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trailer for LSA: steel or alu?
On 04/22/2011 04:46 PM, Tony wrote:
On Apr 12, 5:27 am, Tom De wrote: In , says... I recently acquired a nice Rotax-powered two-seater, but am hard pressed for storage. So I might well want to store it on a trailer, that I could well build myself. Friends I consulted seemed to take it for granted I begin by welding together a frame of steel profiles, paint it with primer and gloss, then attach an axle and a few other paraphernalia. But why not bolt together a few lengths of aluminium? No need to paint or weld - or is this over simple? ( ... ) I have my glider in a steel framed enclosed trailer (.045" thick aluminum skin). It has been tipped over twice. Once in heavy winds, once thanks to inept driving (me). Both times the trailer absorbed the impact and protected the glider inside it. I don't think I would consider anything but steel. Thank you, Tony. There was no need to convince me, Tom already offered sufficient advice AND hands-down assistance at the design and construction of a steel trailer frame. I am still wondering about covering, though, so I'd be glad to have more details about how you covered yours. Do you have steel uprights too, welded to the trailer frame, to which your alu sheet is riveted? |
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