Trailer Tips and Tricks

[Diesel Demond]

thanx im gonna buy the turn buckles. how would you suggest i connect the chain to the turn buckle by screw and nut!!

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by tanker yanker

thanx im gonna buy the turn buckles. how would you suggest i connect the chain to the turn buckle by screw and nut!!

You could make some hooks out of piano wire or bolt them to the chain whatever your comfortable with.

Travis

[steamer]

Have you guys got any tips for gate locks on dump boxes. Finished up the the screw drive and dump box, just trying to figure out how to lock the gate.
Thanks Rob

[ihbuilder]

rob , here's what I did



this is the lever that closes the latch when the bed comes down to rest on the frame . It takes some tweaking till you get it right , but it works like a charm



lets see if the vid works ( i can't remember what the squeaking is )



IHSteve

[steamer]

IHsteve. Thanks for that. Here I am thinking about servos and screw drive latches and sometimes a person works himself into a corner. That catch, you built is great and if you don't mind I'll change it a little bit and try to make one like it. The way it opens when the box lifts is what I'm looking for.
Rob

[ihbuilder]

no Problem Rob , I tend to get a little suffisticated myself . I to was going to use servos but as always for me , I improvised now I have an extra channel for something else glad I could help

IHSteve