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{{Projects infobox
{{Projects infobox
|image          = Cargo-trailer.png
|image          = Cargo-trailer.png
|designer        = [[User:Tim|Timothy Schmidt]]
|designers      = [[User:Tim|Timothy Schmidt]]
|date            = 2021
|date            = 2021
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|lifecycles      =  
|tools          = [[Wrenches]]
|tools          = [[Wrenches]]
|parts          = [[Frames]], [[Nuts]], [[Bolts]], [[End caps]], [[Plates]], [[Wheels]], [[Axial bearings]], [[Keyed shafts]], [[Wheel adapters]], [[Shaft collars]]
|parts          = [[Frames]], [[Nuts]], [[Bolts]], [[End caps]], [[Plates]], [[Wheels]], [[Axial bearings]], [[Keyed shafts]], [[Wheel hubs]], [[Shaft collars]]
|techniques      = [[Tri joints]], [[Shelf joints]], [[Wheel and axle]]
|techniques      = [[Tri joints]], [[Shelf joints]], [[Wheels and axles]]
|git            =  
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=Introduction=
=Introduction=
A trailer is an unpowered vehicle towed by a powered vehicle. It is commonly used for the transport of goods and [[:Category:materials|materials]].  
A bicycle trailer is a motorless wheeled frame with a hitch system for transporting cargo by bicycle. It can greatly increase a bike's cargo capacity, allowing point-to-point haulage of objects up to 4 cubic yards (3 cubic metres) in volume that weigh as much as half a ton.  


=Challenges=
=Challenges=


=Approaches=
=Approaches=
==Cycle trailer==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Cycle cargo trailer.jpg|Cycle cargo trailer
Wheel adapters.jpg|Wheel adapters
Wheel adapters.jpg|Wheel adapters
Rear wheel assembly.jpg|Rear wheel mockup
Rear wheel assembly.jpg|Rear wheel mockup
Front spindle.jpg|Front spindles
</gallery>
</gallery>
==flat bed trailer==
* side bike attachment w/ [https://www.amazon.com/Sydien-Bearing-M8X1-25-Economy-Lubricating/dp/B07YXM56MM/ Right Hand Rod End Bearing M8X1.25 Female Thread]
* side bike attachment w/ [https://www.amazon.com/Sydien-Bearing-M8X1-25-Economy-Lubricating/dp/B07YXM56MM/ Right Hand Rod End Bearing M8X1.25 Female Thread]
* bolt-on pneumatic utility tires @ below deck level for true flat bed loading
* bolt-on pneumatic utility tires @ below deck level for true flat bed loading
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* central beam, braces at front, rear, wheels.  corner posts w/ pvc flag pole
* central beam, braces at front, rear, wheels.  corner posts w/ pvc flag pole
* modular totes
* modular totes
==Truck trailer==
<gallery>
Truck cargo trailer.jpg|
Front spindle.jpg|Front spindles
</gallery>
==Tractor trailer==


=References=
=References=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_(vehicle) Wikipedia: Trailer]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_(vehicle) Wikipedia: Trailer]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_trailer Wikipedia: Bicycle trailer]
* [https://www.donkeytrailers.com/ Donkey Trailers]

Latest revision as of 01:15, 12 July 2022

Introduction

A bicycle trailer is a motorless wheeled frame with a hitch system for transporting cargo by bicycle. It can greatly increase a bike's cargo capacity, allowing point-to-point haulage of objects up to 4 cubic yards (3 cubic metres) in volume that weigh as much as half a ton.

Challenges

Approaches

Cycle trailer

  • side bike attachment w/ Right Hand Rod End Bearing M8X1.25 Female Thread
  • bolt-on pneumatic utility tires @ below deck level for true flat bed loading
  • expanded mesh bottom w/ tiled coroplast for all weather drainage and easy strapping
  • plastic fencing + coroplast sides
  • central beam, braces at front, rear, wheels. corner posts w/ pvc flag pole
  • modular totes

Truck trailer

Tractor trailer

References