Popular Post tortron Posted November 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2021 abandoned lockdown project, i think welding was a bit out of grasp for last guy 1972 local built tilting trailer pretty not ideal tilt set up, but its lasted since the 70s springs were toast new deck was also toast because it was rubbish untreated packing ply no more nails together back bit has some rust in it custom camber in the axle, rest of chassis looks good other than the draw bar, but its probably ok hit it a bunch with a crowsfoot and it didnt make any holes needs some wheel nuts that fit Today i removed most of the deck. the front section is ok 18mm ply, threw away the "guards" that were self tapped into the deck, gently pulled on the angle iron trim he had started on and broke all the welds off the surface. cut off the old spring perches, they dont appear to be originals as there is the remains of some old ones still on there. Fitted some 750kg ish springs and new perches, i figure even 3 gn125s is only 330 kg, and i had these springs and some 1200kg ones already, not putting sides on it so wont be carting cubes this also had the added benefit of lowering the deck a couple inches i have chucked on a bit of 4mm alloy treadplate that isnt a good shape/size but will figure something out, will probably go grab another sheet of 18mm ply. needs about 66cm of ramp to give a good run up for bikes, think i will make some up and have them slot in for storage behind the wheels should just about get it good enough with scrap pile bits goal is basic flat trailer that can carry 2 bikes, more tie down points than i would ever need, a box for tie downs. would be nice to be able to store it creatively out of the way, on its side or something 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyWithAviators Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 You want this? $125 in Katikati https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/642586740123844/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 Oh damn, that would be good But should have enough rubbish here to make one out of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 made some excessively heavy mudguards, but oh well, thats what was in the scrap pile, plus if you make somehting out of treadplate it encourages people to stand on it circular saw works great, makes tons of swarf which is great for the lawn banged some seam sealer between the angle and alloy to discourage corrosion, and then zinged some rivets through both to totally negate that got to cut the remnants of the old brackets off, then it will mount flush to the frame, a little higher than it shows now. should be enough clearance to totally bottom out the springs 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Scratch those guards, I got some steel tandem guards for $20, cut them down and used the offcut to double up the top section. A bit lighter which is better for this trailer Had some boards left over from the house, so those will make the deck, not quite enough, so will rip down that good bit of ply and then cover that with remaining tread plate on the strips where the bikes will go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tortron Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 Cut some stuff, didnt thi k ahead enough to get screws as I'm making it up as I go along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 Got some scaffold gravity lock things, will weld on the sides of the chassis nicely $2 each too, cheaper than trailer parts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Wat no bent rebar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 Already sold my unused bits, only had a couple meters of free turning 8mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Cut rusted end off and replaced with rubbish from under my tangelo tree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tortron Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Also stripped the paint off. Zinc paint doesn't really work if it's on top of 5 previous layers. The old green stuff was probably lead tho, so should have kept that. Made that bar to hook some angle. Iron over to attach ramps. Proba ly made it too low cos I forgot about the thickness of the deck till after it was on lol. But the ramp probably wants some framing so it doesn't be d, so it probably works out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 Welded the guards on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 I'm want to add reenforcing to them, but then again I can lift the trailer by each guard, so it's probably fine A keen eye will notice that the trailer is actually warped in every direction and bananad in as many. Axle is lined up with the drawbar tho so it's gone. The deck might help straighten that back out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 It's on a lot of an angle Utes tow bar is lowered to fit under the 2nd gen tray. Will be better with the original tray and bar on it. It's about 340mm to centre of ball as is, explorer is more like 440 and sits nice Not much I can do about using it with the wingroad, unless I put 13s on it, but I'm pretty sure it's brit 5" 5 stud so not much options there. maybe some yank stuff we dont have here anyways Gona put a bar on the rav this week, will see where that ends up Anyway that came up because I'm measuring for ramps On tilt I can use 2 x 550mm long ramps and load a bike or a 4 Wheeler or ride on But if I want to load 2 bikes, then using the tilt becomes a bit tricky, but I can use a single 1.1m long ramp 550x2 =1.1m. Funny how that works out. (unless I lower the trailer on 13s) *chucked the wingroad towbar on and its actually higher than the utes, so height might be ok. if need be i will cut the drawbar off and space it lower, theres no structure int he trailer so no worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Figured out all my problems Can get a 50mm drop if needed by mounting the coupling to the underside of the drawbar Measured some stuff Mounted the lights Made 1 ramp, have exhausted my scrap steel, so need to get some angle iron for that, and to go around all the wooden edges. Think I will mount the ramps so they slide out from under the deck on one of the sides That centre section of tread plate could in theory be detachable and make 1 long ramp, but I think I'm gona try just the short ones and tilt and see how much of a pain loading 2 bikes is before making a long one Otherwise I will make it winch tilt 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Why not just mount the Axle ontop of leaves instead of underneath? Then you can make a riser for the coupling to mount on the drawbar to get the heights right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Would give me about 50mm between axle and frame, which I felt was a bit tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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