16-01-2018, 11:21 PM
(16-01-2018, 07:08 PM)Reckless Rat Wrote: I have a smaller version of Arthur's trailer, made by Erdé. It is as he quite rightly states, tippable, but a word of caution... On mine, the tipping mechanism is just a hinge with a lock bolt at the forward end. I presume that Arthur was able to get the rear wheels of his Ruby up onto the trailer before the centre of gravity went forward of the pivot point and caused it to tip back to the horizontal, otherwise you could be in a pickle.
Unless of course you have some sort of arrangement to prevent the trailer bed from tipping until so desired. (perhaps it can be controlled by a trolley jack). Tell us how you did it, Arthur.
Well...it just goes up nicely...not yet encountered the problem you mentioned, but I know what you mean. With my 3 wheelers, I have to use a guide piece of additional timber for the third wheel or what you describe does have tendency to begin, but overall I find the trailer very good indeed.
I winched the Ruby up slowly.
As for the A frame, I had a three wheeler break free and half demolish a wall, but that's a whole new story and it involved a possible pint too many!
Arthur