maritimesbob
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Hello folks,
New member here, be gentle please!!!
I picked up a solid trailer a few weeks ago. Independent suspension, nice and solid frame. Measures 6x4, just needs some ply replacing here and there.
It has a 50x50 box section drawbar and not an A frame. I am taking off the coupling and replacing it with a newer one as the old (ancient) one appears to be a larger standard (imperial) diameter and not the usual 50mm.
I have a question, can someone give me some pointers to creating some kind of A frame to add to the drawbar? Idea is, hopefully adding some additional strength and stability. Plus I just prefer an A frame!
I am also putting on a jockey wheel as the old one is in poor shape.
The drawbar is approx 1 meter length from front of trailer to end of hitch, the trailer frame is angled steel. Guessing it looks about 3mm gauge, not sure about the drawbar as the old coupling covers the open end, probably same or perhaps 4mm.
The trailer is a box design 6x4 length and width, about 4ft height.
I was going to purchase or beg some steel and just create an A frame, by adding two pieces of steel from under the trailer to an apex near where the coupling joines at the drawbar.
Anyone offer some advice, the profile of the steel, where to place and weld and if I am going in the right direction?
I'm a fairly competent welder, I am a machinist of 25 years and done quite a bit of mig, gas and occasional arc every now and then.
I picked up a Clarke arc welder from ebay a few weeks back. Seems to do a pretty good job for the price I paid, once I got some better sticks. Runs from a 13amp plug which is always a bonus!
New member here, be gentle please!!!
I picked up a solid trailer a few weeks ago. Independent suspension, nice and solid frame. Measures 6x4, just needs some ply replacing here and there.
It has a 50x50 box section drawbar and not an A frame. I am taking off the coupling and replacing it with a newer one as the old (ancient) one appears to be a larger standard (imperial) diameter and not the usual 50mm.
I have a question, can someone give me some pointers to creating some kind of A frame to add to the drawbar? Idea is, hopefully adding some additional strength and stability. Plus I just prefer an A frame!
I am also putting on a jockey wheel as the old one is in poor shape.
The drawbar is approx 1 meter length from front of trailer to end of hitch, the trailer frame is angled steel. Guessing it looks about 3mm gauge, not sure about the drawbar as the old coupling covers the open end, probably same or perhaps 4mm.
The trailer is a box design 6x4 length and width, about 4ft height.
I was going to purchase or beg some steel and just create an A frame, by adding two pieces of steel from under the trailer to an apex near where the coupling joines at the drawbar.
Anyone offer some advice, the profile of the steel, where to place and weld and if I am going in the right direction?
I'm a fairly competent welder, I am a machinist of 25 years and done quite a bit of mig, gas and occasional arc every now and then.
I picked up a Clarke arc welder from ebay a few weeks back. Seems to do a pretty good job for the price I paid, once I got some better sticks. Runs from a 13amp plug which is always a bonus!