Custom lowboy 'kit' parts needed...

[fhhhstix]

Although I like the PMD one, the killer there is its pre-assembled, the shipping cost. I'd much porefer a DIY kit like a Tamiya trailer, and I'm bothered that its not an option.

There is a very good reason why it is pre assembled. By pre assembling the trailer there is no question about fitment issues and missing parts. A for rims we have ihbuilder here on the forum that will be back in production of rims shortly and RC4WD offers a low pro tire that is equivalent in height to the wedico tires.

Why they dinna make 'em proper 53' length, who knows...

Not all trailers are 53' so I would say they copied a shorter trailer.

Travis

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Thanks for the heads up guys.

Guess its because I'm an assembler at heart that wanting to put it together is a preferred option, if it'll save me money in purchase & postage.

I could do extended rails myself... no drill press but a dremel and a decent measurement would do. I might have to blow for a few metric taps/dies.

I noted Garden Trucking had the lowboy options as well, but dunno if they only sell 'em as add-ons. I'll ask once i get down to hard mods time.

Rear-steer, naw. Though I contemplated one of those odd lowboys with the axle-bogie that slid forward, conswquently letting the rear of the bed drop. Saw one in action, and thought a simple worm-gear/shaft setup could pull the bogie set forward...

As for rims/tires, I was thinking ones that are about 2/3 the diameter of stock rims/tires, like the difference between stock semi ones and trailer ones. If I need to go open-well to get the bed lower, like on construction lowboys, so be it.

And yea, I've looked at RC4WD. Its knowing what is compatible thats the kicker. And when I get to compatibility w/ my Robbe axles, its going to be killer... though I may look at getting adapters made. Conic-friction is just so much of a pain.

WhiteWolf

[ihbuilder]

"Conic-friction "

Hmm , I'll have to look into that , I had thought about using that methood before I got a mill