[ajsr]

hey guys thought you might like to see my new zook/cherry picker trailer I'm building. here's saturdays progress.
the specs
2.5 tonne each alko irs torsion axles with 2 tonne bearings
4x 12" elec brakes
235 85 16 pootrol wheels and tyres 120 12ply rated
150 x 50 x 4 mm drawbar 1.8 long
150 x 50x 3 mm main chassis
75 x 50 x 2.5 mm deck rails
3mm checkerplate deck
5.7 deck inc beaver tail 2.47 wide
trailer will be rated to 3.5 tonne and will weight +/-50kg of 1000kg
hopfully all metal work will be finished this coming weekend if those pesty customers all fuck off
axles not in correct position yet.

[Fatzook]

Nice!!


Heavy and tall

Spose its a zook trailer AFTER its a cherry picker trailer

[ajsr]

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[ajsr]

Fatzook wrote:

Nice!!


Heavy and tall

Spose its a zook trailer AFTER its a cherry picker trailer

its approx 860mm tall empty and I'm guessing 800 loaded with 2 tonne

machine (picker) weighs 1.8 tonne wet (fuel oil and water filled tyres)
so it needs to be reasonably heavy duty.
Ive had a machine and 1.2 tonne of cable on my other 3 tonne tandem so I figured I may over build this one

[Fatzook]

how wide is it? Looks 2500

[ajsr]

Fatzook wrote:

how wide is it? Looks 2500

2.47 just narrow enough to fit clearance lights and stay under 2.5m
machine is 2.45m wide.
I was going to build one large enough for two zooks but I think it may have been too much for the poor old colorado

[Fatzook]

you could still fit 2 shorties across the tray

Might be some overhang either side, but who cares

[TZAR]

[ajsr]

lol you mad mofo

[ajsr]

ok another saturday on the trailer and here is the progress to date.
still got an hours welding , got install a back panel for the lights and a few fish plates to do tomorrow then paint and wiring and she's ready for weigh bridge and rego.

[atari4x4]

thats HUGE

[ajsr]

early on I was going to make it 1.2m longer to get two zooks on , but its longer than the ute now

[foolsp33d]

*cough* http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic ... 3&t=215954

Lookin good man! funky as I.S. system!

[sierrajim]

Looking good AJ, are you adding any bracing between the lower sub frame? two profiles of box section so tall might move over time.

Legal width of the trailer is (so the Vicroads guy told me) is the width of the trailer body, lights are not part of the measurement.

[jdk81]

sierrajim wrote:

Looking good AJ, are you adding any bracing between the lower sub frame? two profiles of box section so tall might move over time.

+1

Don't want to be a negative nancy, but the pic I linked doesn't look right.

Besides that, looks good.

Designing a trailer to carry the picker looks like a mission, being so long and appears to have the bulk of the weight in one end.

Whats the pintle/towball weight empty, and loaded?

[kenn]

Looks well balanced to me..

[ajsr]

jdk81 wrote:

sierrajim wrote:

Looking good AJ, are you adding any bracing between the lower sub frame? two profiles of box section so tall might move over time.

+1

Don't want to be a negative nancy, but the pic I linked doesn't look right.

Besides that, looks good.

Designing a trailer to carry the picker looks like a mission, being so long and appears to have the bulk of the weight in one end.

Whats the pintle/towball weight empty, and loaded?

hey jim,jdk and kenn
yep axles only temped in for that shot
its all finished now less paint and final fittout of lights etc.

Ball weight empty is 210kg (checked on pallet scales) and 190kg loaded with cherry picker, so all up say 2.5 tonne.
road tested today loaded and unloaded up to 110km/hr all good and corners great and most importantly backs even better
the balance is pretty good as I found the balance point loaded and moved the alxle back 180 mm from there.

[dank]

nice job aj, now fix ur zook and lets go wheeling! Tell you what I think we need to organise a weekend to go bush and smash some cans of solo with the boys whaddya reckon?

[ajsr]

sounds good but my front locker is busted,joe tells me Ive got a cracked piston in the locker and the slightly oversize 34's may be the cause
I'll be back running soon with cromos and a reco locker.
Then let the carnage begin

[kenn]

I wasn't being sarcastic, it looks well balanced .

[atari4x4]

ajsr wrote:

sounds good but my front locker is busted,joe tells me Ive got a cracked piston in the locker and the slightly oversize 34's may be the cause
I'll be back running soon with cromos and a reco locker.
Then let the carnage begin

not another broken piston.....

[ajsr]

kenn wrote:

I wasn't being sarcastic, it looks well balanced .

I know thanks mate

[joeblow]

atari4x4 wrote:

ajsr wrote:

sounds good but my front locker is busted,joe tells me Ive got a cracked piston in the locker and the slightly oversize 34's may be the cause
I'll be back running soon with cromos and a reco locker.
Then let the carnage begin

not another broken piston.....

yep.....but aj admits to being hard on it.....and the proof is on the clutch gear, but that will still work........your gonna be out of pocket aj for the piston.....a whopping 10 bucks!




trailer is looking good......book me a spot on it.

[atari4x4]

joeblow wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

ajsr wrote:

sounds good but my front locker is busted,joe tells me Ive got a cracked piston in the locker and the slightly oversize 34's may be the cause
I'll be back running soon with cromos and a reco locker.
Then let the carnage begin

not another broken piston.....

yep.....but aj admits to being hard on it.....and the proof is on the clutch gear, but that will still work........your gonna be out of pocket aj for the piston.....a whopping 10 bucks!:

anyone that's wheeled with me can honestly say that i don't & never have abused the front locker, it's hardly ever on.

[kenn]

joeblow wrote:

trailer is looking good......book me a spot on it.

Trailer party

[Jccck]

Haha i love how massive this trailer is.. And damn she looks solid!

The suspension is interesting, more exciting than the generic tandem suspension setups!

What colour is it being painted? I might've missed this tho

[ajsr]

sand blasting today pics of finished product on suday

[mika]

hey ajsr
is Monbulk Rural your business?

[ajsr]

just found some photos of the finished trailer in case anyone is interested

[atari4x4]

struth, she's a long one.