AC Power Unit Trailer
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Topic: AC Power Unit Trailer
Posted By: GBACBFan
Subject: AC Power Unit Trailer
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 12:08pm
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Since seeing
Fred Wilke's 125 PU on a trailer built from an Allcrop tongue I have wanted to
build one. I used rectangular tubing for the axle, used some old B spindles to
get wheel bearings instead of bushings, and modified the tongue so it was square
with the world instead of offset as they are on combines. I added a couple of
cross supports to bolt the PU on with three bolts, and that was pretty much
it.
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Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 12:09pm
Rear View ------------- "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Mark Twain |
Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 12:23pm
A pic with PU that needs prettying up mounted in place. ------------- "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Mark Twain |
Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 12:35pm
| Nice! |
Posted By: mnoonan-NEWI
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 12:35pm
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That looks great Larry. We'll have to get that PU painted this summer. ------------- AC CA, Ferguson TO-20, Ford NAA, M-M BG, AC #3 Mower, SC Plow, PH Digger, AC 720's with Ark 700 loader & Brantly Backhoe, "Mini B" w/flathead Ford V8 |
Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 12:35pm
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Are you taking orders? :-)
Very nice!!! ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: daveingreenbay
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 3:33pm
| Wow! That looks good, Larry. It amazes me the work you get done between breakfast, lunch and supper. |
Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 3:37pm
| That is so cool, except will it be stable if you're running something with the power unit? |
Posted By: D-17_Dave
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 4:42pm
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Looks real nice and I mean nothing negative in my critique, I just don't want to see anything or anyone hurt or damaged.
Aren't those low speed rims and tires? You said you replaced the bearings and thats a good start, but I bet those tires won't take much speed without coming apart and that could have bad results on the interstate on the way to a show if the narrow wheel base flips it over. Also the 2 bolts in the hitch from the tongue is a weak joint. The light hitch isn't designed to support any applied load with only the top 2 bolts in place.
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Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 5:10pm
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I agree with the concern on driving this thing on the road. If you see this thing running down the highway behind a pick up it's because sombody stole it! Had that been my intent I would have made the axle wider, the PU lower, the tongue longer and used car spindles/wheels/tires. I do expect to pull it behind a tractor. Running it under load is a valid concern as well. If I would run anything with the PU I'd leave it hitched to the tractor. I actually don't know how it would react under load. The intent was to have a way to easily manuver a PU using as many AC parts as possible. As for the hitch, there's a piece under the ball receiver shaped like an upside down "U" to give it strength that's 1/4" thick. (It's actually the top half of the excess 2"x3"x1/4" axle tubing that fit snugly inside, sandwiching the ball receiver between it and the 1/2" flat steel trailer hitch) It would never be strong enough without it. I also have an AC ball hitch as well that I may well use. DaveinGreenBay, I sometimes surprise myself with what I get done between meals. I never miss a meal! ------------- "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Mark Twain |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 6:12pm
| great job!! uh...can you build one for me to set my ole lady.....oooops...i mean my loving wife...on to? |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 6:29pm
| That will be an attention getter at a show!!looks like you did a real nice job!! |
Posted By: D-17_Dave
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 9:54pm
| I'm glad you have more thought into it than what it appeared Don't judge a book by it's cover and such. As good as it looks I would hate to see anything negative happen to it or you. |
Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 5:48am
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I have great concerns about Safety. How high can you lift the tongue before the whole thing suddenly flips over backwards? The high 'centre of gravity' will be a problem. I just see an accident waiting to happen ! Gary
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Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 7:05am
| Nice work ,Now show the guy;s the to display P/U 's you got from me .Did you make trailer's for them . |
Posted By: leoversteeg11
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 6:12pm
This one is mounted lower,but needs to be washed
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