I have one on the other Rogue which is in storage. I could not find tires
for it so I put it up.. I have seen some around on the web site and it is
probably simply a matter of resizing the hubs or rims. I have 3 tires that
are still usable but I would not trust them too far. That to me is the
achilles heel of that trailer and it may be a simple matter to fix but
beyond my skills today and there is not much I am not willing to tackle. I
will work on restoring the trailer last. I think the smaller trailer uses a
different size tire too.They are incredibly overbuilt, really just like the
boats. Can you imagine disc brakes on a boat trailer in 1969! They were
designed to load and unload at the water's edge - like a dummy I used to
back mine fully into the water to unload and load. The wheel bearings
tolerated that mistreatment well. I couldn't figure out why the tail light
design didn't short out! I put submersible round trailer lights in the
holes. I think you can still get the original design Grote tail lights.
I could go on forever about the trailer. The gray rollers may be hard to
find. Mine have flattened with age. Black rollers would discolor your
gelcoat. I bet the "clear" polylurethane ones would work. I would make sure
they are rolling smoothly before trying to lug that heavy boat onto the
trailer. I took the brake calipers (Kelsey -Hayes) off long ago and still
have them in a box. They and the slave cylinder probably need a honing. I
have an original manual that was issued with my trailer and it lists 2 sizes
of that trailer. Of course I never read it till after "retiring" the
trailer. I really didn't know I had it till I stumbled across it years
later. I have had the boat over 20 years now. I would copy the manual for
you if you like . Email me an address to send to if needed. Maybe Ken Cook
has a few lying around. Tom
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> My 1966 Sportsman 150 was originally sold with a 1967 Little Dude =
> trailer, of Ft Worth, TX trailer. It's a decent trailer and I've =
> modified it with fitted bunks to provide much better under-hull area =
> support (see scroll down webpage for photos):
> http://hhscott.com/evinrude/little_dude_trailer.htm
> It tows well at all legal sppeds, and launches and retrieves well, I'd =
> just like to have trailer brakes, given my tow vehicle only weighs about =
> 3750 lbs.
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> Much as I like this trailer I plunked down $60 today for an original 16' =
> Evinrude trailer which I plan on restoring to its original glory.. It's =
> rough but has the original torsion-bar suspension, disc brakes, and =
> jacking tilt mechanism. I've always thought the design and construction =
> of these trailers were way ahead of their time. Anybody else out there =
> on the list have any experience or pointers for restoring one of these =
> trailers?
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> Lee Shuster
> Salt Lake City
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