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Posted by Ignoramus20845 on April 4, 2008, 9:29 am
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> Ignoramus20845 wrote:
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http://cgi.ebay.com/UTILITY-TRAILER_W0QQitemZ290217745823QQihZ019QQcategoryZ95495QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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>> Very smart concept.
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> Is it just me, or does the paint chips on the picture of the Hyd
> cylinder and linkage, look like the metal there buckled at some point?
It does, to me.
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Posted by Backlash on April 4, 2008, 10:44 am
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The vending machine company in our area uses a trailer like that to deliver
some of it's large machines. It worked pretty darn well for it's purpose.
They rolled the machine out on a handtruck, right onto the trailer, lifted,
and off they went.
RJ
>> Ignoramus20845 wrote:
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http://cgi.ebay.com/UTILITY-TRAILER_W0QQitemZ290217745823QQihZ019QQcategoryZ95495QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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>>> Very smart concept.
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>> Is it just me, or does the paint chips on the picture of the Hyd
>> cylinder and linkage, look like the metal there buckled at some point?
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> It does, to me.
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Posted by Ignoramus20845 on April 4, 2008, 9:57 am
Please log in for more thread options > The vending machine company in our area uses a trailer like that to deliver
> some of it's large machines. It worked pretty darn well for it's purpose.
> They rolled the machine out on a handtruck, right onto the trailer, lifted,
> and off they went.
You know, after all the comments here, etc, I think that ramps and
winches are probaly a safer way to go.
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Posted by Lloyd E. Sponenburgh on April 4, 2008, 10:03 am
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> You know, after all the comments here, etc, I think that ramps and
> winches are probaly a safer way to go.
Iggy, I think the concept is safer, just not their execution. I'd rather
hand-truck a heavy item onto a ground-level platform than up a ramp.
Certainly, a trailer could be built that didn't have an 80:1 advantage
over the cylinders, and had a more positive means of locking the
assembly.
(It also appears that the trailer has no decent suspension, although it
might have those chewing gum torsion springs in the axle mounts).
LLoyd
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Posted by Ignoramus20845 on April 4, 2008, 10:12 am
Please log in for more thread options On 2008-04-04, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh <lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote:
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>> You know, after all the comments here, etc, I think that ramps and
>> winches are probaly a safer way to go.
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> Iggy, I think the concept is safer, just not their execution. I'd rather
> hand-truck a heavy item onto a ground-level platform than up a ramp.
I winched a 1,000 lbs compressor off, and then on, my trailer, on a
wood cart on casters, worked just fine.
Also, a trailer could be tilted towards the back, by means as simple
as the rear wheels of the truck driving on a ramp.
> Certainly, a trailer could be built that didn't have an 80:1 advantage
> over the cylinders, and had a more positive means of locking the
> assembly.
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> (It also appears that the trailer has no decent suspension, although it
> might have those chewing gum torsion springs in the axle mounts).
I would like to know how to do it.
The idea is kind of cute, until one realizes that it is hard to have
any meaningful weight capacity.
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