A-Frame no more.

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Sat May 12, 2007 1:25 pm

My POS is a real handfull to A-frame. But it sits too high to put on a normal car transporter.

Soooo being a bit of an idiot I thought I would try something else.......

Driving on

And in place

The trailer is still in concept mode, but basically I can sit the wreck on it as in the pictures. Then all the out riggers that the surf sits on, unclip and I can put on the 3.000m x 1.300 m tipping well side deck, or clip on the out rigger ramps that will turn it into a standard car transporter .
I started out thinking this would be a good liitle project, but after steel, springs and equalisers, brakes, hubs and stubs, mags (yes mags, I am a show pony :wink:

) and decking and paint , I think this little project is going to be close to $2k :oops:

.

Ahh well, at least it should look cool.
Will post up more pics as I get the various decks built for it.

monaro427 · Post by **monaro427** » Sat May 12, 2007 4:58 pm

looking good rok, should be easier to transport now and not rear end your tow vehicle,

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Sat May 12, 2007 5:54 pm

That looks very cool ...
I like the dual battery setup

Real easy to change though could be an issue if you accrlerate too quick and the battery tips back, but then there is those two handy posts sticking up that would catch on the bonnet and stop it falling into the fan. :lol:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Sat May 12, 2007 5:59 pm

Think I reckognise those 39.5" Swampers. Think I've seen em on someones else's project, he must be a theif :wink:

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Sat May 12, 2007 8:57 pm

thief?

thief???

:wink:

as for the trailer rok.. nice!! great to see it comin to life and puttin the rock mutt up out of 'pole vaultings" way..

so how long till play day? i know of a red soa 70 dyin to get out soon..

so................ when we gonna go break stuff?

Post by **mike** » Sat May 12, 2007 9:39 pm

wicked idea rok, ive been thinking of something similiar for the LR but I never thought about the height in the bigger tires :roll:

Are you going to run a piece across the ends that support the tires to stop them splaying out, give it a bit more strength or even just some flat bar to tie it together.

Mike

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Sat May 12, 2007 10:22 pm

mike wrote:wicked idea rok, ive been thinking of something similiar for the LR but I never thought about the height in the bigger tires Are you going to run a piece across the ends that support the tires to stop them splaying out, give it a bit more strength or even just some flat bar to tie it together.

Mike

Yeah i think it will need something along those lines Mike. I had to re-do the outriggers a couple of times before I got the right balance. The trailer frame looks like it will need some stiffner bars as well. But we will get there :wink:

De-Ranged · Post by **De-Ranged** » Sat May 12, 2007 10:57 pm

Nice idea there rok, just a thought what happens if you've got a flat ?? :shock:

might pay to put some sort of strap under the bottom, if those out riggers are removable just so, if you do have a flat it can't fall through....

I'm building something similar (sitting out in the yard at the mo :roll:

) tandem with a long drawbar and clip on beaver tail and side and front extentions :roll:

never thought about the height thing

and mine is on 31" muds :lol:

... hey its gota look the part if its being towed behind a beast :roll:

Cheers Reece

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Sun May 13, 2007 2:18 pm

Oh dear me..... :shock:

That looks like you spent more than 3 minutes thinking about it... Are you ok? Feeling alright?? Are you sure there's not a river in the middle of nowhere where you could build that???? :lol:

Cool westy, very cool.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Sun May 13, 2007 2:28 pm

Holy sh#t

Thats the first pic I've seen that show how big that farkin thing is, gotta see that in action one day

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Sun May 13, 2007 4:12 pm

De-Ranged wrote:Nice idea there rok, just a thought what happens if you've got a flat ?? might pay to put some sort of strap under the bottom,

You are dead right Reece. Hadn't even thought about getting a flat :roll:

. So yes some, strap under there will be the go, thanks dude.

Goose, hehe when the little stick welder I have got was getting really hot,(the steel is to heavy to weld with fluxcore mig, and it is messy) I was thinking about rounding up the car batteries around the place and running some DC welds.