Trailers

[nt_a_foz]

Is there any rule saying trailers have to be welded by a certified welder.

Say for a scratch built item.

Obviously youd have to be able to weld decent enough.

What checks are a trailer subjected to when registering or is it as simple as licensing and as long as it passess a wof inspection then its ok?

[Joker]

yup

[nt_a_foz]

 JoKer said:

yup

yup what there was about 3 questions in there lol

[DRFVDR]

anything under 3500 can be made by a competent welder,only certs needed for heavy transport,

Use New steel and as long as it pasts a warrant then all is good...

can register without a wof and then get it wofed ...

I have built or rebuilt around 6 trailers in the last few years...

I have sat and passed a 4711 in mig welding though so i do know a bit more than most

[nt_a_foz]

What sort of cost you looking at for steel to build one?? Aint looked at steel costs since i was at school.

To build a tandem car trailer from scratch thats braked im guessing you looking at $3k...

Which you can buy a 2nd hand one for that...

Hmmm

[Joker]

yup about that - I started with a trailer chassis and still ended up costing that...

[DRFVDR]

yeah for heavy duty hubs and stubs,springs,and brakes (NZ/US built stuff I would not personally look at anything chinese built ) you are looking in the excess of $1500,before looking at the steel,

case in point we had a trailer built for us late last year

4mx2.1m tandam,braked on one axle,3000kg hubs and stubs fully galved and it cost us in excess of $9000

[cpt kernow]

you build that for shuttling punters to the 42nd?

[Guest boostcut]

the 42nd traverse is the coolest trail. i did it in summer last year was the best time i have had in ages.

[DRFVDR]

Yeah it is for the 42nd traverse,and any of the other tracks that are used around here.

We had it built for the race really as it is a bit large for the other access tracks :)but we have smaller trailers and van mounted racking for them

[Old Skool Subbie]

Is there any rules for building a Moped trailer ( to be fitted on behind the Moped lol )

[subieboy]

 Old Skool Subbie said:

Is there any rules for building a Moped trailer ( to be fitted on behind the Moped lol )

ehrm

will the moped even have the nads to tow one??? ;D

[Old Skool Subbie]

Yes my one will lol