Tractorman810 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 i have used these before,all be it a different maker http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Boat-Fittings-Caldercraft-83505-Brass-Etched-Eyelet-0-3mm-250-/322509891329?epid=848301978&hash=item4b17166701:g:4-4AAOSwIaFZEMnu but mainly i buy these of the shelf locally ,same people as they have a shop down here , the mm is total length, i just cut down to what i need, pins use a 1mm drill for any hole so nice and fine for say cab hinges http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/1368_1_1241217.html eyelets http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/1368_1_1241212.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 29 minutes ago, Tractorman810 said: i have used these before,all be it a different maker http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Boat-Fittings-Caldercraft-83505-Brass-Etched-Eyelet-0-3mm-250-/322509891329?epid=848301978&hash=item4b17166701:g:4-4AAOSwIaFZEMnu but mainly i buy these of the shelf locally ,same people as they have a shop down here , the mm is total length, i just cut down to what i need, pins use a 1mm drill for any hole so nice and fine for say cab hinges http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/1368_1_1241217.html eyelets http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/1368_1_1241212.html Lovely job Sean thank you will try that method I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 A little more progress albeit slow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Very smart indeed, wish I could build as good as That! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Agcofarmer said: Very smart indeed, wish I could build as good as That! Thank you, the photo makes it look better than it is. I'm sure you could! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Tailgates now functional. Tried to keep hinges discreet, but suspect will be too weak and I may have to beef up a bit. Now need to sort tipping rams then we are starting to get there. Plan do some removable silage sides like Sean's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 looking good, thats pretty much the same way i did mine and its stood the test of time no worries ,omce painted it also seals them in anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 4 minutes ago, Tractorman810 said: looking good, thats pretty much the same way i did mine and its stood the test of time no worries ,omce painted it also seals them in anyway Thanks Sean, yes I thought that, it's not like I'm going to play with it so should be ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Well the youngsters gave in and went to sleep tonight so stole a few quiet hours in the kitchen!! Not that I'm trying to avoid seeing to the tip rams, I'm short of materials to complete, honest! Anyway I have moved the tipping points so that I can get a realistic tip angle, not that they are ever going to be used, it just annoyed me! Started on the removable silage sides, not sure they are quite right as serious lack of photos on the net of these trailers full stop, let alone with sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 same issue i had with mine alf, seriously hard to find any decent pics of the mf silage tops full stop. but they are in the brouchure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Don't know if anyone noticed or too polite to say, but found I didn't have enough uprights!! What a doughnut. Now rectified ! Just need to find piccie of back door as can't remember back that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEP Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Just caught up on this again , fantastic job you are doing there Alistair, will be another great addition to your collection of classics. Keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 26 minutes ago, JEP said: Just caught up on this again , fantastic job you are doing there Alistair, will be another great addition to your collection of classics. Keep up the good work Thank you John! Yes getting there very slowly, it's a steady process for me still, largely pretty pleased so far, still a fair way to go though!! Cheers Alastair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Only silage door i could find pics of proper mf wise was the "tight on "one as per my build alf , and a few homemade looking ones to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: Only silage door i could find pics of proper mf wise was the "tight on "one as per my build alf , and a few homemade looking ones to Thanks Sean I've looked high and low but can't find any. I'm fairly sure they are a predominantly mesh affair. Have a pal who deals brochures, he's going to have a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 its almost like most never got sold as silage trailers, all grain is pretty much all i could find when looking , but as mentioned its all listed in the brouchures . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Trying to get back into this project, could really do with a silage back door view, I’ve made the doors up but could do with knowing what the opening system is. Looking at some brochures it looks like they just swing from the top as there are no up and over mechanisms visible. However when I used one once over twenty years ago I’m sure it was all automatic? Maybe there were two versions any help much appreciated if not I’m going with poetic license!! Im fairly sure there is one off a roundabout near barony college! Remember seeing it as driving past. Need to get another trip up there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 did mine as a “tight- on “ version, a canvis sheet that just folds up from the bottom as a arm/roll lifts on tipping. most of the smaller ones i found pics of seemed to have this fitted, but as you say finding pics of the rear isnt easy in fact finding any 200 trailers in silage format was hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 this is the type i made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 39 minutes ago, Tractorman810 said: did mine as a “tight- on “ version, a canvis sheet that just folds up from the bottom as a arm/roll lifts on tipping. most of the smaller ones i found pics of seemed to have this fitted, but as you say finding pics of the rear isnt easy in fact finding any 200 trailers in silage format was hard Thanks Sean, yes it def wasn’t the same as yours, had solid rear mesh door, I may take the easy route and done a top hinge! Unless someone can come up trumps here, i’ve looked pretty hard on the web Ha just watched that vid, steady old tip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 got a 700 brochure here for my build,doesn't have the arms but door is top hung with one or two latches on the body to stop it opening when trailer isn't tipped.will upload pics for you . some how when you tip the load the weight againest the door and tip angle lets the door free of the latches so kind of automatic in that you dont have to exit the cab unlike a grain trailer latch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 You could try this Alistair, it's how Andy does his auto unlatch on his 16th scale Weeks plus 40's but reckon it be the same system across the range of trailers with solid or mesh rear doors rather than the Tite-on versions.... sorry about the photo quality but it might give you a basic idea..... as the trailer tips it pulls the latch and when it drops the latch is counter weighted to drop when the tailgate slams closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 13 hours ago, Fenside MF said: got a 700 brochure here for my build,doesn't have the arms but door is top hung with one or two latches on the body to stop it opening when trailer isn't tipped.will upload pics for you . some how when you tip the load the weight againest the door and tip angle lets the door free of the latches so kind of automatic in that you dont have to exit the cab unlike a grain trailer latch. Maybe that’s what it had then? The 700 series I think are the marston ones so not necessarily the same, however in the absence of any other knowledge I think this is what I’m opting for! Many thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 4 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said: You could try this Alistair, it's how Andy does his auto unlatch on his 16th scale Weeks plus 40's but reckon it be the same system across the range of trailers with solid or mesh rear doors rather than the Tite-on versions.... sorry about the photo quality but it might give you a basic idea..... as the trailer tips it pulls the latch and when it drops the latch is counter weighted to drop when the tailgate slams closed. Ah thank you, so weeks had that set up too, right top swinger it is!! Just to manage expectation, Andy is infinitely more skilled than I! I will be lucky if it hinges let alone has a release mechanism ! Thanks for all your assistance’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 yep pauls pics shows what i was explaining perfectly gonna be fiddly in 32 scale size them latches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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