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Title: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Chippy76 on December 13, 2011, 08:02:13 PM: Hey swaggers!

Im sure there was a thread about this somewhere, but I couldnt find it.

What mods and addons have you made to your CT, not the "off the shelf" bolt on stuff (solar panels, water tanks etc) but handy ideas, that you have added to your CT to make camping and travelling a little more pleasant.

Ill kick it off with a handy little "sled" to aid in self recovery of the CT in sand or mud. It can stay in place when travelling, and fold up and out of the way. When needed it can be folded down and used to slide the drawbar out of the sand or mud, without damaging either the jockey wheel or drawbar.

Now .. lets see what you have added!

Cheers Chippy :D
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: tanz on December 13, 2011, 08:12:00 PM: Chippy,

Patent that. Bloody awesome idea! :cup:
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: tigga27 on December 13, 2011, 08:39:09 PM: chippy thats a great idea.

I needed a place to put my treadlies and was having a real hard time getting something done then just decided to put this together. And if you were wondering about the strength of it, it held a 100kg bloke right on the tip without drama so 2 bikes should be ok. I will have a back up rope on there to stop the sway too.
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: tigga27 on December 13, 2011, 08:41:15 PM: this is from underneath

cheers
tig
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: sablesoft on December 13, 2011, 10:07:37 PM: Hi,

Check this thread for the mods I have made to my Cub Escape Off Road.

http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=5195.0 (http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=5195.0)

Ray
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Manjimike on December 13, 2011, 10:09:08 PM: Made a Stitch & Glue kitchen and made an opening in the side of the camper for it

:cheers:
Mike
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Chippy76 on December 13, 2011, 10:19:49 PM: stitch and glue ???

Cheers Chippy :D
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Manjimike on December 13, 2011, 10:26:18 PM: Quote from: Chippy76 on December 13, 2011, 10:19:49 PM
stitch and glue ???

Cheers Chippy :D
Yep, stitch together with cable ties, to hold it all together while the glue dries.
This is the return bench being built.
:cheers:
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: speewa158 on December 14, 2011, 05:41:56 AM: What glue are you using interested to know ??? :cheers:
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Manjimike on December 14, 2011, 07:56:43 AM: Quote from: speewa158 on December 14, 2011, 05:41:56 AM
What glue are you using interested to know ??? :cheers:
On the main box, I used 'Titebond III', then epoxy/fibreglass but on the return I only used epoxy/fibreglass.
It is all 7mm ply beside the pine/jarrah knife block.
:cheers:
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Chippy76 on December 14, 2011, 10:27:50 AM: interesting technique .....

Cheers Chippy :D
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: earle on December 14, 2011, 10:39:50 AM: A mate uses the stitch and glue technique for making timber kayaks and small boats. Once together the whole thing is coated with resin or fibreglass. Aparently a common technique for that sort of thing.
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Chippy76 on December 14, 2011, 02:10:16 PM: wood strip canoes are very common, tho it isnt really the same technique. The strips usually laid to a form and tacked until the glue dries. it is then wrapped with resin and cloth for strength and protection.

Cheers chippy :D

Now back to the mods! :D
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: earle on December 14, 2011, 03:03:27 PM: Stitch and glue boat building seems to be a little different to the wood strip technique. No forms required. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch_and_glue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch_and_glue)
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Chippy76 on December 14, 2011, 07:25:29 PM: Hey guys ...
(somehow this has turned into a discussion on kayaks and canoes) I had a look at the link that Manjimike sent me, and it is a different technique. Very interesting ....

Cheers Chippy :D
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: UTE 701 on December 14, 2011, 09:02:10 PM: Wow , I love that " sled " , where do I go to get one ?

Our bike rack is one of those that fits into a bracket on the tow bar with two short pipes on it , and the bike rack slips into that . So we had two pipes the same , welded onto the tailgate . ( spare tyre is up the front )

Also we have two jerry cans on the front sides of the trailer for water . Instead of ever getting a pump of some sort fitted , we just run irrigation pipe back to a tap beside the number plate , and they gravity feed to that .
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Chippy76 on December 14, 2011, 09:19:29 PM: maybeI should go into production making the recovery sleds ... lol

Cheers Chippy :D
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Mace on December 14, 2011, 09:23:36 PM: Quote from: Chippy76 on December 14, 2011, 09:19:29 PM
maybeI should go into production making the recovery sleds ... lol

Cheers Chippy :D

Methinks you on a winner. :cup:

Betta go out and patent it!

:cheers:
Title: Re: What Mods and add-ons have you made?
Post by: Manjimike on December 14, 2011, 09:25:28 PM: Quote from: Chippy76 on December 14, 2011, 09:19:29 PM
maybeI should go into production making the recovery sleds ... lol

Cheers Chippy :D
The 'runners' on the 'sled' add stiffness to the bench as the ply is only 7mm thick.
I still have to cut a long slot in each runner, for hanging the the tea towels on.

Cheers
Mike