The Loaded Mule
Our Journey
The Loaded Mule was a labor of love and a project that allowed us to work on together. Lots of ideas, trials and errors, but completely worth all the time and effort. We love our Mule!
The Beginning
This little trailer was destined for the scrap yard. She had come into the shop needing a lot of work to get her road worthy and ready to haul horses. Instead of investing the funds into this little trailer, the owner made the decision to put her money into a new trailer and not fix this one. The owner did not want the hassle of trying to find a buyer, so she left it at the shop and told us to scrap it. We saw that the bones were good and decided to take a chance on her...
The Tear Down
When we say the bones were good, that's about all she had left. The only items that were not replaced were the floor, ceiling, front metal and frame. EVERYTHING else on The Mule has been replaced.
The Welding
There was some fabrication that needed to be completed. The front wall needed a space cut in for the kegerator and the side bar/awing was made to open to be able to serve drinks.
The Sanding
Oh sanding...so much sanding! We wanted to make sure the paint job was as good as it could be and we all know that the work is in preparing for painting. We sanded and then sandblasted every little corner of this trailer and we are so happy with the results!
The Painting
With the first coat of primer, she finally started to look like a trailer again! After an additional coat of primer, three coats of paint and three coats of clear, we were tired, but so happy with the results!
Building Back
This was the fun part. The design and layout of The Mule. A ton of swatches and back and forth between material suppliers to make sure the color scheme and look was just right!
The Final Touches
We wanted to make sure no detail was overlooked! We made changes and touch-ups right up until our release date!
Our Mule
We are so proud of this project and the work that went into her. We are now even more excited to have her at your special event!