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The Birth of an Agility
Trailer.
This pretty much says it all. We are AWSOMM!
Just a few words
before we begin your private tour...
Since this was a 'labor' intensive project, it helps to know some of
the Players, the setting and a little background.
Background: Although
we are a veteran agility club, for years we have somehow managed to
drag our equipment to our trials. As a club, we decided to move into
the 21st century and retire the plow horse and wagon and create a
customized trailer that we could be proud of.
Setting:
Pretty much most of the work took place at Non-Member Bob's house.
He does have credibility as his wife is a club member. Where
would we be without him! We recommend that every club have a
Non-Member of such distinction.
Players: Although
the whole club was involved, we will just list those captured in
these pictures.
Non-Member Bob - you will see him again and again in the pictures.
Mark Schram - Welder extraordinaire!
Ann Schram - Supervisor
Marty Gadsby - Pitt Boss
Gary Wargo - Mascott
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Prototype: All finished
masterpieces start out with a solid prototype. |
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Prototype I: Simple, basic design |
Prototype II: Notice the advanced features |
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Arial
view |
Fully
loaded! |
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The birthing
process: |
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Humble
beginnings... |
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Marty
is puzzled over how the tire works. |
Non-Member Bob shows how
it's 'supposed' to go. |
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With
the Supervisor watching,
work finally begins. |
Another delay as fundamental
gravity is discussed. |
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They
call it a 'Break', we call it a Substance Induced Stupor. |
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Finally! The
finished product: |
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Trailer Specs and lots more detailed
pics below: |
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The trailer has an overall length of 20' long. The bed is 16'
long. The overall outside width is 8' 6". The inside width
is 6'. The sides are 5' tall. The expanded metal sides
worked out very well to hold things in, you can attach tie
down straps anywhere, and it reduces the wind resistance and
weight of solid sides on the tow vehicle. The color is Old
Ford Tractor Blue. There is no problem fitting two rings
worth of equipment, plus a lot of other stuff. The two axles
are rated for 3500 lbs each with electric brakes on the rear
axle. The axles have a 4" drop to lower the deck and make it
easier to load and unload. All five tires and the treated
wood on the deck were new in the summer of 2003. The plan all
along was to be able to load the heavy, bulky contacts on
racks on the outside while the smaller and lighter items would
go on the inside. In the off season, the outside racks
easily held 3 A-frames, 3 teeters and 3 dog walks. There is
also a secure locked place for a 5000 watt generator. After
the modifications that you see, the trailer weighed 2300 lbs
empty and 5660 lbs full. The trailer uses a 2" ball. We used
a load equalizing hitch to evenly distribute the load. |
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