Trailer re-build and re-license
Gday all,
A couple of months back I got a bit of a shock when I took my boat and trailer over the weigh bridge. Totally empty it came in at 1T...
The boat is a 1982 Quintrex centre console, and the trailer a single axle, unbraked 1979 Roadmaster..
On our trips up north the boat would have at least another 300kg of gear in it, so I had to do something!
Over the years the trailer has had a number of upgrades and re-builds from getting broken numerous times on the Ningaloo track, so I had already strengthened it and added a few of the things listed below but I wanted to get it re-licensed at 1.5T to be legal. The following was added to allow this and improve the off-road towing:
Al-Ko 50mm ball off-road hitch
1.5T double eye springs with new Hilux shock absorbers
Landcruiser mechanical disc hubs
235/75R15 LT tyres
Drop-down spare
Side clearance lights / reflectors etc
I would suggest if anyone has a similar sized boat on a single axle unbraked trailer to take it over a weigh bridge...
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Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
Looks like it will last you
Looks like it will last you for many years to come!
Shark1
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Date Joined: 21/05/12
with the shockies mounted at
with the shockies mounted at that angle - does it still work effectively?
i m NOT trying to stir u up just really interested as i thought they must be withig 25 deg from vertical to work
ahh and it looks the bit now
Wannafish
Posts: 158
Date Joined: 20/05/12
They don’t work as good as
They don’t work as good as they could if the angle was a bit better, however they certainly do settle it over big bumps! I ran it for a while without the shocks when I first converted it to double eye springs and the difference with the shocks is huge!