Yeah, and plus I didn't know how cheap and easy it was to build it right the first time. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] And I never thought I'd be hauling tons of dirt around diggin a pond. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

My first trailer was built from bicycle wheels! That didn't last long.... It was nice because it was so light and the wheels being so big rolled over pretty much anything, but it just wouldn't carry any weight. I think 200lbs on an off-cambe hill and the wheels looked like noodles.

 

We have a small garden trailer that can actually handle 1500#, but the tire track is so narrow it gets tippy, so I want to improve that with a wider axle, it should not take to much. we have another 4x5 traler that is really stable, but the tires are so hard and skinny they want to sink in soft ground with any kind of weight.

 

I have the big balloon 1986 230 stock tires. They ride nice!

I've rolled it a couple times.... It just bends the tongue and not flips the whole quad. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] But its pretty stable for what it is.

 

I've hauled a couple deer with it too. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

The pole comes off for when I'm not expecting to do any dumping. The winch is just a gorilla cheapo. Hasn't failed yet.

 

Looks handy. I like the dump mechanism.

I have a hand crank version in my head, but I have not built it yet and I am not sure how to even describe it. The mast set up would not work for me because I am in and out of the woods alot.

 

I practically live in the woods. I catch a couple low hanging branches, but its not a big deal. Getting in and out of the garage is the only problem. My steel building has a large enough door that I can just drive in. Like I said too though, the mast comes off.

THe cheapest hydraulic setup I could find was $1500. The winch was $60 and I had the other stuff.

 

Wrapped it up tonight; pics after dinner!

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Quadsport_Scotty

Hey atvman...Thanks! Will be very helpful, and i think that they should be easy enough to fab up in my garage. Dude, have you ever considered a career in photography, lol....great pics.</end quote></div>

No problem, and thanks! But no, I haven't considered it. I just have a nice camera. 10MP Nikon S550. Great camera, good price, if anyone is in the market for one.

 

Alright guys, here's some pics.

Wow, the bearings were a PAIN! I was checking out my lower a-arms when I got the new bearings and I realized the old bearings were still in there. I was just the case of the old ones. And they were seized. I made a home-made bearing puller using the vise, a bolt and nut, and tons of washers. I put the a-arm on top of the vise with them opened enough to get the bearings out. Then I found a washer that fit perfect inside the a-arm. Man nevermind, its too hard to explain, I'll draw it later.

Anyways, The new ones went in great.

I cut the tie-rods in half then we used a tube that they fit into well and welded them up. My co-worker tig welded them for me.

For the upper a-arms, I just got a long bolts and cut off pieces of a winch roller fairlead roller and used that to fill the shock mount so I wouldn't pinch the mounts when I tightened it all up. I might modify that later depending on how it wears; but lets be honest, half the time I'm doing a wheelie anyways! Seems like it might hold up.

I'm super stoked that I didn't have to extend my brake lines.

I took it for a test spin around the parking lot and it rides sweet! The steering is the exact same feeling which is nice. But being it was a parking lot, I couldn't really put the shocks to the test.

The only thing that is a little different is the the wheels bow out at the top but once the you're on it, it levels out. I would assume its because the shocks mounted higher on the 250S frame and the a-arms a just a little over-extended. No biggy!

Here's the link to more pics too:
A-arm Project Gallery

Oh and check out my new stickers!

 

Definately let us know how the fairlead works on the shock mount as you keep tabs on it.