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Covered Trailer Project
phelpsa - 8/1/12 at 09:30 PM

If anyone is interested I am currently covering my Brian James trailer in a similar fashion to a DG Racebox and keeping a bit of a project thread up here:

http://www.uphillracers.com/showthread.php/adams-covered-trailer-project-5561.html

welderman - 8/1/12 at 09:50 PM

Great thread. Thinking of doing the same

Wadders - 8/1/12 at 10:09 PM

If anyone needs any tips, i have a little bit of experience building covered trailers......

Al.

AndyW - 8/1/12 at 10:27 PM

I cant see the pics in the link unless I register? any chance of some pics on this thread???

phelpsa - 8/1/12 at 10:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Wadders
If anyone needs any tips, i have a little bit of experience building covered trailers......

Al.


I see that DG are in Leeds... any connection?

phelpsa - 8/1/12 at 10:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by AndyW
I cant see the pics in the link unless I register? any chance of some pics on this thread???


Will try and do some tomorrow night. I upload them straight from my phone onto uphillracers so dont have them on the computer.

phelpsa - 8/1/12 at 10:43 PM

Here's one of the trailer as of a few hours ago:

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welderman - 8/1/12 at 10:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Wadders
If anyone needs any tips, i have a little bit of experience building covered trailers......

Al.


. Oh ye I remember now

Wadders - 8/1/12 at 11:26 PM

Busted !..........Here's one i made earlier

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Originally posted by phelpsa

quote:
Originally posted by Wadders
If anyone needs any tips, i have a little bit of experience building covered trailers......

Al.


I see that DG are in Leeds... any connection?

phelpsa - 9/1/12 at 07:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Wadders
Busted !..........Here's one i made earlier

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Very nice! Bet that would set me back more than £1200

Wadders - 9/1/12 at 08:12 AM

Add another zero and you would be close
Although it did have a few luxuries including hot water hand wash and bunk beds!

Al.





Originally posted by phelpsa

quote:
Originally posted by Wadders
Busted !..........Here's one i made earlier

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Very nice! Bet that would set me back more than £1200


[Edited on 9/1/12 by Wadders]

snakebelly - 9/1/12 at 08:35 AM

very interested, unfortunatley none of the pics are viewable unless you register... oh well thats another forum on my favourites!
We also decided on using Service Metals for our similar project (Yet to start) as they hold all the required a;li sections to do the job nicely

Neville Jones - 9/1/12 at 01:29 PM

What does the trailer weigh with the new 'box' added?

I ask as I got pulled recently on the M5. Transit with some gear inside, 1820kg's. Four wheel trailer with some gear onboard, 1640kg's. Total just under 3500kg, so Transport guys just waved me out. This was on a set of mobile scales at a layby. They were stopping everything that looked vaguely commercial, including vans, artics and flatbeds of all sorts.

Cheers,
nev.

[Edited on 9/1/12 by Neville Jones]

phelpsa - 9/1/12 at 01:55 PM

Surprised they let you go with a trailer full of gear!

Trailer MAM is 1600. Unladen mass is 400kg. Box should be (according to service metals densities) between 200 and 250 kg. Add 100kg for other fixtures and fittings and there's plenty left for a 450 kg car.