Transmission-powered Expedition Trailer

[FotoValpen]

When the renovation is complete there will be a double hydraulic connection on the back of the truck. One connection the the brakes and one for the engaging and disengaging of the trailer PT case.

 

[rctr03]

welcome to the portal!
jimmy

 

[FotoValpen]

Haven't had too much time lately to work either on the trailer or the truck renovation but I now know what I shall do with the trailer!

I shall get ahold of an extra truck bed and some other body parts and turn the trailer into a mini version of the trucks bed/loadbay.

Kind of like this:

Took a bunch of measurements to make sure that the trailer won't come in contact with the truck with full trailer movement:
http://gallery.me.com/teddsoost#100551

No problem!

some extra pics:
http://www.soost.com/tgb/drivkarra1/

 

[haven]

About 10 years ago, Unicat built a powered trailer for the Maximog project. The trailer can move itself via an onboard diesel generator, or by attachment to the hydraulic PTO on the Unimog-based tow vehicle.

Photos and description here http://www.maximog.com/

 

[FotoValpen]

Very cool! Thank you for the link. Incredible what one can do without a budget. :ylsmoke:

 

[FotoValpen]

Time for an update as I will not be buying my friends trailer shown in this thread. I have found my own that has been in storage the last 17 years and is in awesome shape!

The only thing I will be doing with the new one is strip it of all paint and repaint i graphite gray. I will not be building it into a hardtop version to look like the truck as I will keep it the way it should look.

Here it is with a frame for a canvas top.

 

[FotoValpen]

Link to pictures of my new trailer.
http://gallery.me.com/teddsoost#100794

 

[FotoValpen]

Cool truck. If the 6X idea doesn't work, use the pto to mow lawns for petrol money...

I think I've seen one of those too. Now, where was that? Let me think... ...the paint was different...

Not a bad Idea! :bike_rider:

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

Scooby Dooby Do!! (and Shaggy too!!) :wings:

 

[FotoValpen]

WOOHOOOO!

 

[taco2go]

Too cool!
I remember looking at the photos of those pivoting arms on the coupler and wondering how they would articulate. Awesome.

 

[FotoValpen]

They articulate very well. Volvo was also smart when they designed it with the swings stops.

I will be fun to see how well it can really perform as a 6x6 with new tires and low air pressure in them when it's all done.

 

[dwh]

Nice! Now I want one.

 

[Bluewater Australia]

Thanks heavens for that! We were starting to think you'd been hit by a bus... now git'r done!

 

[Pest]

That is just way too cool! I just don't want to be the person that has to change that many U-joints. :smiley_drive: