At 05:23 PM 6/5/2001 +0000, Arthur Emerson wrote:
>The popular trick here is to make
>two vertical spindles out of threaded pipe and flanges,
>and stack two tires over each spindle.
I use 5/8" allthread from a hardware store. I have some pics of
my tire trailer
here: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=869586&a=12772018&f=0
. Go to the bottom.
The advantage of using allthread is that extra allthread and some
couple nuts allows for unlimited tire capacity. I also have to use them to
carry anything wider than 205s. I also drilled holes on both ends so I can
place locks through them for security.
>My next installment will be owning a tire trailer and
>living in an apartment with no garage, and it will include
>designing a trailer that disassembles in 5 minutes and
>can be carried inside through a 4' hallway.....
Been there, done that. I have casters on the rear of the
trailer. I have rolled my trailer into my apartment. I have also stored
the trailer vertically in a 5' x 5' storage room. Now I keep it in storage
with whichever Miata I'm not driving. Mom kept bugging me about having a
trailer inside my apartment. :-) I need a house with a garage SO bad.
One thing to consider with the bolt-together trailers is joint
stiffness or lack of it. I am concerned with the trailer having metal
fatigue at the bolted joints. Jim Hedderick's trailer died that way. If I
ever build a trailer again, I'll weld it together after bolting. I'm
thinking of bringing my trailer to work with a 12-pack and having a couple
of the guys improve it during lunch.
Mike Lowe
96 Miata R
94 Miata Turbo
~92 Harbor Freight trailer Version 3.3
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