Two eight foot pallets, one four foot pallet.
In
this picture there is a belt sander and heavy metal stand with vacuum
cleaner dust collector hiding behind the RANS Rocket Recumbent.
This trailer is constructed of 1" by 2" .065 mild steel
tubing and 1/4" chip board that comes on pallets of plastic. The Blue
Sky hubs are very solid. The wheels are centered around Blue
Sky Cycle Cart hubs which are both low tech mild steel, yet extremely
strong for both
vertical and lateral loading. They have sealed bearings. They lived 10
years of their life on the Eco-Cycle trailer hauling heavy loads on the
Humboldt State University Campus several times a week, while being stored
outside in the weather during idle time. When I changed out their trailer
for hydraulic discs I put the Blue Sky hubs and wheels on my trailer.
I replaced the first set of bearings last week. Actually the top two pictures
show some modified to be single sided drum brake hubs that I used for
a little while. I put the Blue Sky hubs back on because the drum brake
hub axles looked like they could fold any time.
Unfortunately Blue Sky no longer sells these hubs. But maybe they can offer a source for them.
The tires are made for those folks who don't go forward with both tires on the ground very much, trials riders. They have a checkered tread that wraps around to the bead and are rated for 130 psi which I haven't done yet. I figured they'd have good side wall life and wouldn't mind getting ran along curbs, seeing alot of sun, or generally getting abused. I'll look up the name of them and post it here.
Spoke--rusty... Rims... Aluminum.
To read more about the picture of the GTO and that load click here.
This
home made hitch has supplied years of service and handles several hundred
pound loads. It is made of a small hinge and 1/2" fine thread nuts
and bolts brazed together to afford three dimensional flexibility. The hitch
pin is a 10 penny nail if I recall correctly. Use brass filler generously
and braze the part the pin goes through so it doesn't peel open. I take
no responsibility for any hitch that anyone else might construct. This for
informational purposes only.