WIP Side Kit (flatbed)

[Semi Trailer Mechanic]

What's goin' on...

This weekend I had a little building time to work on the side kit for the Wabash flatbed. http://flickr. com/photos/ 9495602@N02/ sets/72157604111 035238/detail/

Origianl plans for this was to leave the coil off and put the side kit on! Now, I'm continuing to build the side kit only to leave if off. Under the trailer will be diamond plate boxes used to store the panles,the bows will be fixed to the inside of the headboard,and the posts and the tarp will be behind the headboard as well held down w/ straps (no bungee cords) and the coil will get mounted on the deck like I had it before. There was a trucking company I worked for several years ago the drivers would haul misc freight w/ the side kit broke down/stored like this. In one of the pictures you'll see the panels aren't all true and square. No big deal. This project is a trial/error arpproch to building a side kit for the first time. I "WILL" build another flatbed (spread axle) w/ an assembled side kit in the future. This one is a learning process. Thanks for looking!

Edited May 19, 2008 by Semi Trailer Mechanic

[sourkraut]

COOL!!!!