Trailer Customisation - Extending Drawbar - Page 2

beamishken · 14 December 2016, 20:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikew4

Updated post with price. To be clear, this is bespoke fabrication, not a kit. Dropped it in Monday AM, finished Tuesday PM.

I guess it's not galvanised then if it was that quick?

Xk59D · 14 December 2016, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Normally you're looking at a week turnaround for proper hot dip galvanising. They can rush it through if they have someone close, but even then you're looking at a couple of days.

oh right, thanks for info!

Davie · 14 December 2016, 20:18

That will work but it needs a chequer plate along the length of the box section. When you come in late and have missed the tide, you get changed, go for a pint put your wellies on, go over the boot top... bla, bla, bla! It will save the winchman getting wet feet how would I know that?

Get it galvanised it will rot from the inside.

jeffstevens763@g · 14 December 2016, 20:20

Paint it with micatious iron oxide the stuff they paint pylons with or get it galved at a later date best try it first in case any mods needed

Dirk Diggler · 14 December 2016, 23:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xk59D

why do you say it isn't galvanised? i know sod all about it but i was caught out with "galvanised" (i.e they used galvafroid) docking pole brackets i had made while back. Just curious if it was because of lack of time or what you made that comment?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Normally you're looking at a week turnaround for proper hot dip galvanising.

As the man said, you can't get it done "same day", and it doesn't look hot dipped.

Galvafroid sort of works, it just means that being made of box section, it corrode from the inside out

Pikey Dave · 14 December 2016, 23:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

As the man said, you can't get it done "same day", and it doesn't look hot dipped.

Galvafroid sort of works, it just means that being made of box section, it corrode from the inside out

+1. Galvafroid is sh1te & it's only purpose is for touching up small damaged areas & cut edges.

Xk59D · 14 December 2016, 23:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

+1. Galvafroid is sh1te

I was being polite when I said it was gubbins

camelgas · 15 December 2016, 07:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davie

That will work but it needs a chequer plate along the length of the box section. When you come in late and have missed the tide, you get changed, go for a pint put your wellies on, go over the boot top... bla, bla, bla! It will save the winchman getting wet feet how would I know that?

Get it galvanised it will rot from the inside.

OP: Having built my own version some years ago,Both the above advice is spot on.

mikew4 · 18 December 2016, 20:28

Heres some more pix showing the additional prop stand. Also shows custom spare wheel mount which places wheel in a place where it doesn't ground out. Silly Snipe for mounting by default so low !

breezeblock · 18 December 2016, 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikew4

Heres some more pix showing the additional prop stand. Also shows custom spare wheel mount which places wheel in a place where it doesn't ground out. Silly Snipe for mounting by default so low !

great minds think alike I just moved my spare wheel onto its new bracket as it hits every speed bump in south queensferry what was the additional stand for

mikew4 · 18 December 2016, 20:38

Additional prop stand lets you rescue jockey wheel when:

- it is bogged down in sand.
- facing the wrong way when you are trying move trailer by hand.
- at wrong height (eg when you can't wind it in enough to lower it onto car, having been pulled out of water with a tractor with high tow hitch).

I can't get over why trailer manufacturers don't offer this as an option.

Last Tango · 18 December 2016, 21:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

As the man said, you can't get it done "same day",:

That depends on who you know,

although at the moment the industry is that busy "24hr turnaround" is taking 48 hours.

Xk59D · 18 December 2016, 22:07

That all looks like Galvafroid?

You have some good kit there buddy so worth having it done properly as it will look pretty poor within the season, mines certainly did. I haven't actually fitted the docking poles again as they look terrible now, maybe get them somewhere to galvanise them.

My sbs trailer spare wheel drags too, seems common that trailer makers put them low. Seems silly to me though.

jeffstevens763@g · 19 December 2016, 09:47

watched a vid last night on youtube exact same draw bar posted 3 weeks ago i think made by an ozzi firm all galved up looked smart

Chris Caton · 19 December 2016, 10:33

this looks like a very neat solution to your launching problems Mikew4, so if it works for you and makes your boating less hassle then it's worth the money, nice one

I've got 2 SBS trailers, one I've stripped right down and gad fully regalved, still looking smart after two seasons, the other one was a but too long for the SR4 so I cut a few feet off and used galvafoid to seal the cut ends, so far it still looking good, obviously it's never going to replace hot dip galvanising but from my experience if it's sprayed over newly cut metal it keeps the rust at bay

sameh · 22 December 2016, 14:56

Lovely