Thread: Customizing a Trailer For Hog Fest

Lunch Break. Went out before light to get on wiring the trailer itself, laced it yesterday.



After running the calculation on how much lacing cord I would need I added 10 ft, measured out the length on the cutting table 110ft and cut a piece of cord. Calculating you count the number of grommets, multiply that by the circumference of the pipe, add 2 inches for each grommet, since the grommets are 3 inches apart you multiply the number of grommets times 3 and add all that together. Adding the extra 10ft keeps you from coming up short which I have done over the years.



You start in the front & center with the lacing divided exactly in half. You 1/2 hitch all the way around till you get to the back center.



After lacing all the way around you go back to the starting point and work all the slack out holding tension and working the 1/2 hitch up to the grommet. Once you get to the back you cross over one grommet into the other side before tying off. I weave all the rest of the lacing into the top.



Now you can cut all the wire ties loose that are holding the top canvas centered while lacing.