Thread: Offroad Trailer Build

so what is the seal between the hatch itself and the trailer body going to be walker? some pinchweld rubber profile? or something like a strip of neoprene? or?

walker, my old company used to have those latches on our tray toolboxes, we even developed a central remote locking kit to suit the latches. very easy to make up but still have a key overide. very handy not having to stick the key in and out every time you went for a fitting and the apprentices can't snap or lose the keys.
david

Here is another update. It is getting there slowly!!

I still need it finished before Christmas and I am away for 2 weeks with work from this Sunday.

Anyway I have got the hatches on. It took a lot of messing around to get it all right. I think I have done just about everything on the trailer at least 3 times! You do one thing, get halway through and realise that something is not going to work and then start again. Fun isn't it!






As you can see it should be strong enough . I reinforced around the hatch doors with 25x12mm tube so you dont get any flexing. I was going to use a rubber seal but the hatches fit so well that it would just make it all stick out tto far so I am going to use that foam. But not the standard foam, it is called EDPM (I think) and it is a rubber based foam as si a lot more resiliant.

I have also finished most of the kitchen. There are a lot of finishing touches which need doing, like edge strips ect but they are going to have to wait till I get back next year. I will just paint it like it is and put on the SS benchtop.



I mounted the filler for the water tank and thought I did a pretty great job (even if I do say so myself). I went to test it all out.....only to find I had managed to mount the filler lower than the top of the tank..DOH!

The problem was there were no other places to put it and I did not want to have to bring it up through the body of the trailer cause that means more holes and more potential dust. So I made up this extension box for it. (the triangle section below the filler is where I put it the first time)



Finally I have made the jerry can holders. One on each side at the rear.

Looking good Adam!

Are coming down to Dargo over Australia day weekend?

I wouldn't mind taking a close look..... looks like you are doing a great job.

Mark

Not sure about Dargo. I was thinking of going into the Caledonia River...but Dargo might be good, I have never been to the group camp.

Wow, that is coming together really well. If only I had the patience to undertake that sort of project.

One must realise that Adam only works two days a week! The other five are spent on his trailer! Lucky bastard...but then I could retire and build my dream too!

Mate thats not looking bad for a prototype..

Tell ya what, when youve got it made and sussed when your ready to get rid of it so you can make it properly you can give it to me. I'll even let you buy me a sixer of Jim beam for having to deal with all the reworkings on it.

IAS.

Top looking job looks like its suitabley over engineered. Just the way anything you will willingly tow behind a rover should be