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John61CT wrote:I do not see the foamie structure as providing additional strength to the bottom plane remaining flat and square against the bouncing-on-the-ground forces.
Not saying it won't add any strength.ghcoe wrote:I think you will be quite surprised at how strong it is.
JazzVinyl wrote:Hello George...
Your descriptions have left me a bit confused. A few photos would have been worth a thousand
words.
On build #2 - the floor is made of a sheet of OBX, the bottom of the floor also got the PMF treatment (I didn't realize that from the build videos thus far posted).
[color=#00BF00]The floor is made with OSB or Plywood. The wall canvas folds under the trailer 2" and is glued to the floor. The rest of the floor is coat. ed with 2 coats of Henry's Dura-Brite Roof Coating
And the "inside rail" you speak of, is like the one you are seen preparing in the videos? You added that to #2, after its initial construction?
Yes and Yes. I had left it out of the #2 build to simplify construction and save some weight. If the trailer is not used off road then it could probably still be omitted.
How many 1x2's to keep the OBX off the trailer, were used? Do the 1x2's also get PMF?
In this build I used 5 spacers. You do not have to PMF the spacers. I would recommend painting them. I painted mine black which matched the paint on the trailer.
And lastly...larger tires, a stiffer trailer frame, inner rails along the floor....do you think these things will cure the offroad foamie ills? Or is it 'to be determined' in these next two trips?
Not sure if you have seen the video on my first trip out with the foamie off road. In this video I was still using the stock tire/wheels and no frame rails where installed https://youtu.be/PZSYVVIN5DM?t=250. You will see that the trailer will go air born from time to time and be shaken violently at times too. The larger tires made a huge difference in ride. The inner frame rails worked as anticipated on the next trip too. If you do not intend to do anything worse than these type roads you should be ok with this setup.
More mods for more rugged roads is planned for this build.
I am currently (as I type instead) installing a 2"x2" tube with receivers tubes welded on both sides. It will replace the current hitch system and allow me to switch out from a standard ball type hitch to a pintle hitch. It will also allow me to slide in a accessory in the back, like a bike carrier or cargo carrier. This modification strengthens the known weak Harbor Freight A frame hitch system which is generally good for on road use, but not up to the task for off road service. This will alleviate the up and down forces on the stock A frame and spread the towing forces across the entire trailer as well. Also, it will add a rear receiver hitch for a bicycle or cargo carrier in the back.
Future plans are even bigger tires (to match the tow vehicles), longer springs (even softer riding), Larger axle (to avoid bending in tough terrain), roof rack, front carrier, inside shelves, pull out kitchen/cook area. Can I do it? I don't know, but I feel confident that I can. So stay tuned.
Appreciate...
--Bruce
John61CT wrote:what's OBX?
ghcoe wrote:Future plans are even bigger tires (to match the tow vehicles), longer springs (even softer riding), Larger axle (to avoid bending in tough terrain), roof rack, front carrier, inside shelves, pull out kitchen/cook area. Can I do it? I don't know, but I feel confident that I can. So stay tuned.
JazzVinyl wrote:ghcoe wrote:Future plans are even bigger tires (to match the tow vehicles), longer springs (even softer riding), Larger axle (to avoid bending in tough terrain), roof rack, front carrier, inside shelves, pull out kitchen/cook area. Can I do it? I don't know, but I feel confident that I can. So stay tuned.
Hello George,
Looking forward to hearing how the reconfigured Off Road Foamie did for you.
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