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Wheels244 - 30/9/11 at 08:37 PM

Hello all

I need a set of trailer parts if anybody has got any please.

Tow hitch
Suspension units c/w hubs and wheels
Lights

I would consider a knackered old trailer so long as the parts on it were ok for me to strip off.

Over to the group

Cheers

Rob

designer - 30/9/11 at 08:49 PM

There are loads of trailer kits on Ebay.

Wheels244 - 30/9/11 at 08:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by designer
There are loads of trailer kits on Ebay.


Yes, I've had a look at them - they seem rather expensive for what they are.
I thought I'd ask on here first before going down that route.

Myke 2463 - 30/9/11 at 09:25 PM

Caravan chassis gets you a hitch, suspension and brakes, no lights but around £50 with wheels.

v8kid - 1/10/11 at 05:48 AM

Buy new. The best thing I ever did was buy a Brian James trailer new. They just work and keep on working.

I had enough to do without farting about with a trailer bearing/autoreverse/lights etc etc.

Dear but worth every penny. I went to the factory to pick it up ans was most impresses with the tour. The laser cutter on use was awesome.

Cheers!

JoelP - 1/10/11 at 07:57 AM

braked or not? I have a few trailers for sale.

Wheels244 - 1/10/11 at 08:06 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Myke 2463
Caravan chassis gets you a hitch, suspension and brakes, no lights but around £50 with wheels.


Great idea - I had a look on eBay but they're all miles away from me - any ideas where else I could get one ?

Wheels244 - 1/10/11 at 08:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by v8kid
Buy new. The best thing I ever did was buy a Brian James trailer new. They just work and keep on working.

I had enough to do without farting about with a trailer bearing/autoreverse/lights etc etc.

Dear but worth every penny. I went to the factory to pick it up ans was most impresses with the tour. The laser cutter on use was awesome.

Cheers!


Thanks - but far too good for what I want.

To expand a bit - I'm making a log splitter that will be towable - so in effect the components - engine, pump, ram slide etc will be the trailer - therefore I just need the trailer components to fit to the splitter parts - hope that makes sense.

[Edited on 1/10/11 by Wheels244]

Wheels244 - 1/10/11 at 08:13 AM

quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
braked or not? I have a few trailers for sale.


Hi Joel

Either would do - it doesn't need to be braked due to the weight.
With the above post in mind I'm guessing your trailers may be too expensive - unless you got one thats in need of body type repair. It would the rolling chassis I needed.
You can U2U details if you don't want to post up here.

Thanks

Rob

[Edited on 1/10/11 by Wheels244]

Wheels244 - 1/10/11 at 08:35 AM

A picture speaks a thousand words - this is something like what I am wanting to achieve



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tul214 - 1/10/11 at 09:44 AM

Have you seen axle trailer parts | eBay

Wheels244 - 1/10/11 at 12:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by tul214
Have you seen axle trailer parts | eBay


Thanks

I'll bear that one in mind if nothing else comes up..

JoelP - 1/10/11 at 04:06 PM

I have in the garage a trailer that is just a T shaped piece of 2" box, with all components essentially new and unused. A pressed steel 750kgs hitch, a pair of 750kgs unbraked suspensions, and 3 alloy wheels with new tyres. For your purposes, you would just need to cut the tee to size and its ready to go, obviously would need lights.

Wheels244 - 1/10/11 at 07:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
I have in the garage a trailer that is just a T shaped piece of 2" box, with all components essentially new and unused. A pressed steel 750kgs hitch, a pair of 750kgs unbraked suspensions, and 3 alloy wheels with new tyres. For your purposes, you would just need to cut the tee to size and its ready to go, obviously would need lights.


U2U Sent

owelly - 3/10/11 at 03:03 PM

Any good to you?





As you can see, one hub has a snapped stud and the other has a flat worn into it where a stud should live. I was going to weld a lug to the hub for the missing stud. I wouldn't reuse the bearings as they are about £8 a set but the tyres look usable. The cobwebs will need to be replaced as thay got damaged when I uncovered the parts.
Let me know either way as now I've dug them out, if you don't want them, I'll build something to fit them to!
Cheers, Owelly.