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I went to the dump..
... and took my new trailer, loaded with the equivalent of a car boot
full of recycling. Rolls nicely, complimentary comments from the attendant. Updated page at http://www.compbio.dundee.ac.uk/~dma...r/trailer.html The white bag on the back is a builders bag, the 1m cube sand and suchlike are delivered in. ...d |
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I went to the dump..
The biggest load I've had on my homebuilt trailer is about 250 kg of hoss-muck - http://trailers.xntrick.co.uk I suppose I cheated a bit - using a bit of ally scaffold tower for the frame! |
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David Martin wrote: .. and took my new trailer, loaded with the equivalent of a car boot full of recycling. Rolls nicely, complimentary comments from the attendant. Updated page at http://www.compbio.dundee.ac.uk/~dma...r/trailer.html The white bag on the back is a builders bag, the 1m cube sand and suchlike are delivered in. ..d Very nice indeed. I was talking to a neighbour who has a homebuild cart (more brute force than yours ) and trying to persuade him to build a flatbed. I'll have to show him yours. John Kane Kingston ON. |
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The biggest load I've had on my homebuilt trailer is about 250 kg of hoss-muck - http://trailers.xntrick.co.uk Cool. A couple of months ago I saw a guy on Brick Lane moving a load of stuff on a nice trailer. I had a chat with him and he put me on to an excellent website which some of you might not have seen: http://www.workbike.org/ Ian -- Ian Gregory http://www.zenatode.org.uk/ian/ |
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I went to the dump..
In message , Theo Markettos
writes What are Weber hitches like in practice? Excellent. I have it on my kiddie trailer. There is a fairly small bit attached to the bike - with a simple universal joint and the 'female' part of the hitch. To hitch up all you have to do is push a button on the trailer part of the hitch, twist, push the two parts together, twist back to latch. It is quick, easy and very secure, There is an inbuilt key operate lock if you wish to use it. Never seen them on sale separately though (only the bike mounted bit) .. Where did yours' come from David -- Chris French |
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chris French wrote: In message , Theo Markettos writes What are Weber hitches like in practice? Excellent. I have it on my kiddie trailer. There is a fairly small bit attached to the bike - with a simple universal joint and the 'female' part of the hitch. To hitch up all you have to do is push a button on the trailer part of the hitch, twist, push the two parts together, twist back to latch. It is quick, easy and very secure, There is an inbuilt key operate lock if you wish to use it. Never seen them on sale separately though (only the bike mounted bit) . Where did yours' come from David I emailed weber who were very helpful. They will either sell you them direct but that requires som palaver with international fund transfer, or through Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative. They emailed EBC and told them they were adding my hitch to the EBC order. EBC then forwarded it on to me. You have to be careful to get the right hitch size. It fits over a round tube, so I used a bit of 1" steerer from an old pair of forks. The machining on the hitch wasn't the best I have seen and it took a little bit of work with an abrasive stone on a drill to get the hole to the right size. ...d |
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Theo Markettos wrote: wrote: The biggest load I've had on my homebuilt trailer is about 250 kg of hoss-muck - http://trailers.xntrick.co.uk Wow, A reply from Wobbly John himself. I'm the short guy who had to ride your wobble bike off the saddle at the York Rally.. Interesting... I notice you use a modified kickstand and the OP uses a Weber hitch. You mention a ball and socket on your kickstand but I can't quite work out from the picture where the ball and socket are. Is there somewhere that shows this in a bit more detail? Are there any other difficulties about connections? I have a partially built trailer (for carrying manure, recycling, shopping etc) and the connection is the bit I'm not looking forward to making. What are Weber hitches like in practice? The Weber hitch is rated to a load of 80kg. They do make an industrial strength one (for Deutsche Post) but it is not advertised. They can sell you one if you ask nicely. In practice the Weber hitch is really easy to use. I'm probably going to get the kickstand mounted version as I am not too keen on the axle mount. ...d |
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I went to the dump..
David Martin wrote:
.. and took my new trailer, loaded with the equivalent of a car boot full of recycling. Rolls nicely, complimentary comments from the attendant. Updated page at http://www.compbio.dundee.ac.uk/~dma...r/trailer.html The white bag on the back is a builders bag, the 1m cube sand and suchlike are delivered in. ..d You seem to have missed the URC opportunity to show us your kitchen. :-) |
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I went to the dump..
In message .com,
David Martin writes In practice the Weber hitch is really easy to use. I'm probably going to get the kickstand mounted version as I am not too keen on the axle mount. I've got both. I don't really like the kickstand one because the stand is pretty crap, the main body of it is plastic and just flexes to much for my liking, and it's no where near as stable as my all metal ESGE stand. I've never hand any problems with the axle mounted one -- Chris French |
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