Time for Welding
Off to the Welding Shop Having exposed the trailer frame, we were able to assess what needed to be fixed. The brake drums clearly had "something" rolling around in them. Upon removal of the drum, I found the brake pad adjustment mechanism had failed, and parts had been rolling around for some time...getting a sort of polishing. Remember those rock tumblers you used to see as a kid that would convert ragged chunks of unattractive slag into the Hope Diamond? That's pretty much what was going on inside the brake drums, except with asbestos and steel. Nothing you'd hang on a necklace. So, we towed the trailer over to DFW Welding Services , where Tim assured us that everything could be fixed...and that he could even add on a 2" receiver hitch. Before... Overview Back of the brake drum, and shote of drop axle. Not much better looking from this angle... After... Tim and his team did nice work for us, although our project seemed to get