New trailer

[lah2420]

Decided to play with building a dual purpose trailer for the trike or a couple of 4 wheelers. About half the materials was given to me with plans for a 5 x 10 or 5 x 12 trailer. Tossed those and made a 6 x 12 with dual gates and a drop tail. Helps to have a son who welds for a living. All I need now is a wheel chock for the front wheel.

 

[Casper]

Looks good, like the 2' drop bed

 

[Sully]

Maybe add a front wheel chock to snug it down.

 

[MikeyTX]

Excellent job.

 

[Gorilla]

Nice job

 

[desertclassic]

I like the drop, sure helps with the break over. Jim

 

[David357]

Very Nice Craftsmanship.....ThumbUp

 

[consitter]

Beautiful! I'd hire ya to make me one!

 

[lah2420]

Thanks. It was kind of fun to build and gave me and the son a project to do together. Any advice on the front wheel chock? I've heard some like one that clamps and others don't. I will rig it so it is removable as needed.

 

[David357]

Any advice on the front wheel chock? I've heard some like one that clamps and others don't. I will rig it so it is removable as needed.

I like the Condor with removable clamps.ThumbUp

http://condor-lift.com/trailer-only-chock

 

[Capt.Bob]

Thanks. It was kind of fun to build and gave me and the son a project to do together. Any advice on the front wheel chock? I've heard some like one that clamps and others don't. I will rig it so it is removable as needed.

I like this one that fits on my trike model DropTail trailer. It is made to bolt and unbolt with 4 bolts and is a very easy loader.

http://www.droptailtrailers.com/sho...nds-accessories/promax-cycle-wheel-chock.html

 

[Trampas]

Good looking trailer there, you and your son did good

All for now Trampas

 

[Texan]

Good looking trailer. Kinda curious about the tongue weight with the engine that far forward of the axle ??

I've never trailered but have several friend that do and they all have the Wheel-Dock setup. Really like it.

https://wheeldock.com/collections/main

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[Ed Hobgood]

Looks good!

 

[Fearless]

Good looking trailer. Kinda curious about the tongue weight with the engine that far forward of the axle ??

I've never trailered but have several friend that do and they all have the Wheel-Dock setup. Really like

https://wheeldock.com/collections/main

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You may be surprised I have a trailer very similar to that and the way Triglides are balanced I would want to move the rear wheels almost overtop of the axle. Add the weight of the end gate ramp the trike should probably go forward. I loaded my trailer with a tractor and tiller like that and almost crashed while towing, tossed the blazer all over the road. Just sayin tongue weight needs to be enough to keep the trailer planted to go down the road safely. just sayin Fred

 

[Texan]

You may be surprised I have a trailer very similar to that and the way Triglides are balanced I would want to move the rear wheels almost overtop of the axle. Add the weight of the end gate ramp the trike should probably go forward. I loaded my trailer with a tractor and tiller like that and almost crashed while towing, tossed the blazer all over the road. Just sayin tongue weight needs to be enough to keep the trailer planted to go down the road safely. just sayin Fred

I agree 100% on tongue weight. Needs to be at least 12-16% of the total weight. Just looking at it would appear to have too much tongue weight where the trike is positioned.

Just saying

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[Fearless]

I agree 100% on tongue weight. Needs to be at least 12-16% of the total weight. Just looking at it would appear to have too much tongue weight where the trike is positioned.

When I lift my trike on a jack I must place the jack behind motor as far as I can and still need a little help up front to get the darn thing to balance. This tells me trikes are butt heavy not by alot but still butt heavy.

Just saying

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typed in the wrong place still trike needs forward a little to get weight correct.

 

[Casper]

Wheel chock.

I have a Condor Wheel Chock, two wheel chocks from Harbor Freight and a single loop removable type. For the Trike I don't believe the Condor style is necessary, not that you can't use this type but I think they're more for a two wheeler than a trike.

inside my enclosed I'm installing the single loop style for the trike. Just my opinion.

the ones from HF where about 70.00. The Condor runs over 200.00. Your choice.

 

[Lucky]

Good looking trailer. Should do the jobs.

 

[jc1300]

I like the Condor with removable clamps.ThumbUp

http://condor-lift.com/trailer-only-chock

+1 on the condor.....great chock. I now have an enclosed trailer, but before I had one like yours....I built a stone guard to keep the front of the bike nick free. I built mine a bit high, but at the time I pulled behind a SUV. Like the trailer!

 

[lah2420]

+1 on the condor.....great chock. I now have an enclosed trailer, but before I had one like yours....I built a stone guard to keep the front of the bike nick free. I built mine a bit high, but at the time I pulled behind a SUV. Like the trailer!

Good idea. I didn't think of a stone guard. Should be easy enough to make one to put on and take off as needed. Before I place a front wheel chock, I will be doing some weight testing on the tongue weight to see exactly where to put it. Thanks to all for mentioning that. I've found a site that the author has described a method for using a bathroom scale to figure the weight distribution. Pretty interesting, but I will test it out before trusting the method. But then again, if it's on the internet it must be true----right?

 

[Fearless]

scales are scales

The bathroom scales will work let us know what you find out. Triglides are almost balanced that is why the lift kits work so well to improve handling it adds weight to the front tire to keep it better planted. An inch or so movement on the trailer will make huge differences in tongue weight. very important to safe towing. :twocents: Good luck nice trailer. ride safely Fred

Good idea. I didn't think of a stone guard. Should be easy enough to make one to put on and take off as needed. Before I place a front wheel chock, I will be doing some weight testing on the tongue weight to see exactly where to put it. Thanks to all for mentioning that. I've found a site that the author has described a method for using a bathroom scale to figure the weight distribution. Pretty interesting, but I will test it out before trusting the method. But then again, if it's on the internet it must be true----right?

 

[graygoat]

Great job on your trailer! I used a bathroom scale to get tongue wt between 10 & 12%. When you are setting this up, think about where your spare tire (or anything else) will go in/on the trailer in addition to the trike & chock. I have used a Condor for years, used the clam with the 2 wheelers but do not use the clam part with the trike. I just use a couple ratchet straps & E trac through the front wheel (which is tight against the Condor's upright post).

 

[jc1300]

Positioning....always the issue. The Center weight on your trike is about a 10-12" forward of the front of the fender. At least that is where the bike sits on the J&S Jack and it's straight. So it looks to me that it's maybe just a bit back of where it needs to be on the pic in your original post. Not sure how I feel about the 10-16% of the weight distribution thing. In my opinion {MY OPINION} it's more about the weight on the tongue. But that's me.....jc

 

[bomber43]

tailer

Have my trike all the way forward on a 16' open trailer with one road glide behind it.

 

[jc1300]

Have my trike all the way forward on a 16' open trailer with one road glide behind it.

Wow - That has to be tight....jc

 

[67wizard]

This is what I use from HF cost $60.00.

Can be bolted down or used on the garage floor.

 

[lah2420]

I'll have to go look at that. Looks like it would work fine on the trailer.

 

[Ozarkryder]

We have been using a Wheeldock since we got the 1st Wing trike in 2004. Really like it, thinking of getting another for the toyhauler as the trike and my Triumph Bonneville are going in there. The front wheel locks in, I put a strap around the wheel and the chock for security and tie the back end to the trailer with 2 ratchet straps from the hitch.

Saw this on another forum. Apparently it is called a Bolt-It-On rack system. It connects to the trailer by J hooks to D rings, seems to be adjustable and looks like it would be pretty easy to make. Haven't looked up the website, just saw it as I was researching chocks for the toyhauler.

 

[lah2420]

Took a while to get time to do my weight testing. Trailer weighed in alone at 1190 lbs with 140 lb tongue weight. Believe it or not, where the trike is sitting in the picture puts a 12% tongue weight on the setup. The difference between 10% and 12% was about an inch of travel. The wife was giving me a bit of the stink-eye when I told her I was going to use her bathroom scales to weigh the trailer with the trike on it.