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Old 01-16-2011, 01:47 AM
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Here are some update pic's of the new trailers.









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Old 01-16-2011, 02:13 AM
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Looks good Travis. Is one of those mine!!

It looks like that plastic is easy to use. Rims look good as well.

I can see one thing though. I am not sure if you overlooked this or just want to do something different. Generally on these trailers the 4 frame rails sit flush with the wood deck. I noticed that the cross members sit flush with the frame rails so when you deck the trailer the frame rails are going to either be covered or sit lower than the deck. If it were me I would cut the cross members down the same amount as the wood decking material.

Just my opinion. You might have something else in mind.

Have you figured out the sag issue yet, you mentioned making a tension system.

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Mike I still have some ideas to help make it stronger. The wood on a 1:1 is slightly raised so your not loading on the slick metal surface and with my new idea to strengthen the trailer the wood deck should be just a little taller than the frame.

Here is a pic of the trailer I am kinda going off of and you can see the deck boards in the pic sit a little higher than the frame. I chose this trailer because we have one at work.



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Wow. Great work! It's starting to look like a trailer, that's for sure!
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Mike I still have some ideas to help make it stronger. The wood on a 1:1 is slightly raised so your not loading on the slick metal surface and with my new idea to strengthen the trailer the wood deck should be just a little taller than the frame.

Here is a pic of the trailer I am kinda going off of and you can see the deck boards in the pic sit a little higher than the frame. I chose this trailer because we have one at work.



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Got ya... Of course the ones I pulled were WELL used and the wood was level. Or at least where there still was wood.

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Looking really good Travis.. When are you taking orders I would like to put in for one..
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Old 01-16-2011, 09:20 AM
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they look good Travis can't wait to see my semi tractor in front of one lol he he he you even have my lowboy tractor lmao just can't seem to get my fingers on it yet
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Looking good Travis,and nice wheels!
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Hey, Travis! Trailers are looking great but I have to ask about the wheels. They are plastic? And where did you get them?

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Really coming along Travis.......
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Hey, Travis! Trailers are looking great but I have to ask about the wheels. They are plastic? And where did you get them?

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Old 01-16-2011, 10:15 PM
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Here are some more pics and I weighed some stuff today and came up with 75# to test the strength of the trailer and it holds the weight just fine.









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in most cases the wood sits above the rails because when you load a track machine it wont slide on the wood and also when outriggers are out and you have boards on them the tracks ride on outriggerboard and frame board to keep from sliding metal to metal
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the low boys look good travis, can't wait to see them finished. great work.
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Hey Travis, That's definately a concentrated load! LOL Later,doodlebug
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Get's my stamp of approval for sure!
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Old 01-17-2011, 11:22 AM
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yep same here lol they will hold the heavy iron lol
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nice trailers, one day I hope that I can build one myself to my D8 (incl a Pete)
Guess a 3-axles trailer will do.
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Followup on wheels - did you make them from PVC pipe fitting or turn from something else? Very good looking! I'd say your "experiment" with lathe and rotary table was a resounding success. Now, just find a CNC machine and run those babies out in mass!!

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