caprinut
Pebble Pounder
Off road trailer build #1 Finished!! 56k
I tougth I could post my build over here as well..
Buildthread is taken from scale4x4...
My buddy wanted a off road trailer for his rig, the Bugbuddy, see thread here:
http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23198
After surfing the net, we forund te look we where after.
The build will be based on this design.
Building matrials will be mainly styrene, some aluminium and steel....
The trailer hitch will be of the millitary type, like this
For the eye, I will be using a bolt like this
Spec will be as follows:
#90% styrene with round arches to be like design as the beetle
#Millitary hook system
#Leaf suspension
#Stock car wheel, like the beetle.
#Lights, using the spare rear vw ones..
#Lights of a 9v system
#Rack on top of the trailer.....
I started a few days ago..
My coupler consist of these parts...
A 6x4mm steel tube, some crossmember tubes from the TLT kit, 6mm washers and a eye bolt..
Parts put together for mock up
The trailer box itself is 12x15cm and the rails are 9.5x6mm styrene tube.
In the rear of the steel tube, I gonna epoxy a 4mm allthread.
The rear end of the rails will be cut in a angle for a batter clearance on the trails..
An angle bar will be added on either side of the tube
As stated obove, I will be using leaf suspension
The wheelaxle is a 4mm allthread with an 4x4 tube outside, this is because I want to use regular bearings and 4,, wheelnuts.
Wheels have to be modded to allow the bearings to be mounted.
I will epoxy a small ring on either side of the wheels for the bearings to sit in..
And I don't like allthreads as u bolts, so I gonna use the u bolts from some 5mm wire clamps, the ones that is beeing used on boats..
Have glued the xmembers..
The angles are on, xmember for that, all thread glued in and the tubes are glued.
To get easy access to the trailer box, I used 6 screws to hold the box to the frame
If you are wondering about the size of this trailer, I can place 2 stick packs in the trailer if I want to
Tonigth I will be working on the suspension....
To locate the wheelaxle on the leafs, I took some HL parts and modded them to give space for the axle...
Glued the spring hangers...
The HL parts on the leafs.
Used a tube to test...
The wheelaxle is finished, it turns out that I don't need the ring to hold the bearings on the wheels.
A 1150 bearing just fit nice inside the fake wheelnuts on the stock car wheels..
This is the ride higth for now.
Axle is under leaf, but I can mount it the other way if I want to later..
Got mounted up the ubolts and the plates for these, and it works like I planned
Ok flex on this thing, but I don't think I can use all the travel with regular weigth in it, but with a stick pack or two, it will work good..
Without weigth in it
Loaded....
And here a quick video I made how it works...
http://vimeo.com/5526650
Also made up the triangular piece that goes in front of the trailerbox. My plan is to build a box that hold the 9v battery for the ligths.
I wanted to make this plate removeable, for repair, modding etc..
The plan is to get 3 parts when finished, the frame, the trailerbox and the triangular plate.
Make it much easyer to work on...
I glued two angeles to the plate to secure it to the frame..
Bolted up
Earlyer today I took it for å quick testdrive outside my doorstep.
It works just as I planned
To test the suspension I strapped a 7,2 pack on the bed, and the leafs did a top job....hehe
My millitary hook system worked great, this will be very fun when it's finished
The trailer bed is beginning to take shape...
Took some quick clips under some indoor testing today..
First clip is with 2 stick pack in the bed, the other ones, one...
http://vimeo.com/5552944
http://vimeo.com/5554244
http://vimeo.com/5554268
http://vimeo.com/5554293
http://vimeo.com/5554334
I tested it a few days ago with my Pajero..
Here's a short video..
http://vimeo.com/5647190
One more...
http://vimeo.com/5647280
I did install the trailer lid, but my glue wouldn't hang so good on the hinges, so I bolted them on, not pretty, but they do the job just fine...
Open lid
My toolbox
The 9v battery just barley fit inside the box
Testing the toolbox lid
Made a hole so the wires could go into the trailer bed.
A WW jerrycan modded to fit the trailer.
Hole for the wires to go inside the bed.
Toolbox and jerrycan on trailer...
Have to clean up my work bench, too messy to work on rigth now....
I tougth I could post my build over here as well..
Buildthread is taken from scale4x4...
My buddy wanted a off road trailer for his rig, the Bugbuddy, see thread here:
http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23198
After surfing the net, we forund te look we where after.
The build will be based on this design.
Building matrials will be mainly styrene, some aluminium and steel....
The trailer hitch will be of the millitary type, like this
For the eye, I will be using a bolt like this
Spec will be as follows:
#90% styrene with round arches to be like design as the beetle
#Millitary hook system
#Leaf suspension
#Stock car wheel, like the beetle.
#Lights, using the spare rear vw ones..
#Lights of a 9v system
#Rack on top of the trailer.....
I started a few days ago..
My coupler consist of these parts...
A 6x4mm steel tube, some crossmember tubes from the TLT kit, 6mm washers and a eye bolt..
Parts put together for mock up
The trailer box itself is 12x15cm and the rails are 9.5x6mm styrene tube.
In the rear of the steel tube, I gonna epoxy a 4mm allthread.
The rear end of the rails will be cut in a angle for a batter clearance on the trails..
An angle bar will be added on either side of the tube
As stated obove, I will be using leaf suspension
The wheelaxle is a 4mm allthread with an 4x4 tube outside, this is because I want to use regular bearings and 4,, wheelnuts.
Wheels have to be modded to allow the bearings to be mounted.
I will epoxy a small ring on either side of the wheels for the bearings to sit in..
And I don't like allthreads as u bolts, so I gonna use the u bolts from some 5mm wire clamps, the ones that is beeing used on boats..
Have glued the xmembers..
The angles are on, xmember for that, all thread glued in and the tubes are glued.
To get easy access to the trailer box, I used 6 screws to hold the box to the frame
If you are wondering about the size of this trailer, I can place 2 stick packs in the trailer if I want to
Tonigth I will be working on the suspension....
To locate the wheelaxle on the leafs, I took some HL parts and modded them to give space for the axle...
Glued the spring hangers...
The HL parts on the leafs.
Used a tube to test...
The wheelaxle is finished, it turns out that I don't need the ring to hold the bearings on the wheels.
A 1150 bearing just fit nice inside the fake wheelnuts on the stock car wheels..
This is the ride higth for now.
Axle is under leaf, but I can mount it the other way if I want to later..
Got mounted up the ubolts and the plates for these, and it works like I planned
Ok flex on this thing, but I don't think I can use all the travel with regular weigth in it, but with a stick pack or two, it will work good..
Without weigth in it
Loaded....
And here a quick video I made how it works...
http://vimeo.com/5526650
Also made up the triangular piece that goes in front of the trailerbox. My plan is to build a box that hold the 9v battery for the ligths.
I wanted to make this plate removeable, for repair, modding etc..
The plan is to get 3 parts when finished, the frame, the trailerbox and the triangular plate.
Make it much easyer to work on...
I glued two angeles to the plate to secure it to the frame..
Bolted up
Earlyer today I took it for å quick testdrive outside my doorstep.
It works just as I planned
To test the suspension I strapped a 7,2 pack on the bed, and the leafs did a top job....hehe
My millitary hook system worked great, this will be very fun when it's finished
The trailer bed is beginning to take shape...
Took some quick clips under some indoor testing today..
First clip is with 2 stick pack in the bed, the other ones, one...
http://vimeo.com/5552944
http://vimeo.com/5554244
http://vimeo.com/5554268
http://vimeo.com/5554293
http://vimeo.com/5554334
I tested it a few days ago with my Pajero..
Here's a short video..
http://vimeo.com/5647190
One more...
http://vimeo.com/5647280
I did install the trailer lid, but my glue wouldn't hang so good on the hinges, so I bolted them on, not pretty, but they do the job just fine...
Open lid
My toolbox
The 9v battery just barley fit inside the box
Testing the toolbox lid
Made a hole so the wires could go into the trailer bed.
A WW jerrycan modded to fit the trailer.
Hole for the wires to go inside the bed.
Toolbox and jerrycan on trailer...
Have to clean up my work bench, too messy to work on rigth now....
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