The forum software only shows the first part of the thread title. I thought this was going to be "Boxes for large Y-Fronts" ;D
How about a cold water loft tank?
Kim, from my experience I would go for the extra strong. I don't know my plastics well enough but there is a plastic that shatters when stressed and one (polyethelene? What modern canoes are made from) that bends when stressed.
I'm currently weighing up the relative merits of a single large box vs a pair of smaller ones...
that which holds a lot will hold a little
and camping kit ;)
I fear the kitchen sink factor with a box that large...
And I like your custom hitch stand. ;D
Did you manage to find your RU box at a local retailer/wholesaler or did you order online from the manufacturer?
P.S. Does the collapsed trailer fit inside?
Anyone got any cunning ideas? I've tried violence and harsh language. I suppose it's undoing the nearby bolt securing the Y to the trailer bed and lubricants, next.Boiling water, for the tube and a cup of tea, for thinking time, in case it doesn't work.
I got a Y-frame large at the tail end of last year and am loving it. I've done all sorts of awesome stuff with it:
Unfortunately, I forgot I had it on recently and mounted a right-angle kerb at Ludicrous Speed - the empty trailer bounced up to about shoulder height (I shit you not) and came down on one wheel, which is now a little out of true.
Edinburgh Fixed, going ot, but what stand is that on your Pompino?
tia
Pletscher Twin, I got it from Amazon for £24.
Slightly OT, but where is the best place to by the large y frame these days?
A bit OT, but how much assembly is required to put a Large Carry Freedom together?Mine came CKD, like a Land Rover being shipped to Africa, and it all had to be put together. Base to frame, wheels to axles, reflectors to base, etc.
Can it be assembled using just screwdrivers/allen keys? The mount looks like it can just be fitted to any wheel, just by unbolting it, or releasing a QR clamp.
A bit OT, but how much assembly is required to put a Large Carry Freedom together?
The trick will be working out how to attach it to the trailer securely. Possibly a metal plate on the underside of the trailer, with a couple of holes, and then insert a padlock hasp through the entire lot, although getting it around and through all the holes could be interesting.
I'm thinking of it in terms of doing some shopping, and leaving it in the case whilst going to another shoip. I wouldn't leave it unlocked any more than I'd leave a cars boot or doors unlocked.
Is that the large Y-frame?
That box looks incredibly useful. I hope I still have the feet that came with mine.
The hitch on mine is the older style one and the only why i can unfasten it from the bike is by unfastening/refastening the quick release skewer. The lollipop looks a much better design.
I've wondered whether with a Carry Freedom, you could simply make a set of four wooden boards that clipped onto the edges of the trailer, and each other, with something suitable from a DIY store. That could then be folded entirely flat when not in use.
Mine came CKD, like a Land Rover being shipped to Africa, and it all had to be put together. Base to frame, wheels to axles, reflectors to base, etc. ...
Do you remember roughly how big the box was?Not really but probably around 1000x600x400. I can't imagine the box for it being bigger than that (I can but what's the point of it being bigger?).
Do you remember roughly how big the box was?... probably around 1000x600x400. ...
Mine came CKD, like a Land Rover being shipped to Africa, and it all had to be put together. Base to frame, wheels to axles, reflectors to base, etc. ...
Do you remember roughly how big the box was?
Since we've had the trailer we had a new front door installed and the trailer doesn't go through it! ::-) I keep forgetting and loading the trailer in the hall and then unload it in the porch or take a wheel off to get it through. :facepalm:
With the wheels removed, the reflectors are a bit more prone to damage, but we shall see how they fare.Not too well here! I moved them forward and replaced one with a combination LED light + reflector, I'm now going to replace the self tappers with a counter sink bolt and bolt through the load bed.
It's not very good for the reflectors when a wheel parts company with the trailer either when riding back from the allotment with a load of veg! :hand:
Eek, I hope that sort of thing doesn't happen often...There are tales of the left wheel self dismounting.
The wheel clips into the axle (or the axle into the shaft, I can't remember which) and so as long as it is clipped in it should not be possible for it to come out. If it isn't fully home then it might.I don't think they are all user error though and it mostly involves the left wheel.
And the lump hammer is for...?Duh! Hammering lumps of course! ::-)
The original hitch is a stainless steel universal joint, that is very rattly!
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7584gs6HjiE/T2CqhKTOZ5I/AAAAAAAAGjA/hIWJSSraU48/s576/hitch.jpg)
The lollipop has been road tested for, at least, four years so I doubt that anything you throw at it, in normal use </discliamer>, will harm it!
And the lump hammer is for...?
Lightly hacked BS trailer reflectors and Smart rear light bracket complete the job:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/trailer/IMG_3491.sized.jpg)
Cars tend to be only slightly better with the trailer on behind the trike than without.
But then again I'm starting with the bent effect on cars anyway ............ ;D
I'm finding that upwrong + trailer seems to get loads more room and politeness than either flavour of 'bent. Presumably because of the "Aww, it's a gurl hauling lots of stuff, poor thing, if only she could afford a car" effect.Hmmm.
Further to the previous post:
it seems on the Circe Atlas, the 145 litre box only has 0.5inch gap to each wheel and carry freedom manual recommends 1inch(25mm) for boxes: so it would need to fixed to avoid any sideways movement at all.....
Any answers to my plastic questions?
My box is buried under a mass of drying tent at present, so I can't easily inspect it for markings.
..... strong Really Useful Box examined: The recycling mark on the underside of the box is '5' with "PP" underneath. I assume that means polypropylene. There doesn't seem to be a mark on the lid, but it appears to be the same stuff.
I believe the Really Useful Boxes are the same material but the process that makes them clear is what weakens them.As mentioned / linked to earlier: Polypropylene needs UV protection/absorption additives to withstand UV.
...Lightly hacked BS trailer reflectors and Smart rear light bracket complete the job:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/trailer/IMG_3491.sized.jpg)...
Yes. It was the best I could do with the materials I had to hand.I just went for one unsullied (unquestionably legal) obligatory ECE Triangle mounted slightly offside of centrally and additional red reflective tape. I suppose I could have made a second optional triangle out of red reflective tape.....