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 Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:53 am Post subject: Floyd's trailer design #4 |
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I'm BAAAck!
OK, Here's a view of what I call the "KEEPER WELL". Notice that the diamond plate is welded to THE UNDERSIDE of the support tubing. This is so it captures the wheels of the plane. As you crank the ramps up, the plane rolls into the wells. As you lower the plane, the wheels roll right out of the wells and down onto the ramps.Then you can roll it off the ramps to the ground.
Slick as a whistle. BOY I'm good! ( Sorry ! )
The pivot points are made from round stock which fits into hollow steel tubes. Mine are made from newspaper press rollers.
You will probably have to have something made in a machine shop. Mine have 1/4 inch thick walls and are drilled for zerk fittings so I can grease them. The load bearing round stock is welded full length to the back of the ramp tubing.
Pay attention to the fact that the ramp is down some distance from the box frame. I need to get all the dimensions and publish them at the end of the photo messages..
Take note of the position of the SECOND pulley mounted on the inside corner, which carries the lift cable.
The piece of angle iron laying in the well is NOT a piece that fell off. I use it to stop the plane from rolling off the ramp when
loading and unloading.
One more note: Notice the width and height of the gap ahead of the ramp. This is designed for the tail of the skis to slip thru during winter operation. ( Not necessary in California or Florida!)
Note in the second photo, that the Keeper well has been reinforced underneth with angle iron crossovers. Here also, you can see clearly how the locking pipe slides thru the square tubing.
In the next message will cover the locking mechanism in detail. See Ya. FLoyd
Floyd Johnson
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