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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 23, 2014 12:07:26 GMT -5
I am still thinking about that HF unit with a 20% off coupon it cuts the cost. My Ranger isn't going anyplace soon. Moving the cross member up a foot makes the trailer longer. I am trying to figure out a hinge for the tongue also. Using a 1/2" plywood deck should work. A couple 2x3's or 2x4's fastened to the deck with some extra screw eyes would lift material over the fenders securely to allow carrying 4x8' sheets of material.
I have two rear shock mounts to use as attachment points. Maybe modify some auto racing hood pins to go through the lower attachment clevis. Or just mod some clevis pins to replace the bolts thru the shocks...
I have a couple spare LED bulbs to convert the tail lights to LED. I just have to remember to wire in a diode. Slap some red and white reflector tape on several places and eliminate the two front clearance lights.
The trailer parts come in two boxes that could be transported home one at a time....
I could use the little stake bed holes to mount some hand lettered Sanford & Sons signs. or maybe just DongFang Xtra-Limited Transport...
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Post by chehystpewpur on Jul 23, 2014 15:49:19 GMT -5
Man id love to sit down and bs with you one day. You sound alot like I'm gonna when I get older. The led tail light is a good plan. Partsforscooters.com has some for a decent price and so does pep boys. Its like 15-20 for 2 white ones at pep boys and they are bright. I get pulled over if my tail light isn't white due to license plate light not being white... Those bulbs are lower wattage than the stock 5 watt bulb so you'll have some extra power for the trailer lights. Please dont use a pin for the shock mounts id hate to hear the pins let go and your bike folded like a taco at speed. I've seen more pins fall out on hitches and plows than stay in. Including while pulling an empty trailer just getting off the highway. Just use a longer bolt if you can and put the side sticking out facing outside of the bike. <-||-> kind of set up. Then from the shock mount on each side if you have a straight ish shot maybe run a support beam up to the engine mounts if its a hanging style for the engine to frame connection. Weld or bolt the 2 brackets or solid bar between the two locations and you should have a mount thats solid and doesn't allow the hitch to pivot or move up and down. If you don't quite get what I'm saying I can make you a drawing but if you go blind from my terrible art skills dont sue me I warned you lol. The bracket should make kind of a wide angle v shape maybe even a wider angle than a capitol L. I made a wheelie bar for an old tractor kind of the same way it was a snapper with an 18hp 2 cylinder engine on the back and no mower deck.
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 23, 2014 16:11:14 GMT -5
I converted my scoot to LED lights, check out my mods list in my sig or profile. I have a couple extra but not very good SMD LED lights to use on the trailer as long as it uses the old standard 1157 bulbs. My turn signals are up high enough I won't even connect them for the trailer. I will just use tail and stop lights. My scoot does not require a license plate in Kansas. I put a 'Motorized Tricycle' plate on anyway.
Thanks for the ideas on the hitch. I am still brainstorming on that point. I want to be able to use this trailer with my Ranger pickup eventually also. I will have to expand the 1-7/8" coupler that comes with the trailer kit to fit a 2" ball with a BFH. I use 2" hitch balls on everything. The hitch must be easily removable also.
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 24, 2014 1:38:26 GMT -5
BTW- I went ahead and picked up the HF trailer kit with a coupon that dropped the price to $144. I brought the trailer home in one trip. I will have to lay the parts out in the assy area of my wood shop and start modifying. My metal and automotive shops are full of projects. The scoot parks in the middle of the metal shop (garage).
I am still working in my sunroom to clear out all the dead plant debris. I got rid of all the plants and pots then scooped out all of the leaves etc. I still need to dig out the planter pit. I fell down some stairs and injured both of my arms badly so I will just have to watch for infection and other consequences. That will slow up progress.
People would not believe how many projects I have going.
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Post by sirironduke on Jul 24, 2014 5:27:17 GMT -5
When my wife and I went to myrtle beach a few months ago i kept seeing these scooters running around pulling ice cream trailers. i managed to snap a pic on one side, but not the other. hope it helps or gives you ideas.  |
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Post by chehystpewpur on Jul 24, 2014 7:13:48 GMT -5
Lol I bet that things a wheelie machine. Its so fast its doing one when its parked. Looks like they mounted it to the back of the case where the transmission is. I wonder how solid that mount is. I cant imagine its worse than the Honda civic trailer hitches. Those things are pretty much taped to their bumper.
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 24, 2014 14:29:24 GMT -5
Lol I bet that things a wheelie machine. Its so fast its doing one when its parked. Looks like they mounted it to the back of the case where the transmission is. I wonder how solid that mount is. I cant imagine its worse than the Honda civic trailer hitches. Those things are pretty much taped to their bumper. Does that mean I can screw the hitch ball to the tire or C-clamp it to the wheel? My scoot has rear disk brakes so can I run a bolt through one of the holes in that disk thingy? That trailer looks overloaded to the front. |
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Post by chehystpewpur on Jul 24, 2014 15:30:30 GMT -5
Is there any way you can get a picture of the transmission housing on your bike? I don't know if I would trust any of the mounting for the brakes personally. It looks like they mounted theirs to the swing arm just behind the cvt cover. Possibly a plate with holes drilled into it where the bolts for the transmission gear box were. But for all I know your has beefy brackets for the brakes. And it might be somewhat safe for small loads.
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 25, 2014 12:09:53 GMT -5
I will find some good mount points. I have designed all kinds of machinery from aircraft parts to locomotive size material handling units. I shouldn't have any problems. I am still studying all the trailer parts to see what I can make from them. My goal is a 4x6' deck so I can carry 4x8' sheets of material and 10' lengths with a reasonable size lightweight semi-folding trailer that is a lot cheaper and lighter than the HF folding units. HF has one like the following that comes in 8 or 12" tire$. www.harborfreight.com/950-lb-capacity-foldable-4-ft-x-8-ft-utility-trailer-with-8-inch-wheels-and-tires-42709.htmlI have a big HD trailer made from a pickup bed that will haul 2000# loads everyday. This little light weight trailer is mainly for the scoot. I still have to find a way around one hill... |
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 25, 2014 16:17:25 GMT -5
No broken arm bones they just want to take an MRI of my head. That will take a week to arrange. I am falling down, tipsy, and sleepy so I may have hit my head harder than I thought.
Hauling that `150# trailer up that last little hill from a stop must have messed with my clutches a bit. I am getting a slipppppp-wham engagement now.
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Post by chehystpewpur on Jul 25, 2014 17:41:16 GMT -5
No broken arm bones they just want to take an MRI of my head. That will take a week to arrange. I am falling down, tipsy, and sleepy so I may have hit my head harder than I thought. Hauling that `150# trailer up that last little hill from a stop must have messed with my clutches a bit. I am getting a slipppppp-wham engagement now. Man you just need to take it easy for a little bit. Ever hear of a thing called a vacation? You might have glazed the clutch pads up a little bit. Maybe even the clutch bell too. Quick scuff with some sand paper takes it right away though. Mine was slipping like that the other day when some grease found its way into the clutch bell. Heated Up and found its way back out and glazed everything over in the process. I wanna say I used 220 grit on it. I'm glad to hear you didn't beat yourself up too bad though. Hopefully you didn't rattle anything loose with that bump on the head. Head injuries are no joke and scare the crap outta me. |
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Post by Clank on Sept 7, 2014 22:43:51 GMT -5
:lmao:
:popcorn:
So much better than television..
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Post by FrankenMech on Sept 8, 2014 0:39:07 GMT -5
I haven't had the TV on for over two years. Can't stand broadcast/cable TV with all the commercials etc. They never did get an MRI. My right arm still sore and shows the scars. Nothing heals very fast when one is old with chronic illnesses. I am still messing with the trailer trying to get the wheels aligned properly. I will have to post a few pics and details when I am done. The trailer is still too heavy. I figured out which bolts to use for the hitch and I am fabricating a lightweight rotating hitch. The 2" hitch ball weighs a ton.  |
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Post by chehystpewpur on Sept 8, 2014 7:15:25 GMT -5
Can you maybe switch to a smaller ball and reciever? Or possibly like the really heavy duty trailers use that weird hook that is vertical and the top half opens and the trailer just had a horizontal loop? I would have never trusted those but time and time again I've seen them used and they never failed even when the trailer weighs multiple times the weight of the truck. I'm sorry to hear your still hurting I hope you start doing better soon :/
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Post by Clank on Sept 8, 2014 14:29:45 GMT -5
Square your axle off the trailer tongue. I.e. pull measurement from end of axle to the furthest point on the tongue. Both sides should measure the same making the axle square to the pulling point.
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