In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
Please don't back up any further. 
Nice work Curtis, that should work great for what you want to use it for.
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
Please don't back up any further. Nice work Curtis, that should work great for what you want to use it for.
I want a tire rack for drift wheels and tires to go on there. Drift Lincoln...
In reply to Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) :
I was thinking a couch mounted to a frame as a rumble seat.
In reply to 11GTCS :
Nice to use the dock at work. I did that whole thing sitting on a lawn chair. And yes, I mashed the parking brake like my life depended on it. :)
I would've lent you a wheel chuck/chalk as well.
This looks like WAY better construction and thought than most of the trailers I see.
Nice work!
That looks very good Curtis. I've towed more with worse.
Many of you haven't seen what trailer hitches were like in the 60s and 70s. Most of them clamped on the stamped steel bumpers with chains and bolts.
This one is U-Haul branded.
In reply to Toyman! :
I remember those things. You could rent them at Uhaul when you rented a trailer.
In other news, I'm old.
Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to Toyman! :
In other news, I'm old.
Yep, I feel that way myself on occasion.
I think ..... lost my thought ... am I old then?
Update. Works great with the bike rack. I put an insert/ball in it and jumped on in with my 230-lb ass and couldn't see any flex. I'm going to try lifting the car with a hoist by the insert using my digital hoist scale. If I can get to 800 lbs without breaking it, I'll feel gooder about an actual trailer.
And if it breaks or bends, it only cost me a few hours and a few bucks worth of Argon and wire.
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
Doing well then. Class 1 hitches are not strong enough for a grown man to stand on without flexing alarmingly, and many Class 2 hitches are close to the limit.
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
If you can, try to test it to 1000 lbs. The general rule of thumb for designing chassis parts is 5 G's. Also, I'm sure it will flex with a load like that, but it should not deform in any way. So try to get yourself a reference point and measure for any permanent deformation after you've released the load.
Looking good so far.
In reply to fanfoy :
Originally I was thinking that my hoist scale was only good to 800 lbs, but it's good to 800kg. So I can go to 1000.
I think maybe I'll measure the distance between the receiver and the bumper before and after.... that is, assuming it doesn't rip the receiver and bumper off when it explodes :)
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