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Ha! You have no idea how many were already IN the shop.
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I'd be selling those drum brake spindles as pairs to make trailer axles. Or have a local fab shop build you the axle beams that the spindles will bolt to.
Nice work! Organizing my crap so I know what I have is one of my personal goals too.
Nick
Ha! You have no idea how many were already IN the shop.
I moved another 54 yesterday. That’s ALMOST all of them.
I’m sure I have at least 50 matching hub housings, so the trailer axle idea COULD work. But considering I paid the outfit that build the six lug axle for my camping trailer $125.00, ...
My thoughts were along the lines of also having locking hubs on the spindles. That way you can park the trailer, lock the hubs (to lock the wheels) and the trailer stays put with no chocks. Plus the matching bolt pattern and adding value to otherwise "valueless" parts. Probably as much for the "cool factor" as the practicality. And I would expect to pay a little more for something like that vs. a standard trailer axle. I kept at least one set of drum brake knuckles around to try out my ideas in real life; I just have not gotten to the part of the project list.
Oh yeah, I had also planned on doing the axle like a portal axle so the beam is above the centerline of the wheels - for more trail clearance.
Nick
Enlighten us n00bs: what stash are we looking at?
Weather has been holding, which is good and bad. The bad is that the good weather encouraged a large group of ‘burners’ (Burning Man types) to come out. They have had a 140bpm rave the last two nights.
Couldn’t hear them a half mile away. Just a sea of lights and silouettes from half a mile away.
don't they typically run around half naked?