Ho har's car trailer build

**The ho har's** · 13th September 2010, 07:08 PM

Thank for you're input everyone...steel has been cut...checker plate has been folded...axels were machined and put togehther last week with brakes...now all sitting in the workshop to be welded together this thursday...pics will happen and should be finished by friday

Mrs hh

**cucinadio** · 13th September 2010, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by The ho har's

original thread said pics were coming and BTW not talking to you...

Mrs hh

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**warren9981** · 13th September 2010, 07:21 PM

Have you seen this Australian Standard for trailers?

http://www.erdetrailers.com/downloads/vsb_01.pdf

**cucinadio** · 13th September 2010, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by The ho har's

Thank for you're input everyone...steel has been cut...checker plate has been folded...axels were machined and put togehther last week with brakes...now all sitting in the workshop to be welded together the thursday...pics will happen and should be finished by friday

Mrs hh

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**The ho har's** · 14th September 2010, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by warren9981

Have you seen this Australian Standard for trailers?

http://www.erdetrailers.com/downloads/vsb_01.pdf

Yes we have the web site...HH has been reading through...thanks

Mrs hh

**The ho har's** · 16th September 2010, 05:08 PM

Here we go...................
Trailer bed

added 6mm plate for pivot point on draw bar

setting up 8mm plates in bed to line up with the draw bar

draw bar attached

draw bar spaced 3mm off bed

close up of pivot point...there is a radius on the end of the draw bar pivot point

squaring off axles off

16mm nut for the eye bolts welded 6mm plate in the four corners of bed

locking pin on top of draw bar connected to front of bed

trailer rolled over on it wheels

sides being welded

tyres to close to spring hangers...going to change the offset of the rims and put the axles on top of the springs....ooopppps....NOTE make sure you have clearance between the tyres and spring hanger...trailer is over 600mm to top off bed...this problem could be alleviated by ordering the axles longer

The ho har's

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 16th September 2010, 05:16 PM

All going well it seems!

Outside the overall weight issue, the main comment I would make is that I wouldn't have welded on the suspension set before I worked out the balance point of the completed deck, any sides, ramps stowed, spare wheel/s and any toolboxes fitted.

**The ho har's** · 16th September 2010, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

All going well it seems!

Outside the overall weight issue, the main comment I would make is that I wouldn't have welded on the suspension set before I worked out the balance point of the completed deck, any sides, ramps stowed, spare wheel/s and any toolboxes fitted.

The trailer is multi purpose so we can the balance the weight with the vehicle/load the fold down tailgate will balance the draw bar...axels are in the centre of the bed

**Landy Smurf** · 16th September 2010, 05:28 PM

looks awsum

**slug_burner** · 16th September 2010, 05:42 PM

Looks great.

Someone has access to a nice big workshop :-)

You don't need that much head on the bolt anyway.

I have some axles sitting waiting for someone to get their act together and get the welder out. I also want a multi purpose tipping trailer big enough (weight rating) to recover a 4x4 legally.

Love these project threads, ideas and inspiration.

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