Canadian 10cwt Trailer rebuild

[Jordan Baker]

Hi all.

I just picked up this nice Canadian 10cwt trailer on the weekend. No data tags were on it. However this thread http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=892, is also about this same trailer. So at least I have one number.

Yesterday I started in on the restoration of it by pulling it all apart. Other then needing two GPW/MB rims, it is a very complete trailer. Most of the rust is limited to surface rust. I may have to replace the sheet metal for the floor and the hat channels as they appear to be rather thin. I am not too sure how they will look once sandblasted.

One interesting point that I can't quite figure out. The front mounting brackets for the tow ring are back to front. The mount with the 4 springs should be located at the front end of the trailer. However it isn't a simple swap the parts around as the hole spacing is different and the frame is welded to the trailer. I wonder if this was a production error that slipped by the inspector.