Alan_H wrote:Looking good, I think you have some good ideas going into this one.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and checking out my build!
McDave wrote:It probably won't matter since you are hauling quads, not a street bike, but I'm pretty sure the ramp angle changed when you lifted the trailer. The reason I mention it is because if my trailer (6x12) is in a nose low/tail high position the Harley will bottom out on the kickstand at the intersection of the ramp/floor. Just something to be aware of.
McDave
I had thought of that, but don’t think it will add too much of an added angle for normal cargo and the quads. No motorcycles for me, but good to know in case I need to haul a friend’s bike or some such. I was also counting on the added height to help in mounting the spare tire on the outside of the ramp, too. A little bit of extra clearance between the tire and the ground when the ramp is down. Again, the input is appreciated!
My buddy came over yesterday and helped me with the electrical re-vamp. If you noticed in some of the older pics – from the factory the wires were run underneath the trailer through washers tacked to the cross-frame tubes. Essentially the lowest point on the trailer if you don’t count the axles. Not good for going over rough terrain, plus I eventually plan on foaming and then skinning the underside of the trailer so that would just get in the way. Decided to pull the wire through conduit as I had a bundle of ½” EMT laying around. So first thing was to start drilling holes
Quickly realized that the conduit would be crushed/kinked by the lift adapters, so had to add some height to the lift points. Project creep…more cutting and welding.
Wasn’t sure how I was going to handle the elbow’s and T’s, and my buddy suggested standard electrical boxes since we’re already using the conduit. This will make it easier to run the wire and perform any future maintenance/repairs when the bottom is skinned. Plus I had a few of those boxes laying around, too. ;-) Finished up the evening by cleaning the galvanization off the conduit, paint off the frame tubes, and then welding them in place so everything is nice and solid.
Not sure how much more progress will be made in the next couple of weeks with the holidays coming up.