Big update on the trailer situation.

[gridlore]

After much consideration, we have decided to get the original trailer, the one damaged in transit, repaired using the insurance money we've received. Part of the reason was the insurance does not cover transportation costs, so we would be on the hook for shipping this trailer back to Outbound and paying for a new one to be delivered. That could cost close to five grand that we need for other things.

So, the place that did the estimate can do all the work except for the wheel alignment, and we've got a good referral to a place that can do that job. We just need to get the remaining insurance money (the deductible owed to use by the hauling company that caused this nightmare) and we can start work. We might get started earlier for a faster turnaround.

We will end up being a little out of pocket, but nowhere near what we would have paid for shipping trailers back and forth across the continental divide. So, that's the plan, and the name is officially the Free Trailer Tramp Cripwire, or Trampy for short.

Comments

[claidheamhmor]

Sounds like the most practical solution.