This blog records the history of Building, Flying and Changing our Fly Baby. The plane is alive and well so this will be an ongoing story. The principals in this story are Ernest and Dennis Harbin. All the family and many friends participated in this adventure. Ernie and Dennis will both make comments in posts. We both saw all this through our own eyes and remember things differently, so you'll get our thoughts and memories.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Boat Trailer and Plane Trailer are Joined
I cut off the old tongue to fit inside the cross member of the boat trailer frame.
The end needed to be shaped a little to fit inside the cross member.
I'll weld it to the cross member.
With the frame clamped back to the old trailer I needed to make sure the hitch was centered on the trailer and perpendicular to the axle. I assumed the axle is square to the old trailer frame and just need to get the hitch on the centerline.
I placed a magnetic laser at the center of the rear of the trailer. Then aligned it with the center of the front of the trailer and the cross member where the tongue will be welded.
With one side of the frame bolted to the trailer the other side was moved slightly for and aft until the hitch was within 1/16" of the centerline.
The free side frame was then bolted to the old trailer. I'm ready to weld them together. We're getting there.
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