Author Topic: My new trailer. (Read 81101 times)

scarp · « **Reply #125 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:53:13 AM »

Quote from: alans1100 on September 03, 2012, 11:01:40 PM

Quote from: scarp on September 03, 2012, 09:05:31 PM
We take vans through Welshpool all the time some will knock them back for silly things just coz they can

New Bike, Car Van dealers in SA can do registration from their site and includes used vehicles as well. They even have number plates on hand so they don't need to fo to the rego office to pick up a plate.

Yeah all our new caravans are inspected on site by our own licensed people, they do have spot checks tho so all has to be done correctly. We still have to go into the licence centre for payments & plates tho & all expired, 2nd hand & interstate rego's must go over the pits still

Brock · « **Reply #126 on:** March 10, 2013, 06:18:16 PM »

Stalled,

I still need to get the aluminium to make the box. to do that I need to get a towbar fitted to my crappy car. That wont happen any time soon, as I'm off to thailand in 2.5 weeks for 5 weeks

saaz · « **Reply #127 on:** March 10, 2013, 06:31:45 PM »

Do you want some pity then

Quote from: Brock on March 10, 2013, 06:18:16 PM

Stalled,

I still need to get the aluminium to make the box. to do that I need to get a towbar fitted to my crappy car. That wont happen any time soon, as I'm off to thailand in 2.5 weeks for 5 weeks

Malcolm6112 · « **Reply #128 on:** March 10, 2013, 08:30:42 PM »

Quote from: Brock on March 10, 2013, 06:18:16 PM

Stalled,

I still need to get the aluminium to make the box. to do that I need to get a towbar fitted to my crappy car. That wont happen any time soon, as I'm off to thailand in 2.5 weeks for 5 weeks

6x4 and a car here Brock. If you ask nicely I also have an 8x5 enclosed box trailer too.

Brock · « **Reply #129 on:** March 10, 2013, 08:37:39 PM »

The trailer I have Guys, thanks. but since the engine of my 4x4 got full of sand I dont have anything to tow it with

Lionel · « **Reply #130 on:** March 11, 2013, 07:11:44 AM »

Brock,
I'm curious. How does a 4WD engine get full of sand?

Brock · « **Reply #131 on:** March 11, 2013, 08:32:46 AM »

I dont know, Son took it out with some of his mates into the sand dunes, came bacvk with carbie full of sand. Aircleaner hadnt been removed....

Good news, it was a cheap triton ute that wasnt worth repairing.

Biggles · « **Reply #132 on:** March 11, 2013, 09:04:55 AM »

Quote from: Brock on March 11, 2013, 08:32:46 AM

Good news, it was a cheap triton ute that wasnt worth repairing.

Surely it's not impossible to clean a carbie. Alternatively, a wrecker would have one for reasonable bucks.
As for lending the Youth Of The Nation your vehicles... I thought you would be old enough to know better!

Brock · « **Reply #133 on:** March 11, 2013, 11:39:15 AM »

A vacuum cleaner go the sand out of the carbie, but not out of the cylinders. They had a very nasty grating grinding noise coming out,,,

Biggles · « **Reply #134 on:** March 11, 2013, 12:41:34 PM »

Quote from: Brock on March 11, 2013, 11:39:15 AM

A vacuum cleaner go the sand out of the carbie, but not out of the cylinders. They had a very nasty grating grinding noise coming out,,,

WD40 sprayed liberally should fix that...

Brock · « **Reply #135 on:** March 11, 2013, 01:59:38 PM »

Hypo 80/90 would work as well, but I would need a 200 litre drum in the tray with a constant dleivery just to keep the compression up

Brock · « **Reply #136 on:** March 11, 2013, 03:48:44 PM »

May work Gavo, but not for long....

Gavo · « **Reply #137 on:** April 12, 2013, 03:58:11 PM »

Question re tyres/rims

Are you going tubeless or is that a pourous alloy rim that dictates it to be a tubetype tyre required ?

Brock · « **Reply #138 on:** April 14, 2013, 08:37:15 PM »

They have a tube, dont think a tubeless valve has room to fit.

JohnoJ · « **Reply #139 on:** May 17, 2013, 07:44:38 PM »

Now you are back from Thailand

. Do you want to pick up the metal for your trailer

. I have a ute and or a trailer.

Brock · « **Reply #140 on:** May 17, 2013, 08:01:00 PM »

Gee you guys are pushy....

My son is going to order the metal through his work, and will be able to cut it to size on the guillotine. I will just have to pick up the cut bits and glue them together. Just need money now.

JohnoJ · « **Reply #141 on:** May 17, 2013, 08:15:46 PM »

Just trying to get it finished for you before summer time. It is good that your son can cut the sheets. Glue it together with sikaflex. It holds buses and trucks together.

Brock · « **Reply #142 on:** May 17, 2013, 09:09:54 PM »

I plan om using electric glue Johno, dont know that sika flex would have the torsional strength to hold the the thing together at 300ks per

JohnoJ · « **Reply #143 on:** May 17, 2013, 10:00:47 PM »

You are right with that. Thought about rivets?

STroppy · « **Reply #144 on:** March 13, 2014, 07:56:05 AM »

So is it done? Piccies please.

Brock · « **Reply #145 on:** March 13, 2014, 08:53:52 AM »

Its still just the chassis leaning against the wall, must get around to making the box. Trips to Thailand uses up spare money and time.

STroppy · « **Reply #146 on:** March 13, 2014, 04:22:15 PM »

Oh, that's a pity - such an interesting project too . . . What you've posted so far was an interesting read and what work you've done very impressive . . . . Looking fwd to pics of finished trailer and report on how well it tows . . . .

Pocket STocker · « **Reply #147 on:** March 13, 2014, 05:23:55 PM »

I keep thinking we need a trailer when touring, but we have just packed for nearly 2 weeks on the road (motels) for the both of us, using the Topbox, panniers and a small petrol tank bag, and that includes carrying all the boy fix my bike stuff.

Pockey

Brock · « **Reply #148 on:** July 01, 2017, 12:39:53 PM »

Nothing to update on the trailer yet, but I have started work on proper drawings.

Gavo · « **Reply #149 on:** January 07, 2023, 11:28:19 PM »

How’s the progress ?

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