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Old 11-03-2010, 06:00 AM
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any chance of a close picture of the Pup dump trailer axle setup
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thanx im gonna buy the turn buckles. how would you suggest i connect the chain to the turn buckle by screw and nut!!
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Flat bedders do it with chains and straps,but now im yanking 53's
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any chance of a close picture of the Pup dump trailer axle setup
Here is one and I will see if I can get some others this weekend.



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Old 11-03-2010, 07:51 PM
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to attach the turnbuckle - go buy some link chain - check out the jewelery stores and the craft stores for some "chain" - use a larger link to attach a hook to each end - as well as each end of your chain.
Also - PMD and others have aluminum hooks that are casted .... They work nicely
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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.

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Old 12-24-2010, 06:22 PM
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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.
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Old 12-24-2010, 07:44 PM
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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 )



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Old 12-24-2010, 08:06 PM
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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.
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Old 12-24-2010, 08:18 PM
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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

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One version of a tailgate lock I've done.















lift the box this much for the pegs to retract to release the gate door



Simpler idea yet for tandem trk.

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Lil Giants. Sure was asleep on that one. Thanks for putting up pictures of your method of locking the gate. I built the lock arms and and then when working on the rest of the linkage remembered that I had a crashed Helli with some very small servos. I pulled one out and it fit right between the box rails, no problem. Needless to say that's how it ended up, servo operated. But thanks guys for posting your ideas.
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The auto-mechanical way works pretty good, but sometimes the lock sticks with too much weight against the tailgate... usually when it's out of my reach, like dumping outside with me in the basement.

The servo lock is quick, clean and works every time.
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i have a flat bed trailer costume built by freddy and i am looking on how to secure 1/16th scale john deer tractors to the trailer with the stock flat bed chains. i have 3 tractors to hold tight to the trailer any help would be great. now the trailer has 5 loops on the side of it allready to pull chain through it but i cant figure out how to pull them tight and keep them tight . also i am 2 loops short so i need to think of another way to tighten them down. any help would be great thanx cory!
Some members with lowboys on this site and another one I'm on had mini chain binders, they look exactly /ukr the real ones. Maybe some one here who is a little more familiar with this hobby can inform you who makes them and where to get them.
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Please go back through the thread and read we all ready answered his question in post #8, 22, and 24.

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Old 02-27-2011, 08:53 AM
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The below photo's is what i have done. I have used a flat bed trailer and turned it into a lead trailer and it was my first attemped on doing it. It's was cut with and hacksaw and grinder it's still not finished needs alittle more work to be done and even thinking of changing it into a curtain sider pan trailer to match the back trailer.











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Old 02-27-2011, 09:03 AM
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Not bad at all for a hacksaw. Good work!
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Old 02-27-2011, 09:20 AM
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Thanks mate. Yeah it was the only thing that i had on hand at the time.
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Default Converter dolly build

Here's how I built my tandem axle converter dolly;
8.5 inch frame rails
2 chassis crossmembers
tandem suspension
2 axles
5th wheel
mudflap mounts
PMD tongue hitch
PMD pintle hook (on trailer)



frame rail tapered at rear;


front plate;


rear plate with tail light cutouts;


finished dolly;




under a trailer;


single and tandem axle dollies;
note 5th wheel kingpin placement of each
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Hey travis this question is for you. I was wondering what type of springs those are that you used on the your trailer
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Hey there, can someone please tell me what the measure off that? (the red line on the picture)

Thanks a lot, im trying to start my first trailer build eheheh

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