CaMpylobacter Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 shit yeah tandem is so much sweeter. choice shit christopher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Nice work man! Looks heavy? Much prefer single axles myself, but also have an affinity for small cars. Only thing I'd have added would be a removable tyre rack. Likewise man, the best car trailer I have ever towed is my uncles single axle tilt trailer. The thing is amazing. However, it is designed for wee cars like Alfasud's and KP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Nice work man! Looks heavy? Much prefer single axles myself, but also have an affinity for small cars. Only thing I'd have added would be a removable tyre rack. Its acually not as bad as i thought, Can lift one end easy enough while the other is on an axle stand. Will weight it one day. Yeah 90% of time single axle is prob fine but id hate to build a car trailer of my own and it not cover an array of vehicles. Yeha man looks bloody sick. Looks damn heavy duty. You should weigh it. Ask the galv dudes to. Surly they have scales on a lifting device. Would be interesting to know.If / when I build a car trailer it would definitely be a tandy. I think they handle better at speed. Fuck yeah, shes strong as (im told by trailer experts) Tamdem is definatley nice to tow, Stable as, braked helps aswell. Likewise man, the best car trailer I have ever towed is my uncles single axle tilt trailer. The thing is amazing. However, it is designed for wee cars like Alfasud's and KP's. We can pick up 2 starlets from palmy with this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Went out this morning. Friday 10 june 730am to 1130am What it looked like when i got there Bolted together the suspension gear. Will grab my whels and tires over the weekend so we can make axles on tuesday. Put drawbar on, assembled locking latches and towhitch WIll do axles and lights on tuesday. prob wont get to the brakes till wednesday. Have noticed a lack of tie points for a car when the tailgates are on so will need to remedy this or just have somewhere to put tailgates when using it as a car trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 shit son, that looks so lush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 burn about the tie down points, looks choice otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Shit ive been slack, Not with trailer, with uploading pics. Trailer is pretty much done. i have towed it home. its currently sitting at oldmans workshop waiting for us to chuck some ply down for a deck. Heres some old photos of assembly, have more on camera of brakes/wiring/ hooked up to truck. Components HEavy duty axles didnt fit inside axle tube so were mounted on top which also gave it a better ride height. Had to cut them down to clear the spring Welded down with support strap over the top. Not fully welded in the pic. Zinc painted ready to go. Notch cut out so it clears break rotor Testing wheel for axle spacing etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 giz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 is that normal practice to weld the stub axle to the bottom of the axle? I don't know if it is but it just looks unconventional - otherwise its fuckin choice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 giz Im already yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 is that normal practice to weld the stub axle to the bottom of the axle? I don't know if it is but it just looks unconventional - otherwise its fuckin choice.. Depending on the weight rating of your axles. the bigger ones dont fit inside the tube. The place i built it at do it occasionally, i guess for certain situations it works. THe pic of it painted is actually upside down to how it sits on trailer. Axle tube sits under the spring and syubaxle sits on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 nice work.. man I was gutted when i had mine nicked.. probably should build another one although costs will have gone up since 2001 size wise you will be on a winner there, mine had a 3.5x1.8 deck, and was no dramas with most stuff including a LWB ford econovan and a mitsi v3000 s/w.. also had a touch over 3 tonne of builders mix.. EDIT: Nah Ned never showed up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 [offtopic]so you never found your trailer? I kept my eye out thats for sure![/offtopic] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chees- Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Looking sharp son... so now we just need a ute and it's Palmy missions on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 axle welding weirded me out. usually when you do that you make sa sweet big web thing that the axle and axle tube gets welded to. sweet way of getting trailer 2" lower, but I would've thought normal practice would be to scuff some material off the stub so it fits in. when the old man builds em thats what he does. anyways, choice shit brah. cart some shit around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickity Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Looking sharp son... so now we just need a ute and it's Palmy missions on Is already towed by ute. Should read 'so now we just need a trailer wiring connection for the ute...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 axle welding weirded me out.I would've thought normal practice would be to scuff some material off the stub so it fits in Ye thats what I would have thought. Looks like a potential weak point on an otherwise bangin trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 that's the usual regime for 'drop axles'. the bit on the axle tube usually has a bit of solid bar that slides up into the box section. blam. but yeah. these guys make trailers errday so I'm sure they know what's up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgySam Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Looking sharp son... so now we just need a ute and it's Palmy missions on Is already towed by ute. Should read 'so now we just need a trailer wiring connection for the ute...' I have both a ute and the wiring connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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