tortron Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 New set of wheel nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Decided to mount the ramps at the front of the bed and have them slide out the sides. Ran out of steel, so need some angle iron to finish the rear half of the tray/slider. Face of the ramp will sit flush with frame of trailer and be held in place with a spring bolt This also adds a bunch of rigidity to the front end, more screw down points for the deck as well Not quite enough room behind the Fender and between the "foot" of the end, so it was either here or out the front. Might get an under tray storage for tie downs in the rear to balance it out yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Did a bit of wiring and mounting the loom out of the way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Had to add some extra loom for these reflectors that also have running lights and brake lights in them Oh yeah I have also put some bright galv over the black zinc. Looks good. Didn't think it was worth cleaning my guns or using any of the good paint I have, so it gets this. Touch ups will be easy anyways 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geophy Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Dont put the ramps out the side, I borrow a car trailer that has a ramp under each side and it kills me everytime I reverse up a driveway and I cant get the ramps out because of a fence or a car. 2.4m wide trailer plus 800mm long ramps means you end up needing 4m of clear space. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Yea you are right, out the front may be best, I guess I have to go there to release the tilt anyways. 90% of the time I load 1 bike, from the roadside so not an issue, Trailer is 1750 wide To get 1 ramp out I need 2180, or both 2610 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Might stain the lhs plate light bit red Quite like the LEDs on the guards 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 What size are those wheels? 14"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Yeah 14s In vauxhall 5 stud Be nice if the trailer was lower for lots of reasons, but itl be fine $700 and half an hour wait gets one of these on a rav4, which are known for their towing prowess 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Nice work. I like how your yard has a 'cobblers shoes' vibe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Lol I have said that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Had to dig a hole underneath where I stashed this. So pulled it out and put it next to shed. Took ages for some stuff I bought for it to arrive, so it got the tangelo tree treatment. Ended up cutting the front bar off and replacing that, then I finished the ramp storage, and welded on some of the scaffold tiedowns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Was going to fill that front bit in to make it angled, so layed heaps of bird shit on it it Need to Attach some spring latches/pins to hold the ramps in. Top coat with bright zinc, new pin for the tilt, waxoyl the frame, put deck on, also have some new wheel studs I may put in 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 I think this is going to be a very useful trailer setup. 2 flip up wheel chocks, and plenty of tie down points, tread plate up the middle because I had just enough, and had run out of left over wood. I really want a wheel chock in the middle for transporting a single bike, particularly heavy bikes, but the frame does not allow one of those flip up ones. I might set a solid one up with some axle u bolts to go around the frame backbone. (there's a drawbar mounted one sort of visible there that I got cheap so may use that) but want it fairly easy to remove or otherwise not in the way. Have some steel angle to go round the edges, and if it ever dries out I will bedliner the deck 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Flip up wheel chocks? Do tell me more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 http://www.betterservice.co.nz/FLIP-recessed-bike-mounts.php Worth more than the trailer tbh, after pricing up materials as my scrap pile is pretty low I just bought them instead 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Trailer looks good, I like the idea of those flip up wheel slots a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Yeah, I really wanted to keep the deck flat so I can use it for other things as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tortron Posted December 21, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2022 Screwed and then welded the edging. Painted that with some more bright galv, then masked off and hippo liner'ed the deck wood 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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