Burley
Adventurer
Love it.
And your house too.
Wish I lived in the U.S., apart from the Trump aspect obviously.
LOL, thanks!
Love it.
And your house too.
Wish I lived in the U.S., apart from the Trump aspect obviously.
Thanks, I'm glad you like it. I do plan to build more and sell them. Burley Industries Custom Fabrication LLC is my actual registered LLC. I plan to use and abuse this one for a while and try to learn as much as I can about what works and what doesn't work before I jump into another build. I could make room on the lid for the tire but the weight would be tremendous. It already weighs far to much. The other consideration is strut pressure. To have enough pressure to hold the lid up with the tire on it but also be able to close it if you ever remove the tire is a bit of a conundrum.
Thanks for the interest!
Jake
Did you happen to keep track of how many linear feet, and specs, of the tube you used? If you did you can calculate the weight of that, and the weight savings based on different types of tube or materials.
As I recall you used .120 wall for the bulk, correct? You could probably replace the vast majority of that with .062 and suffer little to no degradation in usable strength. An almost instant 50% weight savings on tube alone. Material cost savings as well, and you can still charge the same end price!
Step 1- Idea for a Trailer.
Step 3- Profit.
Happy Dance.
Great that you got it out for a maiden voyage! Always love photos. :sombrero:
Ideally the trailer's lid should open the other way so that when parked at the side of the road the owner is not standing out by traffic trying to yank things out. Something to consider if another is ever built.
Another handy feature is grab handles similar to the Canadian M101. Allows a group of folks to manhandle a trailer if it gets sideways on a trail. Happened to me once on an uphill road and I could not proceed forward and backing up was foiled by the sideways trailer. Friends dragged my trailer into alignment and I was able to safely back down.
For the tailgate use the pin and sleeve style of hinge. Can't recall the formal name. Then you can decouple the tailgate and let it hang by the cables that hold it horizontal when opened. Mine is set up that way.