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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #75 on: October 04, 2014, 03:28:52 AM »
Looking flash as Micheal Jackson there Dave ;D
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #76 on: October 04, 2014, 04:02:00 AM »
Quote from: trueblue on October 04, 2014, 03:28:52 AM
Looking flash as Micheal Jackson there Dave ;D

Hey Blue, Jacksons dead mate = not real flash .... ;D :o

Looking good Dave... ;)
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #77 on: October 04, 2014, 06:30:23 AM »
Hey Dave,

with those "go faster" wheels, I reckon the trailer will be pushing the car !!

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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #78 on: October 04, 2014, 06:37:23 AM »
What's this "checker plate"? (Diamond plate?)

Still got beer in the Fridge, Dave?? Might have to reload if it's a long weekend. 
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #79 on: October 04, 2014, 06:56:31 AM »
Quote from: dave500 on October 04, 2014, 02:22:06 AM
we have labour day weekend here now,ill be having Monday off work,got a bit done today,lights and plate mounted and wired up,got a tie rail on aswell.

welded a couple of latch hoops from worn out load binder straps with motorcycle restraint in mind.

ive settled on 2.1mm checker plate for the floor and 1.6 flat sheet for the sides and tail gates.

Funny how labor day is celebrated everywhere by being off work :)
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #80 on: October 04, 2014, 03:42:27 PM »
yeah diamond plate is checker plate and tread plate,yeah still have beer enough to finish!might paint some of the frame and mudguards,tow it to work on tuesday so i can use the plasma there to cut the sheet.
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #81 on: October 04, 2014, 03:46:46 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on October 04, 2014, 06:37:23 AM
What's this "checker plate"? (Diamond plate?)

Still got beer in the Fridge, Dave?? Might have to reload if it's a long weekend.
This Checker Plate Stevo.
This bit is aluminium and you get steel plate as well.
It's as tough as nails.
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #82 on: October 04, 2014, 03:58:44 PM »
Got it, thanks.  This is what is common over here, available in aluminum.....


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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #83 on: October 07, 2014, 07:55:31 PM »
got some checker plate on the floor today,its painted underneath,ran a lick of paint over most of the unit aswell,too hot today so I stopped,i have liquid nails on the cross pieces in a hope to stop buzzing and drumming,once its dried ill put a few tacks underneath aswell.
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #84 on: October 07, 2014, 08:09:55 PM »
Looks great Dave.  Now I want mag wheels for my trailer. 
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #85 on: October 07, 2014, 08:16:07 PM »
Nice looking trailer Dave  :) Nice Diamond/checker plate !
 Will you have removable rails to install for the wheels to hold'em tight ?
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #86 on: October 07, 2014, 09:30:31 PM »
yeah ill rig up a bike channel,i already have a nice wide fairly long laminated plank im going to edge with angle iron strips for extra strength for the ramp,ill rig the channel from angle iron also,i wanna see how many cartons of beer itll hold yet!
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #87 on: October 08, 2014, 02:58:47 AM »
Its getting there mate.... ;)
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« Reply #88 on: October 08, 2014, 03:19:42 AM »
Just looking at the photo, I reckon 18 to 20 cartons in one layer with enough gap to wheel the bike through in between 'em.

The footpegs might get in the way with the next layer but that should be enough cartons onboard for a quiet drink on a Sunday arvo.  ;D
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #89 on: October 08, 2014, 04:59:02 AM »
With checker/diamond plate on the sides,bottom & (removable?)front w/ maybe a removable tailgate you could also use it like a pick up truck if you needed to haul a load of sand,etc.,unless you already have a truck to do that with...
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #90 on: October 08, 2014, 02:50:36 PM »
Quote from: mick7504 on October 08, 2014, 03:19:42 AM
Just looking at the photo, I reckon 18 to 20 cartons in one layer with enough gap to wheel the bike through in between 'em.

The footpegs might get in the way with the next layer but that should be enough cartons onboard for a quiet drink on a Sunday arvo.  ;D

Don't forget a couple of bottles of rum to stop the bike sliding back and forth Micky,  8) ;)
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #91 on: October 09, 2014, 06:31:32 AM »
Quote from: calj737 on October 09, 2014, 06:14:34 AM
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Don't forget a couple of bottles of rum to stop the bike sliding back and forth Micky,  8) ;)
Odd, with enough rum I go sliding all over the place. Must be a southern hemisphere thing that it causes friction there while lubrication here  :o

HA!   Must be, we just dont get some of those influences down under?
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #92 on: October 09, 2014, 04:31:51 PM »
It causes friction and lubricates, depends on where you drink it and the company you keep..... 8)
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #93 on: October 10, 2014, 03:09:14 AM »
I dunno what it is with rum, some fellas can handle it others can't.  One fella I went to high school with couldn't.  Not long after high school we had a weekend away and he brought a bottle of rum with him.  Well by 10 that night the bottle of rum was empty and he was ready to fight anyone.  He was only a little fella, about 5'6" ish and weighed 40 kg wringing wet, but it took four of us to hold him down to get him to stop his #$%*.  In the end we tied him to a tree with ratchet straps, he stayed there for the night and was rather pissed off in the morning.  He settled down after we told him what he got up to, he didn't remember a damn thing.  ;D
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #94 on: October 10, 2014, 03:49:46 AM »
Quote from: trueblue on October 10, 2014, 03:09:14 AM
I dunno what it is with rum, some fellas can handle it others can't.  One fella I went to high school with couldn't.  Not long after high school we had a weekend away and he brought a bottle of rum with him.  Well by 10 that night the bottle of rum was empty and he was ready to fight anyone.  He was only a little fella, about 5'6" ish and weighed 40 kg wringing wet, but it took four of us to hold him down to get him to stop his #$%*.  In the end we tied him to a tree with ratchet straps, he stayed there for the night and was rather pissed off in the morning.  He settled down after we told him what he got up to, he didn't remember a damn thing.  ;D
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Sorry Dave, back to the trailer now mate.  ;D
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« Reply #95 on: October 10, 2014, 02:27:37 PM »
ha ha,im happy reading this #$%*!

got the sides on and both tailgates hung,you can slip them off sideways if you need to,i have those anti rattle latches with the zig zag slot pin to fit tomorrow,in retrospect I wish I hadve run a length of angle iron where the floor meets the sides on the outside edge,i have plenty of drain holes along them!wouldve looked a bit tidier,ill just run a strip of flat over it.
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« Reply #96 on: October 15, 2014, 12:42:17 AM »
well that's pretty much it all but done,just need to sheet in the end gates and paint them,i ran out of checker plate so ill just use some plain sheet we have at work,ran out of paint aswell I used a litre can of hammer tone.
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« Reply #97 on: October 15, 2014, 01:21:39 AM »
Looks great mate, impressive work! Are you taking bets on how many slabs it'll fit?
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Re: build a trailer
« Reply #98 on: October 15, 2014, 02:20:34 AM »
As flash as a rat with a gold tooth mate ;D
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« Reply #99 on: October 15, 2014, 03:35:09 AM »
Very nice Dave, should be able to fits lots of new bikes errr  I mean girls  errr I mean stuff, yeah stuff in there.... 8) ;)
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