Manky Monkey
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« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2010, 09:50:04 PM » |
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Give Trailertek in Micheldever, Hants a ring Clive. Very helpful guys, (the owner's a bike fan). We rent trailers from them to take our unfinished projects to the Basingstoke Transport Festival each year -so tell 'em we sent you cos we'll need another one in a few months.  http://www.trailertek.com/ |
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« Reply #16 on: January 30, 2010, 06:50:02 PM » |
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Clive, when you come to do yours,check out the trailer lighting regs thread. Oh you also need a secondary coupling device fitted. Have fun with buddy |
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« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2010, 01:48:39 PM » |
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Time to move inside, so after emptying the shed i wheel the chassis in and lay the long rails in place, followed by the first cross rail. I make sure its square then weld it in.
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« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2010, 01:50:18 PM » |
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Square off the other end and apply a blob of weld there too.
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« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2010, 01:56:53 PM » |
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Then carry on fitting the cross rails every foot or so.
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« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2010, 01:58:39 PM » |
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I also weld the long rails to the axle mounting plates
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« Reply #21 on: February 01, 2010, 02:00:09 PM » |
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Then carry on with the rest of the cross rails
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« Reply #22 on: February 01, 2010, 02:02:33 PM » |
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With all the rails now welded in, i decided to weld the front 3 to the drawbar, the drawbar on this chassis attaches to the axle via a single bolt, so welding the cross sections to it will strengthen it a little.
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« Reply #23 on: February 01, 2010, 02:08:50 PM » |
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With the base completed, i ground down the heads of the top welds so i had a flat surface to make a start on the sides. The sides, i made up by simply welding some u channel uprights between 2 long sections of box, one for the top and one at the bottom, i finished the rears off with some 1" square box section, this is where the tailgate will locate. I could have welded the bottom of the uprights directly to my frame, but found it easier to keep square by making them as seperate panels.
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« Last Edit: February 01, 2010, 02:20:04 PM by tbone »
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« Reply #24 on: February 01, 2010, 02:10:45 PM » |
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The side panels are then welded to the long chassis rails
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« Reply #25 on: February 01, 2010, 02:16:32 PM » |
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Still need to finish the welding on the bottom of the side rails, but this is how its looking so far
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« Reply #26 on: February 01, 2010, 06:06:35 PM » |
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That's one deep trailer!  |
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« Reply #27 on: February 01, 2010, 07:18:23 PM » |
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Yep those side panels are nearly 2 feet tall, too tall for a trike trailer but fine behind a car |
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« Reply #28 on: February 01, 2010, 10:41:58 PM » |
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That's one deep trailer! Smiley I thought it was a sheep trailer  that's going to be a nice trailer tbone what are the dimensions. |
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« Reply #29 on: February 01, 2010, 11:17:35 PM » |
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They used to use one of those to take 'Aristos' to the guilletine in Revolutionary France..... a tumbrill I ttink!!!
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