Happy with the progress on trailer.
Decided tomorrow i will try to get shifter installed in the ELcamino..
No problem, back trailer up to hoist and push car into shop straight onto hoist. Wiggle and jiggle truck around, get ball lined up with coupler, go to crank trailer down.jack is a pos and half-seized.
Did i mention no problem?
Finally get it straightened away
And lower onto ball-nope latch trips and back up it goes. Two hands to operate jack and one to hold latch.
No problem, use safety chain and wedge it. Finally!
So pull ahead and proceed to back up trailer to shop. Truck and trailer have to be at 45 degrees,as i dont have enough room to back it straight in.
Jack knifed. Bumper on car contacted truck and broke my taillight. Doh!
No problem, i have spares.
Pull ahead and try again,nope hit shop opening.
Well this is impossible....
No problem, unload it.
Pull ahead and drag my winch cable out,hook to hole in frame.
Remove wheel chocks and hang ramps on the back.
Its higher in the front and will roll off with winch controlling the descent to terra firma.
No problem, rolling nicely. Until it gets 1/2 way down ramp. Winch cable is bound up and starts pulling car back up. Ok block wheels, slack cable and untangle cable. Try to slack winch cable and its pulling. Release switch and it wont stop. Unplug it, nope still pulling car back up onto trailer and right to front of trailer.
Battery cables smoking and im scrambling to disconnect winch. Thankfully i had gloves on.
Had to cut winch cable to release tension,and finally i just pushed car with one foot out the door and other on brake. Yes, the brakes worked.
No problem.
Wish i had a moral to the story..
Wait, there is- previous owner is deceased. Guy bought it from an estate.
It’s haunted!!
Now how do i appease the spirit that trashed the end of my day, and will there be more??
