GuglioLS
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Post by GuglioLS on Apr 23, 2010 23:44:05 GMT -5
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Post by GuglioLS on Apr 23, 2010 23:55:39 GMT -5
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Post by GuglioLS on Apr 24, 2010 0:03:38 GMT -5
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Post by Rich Waugh on Apr 24, 2010 1:38:59 GMT -5
Damn, that's a serious trailer hitch for an ATV, Larry! How big is the Airstream you're planning to pull with your little 4-wheeler? (grin)
Good idea on incorporating a skid plate for the differential housing!
Rich
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Post by GuglioLS on Apr 26, 2010 10:17:22 GMT -5
Thanks Rich, The home made hitch is pretty much bullet proof now. I use the ATV to haul firewood in a little trailer 4' wide x 6' long with 16" sides, ~ 32 cubic feet. With the trailer filled to the max with cut logs the payload is about 1100 pounds + the weight of the trailer ~ 300 #'s or so? so that a grand total of about 1400 to 1500 #'s I estimate. Here is a pic of the trailer I haul....  Larry |
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Post by Rich Waugh on Apr 26, 2010 20:54:54 GMT -5
Man, the wheel is such a cool invention - wish I was the guy with the patent on it! Imagine trying to drag that stuff across the ground with no wheels...
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Post by bradblazer on Apr 26, 2010 21:51:18 GMT -5
Nice design Larry!
I like the use of a quick change tool holder for a press brake die.
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Post by studor on Apr 27, 2010 18:13:13 GMT -5
Nice work on that traxter hitch Larry -- on mine I just welded the receiver hitch right to the platform and have not had any problems with it for a few years.
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Post by GuglioLS on Apr 28, 2010 0:40:33 GMT -5
Nice design Larry! I like the use of a quick change tool holder for a press brake die. Hi Brad, Thanks for the design compliment. sharp eye noticing the quick change tool holder. The tool holder as break die was just something I quickly grabbed to get the job done. In the future I should mill a slot in a solid chunk of mild steel to make a die that might not shatter under the pressure. It worked good though and it didn't break (no pun intended) so it worked out. Nice work on that traxter hitch Larry -- on mine I just welded the receiver hitch right to the platform and have not had any problems with it for a few years. Thanks Steve, What brand model ATV do you have? Is the hitch similar to mine? I welded mine like you said but it kept failing, I suppose I exceed the weight limits coupled with hilly and rocky terrain was just too much for it. Larry |
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Post by studor on Apr 28, 2010 7:48:03 GMT -5
Larry - I have the Traxter -2001 footshift -- as you have said that trailer hitch is a POS that cracks and I could never get the ball platform tight. I took it to the weld shop and they welded it completely together including the receiver hitch -- I think it now has more welding rod than original metal! I used to use the ATV a lot more than I do now that I have the Jinma -- but I have had some pretty heavy loads of firewood on the hitch and it is still in one piece -- I do worry about pulling those two bolts out of the axle so your design is a much better idea, especially if you ever mount a winch in there.
Steve
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