vickys new spudder, trailer build at dobbers

[dobber]

to hold the counter up and the flip up we use container hooks and catches made from coated steel.   to hold the hatch closed during transport we used the little chromed gravely fasteners. the gas rams when closed some how hold the hatch in a bit so theres very little pressure on the fasteners.

[Manky Monkey]

As Bobbi said, you see these trailers all the time at shows & never think about how they're put together. Interesting thread Dobby.

[dobber]

couldnt have picked a colder time to do it.  m/m
                       making a custom stainless spud oven for it with help from the stainless shop. be a new challenge.

[vicky]

got some 600 newton rams came so got them swapped so can pull the hatch down closed. used a off cut from a side and put it up as a headboard. sticks out above every thing and can be seen from a distance. the idea being when you first see BURGER GRILL  / BAKED POTATOES  from way back you notice it, as you get nearer you think "i could eat a burger" then when you get close your thinking " if i dont get a burger now i will waste away"

Not everyone has that problem Dobber, i have told you before...just keep your head down!! Glad you have swapped the rams, had visions of me swinging from the hatch trying to close it! using part of the hatch as a counter is a better idea, the seperate ones need seperate fixings and are a pain to keep them clean underneath. The piano hinge looks smart.

[dobber]

managed to get back on this build, cut out the side where the generator will live, trying to suss a slide system where you open the door and pull the genny sideways out on a frame where it can run without lifting it to the ground. it will be a lpg genny which i intend to connect to the trailers gas supply via a bayonet fitting.
 started to build the inside cabinet and get the rear counter in place.

[dobber]

using the offcuts again with lots of pink grip.

[dobber]

strips of ally fastened to the counter to hold the bottle cooler in place,   a hole thru the counter so if the power goes off you can get your fingers underneath to undo the till drawer

[dobber]

every thing bolted in or down.

[dobber]

cut out the hook up box hole, slotted in the box

[dobber]

got some stainless boxes made to french in the lights so less likely to get smashed.   guy forgot to put a 1/2 inch rim round to mount them so had to return them.

[dobber]

holes cut in ready,  def measure twice, cut once.

[dobber]

started cutting and triming the boards ready for the gas and tool store which mounts over the towbar.,,   then ran out of profile again.

[dobber]

the other day i was mostly being an electrician, got the lights in and a consumer rcd along with the sockets, not a great deal to do in this one.

[dobber]

then back to a carpenter or fitter whatever there called these days putting the gas box and storage thing together, in the afternoon a gas man, fitted the change over valve, when one bottle runs low it swaps to the other then shows red to let you know its empty.
the bit at the top is a tool store with a sloping lid so folk dont put their rubbish on it.

[dobber]

made the doors for the front up, use a square but find it easier to bond them then sit them in place and line the line marks in the profile up. going to hinge them on the outside so they open right back to the trailer giving lots of room to swap the bottles.
things at this stage never seem to move, allways waiting for bits delivered and the stainless guy got busy, looking like a day of collecting stuff on monday then will see a good result day tuesday which as all us project doers know gives you a much needed kick up the rear.