Go Back   RCCrawler Forums > Miscellaneous > Chit Chat
Loading

Notices

Thread: Ideas for a scale trailer???

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-26-2006, 02:42 PM   #1
Quarry Creeper
 
snook's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: sacramento
Posts: 373
Default Ideas for a scale trailer???

can you guys give me some ideas on building a scale trailer???/ its going to be pulled by my hi-lift and its load is goin to be my comp rig. im having trouble desiding weather to build a gooseneck trailer or just a standered hitch trailer....im also having trouble designing the axles....i want it to be a double axle trailer...Also im debating on what type of metal to use. Aluminum or steel....Any ideas
snook is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 11-26-2006, 02:46 PM   #2
MODERATOR™
 
EeePee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 18,928
Default

Looks awesome
EeePee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 02:47 PM   #3
RCC Addict
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Aroostook county
Posts: 1,271
Default

There's plenty of trailers here, Look around.
trickedoutTLT06 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 02:47 PM   #4
Rock Crawler
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Dayton
Posts: 712
Default

i don't know about axles but make it a gooseneck hitch and have the ramps automatically lift like i am doing with mine. it looks awesome
-Dalton
hotrodzach is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 02:50 PM   #5
Quarry Creeper
 
snook's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: sacramento
Posts: 373
Default

do you have any pics of urs....I promise i wont copy it
snook is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 02:52 PM   #6
Release your anger..
 
ThinkTank's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: North American Union
Posts: 1,063
Default

i personally like DTP's tilt trailer
ThinkTank is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 04:27 PM   #7
Rock Crawler
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Dayton
Posts: 712
Default

here's what i have so far, it's not quite finished though



the way it lifts is whenever a vehicle drives up and runs over the little rectangle towards the front driver's side of the trailer, it makes the ramps go up, and whenever the vehicle pulls off the rectangle, the ramps go back down.

Down


Up


this is an older pic, but here it is with the nylint on it.

-Dalton

Last edited by hotrodzach; 11-26-2006 at 04:30 PM.
hotrodzach is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 04:28 PM   #8
Release your anger..
 
ThinkTank's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: North American Union
Posts: 1,063
Default

how long did it take to make the trailer?
ThinkTank is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 04:33 PM   #9
Rock Crawler
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Dayton
Posts: 712
Default

i've been working on it for months, and it's still not finished
-Dalton
hotrodzach is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 08:31 PM   #10
Pebble Pounder
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Willmar
Posts: 139
Default

I've never done a trailer but I would go with a gooseneck and aluminum if you got enough $$$$$$$


my $0.02
mudplower is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 09:12 PM   #11
RCC Addict
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,516
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by EeePee
Looks awesome
no no no no you got it all wrong it.............




.............Looks Sweet
4u2nv is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2006, 09:17 PM   #12
Rock Crawler
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the basement
Posts: 929
Default

I would maybe look into doing a metal frame with a wood bed, it will look cooler and probably be cheaper to build than doing a full metal trailer. Home Depot has all sorts of angle, tube, and bar stock you can get. Take a look at what they have, and get an idea of what you can do with it.
xjman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2006, 08:51 PM   #13
Rock Crawler
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: sleeping in my truck!
Posts: 674
Default

i made the trailer that Disturbin' tha Peace has now. its all aluminum from my working place and from homedepot. took me about 4 days to make. it has a tilt platform that uses it's own weight as a counter weight. it stays up after you get off of it and stays up until you get back on...........



look under his post in scaler's for more pics and he has a video of it
RydeFab is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply



Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:14 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.
Copyright 2004-2014 RCCrawler.com