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A little bit more progress, 50 x 50 box welded into the corners for the removeable sides.
 

 
A few extra bars in the bed to support the floor.
 

 
Everything was then fully welded up.
We came across a bit of a problem, when you put 100kg at the very front of the trailer the ram is struggling to get it lifted. Once its up 100mm its fine but just getting it moving is the problem. At the moment the cylinder is only 50mm so a new 75mm ram is needed. Dont think the HT20 has the oil capacity for anything bigger.

The upper frame is 60 x 60 box and i have added the dimentions of the original trailer below.
 

A little bit more progress, 50 x 50 box welded into the corners for the removeable sides.
 

 
A few extra bars in the bed to support the floor.
 

 
Everything was then fully welded up.
We came across a bit of a problem, when you put 100kg at the very front of the trailer the ram is struggling to get it lifted. Once its up 100mm its fine but just getting it moving is the problem. At the moment the cylinder is only 50mm so a new 75mm ram is needed. Dont think the HT20 has the oil capacity for anything bigger.

I had to leave for a little while and missed getting a few pictures of the build but this is what he had done when i returned.
 

 
And at half travel.
 

 
Then full height. It goes up to about 58° which should be more than steep enough.
 
 

 
A short video of it in operation.
https://youtu.be/3HaLMsurmGA
 

Give my mate a bit of a hand today to start a new trailer project, well, he done the work and i stood and took photo's. They say that its the thought that counts, so i was thinking about all the work i was watching him do, does that count ?
Anyway, this trailer will be roughly a scaled down version of this,
 

 
Started of with some 3x1 1/2 channel to build the frame.
 

 
 
Lower bracket for ram.
 

 
We are very serious about health and safety, that why we will only ever chance one eye !
 

 
Gary got some wheels and hubs from an old golf cart, so axle making is next.
 

 
Axle all put together.
 

 
And welded in place.
 

 

Give my mate a bit of a hand today to start a new trailer project, well, he done the work and i stood and took photo's. They say that its the thought that counts, so i was thinking about all the work i was watching him do, does that count ?
Anyway, this trailer will be roughly a scaled down version of this,
 

 
Started of with some 3x1 1/2 channel to build the frame.
 

 
 
Lower bracket for ram.
 

 
We are very serious about health and safety, that why we will only ever chance one eye !
 

 
Gary got some wheels and hubs from an old golf cart, so axle making is next.
 

 
Axle all put together.
 

 
And welded in place.
 

 

regarding the health and safety, might want to try the safety squints next time

Good work.  
 
By Gary I mean.

I had to leave for a little while and missed getting a few pictures of the build but this is what he had done when i returned.
 

 
And at half travel.
 

 
Then full height. It goes up to about 58° which should be more than steep enough.
 
 

 
A short video of it in operation.
https://youtu.be/3HaLMsurmGA
 

Give my mate a bit of a hand today to start a new trailer project, well, he done the work and i stood and took photo's. They say that its the thought that counts, so i was thinking about all the work i was watching him do, does that count ?
Anyway, this trailer will be roughly a scaled down version of this,
 

 
Started of with some 3x1 1/2 channel to build the frame.
 

 
 
Lower bracket for ram.
 

 
We are very serious about health and safety, that why we will only ever chance one eye !
 

 
Gary got some wheels and hubs from an old golf cart, so axle making is next.
 

 
Axle all put together.
 

 
And welded in place.
 

 

I had to leave for a little while and missed getting a few pictures of the build but this is what he had done when i returned.
 

 
And at half travel.
 

 
Then full height. It goes up to about 58° which should be more than steep enough.
 
 

 
A short video of it in operation.
https://youtu.be/3HaLMsurmGA
 

Give my mate a bit of a hand today to start a new trailer project, well, he done the work and i stood and took photo's. They say that its the thought that counts, so i was thinking about all the work i was watching him do, does that count ?
Anyway, this trailer will be roughly a scaled down version of this,
 

 
Started of with some 3x1 1/2 channel to build the frame.
 

 
 
Lower bracket for ram.
 

 
We are very serious about health and safety, that why we will only ever chance one eye !
 

 
Gary got some wheels and hubs from an old golf cart, so axle making is next.
 

 
Axle all put together.
 

 
And welded in place.
 

 

I had to leave for a little while and missed getting a few pictures of the build but this is what he had done when i returned.
 

 
And at half travel.
 

 
Then full height. It goes up to about 58° which should be more than steep enough.
 
 

 
A short video of it in operation.
https://youtu.be/3HaLMsurmGA
 

Give my mate a bit of a hand today to start a new trailer project, well, he done the work and i stood and took photo's. They say that its the thought that counts, so i was thinking about all the work i was watching him do, does that count ?
Anyway, this trailer will be roughly a scaled down version of this,
 

 
Started of with some 3x1 1/2 channel to build the frame.
 

 
 
Lower bracket for ram.
 

 
We are very serious about health and safety, that why we will only ever chance one eye !
 

 
Gary got some wheels and hubs from an old golf cart, so axle making is next.
 

 
Axle all put together.
 

 
And welded in place.
 

 

Give my mate a bit of a hand today to start a new trailer project, well, he done the work and i stood and took photo's. They say that its the thought that counts, so i was thinking about all the work i was watching him do, does that count ?
Anyway, this trailer will be roughly a scaled down version of this,
 

 
Started of with some 3x1 1/2 channel to build the frame.
 

 
 
Lower bracket for ram.
 

 
We are very serious about health and safety, that why we will only ever chance one eye !
 

 
Gary got some wheels and hubs from an old golf cart, so axle making is next.
 

 
Axle all put together.
 

 
And welded in place.
 

 

I had to leave for a little while and missed getting a few pictures of the build but this is what he had done when i returned.
 

 
And at half travel.
 

 
Then full height. It goes up to about 58° which should be more than steep enough.
 
 

 
A short video of it in operation.
https://youtu.be/3HaLMsurmGA
 

Give my mate a bit of a hand today to start a new trailer project, well, he done the work and i stood and took photo's. They say that its the thought that counts, so i was thinking about all the work i was watching him do, does that count ?
Anyway, this trailer will be roughly a scaled down version of this,
 

 
Started of with some 3x1 1/2 channel to build the frame.
 

 
 
Lower bracket for ram.
 

 
We are very serious about health and safety, that why we will only ever chance one eye !
 

 
Gary got some wheels and hubs from an old golf cart, so axle making is next.
 

 
Axle all put together.
 

 
And welded in place.
 

 

I had to leave for a little while and missed getting a few pictures of the build but this is what he had done when i returned.
 

 
And at half travel.
 

 
Then full height. It goes up to about 58° which should be more than steep enough.
 
 

 
A short video of it in operation.
https://youtu.be/3HaLMsurmGA
 

Give my mate a bit of a hand today to start a new trailer project, well, he done the work and i stood and took photo's. They say that its the thought that counts, so i was thinking about all the work i was watching him do, does that count ?
Anyway, this trailer will be roughly a scaled down version of this,
 

 
Started of with some 3x1 1/2 channel to build the frame.
 

 
 
Lower bracket for ram.
 

 
We are very serious about health and safety, that why we will only ever chance one eye !
 

 
Gary got some wheels and hubs from an old golf cart, so axle making is next.
 

 
Axle all put together.
 

 
And welded in place.
 

 

I had to leave for a little while and missed getting a few pictures of the build but this is what he had done when i returned.
 

 
And at half travel.
 

 
Then full height. It goes up to about 58° which should be more than steep enough.
 
 

 
A short video of it in operation.
https://youtu.be/3HaLMsurmGA
 

Finally getting back to this project.
Spent the day cutting down the axle tubes. Sorry, forgot to take photo's. I was able to cut the hub off the tube, shorten the axle and then sweat the hub back on again. It still needs to be fully welded also.
Half shafts are going to be sent to my local machine shop to be shortened. They will be cut and then machined mortice and tennon style, sweated together and then a sleve welded over the joint.
 

Got my front hubs today, very happy with how they turned out. Total cost of all parts and machine work £60.



Now that i can measure the width of the front axle i can make a start on narrowing the rear axle. The Vitara axle has a offset diff so i need to remove 280mm from one axle tube and 320mm from the other. Once cut i will add a sleve to strengthen the tube and the half shafts will be sent out to be shortened.

Need to go now and get a lend of a slide hammer to get the half shafts out and then the cutting can begin.

Another part ticked off the list today, think its from a Fordson Dexta.

The centre of the seat was completely rotten so had to be cut out and repaired. Still need to get a centre bolt and seat spring.

Its amazing what you can do with two tyre irons, two pair of vice grips and a can of silicone spray. They went on alot easier than i thought, thankfully.

Can anyone guess what im going to use this for ?

Got a few more parts today.
8inch trailer rims for the 3 rib tyres.

Bearings for the front hubs.

And the wheel studs, nuts and grease nipples. Off now to the local engineering shop to get the hubs made.