maple Grove Enterprises, we love a challenge! It’s a darn good thing, because the 53-foot drop deck trailer that limped into our parking lot today is in the worst shape that we’ve ever seen. Aaron “Reggie” Mayer, whose jobs at Maple Grove Enterprises include outside sales and industrial coating, described what we’ll have to do to resurrect the trailer:
“Initial sandblasting, repair, and then painting. It’ll need custom fabrication of tool boxes and modifications to add a head rack, while at the same time replacing all of the cross members. It also requires a full sandblast and a full 3-coat system paint job.”
We’ll post regular updates on our progress. While our “extreme makeover” will take quite a bit more than a week to accomplish and is unlikely to draw cheering crowds, it will be a thing of beauty when we’re done. Stay posted!
