trailer build

[deano59]

Originally Posted by leroy17

Looks good and I am sure that you under estimated the weight of it when you are working with all the pieces, and then have to lift it.

Milk crates..... no one has ever bought one.... but everyone's got one.

we calculated the aprox weight but it was more the sheer size of it that made it a bit daunting if i could have used a block and tackle i could have flipped it by myself , but it wont need to be flipped again thank god . i mount the axles on a angle iron frame and just wheel them into place and weld them up so that bits pretty easy i am just waiting on some more steel to make the frame work for the cladding .
as for milk crate yeah i know there must be millions of the things in sheds and workshops across Australia there one of the best tools even invented and dont come from snap on lol
cheers dean

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by deano59

....as for milk crate yeah i know there must be millions of the things in sheds and workshops across Australia....

....even at AP

[albanycobra]

I feel like only having one milk Crate in my shed is a sign of my manliness

[deano59]

Originally Posted by albanycobra

I feel like only having one milk Crate in my shed is a sign of my manliness

gee i dont know i think anything less than 3 milkcrates would make me feel un manly its a ego thing ..

[albanycobra]

Or a worry that the Milk Man is coming around more often.....lol

[deano59]

Originally Posted by albanycobra

Or a worry that the Milk Man is coming around more often.....lol

as long as one of the crates was filled with farmer's union iced coffee and chocolate milk i could live with that l0l

[albanycobra]

Ha ha...the old adage of leave a carton of beer in the fridge.....

[Auswallaby]

Nice shed...needs more tools....

[deano59]

well got to spend a couple of hours at the workshop and some more material had arrived including the sheets for the alloy floor . but my offsider decided we should make the sides today and finish off some of the other welding i got delegated too the drop saw cutting stuff to size and been broom boy .

[deano59]

a few more pics . have started on the nose cone framework tonight . some more sheeting arrived as well as the battery . the battery is huge 19 inches long 10 inches wide and 10 inches high 280 amps and the 200 watt solar panel has turned up as well .the battery weighs 74 kilos the poor delivery bloke nearly had a hernia getting it out of his van .
hopefully having a good weekend getting stuck into it .
cheers dean

[deano59]

oh yeah got some cheap mags off gumtree 100 bucks for 5 and i just put some 8 ply light truck tyres on them so they should last a few yrs i hope ..

[boxhead]

Be careful with cheap cast alloy rims, they are not very good at weight bearing.

[deano59]

Originally Posted by boxhead

Be careful with cheap cast alloy rims, they are not very good at weight bearing.

thanks for the tip i will go right over them looking for cracks and keep a eye on them. i have a few sets of genuine gmh mags but i liked the look of these better .

[deano59]

went down the workshop for a few hrs today and just finished of welding the main chassis it was just tacked until now . that lincon 180c the best mig welder ive ever owned it just keeps going
also made the frame for he side door and some brackets for the two winches will be going back tomorrow o finish painting the chassis .

excuse the pic quality due too poor lighting in the shed

[Detroit Bill]

Sorry if I missed it but what will that weigh when it is done?
What will its capacity be?

[leroy17]

Good progress and nice to see the Old milk crate serving its purpose. Looks to be a solid trailer.

Are they fairy lights in the shed, or have the locals been line target practicing.

[deano59]

she is a old shed and had many sign's tek screwed to that wall but it does give off ance effect at night time .
and to Detroid bill im hoping it will come in around 1300 kg or less and im using 3 ton axles and springs and coupling . it will have electric brakes on all wheels and a break away system ,
cheers dean

[deano59]

not too much to report as all i have done is almost fully weld the frame as it was only tacked in place b4 and start construction on the rear drop down door/ramp.
i had friend turn up some bushes and pins to use as hinges for the ramp just slowly collecting more bits as i go .
had a bit of a saga with the axles the company that made my last lot is not doing the 4 inch drop only 2 inch and only use small wheel bearings .
after chasing up and pulling my hair out i found a bloke that makes the 4 inch drop on a 50 mm axles with the big bearings but im getting jabbed on price but not much i can do about it as i want to get it on wheels and cant be arsed waiting for people to get back to me but dont something thats a pet hate of mine anyway the next few weekends are been taken up with racing commitments and a fair bit of travelling so things will slow down for a bit plus the fact i have a hip replacement thats been in there 23 yrs and building this trailer has aggravated it with all the climbing up on step ladders so i suspect once this is finished i will be going in and get it replaced with a new one , cant complain was told if i get 10 to 15 yrs out of it that would be considered a good run so 23 yrs and i havent played nice with it im not complaining ..

cheers dean

[xb-60]

Got an estimate of what it will weigh, Deano? The trailer I mean, not the hip.

Cheers,
Glen

[albanycobra]

Nice work Deano, keep the pics coming, I'm thinking of doing the same to my car trailer one day.......