So I've been working on my rock wall and my rock curb-strip. In order to get the flagstone level, and fill in the gaps, I've gone and bought 6 tons of sand. Two trailers loads full. $30 a pop, so it isn't expensive at all.

Problem is the trailer load bed is slightly behind the centerline of the axle, and although it's never been a problem before, when the trailer is loaded, the CG (center of gravity), is rear-ward.

I had it balanced pretty well, but this morning when I backed up the Land Rover to hook up the trailer, I bumped the hitch, and pitched the trailer on it's tail. I had to laugh.

I scooped out some of the sand into a wheelbarrow, climbed on the tounge, and down she came onto the trailer hitch. BAM! Emeril would have been proud.

That Dixon-Bate hitch is the chit!

http://www.tawayama.com/blog/trailerwhoops.jpg

http://www.tawayama.com/blog/trailerfullofsand.jpg

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http://www.expresscube.com/images/donkey-cart.jpg

Surfing.... brought me to this - nice trailer - can you give me specs on it?

Sorry for the hijack :D

EDIT - the auto one, not the 'ass' trailer.

Surfing.... brought me to this - nice trailer - can you give me specs on it?

Sorry for the hijack :D

EDIT - the auto one, not the 'ass' trailer.

Damn, I was all excited to tell you that it's made out of wood, has far too much shiat loaded on it, and it's holding a donkey in the air. Then I was going to give you the ol' 'flipoff2' like this: :flipoff2:

:D

Instead I'll just have to send you here:

My trailer. (http://www.tawayama.com/gear/trailer/chuckwagon.html)

:flipoff2: :flipoff2:
http://www.expresscube.com/images/donkey-cart.jpg

OS, if you're bored you ought to 'chop the rover onto the trailer dangling in the air like that poor mule.

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Damn, I was all excited to tell you that it's made out of wood, has far too much shiat loaded on it, and it's holding a donkey in the air. Then I was going to give you the ol' 'flipoff2' like this: :flipoff2:

:D

Instead I'll just have to send you here:

My trailer. (http://www.tawayama.com/gear/trailer/chuckwagon.html)


My edit was fast - fear my skillz :flipoff2:

Nice job on the trailer! Not to be critical but it looks like you could knock off a foot or more of the tongue and still not have jacknife..... You ever have probs dragging the trailer tongue?

I like it!

You have bed dimensions for the Defender? I need to make something that will hold 2 dirt bikes. Rear wheels on tailgate would be ok.

Mike:
I hope it goes better for you than my roommates in PDX. For some reason, while they live in a city where dumps are tolerated right next to million dollar houses, the city came by and hit them with a Stop Work Order. Apparently, their retaining wall/flower bed is too big, too close to the road, and they didn't get a building permit-of course, there are six houses within the next ten houses on their street with such walls right to the street.

They are now being forced to move 60 yards of top soil and several hundred 60 pound blocks-then, they can contest the action by the city.

Sometimes I'm glad I'm not there any more.

Did you get your package from Andrew yet? When you get it, we can determine if you need additional LT-230 shifter bushings (gratuitous tech content).

PT

BA - LING!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mike - that trailer is the danglia cannae. Very nice indeed.:smokin:

.... climbed on the tounge, and down she came onto the trailer hitch.


Ive had your wifes cooking, so I understand the problem.
Have you considered Jenny Craig (it worked for Monica!)

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-Jeff

Edit: get off the neighbors grass!

Ive had your wifes cooking, so I understand the problem.
:flipoff2:

-Jeff

Edit: get off the neighbors grass!

Me too!

Don't you feel a negative tongue pressure?
I'm getting used to driving with one, even if the training for the mandatory Swedish special driver license to tow more than 750 kgs with a Land Rover especially stresses the risks...

http://i.pbase.com/g4/08/611408/2/63916219.m93ghJAj.jpg

This occasion had a 2-3 tonne logging trailer on my trailer and i did not dar erun more than 65kmh. At that speed I started feeling the special behaviour of a negative tongue trailer...

At another instance I lost the right rear wheel of the same trailer, when loaded with 3 tonnes of sand. This changed the CG enough to create a serious negative tongue, so I feel you pain in the shifting of sand necessary to get it to hitch again.

T