Aust. One Ton trailer info. required

Richard Coutts-Smith · #1 09-02-13, 11:32

Nice Tony.
I have made up a reverse lock like you have shown, had no idea that it was how it was done originally. Wheel combo does look strange, as does the rear hook, not seen one like that before. Hopefully those that are in the know will chime in.
Rich.

Euan McDonald · #2 09-02-13, 12:10

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Originally Posted by Richard Coutts-Smith

Nice Tony.
I have made up a reverse lock like you have shown, had no idea that it was how it was done originally. Wheel combo does look strange, as does the rear hook, not seen one like that before. Hopefully those that are in the know will chime in.
Rich.

Hi Richard,
I don’t claim to be Mr. know-it-all but mine has the same rear hitch that folds up out of the way and the hubs were the same before I machined the out off to fit Blitz 20” wheels to match the CGT. I have a spare A frame with pintle eye and brake back up block if any one needs one.

Monkey Man · #3 09-02-13, 22:01

Cool on machining the wheels, I'll just put some 8:25 tyres on there to drop it down a whisker so it runs more level to the Dodge, I could put 9:00-16's on with the spare budd rims I have but besides the fact it would take a lot of machining and stuffing about it'd mod the trailer too much and basically look like sh..
I got this trailer as it's a good fit to the M37 unlike my little 6'X4' trailer (that I can't even see in the mirrors) and it'll fit the military set up quad bike better, I had extended the back of the Dodge a bit do reverse turning rate is reduced but it just means I have to take a few more swings at it, does remind me that I really have to make an effort to make that steering lighter, I have noticed the "armstrong power steering" is getting a little lame with age

MM

Mike Cecil · #4 24-02-13, 20:03

Have just come across an image of a 'Corio' 1 ton trailer in use in South Vietnam. It has ROUND guards.

Can't post the image, sorry: you'll have to take my word for it.

Mike C

Monkey Man · #5 06-03-13, 10:11

G'day Mike, loooong time no chat, would you be able to e-mail me a copy please? Purely out of interest and I can host the pic to put on here if you wish. It'll be a couple of months before I can get the time to work on the trailer with the view of making it road registerable, can you tell me what the 2 brackets with a large hole and 4 smaller holes under the trailer for? (Cable, Storage tube, Mystery Bit!!)
I'll let you ponder where we spoke Mike, involved taking what I think was B2 for a spin though...

Best Regards - Tony Eagling

Mike Cecil · #6 06-03-13, 17:37

Tony,

My Bushmaster session at Monegeeta??

I'll PM you shortly.

Mike

Monkey Man · #7 06-03-13, 21:37

No, you bought it to Corowa in 2004 (year of the Dodge) and showed it to all, think it may have taken you a while to clean it after we had all been crawling all over it and I took a couple of ideas from it to use on my very modified Dodge M37(recent pic of it in the marsden matting thread) and I haven't changed my opinion on what I said to you, You DO have a seriously interesting and cool job

REgards - Tony Eagling