Dump Trailer - start to finish

[mjncad]

Of course A-CAD has no freehand drawing either so I think Corell Draw might be a better choice drawing artwork for plasma cutting.

Larry

There are a number of ways to freehand sketch in AutoCAD. The first and least used is the 'sketch' command. This allows one to set a spacing (e.g. 1/16") for the crosshairs to travel before another line segment is added. The smaller the spacing, the smoother the line. The downside is that the command creates numerous small individual line segments that can be joined together via the 'polyline edit' command. The second and most used option is to use polylines and to smooth them out further is to do a 'polyline edit' and apply a 'fit curve' or 'spline curve' to the P-line. The third option depending on the version of ACAD used is to draw with the 'spline' command and manipulate the line with 'grip editing' to get the curve you want.

I'll agree with Larry about using CorelDraw maybe being the better choice for artwork since it's a dedicated illustration package. I have CorelDraw X3 suite and rarely use it since I find CorelDraw very frustrating to use. I would not use CorelDraw for anything requiring precision.

 

[JoelD]

Ok, enough already, enough already, like I don't feel inadequate enough.

Geeze, post some more picture and remind me of how crappy of a welder I am why don't ya.

Must be my rods are damp or my welder amperage guage is innacurate or my gloves don't fit right or maybe my mask lense is warped...... No ones gonna tell me this is a result of practice and patience and persistance, bla bla bla, all luck if you ask me.

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding the boss that some projects actually get finished. Like just putting it together, getting it all to work was not enough you had to go and paint the thing all the same collor and shiny and everything.

I gotta go pout now.

Oh man,

Joel

 

[elektro21]

Larry,
You are correct it is a Glow Discharge Spec...Very neat stuff!!

I have heard of the PlasmaCAMs..they are great little machines...and excellent for creative minds such as yourself! What a great trade by the way...your skills and knowledge for your buddy's PlasmaCNC...and you get to use the "toy"!!

As for my dump trailer...I have scrap metal that i've been collecting just like you..and when I have enough...(ie wife says clean that mess up) I will start welding it together into my creation.

Nate

 

[suncoast]

Worked on the dump trailer again today.
Finished all the painting, it now has two coats of Black.
The hydraulic hoses can now be attached to the tong. I needed to make the clamps. I scrounged around the shop and remembered I have a bunch of steel bushings. So I cut four of them in half (long ways)
This first pic is cutting the bushings in half. I have cut pipe before but not like shown in the picture. I didn't want my fingers any where near the blade so I came up with this crazy idea:

Here they are all cut in half along with the center piece with mounting hole drilled and ready to weld together:

Hi Larry. Your library of projects here is becoming legend. Your story telling grows in encapturement also. Its always fun to read the replies for your work. There are always the "Doubting Thomases" or the "I know a better way people". I guess they have forgotten to show us their builds that are the "correct" way. But those of us who know you and the many others who are just honest realize that you think from many angles when you do your projects and they just seem to work. I did want to thank you again for the CAD help on my project. I also wanted to ask, when you were cutting these bushings for the hydraulic hose holders, did you turn them over half way through as to not hit your vise grips with the bandsaw blade. Once again, thanks for your help. Gene

 

[have_blue]

Bob,
I don't have any lead bricks or wet cement to haul around and dump, but how about these barrels of lead flakes? does that count?

Larry

I think Lead flakes is what my kids have been eating for breakfast.

Great project, thanks for the new pictures. It must be a good feeling to know that a maximum load won't hurt the dump mechanism or axles.

I gave away a bunch of dirt when I dug my fishing pond, and there must have been a dozen trailers and even a 2 ton truck with dump bed that showed up. I kid you not, half of them broke, including the truck. I warned every one of them not to over load, and they all did. The truck broke a big bracket that attached the dump cylinder to the rear axle housing. The fellow had borrowed it, and I warned him about over loading it. If you can design one right, why can't commercial builders?

 

[Renze]

If you can design one right, why can't commercial builders?

Its the question of the chicken or the egg: who was first ? You can turn the question around whichever it suits you.

Maybe you should just use commercial built equipment for its designed purpose...

 

[glh]

My wife and I took the new trailer up our hill and loaded it up with about a 1/2 cord of cut firewood.
Well I could not help myself. This is the very first time we have used the new dump trailer. And I wanted to see if it would lift a real load. I didn't want to dump the wood just lift it a little to check it out. It lifted it like it was empty.
The video is about 1 meg in size so if you have dial-up it's gonna take a bit to view it.



The end (for now)

wow thats so cool i made one that looks alot like that one
heres some pics of mine

 

[GuglioLS]

mjncad ...I appreciate all those A-CAD tips. I will try them out.
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.......Snip......Snip......Must be my rods are damp or my welder amperage guage is innacurate or my gloves don't fit right or maybe my mask lense is warped......Snip.....Snip.....
Joel

HaHaHa Joel,
If you ask me, none of the above, you need learn how to hold your tongue just right. Thats the real trick to getting those perfect welds
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........Snip......Snip.......I did want to thank you again for the CAD help on my project. I also wanted to ask, when you were cutting these bushings for the hydraulic hose holders, did you turn them over half way through as to not hit your vise grips with the bandsaw blade. Once again, thanks for your help. Gene

Hi Gene,
Your very welcome for the CAD assistance on your project, it was fun for me and I know you appreciate it. Have you bent the flat bar for the new TPH arms on your press? Did I miss your posting one that project? If so could you provide a link?
About the vice grips in the band saw, I did in fact stop the saw and flip the bushings over to complete the cut. I've since figured a better way to make them, it's called "buy them already made" and forget trying to make everything myself! Sheesh I must have spent half a day making 10 dollars worth of hydraulic hose clamps, that was genius . But then again I got more play time with the stuff collected over the years.

Larry

 

[GuglioLS]

I think Lead flakes is what my kids have been eating for breakfast.

Great project, thanks for the new pictures. It must be a good feeling to know that a maximum load won't hurt the dump mechanism or axles.

I gave away a bunch of dirt when I dug my fishing pond, and there must have been a dozen trailers and even a 2 ton truck with dump bed that showed up. I kid you not, half of them broke, including the truck. I warned every one of them not to over load, and they all did. The truck broke a big bracket that attached the dump cylinder to the rear axle housing. The fellow had borrowed it, and I warned him about over loading it. If you can design one right, why can't commercial builders?

Hi Bob,
I was a little apprehensive reviving this old thread. Then again since the tailgate worked out as planned, I figured it best to pick up where I left off to give it closure. LOL about the lead corn flakes for breakfast.

Too bad about all the busted up equipment picking up your "free" dirt (not so free for the guys who had breakdowns), it must have already been tired and worn out and that's why much of it failed? Perhaps years of abuse finally took it's toll? Do you think if it were all new most of it would have held up?

Renze does have a point though, some home made stuff are better than others while some commercial built is high quality and some is substandard.

Larry

 

[GuglioLS]

wow thats so cool i made one that looks alot like that one
heres some pics of mine
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Hi GLH
I see this is your very first post,
Please let me say it's an honor and privilege to be the first to Welcome you to TBN!
WOW ! the similarities on our homemade dump trailers are striking. Just goes to show that brilliant minds really do think alike When did you build that? You did a super job. I must say I'm humbled, your's is much better How does your tailgate work?

Larry