My new Trailer Harness interface

[BigBlueChevy]

I've always hated having to carry around adapters, extensions, and other do-dads in order to hook up to some of the various trailers the boss owns. So I decided to do something about it. And with the county 4H fair coming up in August, pulling the horse trailer will be a cake walk this year, instead of having to jerry-rig the connector again:nonod:



I already most of the materials and whatnot, including the steel, and the smaller 6 pin "horse trailer harness" from last year, and when Walmart had the 7 pin RV connector with the smaller 4 flat "multi connector" on sale for $15 bucks; I jumped on it.

I chopped up the 1/4" thick steel plate to size, then machined it to accept the "multi-connector" and 6 pin connector so they would be bolted up to the plate.

Test fit:

Machined three holes into the top for the mounting screws then primed and painted it.

 

[BigBlueChevy]

Cut back the harness on both connectors till it was something more manageable then started wiring...

All soldered up:

A little wire loom to keep things tidy, protected and neat, then bolted on with 1/4" self tapping screws.

Goodbye adapters

 

[Ozzie]

That sure looks better than mine...thanks for the reminder...

Funny how a need finally gets a person motivated. One thing, then another, and all of a sudden it's a birds nest.

 

[BigBlueChevy]

It wasn't really a birdsnest. But having to carry around 3 or 4 different adapters to pull around the variety of trailers we have was getting annoying. And heaven forbid one of the others guys borrowed one cause they "misplaced" theirs. Forget ever seeing that again :mad2: I finally just got fed-up with it.

 

[HemisAreSlow]

nice soldering job

 

[just a number]

nice setup. I had one of the 7pin/4 flat plugs till it met the snowbank. I gotta admit they are nice.

 

[BigBlueChevy]

Why thank you sir.


I have to say even today alone it paid for itself(wasn't expensive at all anyway). But being able to back in, hook up, load up and go sure made me happy.

 

[red]

looks good

 

[CtChevy427]

Looks good Jamie. It should work out well for you........

 

[Crankme69]

Nice job!

 

[Al's_duramax]

Very nice, i'm glad to see someone else sodering and shrink tubing there wires as well.