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Well, not real woodworking, but woodworking none the less.
After going through my trailer bed again unloading brush and having more patches in it than actual bed left, it was time for a new one.
To give you an idea, I only actually had to cut two pieces to get all of it into my 40" tall trash bin with the lid closed, most of it just came out in rotted chunks. Also evicted about 3 ant colonies in the process that had moved in.
The sub-frame had never been painted, but only had a couple of spots with minor pitting in the steel. I gave it all a once over with a wire wheel in the grinder, then primed and painted it with a couple of coats from rattle cans. Installed new lights and all new wiring before installing the new bed using treated lumber this time, also used coated bolts to prevent them from rusting.
Surprisingly it only took about 4 hours total. Plan to repaint the rest of it this fall.
After going through my trailer bed again unloading brush and having more patches in it than actual bed left, it was time for a new one.
To give you an idea, I only actually had to cut two pieces to get all of it into my 40" tall trash bin with the lid closed, most of it just came out in rotted chunks. Also evicted about 3 ant colonies in the process that had moved in.
The sub-frame had never been painted, but only had a couple of spots with minor pitting in the steel. I gave it all a once over with a wire wheel in the grinder, then primed and painted it with a couple of coats from rattle cans. Installed new lights and all new wiring before installing the new bed using treated lumber this time, also used coated bolts to prevent them from rusting.
Surprisingly it only took about 4 hours total. Plan to repaint the rest of it this fall.