Since my
recent trailer rebuild (which probably should have been posted here
), it has been fairly dry on the allotment - so, as I still had plenty of trailer-making bits, I decided I needed a trailer to get water down there.
Parts: a bit of scrap tower scaffold, a pair of wheelchair wheels (from the dump), A barrel.
A couple of 1/2" bolts, some scrap box section steel and a couple of exhaust clamps - half an hour's welding and the axle unit is done.
The tower scaffold section is chopped about a bit, and the chassis is then assembled
The barrel strapped on and it's ready for a test run
Half full for a first run (using the watering can as a measure it held about 75 litres when I emptied it at the allotment)
It is very rough and ready at the moment as I just wanted to try the idea out. I need to make some adjustments to the way the barrel fits on.
It does work - no water spilt in getting nearly a mile to the allotment. Rolls OK. Must remember to wait for the water to stop sloshing about when mounting the bike - it shot forwards half a metre as I tried to swing my leg over the saddle and I nearly ended up in a heap on the floor.