Asimo Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I like home made things like this trailer I found, waiting on an allotment. Allegro hubcap? I didn't look, but I expect it has those rubber-in-torsion suspension units. Time was when trailers were built from recognisable car axles and leaf springs. A brother-in-law even made a bike trailer from a Messerschmitt bubble-car front axle. Trailer-shite pictures anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I've built a few* Some shite, some not. Had this about 20 years, replaced the wood 3 times. 6 x 4, later extended the front to get a bike in. Mini wheels on solid axle with coil springs which became coil bound as soon as you put any weight in. Tilt bed to suit Mini, drive it on, bed levels itself. Amishtat, Asimo, spartacus and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Dutton Sierra? tow car ftw mally. sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 More France... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Latil on trailer. Very heavy machine - ratchet-straps augmented by chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Here is mine. Doubling has storage at the minute. Picked it up from the lad over the road. Has new wheels and tyres , taken off and put away . Plan is to grind and repaint. It's all metal so easy enough. Make a lid to take it a foot higher and then attach roof box, also put away in shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00833827 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Half a mk 1 focus. Needs to be towed by another focus really Amishtat, mat_the_cat, mrbenn and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 That focus? Why. Just why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Who was it who had the arse end of a Maestro van that they trailerised and camped in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Left in the garden of my house by a previous occupier. Wheels and tyres and other junk is mine. eddyramrod, Asimo and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Spotted this while walking Memphis on the beach near Barrow. I loves a home-built trailer, I does. Had several! Asimo, Mally and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 My shite trailer. Homebrew effort I bought from a fella in Hastings through the Friday Ad back in 2005, and now in a terrible state. Haven't used it for yonks, as either my cars haven't had a towbar, or else it's been trapped between the fence and one of my non-running heaps for years at a stretch. Yeah, that's not looking too clever... No, I'd not want to put much weight into that. Plan is to strip out the rotten timber, de-rust and repaint the T-chassis, and fit a new base and sides - possibly a ladder bar too. Mini rims and Indispension rubber-torsion hubs. I'll be wanting new tyres at some point; these aren't looking too great either even though there's a fair bit of tread left. Mudguards need a dab of Plastic Padding and Isopon too, I daresay. It's still wearing the number plate off my old Mk VI Escort - and I sold that eleven years ago. Bonus pic of said Escort/trailer combo, plus me getting a chewing off my soon-to-be ex for having filled the new trailer with LPs and model cars while leaving England to return to NI - leaving no room for anything else like clothes and household items. I can't really say she was wrong, in fairness. I've the other flatmate to thank for this salutary reminder of how I can be a bit of a prick sometimes. And then later, in a slightly less haphazard house move, with MrsDC at the wheel this time. But even though the Forester doesn't have a towbar, I'd like to get the trailer sorted. So it's a project for the spring, really... along with the non-running scooter, obviously. LightBulbFun, Asimo, Faker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Twenty quid out of the auctions a few years ago.. A few arty photos later someone gave a ton for it. Strange old world sometimes. The Old Bloke Next Door, Datsuncog, somewhatfoolish and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Our 8x4 trailer was a converted caravan and while the wheels are a bit far back for perfect balance it has been great because it is 8x4 inside with finger room. Also the frame at the front has helped many times to secure the load. Unfortunately one of the stub axles now has wear and the wheel wobbles so we are no longer using it. It seemed easier to buy a new trailer than try to find which caravan the stub axle came from, obtain one and fit it. 8x4 no.2 is disappointing, it is 8x4 on the outside and did did not think about that when I bought it. Also no tie on hooks or front frame. The wood has now started to rot away. It still works though. Datsuncog and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Amishtat said: A few arty photos later someone gave a ton for it. Strange old world sometimes. Did you put the magic words 'Vintage Retro Steampunk' in the ad? Seems to be the approved method of inflating the value of any old toss you care to mention... Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 @Dead_E23 is selling this, which surely qualifies as trailershite. Six-cylinder and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 That is still true, and what's more, the missing light lens turned up in the end. Last time I saw it, it was looking a bit better due to the rain washing all that dirt off. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 22 minutes ago, Dead_E23 said: That is still true, and what's more, the missing light lens turned up in the end. Last time I saw it, it was looking a bit better due to the rain washing all that dirt off. does it have brakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 It does, but I backed them off to move it around. I've since freed the sticky pivot in the actuating rod mechanism, so I reckon it wouldn't take much to get them working again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I built this a few years ago, but have rarely used it sadly. If anyone is interested let me know! eddyramrod, adw1977 and Dead_E23 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 It was me who had the maestro van trailer, sadly weighed in a while back as it was mega rotten. I’ve currently got a home brew metal trailer with a Matiz rear axle. Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 We had a 5×3 however it needed a new suspension unit - a secondhand erde item worked out cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Not exactly a trailer, but I did make it. Only slightly illegal back in the day, we got pulled but let off with a written warning. Sorry photo, but 50 years ago. stonedagain, Asimo, Datsuncog and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Which reminds me of when I tried to tow one of these with my Morris Minor. I roped it to the bumper through the large hole in the subframe. It was a disaster as the weight on the Minor was about 50kg of lift and the towed wheels were at funny angles with the unloaded swing axle suspension. I gave up after not very far, unhitched and pushed the trailer home. (It's the subframe etc from a VW type 3. The one in this picture is odd because fuel injection happened after swing axles had ended. I think. Sold mine to a grasstracker) Dead_E23 and stonedagain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Spotted this today in Lowestoft. More locks on it than my caravan. Fair play, I wouldn’t want anyone to accidentally nick this and end up getting something they’d regret Eddie Honda and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprung Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Obviously when it was new it wasn't shite but I couldn't help but do a double take when I pulled in behind this on the M11 this weekend. Some new offset towbar arrangement? Nope. Just one drawbar boat trailer bent like a boomerang, clearly by some massively ballsed up reversing manouver. He was creeping along the inside lane because PC Plod were just in front of him but as I passed he was forced to overtake but Officer Dibble didn't see anything wrong and didn't pull him. I was trying to work out if the bend was imparting some force on the tyres or if it all balanced out somehow. I reckon it was constantly crabbing sideways so he must have some epic tyre wear going on. Dan_ZTT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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