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Old 05-10-2014, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Justupflying1
Damo, is that storage space as well at the front or have you got sleeping quarters in there. Hard to see your trailer with the photo you uploaded. I'm guessing with your set up you would not need a slide as the planes are accessible from all sides.
Yes is set up for sleeper cab with tv bed and aircon and also Wifi as well I will post some more pictures of it for you

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Look forward to seeing more photos. Looks like you have a ripper of a trailer.
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Here are some more pictures of my trailer.

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Old 05-10-2014, 01:17 PM
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Very nice
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Thanks still a work in progress change things here and there plus there is more storage under the sleeper cab as well

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Here is few pics of the inside and draw were the wing go.

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Old 05-11-2014, 01:09 AM
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You definitely got a winner there Damo. It's sure feels good when you have something that suits your purpose. Can't wait till my one is all finished with the bike at the back of it going to the island, and with a plane going flying.
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That was the idea build something that suits your purpose.

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Old 05-11-2014, 09:31 PM
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Can't wait till my one is all finished with the bike at the back of it going to the island, and with a plane going flying.
So I take it it has to do both jobs, plane carrier & bike carrier?

Finally got some pics from Big Marty of the rack I mentioned in post #12.

The whole lot slides out in seconds leaving a totally empty trailer & your models still on the rack.

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Old 05-11-2014, 10:44 PM
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Yes I do Track days with my road bike so my trailer would be used at these events also.
Old 05-11-2014, 11:38 PM
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Hi guys,

This is my second RC model trailer. It is 3.6 meters long x 2.250 meters high x 1.9 meters wide. The door openings are 1.5 meters high and the height under floor is 280mm. Both floors are height adjustable and can slide out sideways. When the doors are open a shaded all round verandah can be had with two triangular canvas pieces added between the side and rear doors. The main frame construction is steel and everything else is aluminium. The power panel is dual 12v DC and 240v AC - powered by either a 125ah battery and 80watt solar system or external AC power - all used for either 12/24/240v charging up to 4x5amp load. The trailer has LED lights through out and a wireless reverse camera which can be viewed from my driver seat. The total weight is 850 kgs and has brakes fitted. Here are some photo's showing models and wings stored for transport. The front drawer is used for model stands, folding table, charger and other boxes. The rear quarter under floor areas are used for fire extinguisher, overnight marque and 40 litres of extra jet fuel. The front storage area is used for field fuel station, field tool box and other field requirements.

















Hope you approve.

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Old 05-11-2014, 11:52 PM
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Arhh Jan,

You left us hanging with just one pic!

Wifey not so keen on having a trailer at the front of our house so I will go back to a Van for now. The down side is that i'll have to sell my car and be stuck driving a van when not riding the bike no point having a car, van, and bike at home.

Hey Justflying, what do you think the ballpark figure is for the cost of making the trailer yourself? I've always had a hankering to make my own trailer and just wonder how cost effective it is? Also I think I've read somewhere that the reg's in QLD have changed and you can no longer register a home made trailer if it hasn't been built from approved plans or something to that effect...

Thanks

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Originally Posted by ticketec
Arhh Jan,

You left us hanging with just one pic!

dave
Dave,

You were to quick on the trigger, I was still doing my post - just posted one pic to see how it works out....

Hope to catch up soon.

Cheers,

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Just some advise for those thinking about building. If you are thinking about covering with aluminium check out alucobond which is basically two thin sheets of aluminium sandwiched between a composite material. These sheets come coloured so there is no need to spray paint. Unless you can get your sheeting at a good price it mite just be worth using alucobond as you don't have to paint it. When building a trailer of a reasonable size the cost of paint can be very high especially if painting inside as well. I decided to go with aluminium sheeting and spraying my trailer as I got the sheets at a reasonable price.
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Another little trick I used from a fellow modeller is to use wireless camera at the front as well especially if you already have 12 volt power to your trailer. This way when you are backing up you can drive your tow ball directly under the tow coupler saving your back from trying to line it up.

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Old 05-12-2014, 10:13 AM
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Jan, Is that trailer available commercially? Really like it! Half the battle with the enclosed trailers is access, your "enclosed" trailer opens up very nicely.
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Originally Posted by Justflying1
Another little trick I used from a fellow modeller is to use wireless camera at the front as well especially if you already have 12 volt power to your trailer. This way when you are backing up you can drive your tow ball directly under the tow coupler saving your back from trying to line it up.
My Hilux has one in it already make life a lot easier

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Yes Damo defenatly it would, that's why I thought I would post this on here so people trying to build there trailer can copy any ideas they like just like I did with certain things when I built mine.

DrScoles, although I can't answer the specific question about Jan trailer you can get any trailer you want custom built. The biggest problem is finding the rite person to do it.

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Old 05-12-2014, 12:11 PM
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I have a 16' tandem axle that rides pretty smooth. I installed a work bench, 2-14" pop up vents, 2-7" electric fans in the floor to keep the heat from building up, an Interstate deep cycle marine battery, alarm system, and a 100W solar panel. I installed a rack system that you can walk past the 1 side as it is easier to load bigger planes without having to go around the front to grab it while someone holds it from the rear. I used 2" upholstery foam so the planes have a comfortable ride to the field. I installed 4- 30" 12V LED interior lights that take little to no power to run. My panel will keep up with running 2 fans all day, full time alarm system and a 500W power inverter and lights at night. I also gave it a little wrap job!!






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Old 05-12-2014, 12:22 PM
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Magnificent. Did you do the airbrushing yourself or are they decals.
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It's vinyl wrapped like a big bill board. I picked the planes I wanted and a buddy did the rest.
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Originally Posted by DrScoles
Jan, Is that trailer available commercially? Really like it! Half the battle with the enclosed trailers is access, your "enclosed" trailer opens up very nicely.
Mate, no I designed it and had it built. As I said, it is my second model trailer and I learned a lot from the first one. Things like; open it up as much as possible, separate wings and fiddly bits from fuselages, don't put all the extra weight in the front, make floors adjustable and (re)movable. I wanted a trailer that would take 4 large models including one large turbine heli (not the one in the photo).

Glad you like it.

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flejter, I like the back door of the trailer the best!! The rest is nice also...

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Originally Posted by A10FLYR
flejter, I like the back door the best!! The rest is nice also...
wow that's a very personal statement for a public forum

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