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hi guys,
before i purchase anything and start any welding. i better check with you experts may give me some bright ideas and avoid some wrong doings.
i have a old trailer1.9m by 1.3m
would like to transport two hobie sport kayaks. and accessory and rods..esky etc. possible wetsuit and snorkerling gears as well.
here is my sketch.
please comment and make it as good as possible.
my next door neightbour is a professional welder he will do all the works as long as i provide the drawings. FOC. i am taking him kayak fishing as well.
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check out tipstas trailer and then speak to cheater ..
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can anyone help me to find tipsta's trailer pics?
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tipsta trailer?
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don't know if he has pics up yet Frank.. but its awesome.. and purpose built for yak and travelling..

pm cheater see if he will give you some advice he once worked in the trailer game i think...
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I believe ,if Tip hadn't gone out and got himself a new trailer, he's gone one better and placed a sleeper compartment on top with storage cages underneath and the battleship on the bottom.... Really nice work :thumbsup: can't find the pics though.

Here's a pic of my trailer which is the same model from ezy trailer.
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For the price, around $700 delivered to your door in box form, they're not bad. If you're going to add more things to it, meaning extra weight, I'd suggest replacing the hitch, and maybe the axle. Cheater has already expressed his opinions on the provided axle, but if you're just carrying one or two yaks, 100 kg or so you'd be fine

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yakgear wrote:don't know if he has pics up yet Frank.. but its awesome.. and purpose built for yak and travelling..

pm cheater see if he will give you some advice he once worked in the trailer game i think...
yes I had my own Engineering work shop that I closed down a few years ago - part of that was Cheaterparts Custom Made Trailers
one of the members on Vyak has one of my old trade trailers as his yak trailer

in the past we made and designed al manner of trailers from std box trailer to 5th wheeler trailers

I've been doing some mods for tiptsa on his trailer - still not finshed . the guys on the W/E saw how that is coming along
Munroe wrote: Here's a pic of my trailer which is the same model from ezy trailer.
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For the price, around $700 delivered to your door in box form, they're not bad. If you're going to add more things to it, meaning extra weight, I'd suggest replacing the hitch, and maybe the axle. Cheater has already expressed his opinions on the provided axle, but if you're just carrying one or two yaks, 100 kg or so you'd be fine

Hope this helps
I'm not sold on the ezy trailer myself - yes it will probaby do the job
with tiptsa trailer there have been a lot of add ons but the things I dont like on the ezy trailer

Axle as its been stated - the spings we have fitted 5 leaf springs to Tiptsa trailer the suspention now works the short 3 leaf std spring didn't move
the small wheels do not run as well as the 14" wheels the trailer now has

I'm building a basic trailer for myself ATM a 8 x 4 trailer with a 6' draw bar for my yak - of cause there are always mods that may come along for my yak tranporter as well with more camping on the cards
I've just upgraded the car to one without rust - putting saltwater on the roof every week for the last 3 years has taken its toll
trailers are cheaper than cars

by the way guys I also have the tools and do a bit of aluminium welding ( both Tig and Mig ) also do stainless welding and of cause steel
something that most here wont need but I have also tig weldeed cast iron
I also have an 8 foot folder to bend up sides or boxes out of sheet that can bend up to 1.6 mm sheet
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I'll find the time today to take a couple of pics and post them tonight Frank.
Your doing the right thing by not rushing into anything and making costly mistakes.

Cheers Tip
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thx very much tip n cheater for the info. I am very careful this time cause it is going to tow 2 yaks...
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