Turbo Twister

7 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

TooDeep mentioned stake pockets for side boards  , that is how my ATV trailer is made ,  I upgraded the tires a couple of sizes bigger since this pic   ---- like mentioned , make the tongue a slip in , with a pin and clip so you could take it off the rest of the trailer  

Love the trailer fish, that's something like what I'm aiming for, but with aluminium instead of wood, (wood rots too quickly with the Irish climate). Aluminium is also a lot lighter on my back, have to make things easy for myself.

3 hours ago, SamUK said:

Mac mean make the A frame or draw bar removable. Remember, to be legal for UK/Ireland it will need to be sleeved at least 6" and cross bolted through the box section. One bolt horizontally, one bolt vertically. From memory it would require a minimum of 50x50x3mm box section sleeved with 40x40x3mm box section and bolt diameter of 12mm/ 1/2 inch. Over engineer it and you won't go far wrong with the law 🙂

Sam, this trailer will never see a main road so it doesn't need to be road legal😁 but it does still need to be beefy so I'll probably go overkill on it like I did thr welding on the quad frame all those month ago lol

2 hours ago, toodeep said:

A removable "hitch bar" would be the way to go so it will be short enough to haul but still long enough to maneuver easily when in use. You could make it fold down or a receiver style where it can be removed all together. If room is tight you could make pockets on the flat bed part and have the sides, front and rear sit into place and be removeable. That would give you the option to use it as a flat bed as well for large things.

This is why I love this site, you guys throwing out all these great ideas at me! It never even crossed my mind to make a flat pack type trailer. This would definitely help with my storage issue in trailer height when loading up, I could fit the back and sides under the bike as I have approx 8 inches of ground clearance unladen. 

56 minutes ago, retro said:

Lets move this thread to the Custom Builds - Restorations forum, ehh?

 

EDIT: Move completed

 

Thanks Retro! Didn't know you could do that. This new forum site surprises me every day!

When you say tongue, I assume you mean the hitch bar that clamps onto your tow ball? That's actually a neat idea! My biggest problem will be the height of the trailer as I need to position the wheels in such a way as they dont give huge ground clearance but also dont foul the bike when stood upright.

I attach a crap sketch of what my idea is, my imagination on paper isn't as good as my physical work🤣

1 hour ago, Mac102004 said:

Looks like it’ll be a handy little trailer. Hope you have a speedy recovery, I’d hate not being able to work on projects.

Mac, I broke 2 vertebrae 2 years ago and was unable to work for 6 months so I know all about it! It's so hard not being able to do the things you love.

My plan with the trailer is to shorten it at the front and back so I can stand it upright in the back of my van. It will also be lightened in weight be replacing the timber with aluminium. 

Going to continue my project updates on here guys. There's still some work left to do on the bike to get it to where I want it to be.

I also mentioned on a previous forum that I have since acquired a little trailer in need of repair. I have started to strip it down but due to a work injury I am currently unable to work on anything!

On 11/25/2019 at 12:28 PM, Mac102004 said:

Welcome! Looks great. If your looking for a rear skid plate to protect that diff and brake drum Ricochet makes a pretty beefy one might be worth checking out. 

Mac, I custom made a skid plate that runs 3/4 length of the bike from the front bumper to the lowest rear cross member on the frame at the back.

My dad has ordered two original protective shields for the diff and brake drum so we hope to have them soon and get the fit. I'll put the bike on ramps at the weekend and get a snap for you, my design works a treat on tree stumps as the bike just slides right off. 

7 minutes ago, retro said:

You too have made a nice 300 out of it.

Thanls Retro, we are both delighted and it has made some chores so much easier! I have only filled the tank once and although I've only driven around 14 miles, it has done a huge amount of work for me.

Toodeep, we scraped 3 buckets of cow pat off the frame before getting even more off it when the engine came out lol the whole front bottom of the frame had to be cut out and patched. All the photos of it are on the old website that will remain nameless!

5 minutes ago, SlammedRanger said:

Dang thats a job well done for sure! She was rough when you started no doubt!

How it looked prior to purchase. I dont know if anyone of you have seen this photo before but it doesn't show half the issues we had with it!

As posted by my dad (Bluezulu49), we rebuilt the bike shown below to running and working order again.

It's a 1998 Honda TRX300FW and it was in terrible condition prior to me getting it.