Spud Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 very very nice it looks great u couldnt even buy 1 that good cheers Reece Quote
FB Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 i cant find the lorries now to cut up.....have to try toys r us \ Quote
FB Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 everything and time to work on it!! :D I'll have a look at Spalding on sunday and i'll try and get to a toys r us \ Quote
toyboy Posted June 24, 2008 Author Posted June 24, 2008 finally got round to finishing of this project, steel round the bed and headboard Quote
toyboy Posted June 24, 2008 Author Posted June 24, 2008 changed the jacks to moveable ones so that the trailer can be parked and uncoupled Quote
toyboy Posted June 24, 2008 Author Posted June 24, 2008 trailer parked and standing alone, airline suzies coupled up and rope on the back of the cab Quote
toyboy Posted June 24, 2008 Author Posted June 24, 2008 spray flap fitted over the wheels as suggested by deerest, thanks tris for the tip. just got to find some rear light clusters and some of those rectangular orange and yellow warning signs and we are good to go Quote
graham Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 a lovely job you have made of the trailer very nice and the airlines and ropes lovely Quote
Deere-est Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 First class and the best in it. Landing legs are a treat, flush timber to chassis rails are perfect. Headboard is proper, paint job the mutts, suzies and rope a beaut, rear end spot on. . . Love it. A real minter. Quote
toyboy Posted June 24, 2008 Author Posted June 24, 2008 a lovely job you have made of the trailer very nice and the airlines and ropes lovely amazed you could see the ropes graham, going to have to invest in a better camera me thinks \ Quote
stewartyg Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Hey toy boy that looks class wish i ad the patience to work on something like that. If your looking to make ratchet straps you can get blue ribbon from clothes shops wool shops or craft shops which could do as the straps and bend a bit of a paper clip to do as the ratchet - it should work. Top job on the detail so far - nothong left out. Quote
toyboy Posted June 25, 2008 Author Posted June 25, 2008 will have to look out for ribbon for ratchet straps then, have been wondering what i could use for that. will not need them until i have her all loaded up though Quote
BC Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 will have to look out for ribbon for ratchet straps then, have been wondering what i could use for that. will not need them until i have her all loaded up though Good on you Toyboy. The one thing that annoys me is seeing model lorries with tractors on them and not being tied down. Nice touch the ropes but very few lorry drivers use them nowadays since the ratchet strap was invented. I wonder how many of the younger day lorry drivers could actually tie a load down using ropes and the lorrymans hitch. Personally I use ropes all the time to tie down my tractors and it just as quick if not quicker than ratchet straps plus being a Scotsman rope is cheaper than ratchet straps ;D Quote
nashmach Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Nice job there toyboy - unbelievable amount of attention gone into that Quote
robl12 Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Good on you Toyboy. The one thing that annoys me is seeing model lorries with tractors on them and not being tied down. Nice touch the ropes but very few lorry drivers use them nowadays since the ratchet strap was invented. I wonder how many of the younger day lorry drivers could actually tie a load down using ropes and the lorrymans hitch. Personally I use ropes all the time to tie down my tractors and it just as quick if not quicker than ratchet straps plus being a Scotsman rope is cheaper than ratchet straps ;D Nice Job there toyboy. Lots of detail gone into that Was shown how to do a lorryman hitch last year turned out quite handy to use and as you say bill cheaper than ratchet straps. Quote
Simon Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Nice Job there toyboy. Lots of detail gone into that Was shown how to do a lorryman hitch last year turned out quite handy to use and as you say bill cheaper than ratchet straps. Not to mention you can go over the load more than once with each coil.... I'm terrified of ratchet straps, all that tention and a bit of a rub from something sharp for a few miles and *PING* , off the bloody lot goes!!! I always use a combination of both... and there's something very satisfying about tying a decent lorryman's hitch - or harvest knot as I think it's referred to round here.... possibly wrongly \ Quote
BC Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Yes I agree ratchet straps are for the boys who haven't mastered the "Glasgow hitch" as we also call it in Scotland ;D Quote
Deere-est Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 I've been driving wagons for seven years and not once have I tied a 'dolly knot'. Wouldnt have a clue where to start. The Polish guy that gives me my work wouldn't either, since he thought they were called a 'donkey knot' . . . . something entirely different! :D Bill, isn't 'Glasgow Hitch' something one did if they offered a well dressed, polite young lady a lift behind the train station?! Quote
toyboy Posted June 25, 2008 Author Posted June 25, 2008 I've been driving wagons for seven years and not once have I tied a 'dolly knot'. Wouldnt have a clue where to start. The Polish guy that gives me my work wouldn't either, since he thought they were called a 'donkey knot' . . . . something entirely different! :D Bill, isn't 'Glasgow Hitch' something one did if they offered a well dressed, polite young lady a lift behind the train station?! and heres me thinking you were a true yorkie eating, arm hanging out the window, haul anything kind of trucker tris, you can't possibly call yourself a true trucker until you can tie a lorry drivers "kinch" as i've heard it called, next you'll be telling us you've never sheeted a load :D Quote
Deere-est Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Cargo Nets!! Never done a sheet [ (Depending on your accent the latter of those two comments could be quite constipating!! :D ) Quote
BC Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 If it wasn't so difficult to explain in words how to tie that knot I would... I maybe need to do a pictorial guide for the younger truckers on here ;D I haven't managed to lose a Farmall yet using those knots Quote
Kiwi6920 Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 If it wasn't so difficult to explain in words how to tie that knot I would... I maybe need to do a pictorial guide for the younger truckers on here ;D I haven't managed to lose a Farmall yet using those knots Give me a Chain or ratchet tiedown and day, i have big issues with ropes, ant had a issue with a cahin ever Quote
BC Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Oh I just couldn't use chains or dwangs on my old girls ;D Quote
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