Poly Trailers

[Bazzle218]

The old 7 x 4 has finally expired after only 21 years :D. Anyone have any positives or negatives on a Poly trailer looking at the same size.

[87County]

The old 7 x 4 has finally expired after only 21 years :D. Anyone have any positives or negatives on a Poly trailer looking at the same size.


Poly trailer ? are they plastic ?

[87County]

Poly trailer ? are they plastic ?

yep, just googled it

Boat trailers (http://www.southerncrosspoly.com.au/id17.html)

wonder what their pricing is ?

[Slunnie]

I love these ones, particularly the All-Roader.

Stockman Products - Home of the Pod Trailer (http://www.podtrailer.com/)

[HangOver]

wonder what their pricing is ?

wonder what would happen if you slipped a bit and dropped a diff/engine block into it? oh yes.......... 5 year warranty :D

[amtravic1]

There is these ones as well.
POLYMATE TRAILERS - 7x4 Poly box Trailers and campers (http://www.polymate.com.au/index.html)

[3 Sisters]

I love these ones, particularly the All-Roader.

Stockman Products - Home of the Pod Trailer (http://www.podtrailer.com/)

That's what I want my No5 to look like, once I get a dingy made for the top.
I wonder if the plastic is recyclable, or made from recycled plastics. I'd possibly get one if it was made from recycled milk bottles.

[richard4u2]

dont see them lasting to long on a gravel road, may be all right for takeing the lawn cutting down to the tip

[Michael2]

Aluminium would be a lot lighter. I've got a mate with a poly dinghy and it's very heavy.

Plus aluminium would be easier to repair, replace or modify.

[Bazzle218]

Info i have from a friend Is if they get a scratch ect you break out the hot air gun and repair it. Also advised that you can insert a plug and tap and fill them with water for camping, (Washing ect) wouldn't be keen to try the taste test.

Price in Townsville about $2000 have not confirmed this yet.:p

[Slunnie]

I would expect that these trailers will be made from the proper grades of plastic that are UV stable and stuff that bends and flexs rather than cracking - plastics are not just plastics. I would expect these to be a more durable than steel and a definately a lot more durable than aluminium.

[V8Ian]

I would expect that these trailers will be made from the proper grades of plastic that are UV stable and stuff that bends and flexs rather than cracking - plastics are not just plastics. I would expect these to be a more durable than steel and a definately a lot more durable than aluminium.
One would certainly hope so, they're a lot more expensive,:eek:

[JDNSW]

........ I would expect these to be a more durable than steel and a definately a lot more durable than aluminium.

Bit hard to tell - I don't think they have been around as long as typical steel trailers - my 6x4 trailer (steel) is only twenty years old, but my steel framed alloy decked tandem trailer is at least 33 years old - both still in good shape, the 6x4 near new , although it could use another coat of paint.

John

[Slunnie]

Interestingly, yesterday I saw a full timber trailer including the drawbar! Must have been Noah warming up for a bigger job!:lol2:

[Chucaro]

I would expect that these trailers will be made from the proper grades of plastic that are UV stable and stuff that bends and flexs rather than cracking - plastics are not just plastics. I would expect these to be a more durable than steel and a definately a lot more durable than aluminium.

Tha factory is local here in Bundy and they started making trailers more than 4 years ago. They also making boats and I did not heared any bad comments yet.

[JDNSW]

Interestingly, yesterday I saw a full timber trailer including the drawbar! Must have been Noah warming up for a bigger job!:lol2:

Go back to the fifties, these were not uncommon (even semitrailers), but the price of timber these days makes just about anything else cheaper.

I used to dream (many years ago) of making one out of timber until I realised how rapidly stone damage erodes timber and how dimensional changes with humidity would cause problems.

John