My new Lowboy

[fhhhstix]

Here are some update pic's of the new trailers.









Thanks for looking.
Travis

[Dreamweaver]

Looks good Travis. Is one of those mine!!

It looks like that plastic is easy to use. Rims look good as well.

I can see one thing though. I am not sure if you overlooked this or just want to do something different. Generally on these trailers the 4 frame rails sit flush with the wood deck. I noticed that the cross members sit flush with the frame rails so when you deck the trailer the frame rails are going to either be covered or sit lower than the deck. If it were me I would cut the cross members down the same amount as the wood decking material.

Just my opinion. You might have something else in mind.

Have you figured out the sag issue yet, you mentioned making a tension system.

-Mike

[SmallHaul]

Great looking trailers Travis. Nice design.

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by sparkycuda

Followup on wheels - did you make them from PVC pipe fitting or turn from something else? Very good looking! I'd say your "experiment" with lathe and rotary table was a resounding success. Now, just find a CNC machine and run those babies out in mass!!

Ken

Thanks Ken they are delrin they started as a 3 ft x 2in rod and I wish I had 100 more of the rims.

Originally Posted by Tamiya Cowboy

Very cool Travy were do I put my order in for one.. Not joking..

Thanks Paul we will have to see how it turns out with the neck on it.

Originally Posted by SmallHaul

Great looking trailers Travis. Nice design.

Thanks Scott I just wanted to try some thing different and the plastic is easy to work with.

Thanks everybody for looking.

Travis

[JAMMER]

Travis good looking lowboy and I like the quad axle. How wide is it and are those plastic wheels or aluminum they look good to?

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by JAMMER

Travis good looking lowboy and I like the quad axle. How wide is it and are those plastic wheels or aluminum they look good to?

Thanks Jammer it is 7 7/8 in wide and it will have another 3/4 to an inch on each side when the outriggers are folded out. The rims are one piece delrin with bearings in the rims.

Travis

[fhhhstix]

Mike I still have some ideas to help make it stronger. The wood on a 1:1 is slightly raised so your not loading on the slick metal surface and with my new idea to strengthen the trailer the wood deck should be just a little taller than the frame.

Here is a pic of the trailer I am kinda going off of and you can see the deck boards in the pic sit a little higher than the frame. I chose this trailer because we have one at work.



Thanks for looking
Travis

[Dreamweaver]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

Mike I still have some ideas to help make it stronger. The wood on a 1:1 is slightly raised so your not loading on the slick metal surface and with my new idea to strengthen the trailer the wood deck should be just a little taller than the frame.

Here is a pic of the trailer I am kinda going off of and you can see the deck boards in the pic sit a little higher than the frame. I chose this trailer because we have one at work.



Thanks for looking
Travis

Got ya... Of course the ones I pulled were WELL used and the wood was level. Or at least where there still was wood.

-Mike

[Espeefan]

Wow. Great work! It's starting to look like a trailer, that's for sure!

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Looking really good Travis.. When are you taking orders I would like to put in for one..

[td9clyde]

they look good Travis can't wait to see my semi tractor in front of one lol he he he you even have my lowboy tractor lmao just can't seem to get my fingers on it yet

[sneaky-pete]

Looking good Travis,and nice wheels!

[RAIDERS]

looking good...

[sparkycuda]

Hey, Travis! Trailers are looking great but I have to ask about the wheels. They are plastic? And where did you get them?

Ken

[Izzy]

Really coming along Travis.......

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by RAIDERS

looking good...

Thanks Larry

Originally Posted by sparkycuda

Hey, Travis! Trailers are looking great but I have to ask about the wheels. They are plastic? And where did you get them?

Ken

Thanks Ken, The wheels were made by Izzy, td9clyde and me they were an experiment and a learning tool for us on the lathe and for me using a rotary table with my mill.

Originally Posted by Izzy

Really coming along Travis.......

Thanks Izzy.

Thank you all for the complements they are appreciated.

Travis

[fhhhstix]

Here are some more pics and I weighed some stuff today and came up with 75# to test the strength of the trailer and it holds the weight just fine.









Thanks for looking.

Travis

[woodhog]

in most cases the wood sits above the rails because when you load a track machine it wont slide on the wood and also when outriggers are out and you have boards on them the tracks ride on outriggerboard and frame board to keep from sliding metal to metal

[chaseracer]

the low boys look good travis, can't wait to see them finished. great work.

[Espeefan]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

Very nice! Even the sag looks realistic! When you go over bumps, maybe the deck will bounce a little, just like the heavily loaded 1:1s!