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Weldangrind · 03-03-2014, 08:16 PM

Sounds like a good business opportunity. Move traver trailers for people who don't have large enough vehicles.

katoranger · 03-03-2014, 08:40 PM

They bought it to stay after their house burned last summer. Found a rental house and needed it moved to their new place. I only had to tow it 6 miles.

katoranger · 03-03-2014, 08:41 PM

Brake controller worked great. One big hill covered with ice and snow to negotiate. The rest of the route was fine.

Weldangrind · 03-04-2014, 10:26 AM

I bet you could partner with a trailer rental business, and tow trailers for clients. Many people would like to rent a trailer for vacation, but have no means of getting it to the campground.

katoranger · 03-04-2014, 11:56 AM

They trailer rental place here pulls them out and sets them up.

katoranger · 03-07-2014, 08:16 PM

12.5 mpg on the second tank. This thing prefers to go fast.

katoranger · 03-08-2014, 09:11 AM

Last night after a bike ride we loaded back up in big gulp and my daughter says "I like dumpster diving." Made me so proud.

Weldangrind · 03-08-2014, 01:41 PM

You're raising them up right, Kato.

katoranger · 03-08-2014, 09:25 PM

We went into town to get some fencing supplies tonight and new bulb for the goats heat lamp. Stopped at the shoe store and they had a large dumpster outside. Pulled out several nice pallets some metal and a couple of furniture dollies.

Weldangrind · 03-09-2014, 12:42 PM

Pallets for reclaiming wood or for burning?

With a router and a jointer, you could certainly make some nice furniture out of hardwood pallets.

katoranger · 03-09-2014, 09:11 PM

I use them for projects. Meika needs a dog house. I pulled enough pallets to frame it up today. We got the framing done and needed siding yet. Decided it was time to got to town. We got some bikes out and started checking dumpsters. Got to the city ones and there was a washer and a streetlight. Went to go get Big Gulp and came back to another guy unloading siding. We got all the siding we needed for free.

Weldangrind · 03-10-2014, 10:43 AM

i think what you're doing is awesome. My wife would shudder.

katoranger · 03-10-2014, 03:36 PM

Saturday night I was actually in the dumpster. No household trash, just demolition materials. My wife is used to it.

katoranger · 03-24-2014, 08:29 AM

The Big Gulp made the 350 mile round trip to Branson and back without a burp.

Weldangrind · 03-24-2014, 01:01 PM

How much fuel did you use?

03-03-2014, 08:16 PM	#136
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Sounds like a good business opportunity. Move traver trailers for people who don't have large enough vehicles. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-03-2014, 08:40 PM	#137
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	They bought it to stay after their house burned last summer. Found a rental house and needed it moved to their new place. I only had to tow it 6 miles. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-03-2014, 08:41 PM	#138
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Brake controller worked great. One big hill covered with ice and snow to negotiate. The rest of the route was fine. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-04-2014, 10:26 AM	#139
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I bet you could partner with a trailer rental business, and tow trailers for clients. Many people would like to rent a trailer for vacation, but have no means of getting it to the campground. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-04-2014, 11:56 AM	#140
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	They trailer rental place here pulls them out and sets them up. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-07-2014, 08:16 PM	#141
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	12.5 mpg on the second tank. This thing prefers to go fast. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-08-2014, 09:11 AM	#142
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Last night after a bike ride we loaded back up in big gulp and my daughter says "I like dumpster diving." Made me so proud. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-08-2014, 01:41 PM	#143
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	You're raising them up right, Kato. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-08-2014, 09:25 PM	#144
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	We went into town to get some fencing supplies tonight and new bulb for the goats heat lamp. Stopped at the shoe store and they had a large dumpster outside. Pulled out several nice pallets some metal and a couple of furniture dollies. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-09-2014, 12:42 PM	#145
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Pallets for reclaiming wood or for burning? With a router and a jointer, you could certainly make some nice furniture out of hardwood pallets. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-09-2014, 09:11 PM	#146
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I use them for projects. Meika needs a dog house. I pulled enough pallets to frame it up today. We got the framing done and needed siding yet. Decided it was time to got to town. We got some bikes out and started checking dumpsters. Got to the city ones and there was a washer and a streetlight. Went to go get Big Gulp and came back to another guy unloading siding. We got all the siding we needed for free. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-10-2014, 10:43 AM	#147
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	i think what you're doing is awesome. My wife would shudder. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-10-2014, 03:36 PM	#148
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Saturday night I was actually in the dumpster. No household trash, just demolition materials. My wife is used to it. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-24-2014, 08:29 AM	#149
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	The Big Gulp made the 350 mile round trip to Branson and back without a burp. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-24-2014, 01:01 PM	#150
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	How much fuel did you use? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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