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Thread: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

  1. #196

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    Stay away from the rubbish cheap Chinese ones if you can, they are barely OK for a tinny towing short distances, any weight at highway speeds will see them crumble in no time.

  2. #197

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    Think i built the trailer a little to long trying to figure out how to shorten it, the drawbar might look dicky with around 1.5 meters space between car and front of boat

  3. #198

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    Why shorten it. Lose the overhanging of the bunks.

  4. #199

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    Can't move my wheels anymore forward Scott due to the way i originally designed it with the bends far back on the rails i am just hopping it does balance out or i'm not sure how i will fix it

    the old trailer the wheel assembly is about 50/50 under the hull but this is with no engine and no fuel tank, the ball weight as it was was around 150kg took 4 of us to lift it on to the tow ball when i towed it home

  5. #200

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    Noel i'll send u a link to a place with those 9 inch tyres

  6. #201

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    I think the long drawbar could have its advantages - tow car is further up a slippery ramp when launching; you might be able to beach launch; and unlike my setup, you'd easily be able to lift up a rear door on the tow car when your boat is on the trailer.

  7. #202

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    Ray i never thought about that my new tow car is a Land Rover Freelander and the rear door swings out sideways rather than lift up so it might work too

  8. #203

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    fan of a longer draw bar, but are you thinking you may have more towball weight or some flexing.

  9. #204

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    Quote Originally Posted by catshark View Post
    fan of a longer draw bar, but are you thinking you may have more towball weight or some flexing.
    Totally agree, I went for a longer draw bar but found with changes in configuration and weight etc I needed to bring my winch post forward 100 mm ( already got axles about as far back as practicable) and now can't fully open the door. Stuck a traffic cone on the Mooloolaba Pick, saves the door but more importantly my head when I'm un/hitching the boat.

  10. #205

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    Quote Originally Posted by catshark View Post
    fan of a longer draw bar, but are you thinking you may have more towball weight or some flexing.
    Little worried about the flexing but i plan on adding two long pieces of either alloy or steel along the trailer and use U bolts to bolt them on should stiffen it up i am thinking plus when i add the bunks that will help too

  11. #206

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    those beach launching dudes have the swing out draw bar to get their reach, some flexing their off course , but unless your going far away, should be reasonable.

  12. #207

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    I have a short drawbar on my Kevlacat 2400, sucks not being able to lift the tailgate door on a cruiser all the way up without smashing the screen on a sarca! Leave it long if ya can

  13. #208

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    I'll see how it looks when im about to bolt on the drawbar that will likely be the last bit of the frame i do, the boarder collie in my pics i had for 14 years poor bugger got put to sleep yesterday i am shattered

  14. #209

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    Sorry about your loss.
    Cheers
    Ray

  15. #210

    Re: Aluminium Trailer Build Tandem Axle (On a budget)

    Quote Originally Posted by U4REEL View Post
    I have a short drawbar on my Kevlacat 2400, sucks not being able to lift the tailgate door on a cruiser all the way up without smashing the screen on a sarca! Leave it long if ya can
    Bungy cord and traffic cone, some nice big ones should cover the sarca and at the very least protect your screen.

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