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cheers Keith but need the tow ball for the trailer.
Thanks Slippy, thats great. i am toying with the idea of knocking one up my self from scratch.
if i need any more info ill be in touch.

Daz

You got a welder Daz? I've an arc welder you can use if we can get it to you. That series of pics is a brilliant guide Slippy.

thank meggles ive got EA and Mig, thanks for the offer

heres a pict of my Kia Sportage with a rear wheel carrier , if thats any help to you .

neil

Dazco wrote:thank meggles ive got EA and Mig, thanks for the offer

No problem Daz, in that case can you just...... kidding.

plans are afoot for making a Paulchen type frame for the wheel.
sourcing tube on ebay.
just have to work out a way of bending it to shape.
Any idea?
im looking at 20 dia M/S tube with a 3mm wall, there are gonna be 1, 90 bend 1 around 45Deg and one in the middle to mirror the rear door profile , possibly around 20 deg.
hard part is going to be the bending .

Dazco wrote:plans are afoot for making a Paulchen type frame for the wheel.
sourcing tube on ebay.
just have to work out a way of bending it to shape.
Any idea?
im looking at 20 dia M/S tube with a 3mm wall, there are gonna be 1, 90 bend 1 around 45Deg and one in the middle to mirror the rear door profile , possibly around 20 deg.
hard part is going to be the bending .

Metal conduit? Electrical stuff?

Think it will be a bit thicker than that. Will have to see what I can get.

Dazco wrote:Think it will be a bit thicker than that. Will have to see what I can get.

Probably but I remember a building being demolished in the 70's....... good old days when things were built to last
See what you can get? Whoops

Sorry Daz, couldn't resist.
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You dont want to be welding galv tube...

You can hire tube bending kit from your local hire shop.....as long as you go for thin wall m steel.

Personally i think you would be better of buying something and modifying it rather than starting from scratch.

Or.....find a local fabbing shop and see if someone could knock something up for beer money....

That was my other concern. Meggles good job I didn't say I was going for the biggest I could manage

Dazco wrote:plans are afoot for making a Paulchen type frame for the wheel.
sourcing tube on ebay.
just have to work out a way of bending it to shape.
Any idea?
im looking at 20 dia M/S tube with a 3mm wall, there are gonna be 1, 90 bend 1 around 45Deg and one in the middle to mirror the rear door profile , possibly around 20 deg.
hard part is going to be the bending .

3 mm wall is really heavy duty stuff......you will struggle to bend it with anything.

1.5 mm wall would be plenty ??

Dazco wrote:That was my other concern. Meggles good job I didn't say I was going for the biggest I could manage