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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/13/2002 6:23:03 PM   
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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/13/2002 6:23:55 PM   
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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/13/2002 7:22:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the photos David, that is some rig, I just love it.

When you go flying, you mean business.

This is what I would need to go off on the promotional tours with the ACM 52% Edge and Whiplash, and bunk bed and the family sink

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Great trailer David!! - 5/13/2002 7:29:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for posting your photos!! Your trailer has massive space and looks easy to tow.

Keep these photos coming guys!!

I have two more fellas at my field shopping for trailers now. They are tired of the pickup and van routine. They have room for a couple models, but no one can ride in the vehicle with them.

As for having a bouncy trailer, I think your better off with a torsion suspension over the leaf spring. Remeber, we are hauling around balsa here so the suspensions hardly move while driving.

I have a second trailer that has leaf springs, and man, does that baby bounce hard.

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Re: Great trailer David!! - 5/13/2002 8:09:22 PM   
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Thanks for posting your photos!! Your trailer has massive space and looks easy to tow.

Keep these photos coming guys!!

I have two more fellas at my field shopping for trailers now. They are tired of the pickup and van routine. They have room for a couple models, but no one can ride in the vehicle with them.

As for having a bouncy trailer, I think your better off with a torsion suspension over the leaf spring. Remeber, we are hauling around balsa here so the suspensions hardly move while driving.

I have a second trailer that has leaf springs, and man, does that baby bounce hard.

C&B [/QUOTE]


I agree with the torsion bars, but since the trailer mechanics allready exists, I am not prepared to modify this part of it, but by removing a leaf, and possibly add small shock absorbers.

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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/13/2002 9:11:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Both of my trailers have had the torsion bars and I can tell you they both ride very smoothly. I don't even tie down the support equipment at the front and it never moves.


[QUOTE]Your trailer has massive space and looks easy to tow. [/QUOTE]

I have a friend that just bought a 48' trailer that has living space in the front of it and room for his planes and a golf cart in the back. He will be at our event (Mississippi Afterburner) this weekend and I will get some pictures of it.


Easy to tow.....YES, Massive space...well it is empty right now. I have another jet to put in there before this weekend, and will be taking (2) 15 gallon jugs to the airport in a few minutes to fill them up with Jet-A. I wish mine was 28'.....hehe too many toys!

I want to add some shelves to the front to make it a little more orginized, and I will also be adding a couple of high capacity marine batteries for additional time with the lights on. Right now the lights will last about 2 hours on a charge. The battery charges from the truck while pulling the trailer down the road.


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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/18/2002 4:32:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		OK here is my progression on the trailer.
Its getting close to being finished.


The trailer is made out of wood 5/8" ply secured at all seams by 2" X 2" angle iron, glued with liquid nail, bolted with 1/4" bolts every 8" apart, and 2"X 4" layered ever 3' on the inside also bolted to the angle iron. The door will also be wrapped with angle using heavy duty barn door henge's and the lock, I will be using a cam lock. I plan on welding plate on each side of the lock so it can't be cut.

Cam lock, its the kind you see on the back of those 18 wheeler trailers, long shaft from top to the bottom of the door with a handle that swings over the top of the half that you lock, at the top and bottom of the door, it has hooks that latch into welded eyes.

If I had it to do over again I would have used sheet metal siding instead of wood.





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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/18/2002 5:13:22 AM   
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Your trailer is looking real good, you've done a great job. as for the wood finish, You can still fix that if you wish.
My trailer is made of plywood also, but I am covering it with prepainted aluminum that I purchase from the home renovation center. I start from the back and on forward by overlapping a bit. The way I attach it, Is to use aluminum pop rivets.
Since I'm in the process of doing it now, I can take a few photos and show you how and the finish.

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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/18/2002 5:25:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		I was planing on painting it the way it was. weight is now becoming a factor. aerografixs how much weight would that aluminum add to the trailer do you think? and yes please send me pics.

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siding - 5/18/2002 5:29:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		I beleive it would add about 10 lbs for your size of trailer.
I will be taken pictures either later or tomorow.

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photos - 5/18/2002 5:41:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here are 3 in row photos, I can take more if you wish

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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/18/2002 5:42:11 AM   
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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/18/2002 5:48:56 AM   
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Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Post Yours Too!! - 5/18/2002 5:56:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		alright thanks I got the idea now. Next I need to find out where I can find it at.

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