trailer plans/ideas
#1 _brett_32i_
Posted 14 February 2007 - 07:45 AM
i was thinking of a small tandem just long enough for the torana (maybe a bit longer so i could squeeze on a commo if i had to).
Then a mate who is into boats said i could get away with a single axle due to the weight of the car (around 1100kg?) and suggested some form of tilting.
also, to keep it low, i thought of using soft springs so it bottoms out on bump stops when the car is on it. strapping the car on via its wheels/diff should allow the cars suspension to give it a comfortable ride.
Instead of a full flat bed, the idea of basically 2 ramps spaced apart as the deck would give me access underneath. (like an excavator trailer)
has anyone got any ideas or plans/pictures of their own trailers?
would the single axle be OK?
#2 _hrt1and2_
Posted 14 February 2007 - 09:12 AM
#3
Posted 14 February 2007 - 09:33 AM
If you get one with 2 ramps, you won't be able to use it for anything but hauling your car around. A car trailer is a bloody handy thing, but even handier if you can use it to cart whatever else you may need.
Dad and I built a trailer in 2005. Not sure of dimensions, but its plenty big enough to pull our HK around.
I'll get a couple of pics this weekend.
RIM
#4 _hrt1and2_
Posted 14 February 2007 - 09:56 AM
yea i was thinking about this the other week and thought u could rig up a flat piece of solid wood or steel and lay that across in the base of the trailer giving you a flat trailer for what ever you want to throw in. only needs to be held in with 4 bolts, and then when comes race day just undo the 4 simple bolts, take that sheet of steel out, simple.If you get one with 2 ramps, you won't be able to use it for anything but hauling your car around. A car trailer is a bloody handy thing, but even handier if you can use it to cart whatever else you may need.
#5
Posted 14 February 2007 - 11:16 AM
We have Pits to work under our cars, and the trailer is technically a work trailer, so we had to make it solid bottomed.
RIM
Edited by RIM-010, 14 February 2007 - 11:16 AM.
#6
Posted 14 February 2007 - 02:02 PM
I saw one at Sandown on Sunday that did that. While every one else was fiddling aroung with blocks of wood he just drove straight up. As the car moved forward on the trailer it just tilted it self down at the front and he was away.Then a mate who is into boats said i could get away with a single axle due to the weight of the car (around 1100kg?) and suggested some form of tilting.
Single axle sounds good to me too but what about a blow out?
#7 _brett_32i_
Posted 14 February 2007 - 02:38 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com....1QQcmdZViewItem
reckons it would be easy to adapt to single axle if i want, so for $30 i'll grab plans and have a look.
#8 _ingles_
Posted 14 February 2007 - 03:54 PM
Edited by ingles, 14 February 2007 - 03:56 PM.
#9
Posted 14 February 2007 - 04:12 PM
That like the one I saw.spoke to this guy...
http://cgi.ebay.com....1QQcmdZViewItem
reckons it would be easy to adapt to single axle if i want, so for $30 i'll grab plans and have a look.
#10
Posted 14 February 2007 - 06:56 PM
#11 _Yella SLuR_
Posted 14 February 2007 - 08:49 PM
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