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Mr Whippy - 21/4/08 at 09:30 AM

being a tight money grabbin Scot I'm looking for some Free plans for me building a new trailer to replace my stolen one. autocad ones would be ace, to lazy to do it from scratch

after a big double axle, braked flat bed or tipper thing.

Cheers

ash_hammond - 21/4/08 at 09:32 AM

I will second that if anyone has any plans. As i am all of the above

mistergrumpy - 21/4/08 at 09:36 AM

A Scot and a Yorkshireman. By, that is tight. Take a spanner to get a 50p out of your hand

jabs - 21/4/08 at 09:43 AM

Definition of a Scotsman - generous Yorkshire man lol

Mr Whippy - 21/4/08 at 09:46 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
A Scot and a Yorkshireman. By, that is tight. Take a spanner to get a 50p out of your hand


try an take my 50p will ya!!

carlknight1982 - 21/4/08 at 10:08 AM

i have plans for a towing dolly if anyones wants a copy

ash_hammond - 21/4/08 at 10:14 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
A Scot and a Yorkshireman. By, that is tight. Take a spanner to get a 50p out of your hand


I would rather give you my last 50p than my ;ast chip

timf - 21/4/08 at 11:24 AM

any good

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Mr Whippy - 21/4/08 at 11:35 AM

thanks, but not the type I'm after, needing a double axle one with rubber suspension.

cheers.

Mr Whippy - 21/4/08 at 02:33 PM

Getting absolutely nowhere trying to find some on the web, everyone wants stupid money for them.

Half a mind to do some myself and stick them on the web for free just to pi$$ them all off

mangogrooveworkshop - 21/4/08 at 02:56 PM

kay trailers in kinross milnathort try them.

That picture looks like the same design as the trailer Im building. or rebuilding.

kay trailers

http://www.kaytrailers.co.uk/MODEL%20K2012CR.htm




AUTOW in perth are good as well for the parts

http://www.autow.co.uk/trailer_parts.html

[Edited on 21-4-08 by mangogrooveworkshop]

chrisg - 21/4/08 at 02:58 PM

Just a thought, but have you thought about finding suitable photo's of the type you like and ...er... "reviewing" the design.

scaling is easy with trailers, so long as you know the wheel size.

Cheers

Chris

chrisg - 21/4/08 at 03:18 PM

I've had another thought.

Look at all the egg heads on here

Surely between us we could come up with a suitable design?

An open access, locostbuilders trailer!

Let's have your ideas/designs!

I'll work on something myself.

Cheers

Chris

[Edited on 21/4/08 by chrisg]

Dingz - 21/4/08 at 03:29 PM

Indespension used to have free plans in their catalogue, it was a long time ago! but have you tried their website?

MikeR - 21/4/08 at 04:35 PM

sure i called them about two years ago and they didn't do it any more. Although the way the person spoke to me i suspect if i'd asked to give them a thousand pounds for a wheel bolt they wouldn't do them.

Donners90 - 21/4/08 at 08:26 PM

If you can't find any free plans, and you change your mind about building one, my dad is selling his Ifor LM146 at the end of May. Twin axle, 3.5T, 8ft steel skids, detatchable sides....

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=frontaspect.jpg
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=sideaspect.jpg

http://www.iwt.co.uk/products/flatbed/lm.htm

Looking for £1600 ono

Mr Whippy - 22/4/08 at 08:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Donners90
If you can't find any free plans, and you change your mind about building one, my dad is selling his Ifor LM146 at the end of May. Twin axle, 3.5T, 8ft steel skids, detatchable sides....

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=frontaspect.jpg
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=sideaspect.jpg

http://www.iwt.co.uk/products/flatbed/lm.htm

Looking for £1600 ono


yeah these are no doubt good trailers but more suited to being pulled by a van than a car.

907 - 22/4/08 at 09:54 AM

quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
I've had another thought.

Look at all the egg heads on here

Surely between us we could come up with a suitable design?

An open access, locostbuilders trailer!

Let's have your ideas/designs!

I'll work on something myself.

Cheers

Chris



Most trailer chassis are just flat frames, and to make up for the lack of strength in design,
are made of beefy sections. (rsa, rsc, box, thick folded sheet etc)

Isn't this against the Locost way? Shouldn't we be thinking space frame?
Couldn't we think lighter AND stronger?

I'm not very good at explaining in words so a quick drawing below shows what I mean.
30mm box would be plenty. (er, maybe?)


Paul G

Image deleted by owner




[Edited on 22/4/08 by 907]

owelly - 22/4/08 at 07:40 PM

Not plans but a very simple way of knocking a trailer together!!