Danozeman
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 06:42 PM |
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Making a trailer.
I have acquired a trailer to butcher and make a car trailer. My question is what metal should i use. Im thinking 2x2 box section but i think this
might be a bit heavy. I have seen some all made out of angle but im not convinced its strong enough. It will be made just right to take my locost
and i want it lightish.
What have other people used??
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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StevieB
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 06:51 PM |
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Not done anything myself (yet), but am giving it thought for when I get to that stage.
How about a hybrid of materials, using box section to create a string 'backbone' and using angle to make up the remainder?
Strength where you need it and light where you don't
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Wadders
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 07:12 PM |
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Bought a 2 wheel tilt bed trailer for my locost from an ex grass track racer he built the trailer bed completely from angle, with low 1" x
1" rhs sides to give a bit of triangulation. Its easily strong enough and dead light.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 07:32 PM |
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Have u got a piccie mate?
Mine will be single axle.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 07:43 PM |
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50x50x3mm isnt strong enough to be the only backbone, it needs something extra. Not much extra, especially if you can use 4 uncut lengths from front
to back. I made mine into a box so that i could triangulate it.
 
trailer4
As you can see, i didnt think to leave the 4 lengths uncut... Plus it has to be longer to make a box. I think the design around the draw bar is sound
though.
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StevieB
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 08:08 PM |
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Are there any plans out there that can be used?
Building the actual bed seem easy to me compared to how you mount the wheels and bearings etc.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 08:15 PM |
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Thats kinda my idea Joel just with the draw bar welded underneath.
Summit like this. Either with a straight bed or angle down a bit towards the back.
 
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Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Wadders
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 08:18 PM |
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Hi Dan
at the moment she's buried under a scaffolding tower in my lock up, but if you can wait a week or so i'll dig her out and take some pics
and measurments. Its truly a cracking piece of design, dead easy to load/ unload the car, really manouverable too, even with the car on i can move the
thing around easily on my own. Dunno if the guy thought it out himself or made it from plans, but it works a treat. Solid beam axle (no suspension) i
thought it would bounce all over the place, but it tows like a dream, 80 plus behind my Sprinter and it never moves at all.
Al
P.S Looks like youv'e had a tidy up since my last visit Joel
[Edited on 18/10/06 by Wadders]
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 08:24 PM |
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I used 4 rails full length of the bed in 25x50mm box, stiffened on the outsides with a 25mm box rail about 6" high & another 25mm box under
the inner rail about 3" below.
50x50mm for the towbar which goes back to the front axle mounts.
Alloy checkerplate (a lucky scrapyard find) for the floor & ramps which lay into the gap between the 2 floor sections for the car wheels.
It's been all over Britain with all sorts of cars & other stuff, never any trouble.
I'll send you some pics if someone will tell me how, still a bit new to this computer crap! 
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 08:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
how you mount the wheels and bearings etc.
thats actually quite easy. When you buy the suspension units, just buy a predrilled plate to match at the same time. Then its just a matter of welding
it all as square as possible
i bought these off ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Quality-750Kg-Trailer-Suspension-Units-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ180038040368QQihZ008QQcategoryZ36632QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewI
tem
thats an old photo alan, you should see it now!
[Edited on 18/10/06 by JoelP]
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indykid
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 08:37 PM |
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is this the one wadders?
was taken a while ago when we took the garage down, so it may have been modded since.
just thought it'd save you digging it out if it wasn't necessary.
tom
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indykid
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 08:39 PM |
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try again!
 
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owelly
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 09:00 PM |
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Have a look at this thread...
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=49979
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Wadders
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 11:25 PM |
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Hi Tom. thanks and, indeedy that be the one! believe me you saved me a lot of digging. no mods apart from a coat of paint
Dan the two big nuts at the front unscrew, and the bed tips up, hinged on the axle centre line, as you winch the car up it eventually gets to the tip
point, and the weight of the car brings the whole lot horizontal again. simple but effective.
P.S all the stuff in the middle is because the guy had trikes as well as grass cars.
Originally posted by indykid
try again!
[Edited on 18/10/06 by Wadders]
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