cargo trailer; where to buy?
07-17-08, 01:46 AM
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Yes, there's a picture of one here somewhere...
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07-17-08, 04:22 AM
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07-17-08, 05:53 AM
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Found it - the photo of the aluminum ladder trailer:
https://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...5&d=1183653909
This is inspirational - thanks for remember the photos being on this list somewhere.
...Bill
https://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...5&d=1183653909
This is inspirational - thanks for remember the photos being on this list somewhere.
...Bill
07-17-08, 09:21 AM
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I'd say thousands modified millions of different ways! What'snice it that M.E.N. puts the story complete with plans up on the web from a 1981 story!
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Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
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Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
07-17-08, 02:04 PM
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Found it - the photo of the aluminum ladder trailer:
https://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...5&d=1183653909
This is inspirational - thanks for remember the photos being on this list somewhere.
...Bill
https://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...5&d=1183653909
This is inspirational - thanks for remember the photos being on this list somewhere.
...Bill
07-17-08, 03:21 PM
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07-17-08, 04:22 PM
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07-17-08, 11:35 PM
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I used my bikes at work trailer to haul 8 sheets of 1/2 inch ply today. worked great. I also hauled 4 x4 12 foot long pieces. I was glad to have the 8 foot trailer when hauling that long of pieces. The wheels have to be a bit more than 1/2 of the length down the load. I really need a much better kickstand.
07-18-08, 05:52 AM
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07-20-08, 10:59 AM
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I just saw the ladder trailer here in town yesterday. He took an aluminum ladder and used BMX tires and cut 14 mm threads on the axle to fit on the hubs. He found he needed to add 1 1/2 inch aluminum angle up along the sides to stabilize the ladder. He used a bikes to work trailer hitch. BAW also sells the wheels and axles separately, so one could just use a reinforced ladder and use their wheels.
07-20-08, 02:21 PM
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I guess we didn't think of it here first. 
08-05-08, 04:22 PM
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Home Depot has a really nice 4 wheel garden cart/lawn tractor/ATV trailer for around $80.00. (John Deere Green with John Deere Yellow wheels) rated capacity is only 1,000 pounds. I use mine all the time, hooked up to my Miami Sun trike. Still need to get a bracket made to use it with the bikes.
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08-05-08, 05:15 PM
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Home Depot has a really nice 4 wheel garden cart/lawn tractor/ATV trailer for around $80.00. (John Deere Green with John Deere Yellow wheels) rated capacity is only 1,000 pounds. I use mine all the time, hooked up to my Miami Sun trike. Still need to get a bracket made to use it with the bikes.
08-14-08, 12:50 AM
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11-15-09, 10:59 AM
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Home Depot Garden Cart - Pictures Please ... !!!
Home Depot has a really nice 4 wheel garden cart/lawn tractor/ATV trailer for around $80.00. (John Deere Green with John Deere Yellow wheels) rated capacity is only 1,000 pounds. I use mine all the time, hooked up to my Miami Sun trike. Still need to get a bracket made to use it with the bikes.
Pictures ... Please ... !!!
I really must get a trailer to pull with my Surly Long Haul Trucker. I will use the trailer mostly for hauling groceries, but also plants from the nursery, large bags of potting soil, cement blocks, odds and ends I find lying around (bits and pieces of junk I might be able to use, like scraps of lumber, pipes, or even discarded furniture).
Ideas ... suggestions ... Thanks!
11-15-09, 02:35 PM
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I suspect this may be the one mentioned.
Here's a link to the product info--they're about $100.
https://www.homedepot.com/Outdoors-Ga...atalogId=10053
Here's a link to the product info--they're about $100.
https://www.homedepot.com/Outdoors-Ga...atalogId=10053
11-16-09, 08:23 AM
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I've been quite happy with my Candian built WIKE trailer. I ordered mine online and it arrived quickly.
Bonus: spare hitch attachments if you own more than one bike only cost $10!
Bonus: spare hitch attachments if you own more than one bike only cost $10!
