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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 19:13:31 GMT -5
Pulled like a charm. Gentle load. Load/unload easy. Still not finished. Load/unload side must have a post or two removed and then reinforced. running lights  Thinking about getting a stick machine and making a rock hauling trailer. May go simple and get the back half of a totalled tacoma. Then a shell on my Tacoma. Jeannie and I will be self sufficient! |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 12, 2017 20:08:04 GMT -5
Pulled like a charm. Gentle load. Load/unload easy. Still not finished. Load/unload side must have a post or two removed and then reinforced. running lights Thinking about getting a stick machine and making a rock hauling trailer. May go simple and get the back half of a totalled tacoma. Then a shell on my Tacoma. Jeannie and I will be self sufficient! Stick as in manual transmission ? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 21:46:47 GMT -5
Thinking about getting a stick machine and making a rock hauling trailer. May go simple and get the back half of a totalled tacoma. Then a shell on my Tacoma. Jeannie and I will be self sufficient! Stick as in manual transmission ? No. Stick metal arc welding. Lol |
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Post by 1dave on Jun 12, 2017 22:58:03 GMT -5
Wonderswell! The only problem I see is unloading at 8 different homes.
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Post by jamesp on Jun 13, 2017 4:15:58 GMT -5
Wonderswell! The only problem I see is unloading at 8 different homes. I'd have to have a helper for the top shelf no doubt. Guess the client better have some neighbors to assist. Lots of young bucks at in-town. "Hey ! Come give me a hand !" I'm not shy. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 13, 2017 4:27:25 GMT -5
Stick as in manual transmission ? No. Stick metal arc welding. Lol Pick you up a used trailer. Like an old bass boat trailer. The sell cheapo. Many have a 3500 pound axle. I paid $200 for this one, it's a hoss and made of heavy steel. Could a built a rail around it and filled 60 gallon plastic drums cut in half with handles cut in them. Hard to beat a 55/60 gallon plastic drum cut in half with 2 handle holes skill sawed into them. I get the used drums for $8 at a drum recycler. They last 30 years in the sun. Or you can weld a 1/2 pipe tee handle to the adjusting screw of a pair of vice grips and carry them by clamping the vice grip on to the top edge of the drum half.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2017 8:09:39 GMT -5
Bass trailers?
Not so common out here in the big city. I will look into used though.
$350 gets me a kit with axle, lights, springs, ubolts.....
ETA
You right. I can get a trailer for less than building one. And title is easier that way
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Post by captbob on Jun 13, 2017 9:06:56 GMT -5
No way to add a winch or come-a-long up top so that you could load your yellow forklift thingy on the back to use for unloading? May be too much additional weight?
rustoleum comes in silver
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Post by 1dave on Jun 13, 2017 10:28:30 GMT -5
Wonderswell! The only problem I see is unloading at 8 different homes. I'd have to have a helper for the top shelf no doubt. Guess the client better have some neighbors to assist. Lots of young bucks at in-town. "Hey ! Come give me a hand !" I'm not shy. I was thinking of something like the tin smiths use for putting ductwork together.  Add another crank in the middle to pull the load out, crank it down to the ground. |
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Post by notjustone on Jun 13, 2017 11:32:54 GMT -5
I'd have to have a helper for the top shelf no doubt. Guess the client better have some neighbors to assist. Lots of young bucks at in-town. "Hey ! Come give me a hand !" I'm not shy. I was thinking of something like the tin smiths use for putting ductwork together. Add another crank in the middle to pull the load out, crank it down to the ground. I would just add a hf truck bed crane to the trailer and call it a day. odds are good you will be unloading at places where one of them cranes with little tires wont roll anyway. www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-capacity-pickup-truck-crane-with-cable-winch-60731.html or build your own its not super complicated. some square tube a jack and hand winch. you can make it longer to reach front and back. back in swing it out set it on the ground and off you go. |
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Post by 1dave on Jun 13, 2017 11:49:38 GMT -5
Exactly! I have one on my pickup.   |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 13, 2017 12:59:51 GMT -5
Thanks notjustone and 1dave. I will bet that a friend(or two) will want to go sit with me. Downtown Atlanta always has something going on. A comfortable chair, cold beer and some good girl watching glasses and I will own them. Getting them off the bottom shelf is a one man-er. No problem there. That top shelf would be the challenge. The lighter pits would go up there. Betting we could muscle them. I just delivered a heavy 48 inch one to a peculiar place. Way back in the woods on at the end long dead in street. A man calling himself a concierge helped me(kinda) unload. Never seen so many surveillance cameras in my life. Lots of workers, I was asked not to make any noise, hmmm. thousands of little flags in the extensive pastures. Looks like they were marking common weeds. There was something going on at that place. |
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Post by 1dave on Jun 13, 2017 13:02:35 GMT -5
They must not be as heavy as I thought. Was guessing 200-500 pounds each so the wind won't blow them away.
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Post by jamesp on Jun 13, 2017 13:08:14 GMT -5
They must not be as heavy as I thought. Was guessing 200-500 pounds each so the wind won't blow them away. The 36 inch are about 150 pounds. It is the 42 and 48 inch ones that get your attention. |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 13, 2017 13:15:20 GMT -5
"Brains , not brawn" , comes to mind . Darn nice trailer ya built .
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Post by jamesp on Jun 14, 2017 8:33:48 GMT -5
"Brains , not brawn" , comes to mind . Darn nice trailer ya built . The freight company guys were impressed Wigglin. Their trailers certain dwarf this one. The forklift operator Rico was impressed with ease of unload. I ordered two banners, 3' X 8' with a 7' X 2' fire pit on it(my logo) with web site name on it. Trailer is almost 7' tall, banners will be 11' high above trailer. will have to remember it's back there when going thru drive-thru. Now I got to buy some 1.5 and 2.5 inch thick wall steel tubing and rearrange the cubicles, like remove a couple of posts and reinforce from the load in/load out side. I had 8 sales last week but could not get the two 48" pits and the one 54" pit on at same time. For some reason they like to buy my biggest. Suites me, a 30" pit is about the same amount of work as the big ones. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 14, 2017 8:44:31 GMT -5
In the market for a used Toyota brand 'Walkie Stacker'. $2000-$4000. They have driven wheels and turn on a dime. I am decent mechanic and do most of the if needed overhaul. The non-driven lift will be mounted in a fixed position and serve as a variable height fabrication table to reduce the amount of bending and assist lifting and lowering at load/unload. Goal is ergonomic safety and ease.  |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 14, 2017 8:48:32 GMT -5
"Brains , not brawn" , comes to mind . Darn nice trailer ya built . The freight company guys were impressed Wigglin. Their trailers certain dwarf this one. The forklift operator Rico was impressed with ease of unload. I ordered two banners, 3' X 8' with a 7' X 2' fire pit on it(my logo) with web site name on it. Trailer is almost 7' tall, banners will be 11' high above trailer. will have to remember it's back there when going thru drive-thru. Now I got to buy some 1.5 and 2.5 inch thick wall steel tubing and rearrange the cubicles, like remove a couple of posts and reinforce from the load in/load out side. I had 8 sales last week but could not get the two 48" pits and the one 54" pit on at same time. For some reason they like to buy my biggest. Suites me, a 30" pit is about the same amount of work as the big ones. I would also think your freight has a bit more invested in their trailers . Been watching progress on your trailer without commenting . Looked like my penny and a half wasn't necessary . Very well thought out and built trailer . How are you tying the pits down ? Now you need to sell your customers some kindling splitters to go along with the pits . I think I sent you a pic of the ones I build , if not , I can send ya one . |
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Post by captbob on Jun 14, 2017 8:51:48 GMT -5
I'd be concerned about how that 'Walkie Stacker' would work on different surfaces, such as gravel or grass.
Can't tell now much you can modify wheels especially those under the main body of the machine.
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Post by jamesp on Jun 14, 2017 8:57:28 GMT -5
Next WIP. This manual lift will get slaughtered. Torch all the additions and turned into a fixed raise/lower fabrication table. It has proven itself dependable. It is about 30 years old.  |
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