Wednesday 9 March 2016

New trailer

Neptun gn102/n7-202. Advertised at 117kg & confirmed on scales
Stored on end in the garage.
The accessories add around 16kg (15.2kg)
3 clamps (0.7kg), 
jockey wheel (4.6kg) 
2 props (1.9kg ea)
chocs (0.23kg ea) 
lash points (40g ea) 
winch 3.3kg + bracket 0.7kg



The additional side panels are 25kg
Stored on end. The joists are at 2.8m


Hoist, strop & shackle. The strop is around 25mm angle iron. The hoist has no brake on unwind. The trick is to lower the A frame, lock the hoist, the move the trailer body to meet the a frame. Lock the body to the A frame and then lower again.
The hoist is mounted onto the A frame using an Armco right angle bracket.



A close up of the locator. The trailer comes with plastic coated steel lugs which forces the trailer COG slightly back when it's on its end. A piece of 25mm angle with a welded stop forms a useful locator. A similar arrangement on the other side. 
The lugs are largely useless as they slide on a concrete floor. Fine on gravel, or a rough, ridged concrete slab.



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