Roger Millin wrote: > Neil wrote: > snipped: >> Neil Arlidge >> NB M.O.G. - Out of it. >> Wildernii Mini Me - Now with added wheels. > > Do I gather from your signature that you've managed to acquire another > trailer to wreck then? ;-))) > Roger
Yes, and it was *me* that got lumbered with aquiring it! Decent SH Wildernii trailers to not come up often. You could wait for years for a galvanised one, I am not paying 3500 quid for a new one or bothering to have one made up. Three were advertised by mail, to interested parties by Ian Graham. Non were galvanised chassis. The most expensive (just upgraded to 2000kg), with new damper, went within hours. Our new one we saw the next day. It needed upgrading to 2000kg (new damper 54 quid), new winch and a couple of new tyres. Suspension good for 2200kg. It has just had new hardwood runners and was in good condidtion paintwork wise. The winch and 3 tyres off our old trailer + spare were OK. We picked it up yesterday and it towed a dream. As a bonus Ian had replaced one bearing and checked all the others, as he had used this trailer to pick up and sell the boat that was on it. I even managed a half decent reverse up our shared drive entrance (of 4, past the neighbours cars that really should not be parked there) I could see our direct neighbour groan. He came over an appeared to be interested, but he was just trying to find out how long it would be on our drive and whether the boat was going to be stuck on it again! :-) When we picked it up there was another Wildernii owner (that Linda met on the L&S) thinking of buying the third trailer, chassis OK but needed new brake back plates, which is a bugger as they are welded onto stub axle. This trailboating lark seems to be more like caravanning (or motor homing ;-) We are taking MIL out for an airing this afternoon which will consist of practising reversing the trailer in the local woods car park. When Mini Me next goes in the water we will swap trailers over. I dunno whether to scrap the old trailer, or just push it into the undergrowth at Harefield Marina. I suppose If I still had a body shop I would have done a dodgy repair on the old trailer chassis and stub axles, (probably involving letting the 4-post jig ramp, loaded with car, down onto the trailer) I don't think Blackhawk did jig attachments for Wildernii trailers ;-) ps (Blatant add) If anyone is interested in a Wildernii, Ian (Noah) has 5 coming up for sale at the end of March. AFAIK only one Beaver (1990), which looked OK, conventional 4 berth layout. Also slightly reduced headroom Otter (lived on Medway above Tonbridge) You can get Ian Graham's fone number off the WBOC website. -- Neil Arlidge NB Earnest - Out of it. Wildernii Mini Me - Now back to being wheely good fun. Follow the travels of TNC, now in Ireland http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
