Chassis, part one
Richard came over yesterday and in about three hours we welded the chassis. We tag-teamed it: he’d do a joint, I’d take the next, and back again. He’s been welding for ten years, so a few of the trickier/more critical joints were all his.
The chassis is mostly done. What we’ve got now is a 10′ x 4′ rectangle, two 4′ cross bars, a tongue that extends back to the 1st cross bar, springs, and an axle.
Bare minimum to get it rolling, I need to mount the hubs, grease the bearings, add the wheels, and mount a ball-hitch coupler.
For bonus points, I’d like to add A-members that connect the tongue diagonally to the front corners of the rectangle. That will give us a triangular platform for stuff like propane and car batteries. More importantly, it’ll strengthen the frame a substantial amount.