January 13, 200917 yr comment_307395 Thats good news about the weight :| I take it the battery holder is for an electric winch? Report
January 13, 200917 yr Author comment_307429 Thats good news about the weight :|I take it the battery holder is for an electric winch? Because of the GVM I need a breakaway system the battery on the trailer that will hold the brakes on for 15 min. and may also later on be used to power a winch. Report
January 14, 200917 yr comment_307487 last night I Painted 75mm strip on the back white as required then fitted some reflectors.today I took over a weigh bridge. the trailer weighs 810 kg. 810's not bad for a trailer that size. I'd have expected the thick end of a ton. You'll still know you're pulling it though! :| That white stripey thing is a Sth Aus requirement? Report
January 14, 200917 yr Author comment_307620 810's not bad for a trailer that size. I'd have expected the thick end of a ton. You'll still know you're pulling it though! :| That white stripey thing is a Sth Aus requirement? I found it in the new national standards while i was looking how many reflector's I needed. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/veh...vsb_01_b.aspx#9 14. VISIBIILITY OF TRAY On every trailer which is 2.2 metres or more in width and which has a body of the tray type there must be displayed by painting or otherwise across the full width of the rearmost portion of the tray a clearly visible white or silver coloured horizontal band having a uniform depth of at least 75mm. Report
January 18, 200917 yr Author comment_308744 any reason why one is different to the other?? In the last pic they are just being set up to be welded i made then the same. Report
January 19, 200917 yr Author comment_309215 OOW I like, looking good kid. ;) Thanks everyone, today I got the trailer inspected and registration completed. I need to find out one thing, there is a breakaway system fitted to the trailer so if disconnected the brakes come on. Do the brake lights need to come on as well as the brakes? I asked the trailer place that inspected my trailer but he really was out of his depth with even placement of reflectors. Report
January 19, 200917 yr comment_309263 The break away switches are a 2 wire system (the ones i sold were anyway) and do not get connected to the brake lights (altho you have touched on a really interesting topic), The ones we had were power in/power out so if you hook the lights up to the wire that goes to the brakes you will have 100% energised brakes as soon as you hit the pedal. Edited January 19, 200917 yr by Trev Report
January 19, 200917 yr comment_309271 i recon u should show every 1 ur next project ;) i can't wait to see this 1 finished!! Report
January 19, 200917 yr Author comment_309300 The break away switches are a 2 wire system (the ones i sold were anyway) and do not get connected to the brake lights (altho you have touched on a really interesting topic), The ones we had were power in/power out so if you hook the lights up to the wire that goes to the brakes you will have 100% energised brakes as soon as you hit the pedal. I found out that Red arc breakaway controllers put the lights on, some brands don't. Interesting a 800kg trailer maybe with 3100kg loaded in the middle of the road at night no lights on, maybe in a 100 km/ph zone. I could fit a diode to stop power feed from the brake light circuit. i recon u should show every 1 ur next project ;) i can't wait to see this 1 finished!! I am starting the new project this weekend after a massive shed clean up. Report
February 1, 200917 yr Author comment_313380 Project complete and tested :cool: :2thumbs: Ramps painted last week and fitted today. Report
February 1, 200917 yr comment_313396 i like the look of that old green engine right at the front left of the trailer we got a couple of those at my work they start up and everything! Report
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