EZ Loader Trailer Warning!!!!!

[Danny]

Dave,

I am sure you know Kerry much better than I do, but he is who I bought the boat from. I thouroughly enjoyed working with Kerry then, and everytime I have needed anything, he has indeed gone way out of his way to help me. That was why I was so disappointed. He and I talked and I'm not mad at him at all. I was of course upset and disappointed, but not mad. I am not one who likes to be mad... though sometimes I do it very well.

Like I said, when I first called him, I had planned to take care of everything myself. Kerry offerred to help me. This was absolutely the way he has always been. I just believe he and I just had a bad timing for this.

I was hoping to have my boat back so I could come to KY Lake next week for the launch of the BASS Elite series. In fact, I found the trailer damage while preparing to take my boat to Jet-A for some work on my tach. I still plan on having Mike do my work for me.

I'm guessing now I won't be there for the first day, as I had hoped, but I do think Kerry is going to help me. I have 100% faith in him, and though temporairly shaken, my faith is back. He is doing this for me, even though he probably won't make any money out of this. He is doing this to take care of a customer.

THAT is customer service!!!!!!

After reading about the Stren Series, I wish I had been down there for some observation this week. I have a feeling a lot of good fisherman could have shown a weekend hack like me some neat stuff. For instance, although KVD is not in the stren series, I've heard watching him fish a bank with his spinnerbait is like going to a selling seminar for a salesman. LOL

I learned a ton fishing with you just that one day, and I'd gladly go again, just as soon as I can afford it..LOL... or if I can just find out when you are launching, I'll follow you??? No Dave, just kidding. I would never follow a guide and "steal" what he sells, but pro fishing is trying to become a spectator sport, and I had hoped to do some spectating next week.

Thanks for the words of support Dave.

Oh, check your PMs on here, sending you something.


Thanks again,

Danny

[CTFSHWHISKER]

i have some experience in welding just wondering if you could scab weld some plate steel over it and re-attach the winch,.I would suspect the tongue will have to be cut out anyway so you could do that as a quick fix,it woild be boxing in the tongue so to speak,if you have to take the trailer back you'll be down for a few weeks at best i would imagine.good luck.

[Danny]

Thanks CTFSHWHISKER,

You are right, the torgue will have to be cut out.. thanks, could not figure out how to describe that as well as you.

One of my biggest concerns is that the side of the trailer tore. Not real far down the side, but enough that there is no top area to weld to.

I don't think the two welders I spoke with at the end all of welding knowledge, but they both said they could not see anyway to weld it back to that trailer. The first one had the same idea you had about adding the plate, but upon inspection he wasn't able to see how to really add it.

Plus, we ahve to becareful not to raise the roller when we add the plate. Currently the roller is as low as it can go, and if it is raised any at all, loading the boat will be a nightmare.

Thanks for the ideas... I am hoping to get up and running as soon as possible, but I have to feel very confident in the repairs.

I'm just glad I discovered the failed metal. Had I not, I may have lost the boat and killed someone. the last time I fished, I remarked to my friend that someone was "tailgating" or I guess I should say "propgating" lol.. but if my trailer had failed then, that van with mother and kids would have had my boat in it.

That would not be good.

Danny

Danny

[CTFSHWHISKER]

just wondering,can the tongue be cut off and then made into a swing away tongue?if you box in the tonue with the roller winch assembly taken off you will have to cut off the assembly post to compensate for the steel thickness you add and if it is in an angle be sure to allow for it so the roller will be located at the same place..install a ratcheting bow strap from trailer to bow eye when towing so the boat won't jump up and down stressing this point that is probably what happened the bow will jump alot if the boat wasn't loaded all the way forward.
good luck
where are you located?

[Danny]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Jun-10-06 AT 01:46AM (EST)[/font][p]I'm in Muhlenberg County.

The way the trailer is made, there are two rails that run the length of the trailer and come to intersect with the tongue. In fact the swing away tongue would be infront of this intersection. Great idea though. I wish I could draw a picture, but am unable to do so with words.

I am very sad about this. I was hoping to hear back from Kerry today. I thought that maybe the trailer company would have returned his calls.

I was hoping to have my boat ready for next week's BASS Elite tournament on KY Lake.

I am now guessing I will have to be satisfied to just attend the weigh in.

Danny