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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
By:Tom Raymond
Date: 8/20/2008, 3:12 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea (Kudzu)

Kudzu,

Have you ever seen the trailers they use for hauling steel roofing? The front is rigid and the skin (coverlite tarp) is supported on rolling frames that form the side and roof supports, the rear frame has some locking angle braces that tension the sides, and the back door rolls up like a shade. A few rachet straps anchor the tarp and the frames after the tensioning. Take a gander at one of those and you should be able to envision it on your trailer frame.

Tom

This is too cool a project to give up on just yet!

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea *Pic*
Kudzu -- 8/20/2008, 8:55 am
Simpler idea *Pic*
Kudzu -- 8/21/2008, 9:38 am
Like the drawing...------WebKitFormBoundaryTw+Aawv *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CSFW)------WebKitFormBoundaryTw+Aawv -- 8/21/2008, 10:14 am
Re: Like the drawing...------WebKitFormBoundaryTw+
Kudzu -- 8/21/2008, 10:43 am
Re: Like the drawing...------WebKitFormBoundaryTw+
Bill Hamm -- 8/22/2008, 1:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
Bill Hamm -- 8/21/2008, 2:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea *Pic*
John D. -- 8/20/2008, 1:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
Kudzu -- 8/20/2008, 4:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
Pawistik -- 8/20/2008, 6:55 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
Bill Stupak -- 8/20/2008, 9:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
Kudzu -- 8/20/2008, 9:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
Steve Rasmussen -- 8/20/2008, 12:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
Kudzu -- 8/20/2008, 1:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
Steve Rasmussen -- 8/20/2008, 5:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
Tom Raymond -- 8/20/2008, 3:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Trailer idea
dave -- 8/20/2008, 11:22 am
Other side *NM* *Pic*
Kudzu -- 8/20/2008, 8:56 am