Post #4144765

2026-07-27 19:14 UTC

A local construction supply store sold me a pre-cut piece of weather resistant plywood for it, the same kind that it had originally had. The bed itself had been riveted to the frame, which meant I had to drill it. It came off surprisingly easy. I had intended to use the old bed as a stencil to mark holes into the new one, but it literally disintegrated when I pulled it off. I ended up patching the old holes with anti-rust body filler. This is pretty simple thing once you see the construction. It's below the legal limit to have brakes, so it doesn't even need the annual checkup either here. Thinking back, one of the most incredible things about the original parts was its tires. I always laughed at the "MADE IN USSR" text on them, but damn, they still had air in them in 2024. I'm now holding my breath that the current Chinese ones are as good in 2064.

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@apzpins@some.apz.fi 2026-07-27 19:22

Funny how these "it'll probably take like an hour" quick jobs always seem to take until the night, but here we finally are. Brand spanking new bed installed and I also washed the back board that had probably sat on ground for some time. To be honest, I've driven many 2020s light trailers and they are just wobbly pieces of shit compared to this thing. It's built like a tank, rolls nicely and does what's expected of it. I'm not saying shit was better back in the days but look at this thing! It doesn't have the plastic piece of shit fenders that fall apart in a year or something. It saw very hard use that grossly exceeded its weight specifications and it didn't even break a sweat. And 42 years later it's still on the road behind my Transit.

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