BroncoDesign
Sr. Member
Hey All-
A number of people have been bugging me about producing a variant of the "saddle up" trail cover that blew up a few years back. Carl Bradley called me the other day to say he'd acquired a new-in-the-bag cover with a bronco purchase he made and is sending it for me to examine. We will have a look and see if we can improve on what was done and determine a cost/retail.
From what I can tell, it was underpriced (translate that to loosing money on each one) which is why he probably bailed. The one I was shown at Super Celebration looked like it was made too lightly to be pulled down the road on a trailer at highway speeds without fraying. Personally- I think that was an unrealistic expectation for the material used.
If theres interest in a quality double stitched cover made from medium weight material intended for static or storage use, I'd like to hear constructive comments. We'd probably do a slant back and full cage version in a neutral color. No customization.
No history about how you got hosed in the past please. I'm not the other guy, just someone trying to fill requests for something we're capable of making. If theres a demand, and you want a non chinese made, quality cover, at a realistic price, sound off.
On another topic, we were moving along on the new lower cost "Trail Tub" last weekend when I had a mishap with a cut off wheel severing a tendon in my left thumb. Had surgery Tuesday to reattach it and back in the shop Wednesday but I'm really uncoordinated with 1 1/2 hands. I'm slowing new order deliveries way down until its healed. Hopefully, we'll still have the new tub on display at Carlisle All Truck but maybe not fully finished. Heres some pics of the new side plugs as they were last Sunday and the carnage. We'll be getting back on them later today and this weekend when we finish this weeks small parts orders.
Best Rgds To all,
Mike
A number of people have been bugging me about producing a variant of the "saddle up" trail cover that blew up a few years back. Carl Bradley called me the other day to say he'd acquired a new-in-the-bag cover with a bronco purchase he made and is sending it for me to examine. We will have a look and see if we can improve on what was done and determine a cost/retail.
From what I can tell, it was underpriced (translate that to loosing money on each one) which is why he probably bailed. The one I was shown at Super Celebration looked like it was made too lightly to be pulled down the road on a trailer at highway speeds without fraying. Personally- I think that was an unrealistic expectation for the material used.
If theres interest in a quality double stitched cover made from medium weight material intended for static or storage use, I'd like to hear constructive comments. We'd probably do a slant back and full cage version in a neutral color. No customization.
No history about how you got hosed in the past please. I'm not the other guy, just someone trying to fill requests for something we're capable of making. If theres a demand, and you want a non chinese made, quality cover, at a realistic price, sound off.
On another topic, we were moving along on the new lower cost "Trail Tub" last weekend when I had a mishap with a cut off wheel severing a tendon in my left thumb. Had surgery Tuesday to reattach it and back in the shop Wednesday but I'm really uncoordinated with 1 1/2 hands. I'm slowing new order deliveries way down until its healed. Hopefully, we'll still have the new tub on display at Carlisle All Truck but maybe not fully finished. Heres some pics of the new side plugs as they were last Sunday and the carnage. We'll be getting back on them later today and this weekend when we finish this weeks small parts orders.
Best Rgds To all,
Mike
