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 Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:40 am Post subject: Floyd's trailer design #2 |
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Hi Again Folks,
Now I'll cover the bottom end. BTY, the New York Mid Winter mud is NOT part of the design. It belongs to Mother Nature and you don't mess with her!
First of all, don't place your axle assembly too far back. The guy who welded my trailer insisted that it should be to the rear and I had to cut it off and start over. Now the trailer is nicely balanced with the right amount of weight on the tongue. I believe it is 1/3 of the overall load. The wheel assemblies and springs are from Northern Hydralic (sp). When you build the axle, be sure to have a 2 inch rise in the middle to give the tires some "toe in". If you use 2 inch ID square tubing, the axle stubs will slide right in where you can weld them in place.
Now to the front. I bolted, rather than welded my hitch in place in case I needed to replace it. The stand is available at Northern or any trailer or boat store. Walmart could be a source too. This is bolted in place also for the same reason as the hitch.
Next is the winch location. I like to have one hand on the tailspring while I am unloading the plane, just for security, so I placed the winch in a location where I could achieve that.
Looking at the rear crossmember, you can see where the tougue beam ( 6 in X 2 in ) is welded in place. I left the bottom open for two reasons; 1. I can feed my electrical wires thru it and 2. it lets the inevitable water drain out. You can see here where the tailwheel guide starts and the tiedown rings are located.
A note on the lift cable you see in this view. I made a loop which runs from each ramp, (details later,) and terminates near the front crossover tube. I have a clip to secure it on one of the front box tiedown rings when it isn't being use to lift or lower the plane. The winch clevis clips over the cable front end. DUH! That's all for now! Regards, Floyd
Floyd Johnson
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