Guy at work had his heart set on a V8 trike and had these rails built. Like the 6 year old at a free buffet, his eyes were bigger than his stomach. He gave them to me.
Made of 3 X 6 inch channel iron, 1.5 inch diameter holes every 6 inches. 13 feet long, 12 inch lift at back, 4 inch up front.
Questions: With the lightening holes, would that jeopardize structural integrity enough that it would fold up.
Find a Model T suspension and weld it up, same question. Or is this better off as $4.28 of scrap metal?
Dan
Home Made 4x4 snow pusher tractor.
Like this guy, Maybe not articulated.
http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?s=2d1a1101c20ea18af5c83bed52b54450&t=72451
From the guy who made a mid-engine Bus not exactly run... hmm.
Have to think about this one.
For the holes- it's a C beam, as long as the mid section is nominally there, the outside carries the load. but it would be a good idea to bell the holes a little (I just had the correct term in my head, and poof- it was gone).
alfadriver wrote: From the guy who made a mid-engine Bus not exactly run... hmm. Have to think about this one. For the holes- it's a C beam, as long as the mid section is nominally there, the outside carries the load. but it would be a good idea to bell the holes a little (I just had the correct term in my head, and poof- it was gone).
You mean "Dimple" the holes?
The frame might be a bit too thick walled for that.
Is it just me or does that frame look a bit, uh...weak?
I'm immediately thinking "trailer," too bad you already have a nice one for your sailplane 
914Driver wrote: . Or is this better off as $4.28 of scrap metal?
Very much this.
Poor choice of chassis material, rusty and would require more work than starting from scratch to build something actually useful and not hindered by an existing design.
I'd prefer you box the frame to make anything useful.
Cyclecar?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFLz4kGJoks
I see a light weight low buck engine dyno frame.
NOHOME wrote:alfadriver wrote: From the guy who made a mid-engine Bus not exactly run... hmm. Have to think about this one. For the holes- it's a C beam, as long as the mid section is nominally there, the outside carries the load. but it would be a good idea to bell the holes a little (I just had the correct term in my head, and poof- it was gone).You mean "Dimple" the holes? The frame might be a bit too thick walled for that.
Swedge? I have no idea why that popped in my head.
Wheelbarrow.
chop it into straight pieces and keep them for things, like a smoke tray for your grill.
^That, cut and add to the stock pile.
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