Hey gang,
Just curious if the wood brace as detailed in the Kuffel Creek Cubby build is necessary.
My thought process is such. It's a heavy duty trailer, I'll probably only meet a little over 1,000 LBS, and the trailer is made of steel.
Isn't steel tougher than wood? Course some research showed me - NO! Not necessarily, it seems to depend on its applications. Both seems to make great load carrying beams.
So my question is - why wood? Is this step necessary? I've seen one tutorial of the Cubby that did not use this step but did not move the wheels back either. Given that I want to put my wheels back due to the galley, I'm wondering if the wood step is necessary and what the logic behind all of this is.
Don't get me wrong, I realize all of this will be easier said than done. I'm just someone who needs to know the purpose/logic behind things. I was also wondering, if anything, if it's simply because one piece of wood is better than two pieces of steel, in addition to the fact that the steel braces don't have to be wasted and can be used for additional side support.
Thanks for all your help! Sorry if this is a common q, I honestly couldn't find details regarding this anywhere.
...while we're at it, another "n00b"esque q. Anyone know if it would be alright for me to reverse the bolts and nuts on the undercarriage of the trailer? My erm, socket wrench is too big. In fact, I'm using mostly friends and tool banks for this job if you must know (tools are out of state). Thanks again for your help!