2001 tr 21. 2 of the 3 crossmembers that hold the bunks rusted and snapped in half. Any ideas on a welder that can come to me. Or best place to buy a new trailer.

Sounds like a salt water issue. That heavy rust will not weld. It will pop alot and is exciting to watch.

Never been close to saltwater

You may be able to get a new trailer from EZ Loader since, I believe, they build the Triton trailers in 2001.

Tube type trailer ?

Yes, f#%$% tube trailer.

Yep, ez loader. 1st choice is try to fix this one. If i need to buy a new one i will.

Jeff or Monte want to send me a price on a new one. Not a tube frame.

Can anything can be done to keep a tube type trailer from rusting?

Nope, go channel iron. Hope it didn't let go going down the highway... POS EZ-loaders.

Lucky i was at lake cleburne, 15 miles from the house. By the time i got hom the crossmembers are dragging the ground.

My dad's 03 tr-21 trailer rusted and cracked as well. I traded him a road master trailer from a 21' hawk I had. He just finished welding it all up and coating it with the bedliner stuff.

Good luck with yours

I don't weld, one time i wish i did.

MrRoachie on here might be able to fix you up......Shoot him a PM or just wait, he'll prolly respond shortly.

There's aluminum trailer places just outside of Houston not much more the. Steel trailers

I've read a few post here that people have had aluminum trailers snap in half. It's amazing that trailers are cr@p now adays.

Hmmm. I've never heard that. I have heard about some twisting if hit or bad road issues. Didn't know how true that was. I have a 2000 tube trailer. I'm sure I'll need a new one eventually I just put all new axles and brakes and springs. Hope it last 3 more years

Check with ssmith on here . He deals in a lot of trailers

Call Coleman's Portable welding in Arlington. He might come down and fix it for you. Great guy and an even better fabricator. He should be able to give you a rough estimate of what it will cost but if it's rusted that bad you might want to think about replacing it anyway.

PM sent

I had my trailer on last boat welded by a guy in south fort Worth. I think be might have mobile capability. I will look into it. In the mean time I found this on the net...should be closer to you:

Dynamic Mobile Welding Services
Cleburne, TX
817-659-2145

Extra Phones
Chris Moninger: (817) 894-1843

dubee. come see if this extra trailer over here might work.

Where?

Pics?, as noted you can't weld rust.
Cold galvanized aerosol spray on any clean bare steel will help reduce the rust.
I look at it like putting zinc anodes on a trailer.

I need to get the boat off the trailer but i hope that the roached part can be cut out. I'm a tech dummy, don't know how to post pics.

Every time I need something welded I take it to the nearest muffler shop. Done right then.

I have a friend that bought a trailer from the Sscott mentioned above. Treated him good. He also had a 2003 skeeter box style trailer. He found one the same color as the original and worked great.

If your going to pull that boat off dry set it on old tires.

Coors light related defect is my guess.

hahaha

Uncalled for. Lol

Go to a busy boat ramp and look at some older trailers that have had the crossmembers fixed/re-inforced, you might get some good ideas on a fix. I honestly have never seen one where they cut out the crossmembers and replaced them, it almost always involves fabricating a sleeve and just fitting it over the existing rusted out part or boxing in the middle with heavy angle iron.

Plate and weld it in both sides.

That's the plan if i have enough good metal to work with

My 2003 Tritron trailer broke in October I have a welder but like others have stated to much rust to fix A guy on craigslist builds them for $2250 what I got was the worst trailer possible crooked out of square fenders not on right late delivery you name it now I'm stuck cutting this junk up and trying to fix it myself. The add says located just east of Dallas ect avoid them I think the best deal would have been with Ssmith that I found on here

For a new custom trailer I was recommended these guys http://roadmaster-inc.com

I just went through this. I bought new channel iron and fabbed a new frame then reused the axles, fenders, jack, bunk boards, and lights. I did get a new hitch too. Cost me about six hundred bucks and a day and a half of working on it. I sprayed all the new metal with ospho and will use spray on bedliner as the finish .
Was my cheapest best option, but it have a cutting torch and welder to work with.
I swear it loads easier now than it ever has before.
Goodluck

Well, i got the boat off the trailer saturday. Got all welded yesterday. Just need to paint and get the boat back on.