Tuesday trailer question

[Pocahontas]

Sawdust.

Report to burn barrel thread.

 

[aczlan]

Report to burn barrel thread.

IIRC he is close enough to town to get the FD called on him and that could lead to (in the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi) "imperial entanglements"

Aaron Z

 

[arse_sidewards]

Report to burn barrel thread.

Been there done that. Not fast enough. I can't easily burn while running the mill because labor to feed it and remove product is already a bottleneck so then I gotta dump it somewhere, which means I have to move it again when it's time to burn it in addition to taking the time it takes to actually burn it.

It's simply faster to bag it and let the town take it away. I don't care if that gets less hipster points.

IIRC he is close enough to town to get the FD called on him and that could lead to (in the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi) "imperial entanglements"

Aaron Z

I can throw a hot dog on it and they won't care.

The meat smoker actually generates more smoke than burning waste does.

 

[45acp]

The meat smoker actually generates more smoke than burning waste does.

[Texas] "As it should Hoss... iffen you're doin' it right." :spits_copenhagen: [/Texas]

 

[[486]]

Report to burn barrel thread.

sawdust doesn't burn good
it's sorta like pellets but less dense

maybe it'd be possible to feed it into a pellet stove, but it'd probably bridge in the hopper real bad, or just blow right out of the burn chamber

 

[det107]

Sawdust.

Animal shelters & farms will take that off your hands. Makes for a good bedding

Perhaps some hot chick will swing by-

 

[45acp]

sawdust doesn't burn good
it's sorta like pellets but less dense

maybe it'd be possible to feed it into a pellet stove, but it'd probably bridge in the hopper real bad, or just blow right out of the burn chamber

It only burns decent when it's somewhat dried. Like several years under a roof dried. Fresh cut especially doesn't burn worth a damn.

We used sawdust in the chicken houses when I was a kid, eventually switched to rice hulls because it was cheaper and most of the local sawmills closed down during the 80's.

 

[[486]]

It only burns decent when it's somewhat dried. Like several years under a roof dried. Fresh cut especially doesn't burn worth a damn.

We used sawdust in the chicken houses when I was a kid, eventually switched to rice hulls because it was cheaper and most of the local sawmills closed down during the 80's.

I've just found that you gotta stir the shit all the damn time, it crusts over with white ash

 

[arse_sidewards]

Any reason to go thicker than 1/2 on the leaf spring plates? Just a simple flat plate so no turned up edge to give it more strength.

 

[Steve300xcw]

1/2 is already pretty hefty

 

[[486]]

better go 1 3/4" just to be sure

 

[billybob_81067]

better go 1 3/4" just to be sure

This. Don't be a cheapass.

 

[arse_sidewards]

So it turns out I accidentally designed the brake bracket for 05-08 Superduty brakes and it's cheaper to revise the part than to buy calipers that I don't just have sitting around. So I got those on the way

Anyone have any idea what I should be shooting for here in terms of brake ratio? Surge brake couplers are simply sold as being for disc or drum with no specification regarding the number of axles so I suspect they're not that sensitive.

I've got a dexter 12k surge coupler sitting around. I'm thinking I can have it push a slave that pushes a lever bar that pushes a master cylinder and I'll just tune the pivot points to get it all dialed.

 

[[486]]

I'm thinking I can have it push a slave that pushes a lever bar that pushes a master cylinder and I'll just tune the pivot points to get it all dialed.

way too much effort
plumb that shit as is and see if it works okay

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

So it turns out I accidentally designed the brake bracket for 05-08 Superduty brakes and it's cheaper to revise the part than to buy calipers that I don't just have sitting around. So I got those on the way

Anyone have any idea what I should be shooting for here in terms of brake ratio? Surge brake couplers are simply sold as being for disc or drum with no specification regarding the number of axles so I suspect they're not that sensitive.

I've got a dexter 12k surge coupler sitting around. I'm thinking I can have it push a slave that pushes a lever bar that pushes a master cylinder and I'll just tune the pivot points to get it all dialed.

Wild guess, but wouldn't the number of axles only require more volume, not more pressure?

For example maybe drum needs 1500 psi and disk needs 3000 psi but the actuators are built to accommodate enough volume for 3 axles and that's why there's selection for drum vs disk, but not number of assholes?

Edit: Also, I agree with 486....whatever will probably be fine.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Wild guess, but wouldn't the number of axles only require more volume, not more pressure?

For example maybe drum needs 1500 psi and disk needs 3000 psi but the actuators are built to accommodate enough volume for 3 axles and that's why there's selection for drum vs disk, but not number of assholes?

I just assumed there's be enough variation that they couldn't accommodate it and that they'd up the bore size since it's not like you're lacking for pedal force when you've got a braking tow rig in front of you. It didn't occur to me they'd have a stupid long stroke.

 

[tracyb]

i wouldn't think you would gain anything
at all with the linkage. hook it up and run it. it will only brake as much as is needed.


i would read the 12,500 as also its stopping ability.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Got the caliper brackets. Picture is 180deg out from how it'll be installed. Accidentally left one pair of calipers at the sawmill and I'm still waiting on the final pair of calipers in the mail to complete the set so this is what you get.

Got no fucking idea how I'm gonna plumb all this shit without spending a fortune on $20ish brake hoses.

 

[[486]]

you don't actually need hoses to calipers, just wind a li'l pigtail in the hard line like you'd do in an oil pressure gauge line
run one single hose from axle to frame

can braze on banjo bolt eyelets scavenged from old shit

 

[Dethmachinefab]

Plastic brake line with compression fittings probably be the easiest and cheap.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Just saving this shit so I don't forget it.

Uhaul car hauler is 79" between fenders. Fullsize van is 79.xx. Dually truck does fit on a trailer that size.

My trailer is 74" wide or something like that. I'm thinking that since there's a comfortable amount of space between the frame and the tire I can just space it out another 2-3" to get me 79-80.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Got the fender sponsons cut out and clamped up using a scrap of 6" channel to make sure they'll fit nicely on the trailer frame.

The yellow is 6" x 1/2" angle from the forklift keeper outer that the crane came with.

 

[arse_sidewards]

And got them burnt in.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Still not sure if I'm gonna do a tire fender or proper channel fenders. Doing it "once" is appealing but every piece of shit on marketplace wants close to $1/lb for used channel which is kind of a non-starter and I don't really want to speculatively drive to RI hoping that the scrap yard that does retail sales just happens to have big channel the day I go.

 

[aczlan]

Pictures aren't working for me.

Aaron Z

 

[arse_sidewards]

Pictures aren't working for me.

Aaron Z

Should be fixed now.

 

[CarterKraft]

Got the caliper brackets. Picture is 180deg out from how it'll be installed. Accidentally left one pair of calipers at the sawmill and I'm still waiting on the final pair of calipers in the mail to complete the set so this is what you get.

Got no fucking idea how I'm gonna plumb all this shit without spending a fortune on $20ish brake hoses.

Nicop line is cheap on amazon.

Amazon.com

 

[arse_sidewards]

Evicted some mice from the surge coupler.

The "this part usually rusts to shit and springs break" part is in very good shape for what I got this from.

 

[arse_sidewards]

All different shades, like a single mom's kids.

Turns out 12" and 18" hoses are gonna work perfect so those are on order.

The double banjo bolt where the hose comes down from the frame might give me some trouble. We'll see how that goes...

 

[M92PV4U]

That looks miserable to bleed.