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I took all the pictures using my digital camera at the 4 mega-pixel setting. The page includes thumbnail versions of the pictures. But I chose to make the thumnails pretty large themselves. The thumbnails are 400x300 at 75dpi resolution. In many cases this picture itself will be big enough for your use.
But, you can click on any picture and the full size version will load. If you have a DSL or cable connection this should not be a big deal, but if you have dial-up, go get a cup of coffee.
I saw instructions on how to make a home made motorcycle trailer using a Harbor Freight utility trailer and a Sears car-top carrier.
I've seen on the internet some good looking ones, but mine isn't. But it works...
There are more things I want to do yet. I don't have a stand on the front yet. Also I tried to paint the car top carrier, but it won't hold paint, so I removed it. You can still see the traces of paint on it. I'm going to retry the paint again later, but this is how it is right now.
I painted the frame white to match the bike, but it's cheap spray paint. So it looks ok, but not great.
The wiring gave me fits. The ground is supposed to be through the frame, but I don't know if it is because I painted it but it won't ground. When I first assembled it, (after painting it) the ground was fine, but then one of the tail lights quit working, then the other. So I ran an extra wire all the way around to give it a ground for the lights.
It pulls great. I have used it several times now, for local errands. The farthest I have pulled it so far is about 120 miles.
The trailer is $190 but is frequently on sale for $150 or sometimes less. It is Harbor Freight part number 42708-8VGA.
The Sears car-top carrier is their basic model, it was about $125. (I don't remember now the exact price).
I used a piece of plywood for the deck. I bought some extra nuts & bolts to bolt the plywood in place, and some small nuts & bolts to bolt the car-top carrier in place. I needed some spacers to put between the car top carrier and the plywood due to the shape of the car-top carrier. I cut some squares of plywood out of scrap pieces and drilled a hole in the centers.
Add in the spray paint, and I think I have about $300-$325 in it.
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I've been running at 25 psi. The outside doesn't show any wear. I'm going to drop to 20 psi and see how that goes. |
The trailer doesn't ground well. I added a wire all the way around. The black wire is for the ground. |
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