I want to build a delivery trike

[masleeve]

I want to build a delivery trike so I can carry my tools and my dog around.
There are a few designs on the web but wondered if anyone here has experience or advice to offer.?
I have a reasonable stock of bicycles to use as materials and plan to tig or braze it together

 

[Robotstar5]

Someone did a coffee trike here

 

[CRB]

That looks more trailer than trike.

Depends what sort of weight you want to pull, tools+chihuahua is different to tools+labrador. A trailer might do for lighter weights or a recumbent cargotrike for heavier.

 

[Gareth0123]

My AVD quad is up for sale.

It has a set of Sram 7 speed internal hub gears, and a two chain ring front derailleur set up giving me 14 pedalling speeds in total. Plus selectable; pedal assist electric drive, or full electric drive, road legal lighting, Sturmey Archer Drum brakes all round. Rear (lockable) roller shutter door and a wire mesh swing out door (for carrying dogs: the van originally transported Customs and Revenue sniffer dogs around an Airport). The van body has a capacity 1.2 cu/metre and 250 kg payload

Registered but currently SORNed (Tax exempt but the annual application needs to be done; same as car tax but at nil rate.).

 

[CRB]

?What was the company, in Manchester I think, did something similar? ?MickWik something?

 

[Gareth0123]

?What was the company, in Manchester I think, did something similar? ?MickWik something?

Advance Vehicle Design was the name of the original company when it was set up here in the UK, but production was transfered to Germany in 2004.

 

[rikrobson]

Why cant the dog walk?

 

[masleeve]

Interesting ideas , The AVD machine is interesting but out of my budget I would imagine.
Of course the dog can walk but I want to take tool box and dog to my local vintage bus depot.
I think it could be time to break out the CAD program and find my text books to learn about steering and then start build

 

[Gareth0123]

All you need to know about tricycle and quad Ackermann steering

 

[T0rnado69]

if you want to make some extra cash on the way to your deliveries.
you could always start of with this as a project and add to it

 

[masleeve]

All you need to know about tricycle and quad Ackermann steering

Very useful thank you

 

[CRB]

All you need to know about tricycle and quad Ackermann steering

Just where I was going to point. Really interesting site too.

http://michaelbluejay.com/bikemove/ anything is possible.

 

[Rig Pig]

Here are a couple of beauties to inspire you

 

[masleeve]

thanks for that plenty of food for thought