48ft Drop Deck Trailer

[Joe Nunes]

Nice looking work and very neatly done. ?

Joe

[Gary Chastain]

Top deck fabrication is coming together, Need to get chrome wheels together, axles assembled and spacing set before I can start lower deck.

[Mopar - D]

Excellent progress Gary. You have the trailer shaping up nicely!  

[Chariots of Fire]

Gonna be a looooooooong trailer!!  Great work on it.  I see lots of Evergreen!

[Bills72sj]

Nice build. Now following. I used an Auslowe lift axle when I built this.

[Gary Chastain]

12 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

Excellent progress Gary. You have the trailer shaping up nicely!  

Thanks Dan, not sure it will be as nice as some of your scratch built trailer. They take a lot of time to build. 

[Gary Chastain]

12 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said:

Gonna be a looooooooong trailer!!  Great work on it.  I see lots of Evergreen!

Thanks Charles and yes the entire frame build is Evergreen and other plastic. I will put a wood deck on. I have four models of injection molding machines, I will build the largest one and mount it on a wooden skid with a lift off crate to enclose it. I am hopeful that it will fit on the lower deck when completed, hence the long trailer. 

[Gary Chastain]

9 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

Nice build. Now following. I used an Auslowe lift axle when I built this.

Thanks Bill, great build on your tractor/trailer build. I use a lot of Auslow products, I like the detail on their axles and they are very customizable 

[Gary Chastain]

Starting work on the injection molding machine and the wooden pallet/crate. This will be the load on the drop deck trailer with multiple crates contains leveling pads,  mold, thermolater and one shot loader. Waiting for parts for the trailer and I need a break from cutting plastic, so load it is. 

[Gary Chastain]

Progress on the injection molding machine. Will be adding a one-shot glass loader and the wiring. The pallet and container will be next, picked up a bunch of balsa wood at Hobby Lobby. 

[Joe Nunes]

Wow!  This is really something. ?

Joe

[Gary Chastain]

Injection molding machine getting close, then finish rear enclosure. Next, build pallet. 

[Gary Chastain]

Injection molding machine complete, now start the skid and crate. 

[chuckyr]

Interesting load,

 

[Gary Chastain]

Little more progress. Crate fits tight on molding machine and I wanted to be able to lift off the crate so show the injection molding machine. Now back to the trailer. 

Edited December 26, 2022 by Gary Chastain
Forgot a pic

[Mopar - D]

Awesome load Gary. Now you need the heavy duty fork lift loading/unloading it. 

[Gary Chastain]

17 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

Awesome load Gary. Now you need the heavy duty fork lift loading/unloading it. 

Thanks Dan, yes, need to find a kit of a fork truck. 

[DRIPTROIT 71]

That is one heavy duty trailer! The cargo looks great as well! Very nice work!!

[Gary Chastain]

1 hour ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

That is one heavy duty trailer! The cargo looks great as well! Very nice work!!

Thank you, yes it is a heavy hauler, during my research, these trailers are built for 60 to 80 ton capacity in generally in three axle and 80 to 120 ton in four axle, higher weights can be achieved with a three axle Jeep. There are some monster heavy haul trailers out there in the real world that I would love to build if I knew more about them. 

[Gary Chastain]

Back working on the trailer. Axles/brakes together, need some detailing. One side of lower deck on but needs some finish work. 

[Joe Nunes]

Now that is impressive model construction!  ?  It is really looking great.  

Joe

 

[Gary Chastain]

12 minutes ago, Joe Nunes said:

Now that is impressive model construction!  ?  It is really looking great.  

Joe

 

Thanks sir, gotta long way to go yet but I’m gaining 

[youngtiger1]

Gary, trailer is coming along nice. Can you snap few close-up pics of the trailer axles? I keep seeing those resin parts on several website but was not sure how one can use them. 

Thanks and appreciate you sharing your work.

Mike

Edited January 7, 2023 by youngtiger1

[Gary Chastain]

6 hours ago, youngtiger1 said:

Gary, trailer is coming along nice. Can you snap few close-up pics of the trailer axles? I keep seeing those resin parts on several website but was not sure how one can use them. 

Thanks and appreciate you sharing your work.

Mike

Mike, here is the drop axle springs and axles from Auslow I am using on the drop deck trailer. I will be adding some detail work to these axles. Auslow makes several variations and triple axle spring setups as well. There are several companies that make these products. I included other air suspension axles that I keep in my inventory for truck/trailer builds. 

[youngtiger1]

Thanks Gary, that is exactly what I needed to see. Looking through your pics I see you used 2 Auslow sets to complete the axles/springs. Also, auslow sets include metal rod for axles rod to give extra strength…nice touch. I don’t think I have seen anyone else offer that. 

To bad about KFS closing doors they had some good stuff. I was told their molds were sold to various businesses so they will be produced again down the road.

Again, thank you ? so much for your help. Keep on Truckin.