Step by step construction on how to build the Wike bicycle trailer "Do it yourself kit". Can be purchase at wicycle.com
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@MyTrx113 жыл бұрын
i used pvc tubing, and joints to make my trailer! total cost: $10
@c.a.s31623 жыл бұрын
Building ours now. Customizing the floor to be the exact size to fit our giant dog kennel for our too senior girls. Now we can take them all over the place.
@justinbarney95422 жыл бұрын
2 questions: 1.) Given the suggested specs of the aluminum, what would be the carrying load capacity of the trailer? and 2.) When mounting the deck to the trailer, can I use eyelet bolts w/locking nuts? That way I can have eyelets for bungees, an elastic net, or rope to secure my load ;)
@Jerbrown2 жыл бұрын
Good questions! +1 here
@fraukeschmidt83642 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thank you!!
@robelderton354111 жыл бұрын
nice job mate been looking for some time you make it look easy so will give it ago
@paulahavens27646 ай бұрын
I noticed you did not put any washers or lock rings on the shaft of the wheels did you already have them on? Do you have to grease that shaft you put on the wheels?
@mricardo76728 жыл бұрын
... E nada se cria sem sacrifício. E, neste contexto, o Brasil tem histórico e uma enorme vantagem de ter um povo rico em criatividade, inteligentemente utilizada. O que nos trai é a corrupção, a impunidade e uma mídia que se alimenta de sangue político.
@longrider423 жыл бұрын
Before you buy this kit, decide how big you want to make your trailer and then go price aluminum square stock. And do not buy it from Home Depot, that stuff is too big by 1/64th of an inch. I did build one and will have a video up soon.
@JohnSims3 Жыл бұрын
Metal Supermarket has everything
@startreking13 жыл бұрын
I suspect I'll have to add pop rivets to the sheet metal to support any kind of load that isn't supported by the frame?
@robertmackie22396 жыл бұрын
Would a 6 foot x 4 foot bicycle camper hold this a chassie like tge one u just built
@bobcatt22942 жыл бұрын
What are the materials used for the corner connectors including all the components in black?
@JohnSims3 Жыл бұрын
Hard plastic
@paulahavens27646 ай бұрын
Do you have to grease any parts of the wheels.
@pkmaster65013 жыл бұрын
God I wish I had a work shop
@rdkuless4 жыл бұрын
How do you install upright rails..? and if you need the deck to be flat (without 1" square tubing sticking up..?)
@desrynne27204 жыл бұрын
Hi, Can you tell me how the wheels stay fixed on as in your very good video you do not say much about this point . The way you show it are they easy to remove wheels
@wikemovies4 жыл бұрын
The axles are push button operated
8 жыл бұрын
I'm beginning to think it would just be easier to start with a snow sled, just add wheels, and a trailer tongue & bike mount.
@MultiSniper7012 жыл бұрын
i dont want to buy a car to tansport a 30% 50cc rc plane around its 2260mm with the wings on which i can take off and put them on at the field body lenth is 2150mm so i need to build a fairly large trailer for it
@eyeonart68656 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I like this trailor. would I be able to use with electric bike safely?
@longrider423 жыл бұрын
Yes, I do. It pulls easy.
@kweeezy12 жыл бұрын
the end result here also has the axle crossing above the floor of the trailer---this is a design flaw that you should really address, especially before you sell it to someone...
@phillipimsdahl35633 жыл бұрын
can you please explain how the axels lock in place I take it they are easy to disconnect for storage?
@longrider423 жыл бұрын
The wheels are held on with push button quick release axles and yes they come off quick and clean.
@critterIMHO2 жыл бұрын
I see this is an older video, but if anyone is still answering questions, what is the overall width if your deck is 22 inches wide? Thank you.
@East7West92 жыл бұрын
The wheels with the push pins are 5" wide (3" wheel, 2" pin). The hardware piece is 2" wide. Your 22" deck should come out to total width of 28", possibly 28.5" if you have the little plastic cover over the hub (push release area).
@MrjackieG7 жыл бұрын
My local metal supplier only has 1" tubing with 1/8" wall. Is that too thick for the hitch to attach?
@scott65906 жыл бұрын
1/8 is .125 so yes
@kalepegg4 жыл бұрын
What size drill do I need, and what thickness of aluminum sheeting.
@wikemovies4 жыл бұрын
17/64" for bolts
@lisatothelee72 жыл бұрын
What is the weight capacity of your trailer?
@timbatimbero39344 жыл бұрын
Too far away from the camera.
@patrickmichel46743 жыл бұрын
What is the maximum weight that the wheels can handle?
@longrider423 жыл бұрын
The max load for the kit is 150 pounds
@sc1212able10 жыл бұрын
Bob, could you use pvc guage 40 for the tubing
@purexroyalty201798 жыл бұрын
it would
@purexroyalty201798 жыл бұрын
it would
@Gollammeister3 жыл бұрын
What about securing the contents of your trailer?
@longrider423 жыл бұрын
I attached a large 55 gallon water proof storage tub to mine.
@manuelgutierrez3309 жыл бұрын
to me it looks like you could just flip it so that the whole trailer is flat on the floor instead of the way he has it shown on this video.
@cme4brain113 жыл бұрын
some DIY persons did just that.
@kweeezy12 жыл бұрын
It looks like you put the axle cross bar toward the rear as you said, but then when you flipped it over and attached the longest longitudinal piece, you attached it so that the axle was closest to the front...???
@markgiles54263 жыл бұрын
Weight limit capacity for trailer please??
@longrider423 жыл бұрын
150 pounds
@sunnyw40408 жыл бұрын
I got on the website and it's not showing a link for the kit. Is there a specific link please?
@robertjohnson97744 жыл бұрын
@Sunny W look at the diy kit
@robertjohnson97744 жыл бұрын
It's the diy kit
@idea28ed12 жыл бұрын
top trailer idee
@buddylee17638 жыл бұрын
What is the weight capacity?
@cme4brain113 жыл бұрын
about 120 pounds
@clintbonny77489 жыл бұрын
could you use the trailer for hunting?
@cesartaylor8 жыл бұрын
'Build your own bicycle Trailer'? An honest title would've been 'Assemble a Wike trailer kit'.
@thisissoeasy8 жыл бұрын
yep! totally agree. Otherwise we could have searched for "how to assemble a kit trailer"...
@jonbingham75257 жыл бұрын
You don't get the 1" tubing or the base - therefore you can build the trailer to any dimensions you wish - so yes it is a kit, but a very high quality one that you can adjust to your own needs
@cme4brain113 жыл бұрын
what a poor assembly video, where to begin? The video quality is 240p, like from the 1950's, and the audio editing is so poor when he first tries to describe the through-bolts it comes out as "quarter....bolts" and later he says "quarter inch by 1.25 long" which should have been said "one quarter inch diameter, 20 pitch, 1.25 inch length through bolts provided in the DIY kit". Then when he assembles the kit he does not state that he drills ONE hole for the self tapping #14x1inch screws. he does not specifically describe the fact that the length of the aluminum tubes are the EXACT length of the exterior dimensions of the trailer, and then he does not, for a novice, state that the wall thickness of the tubes should be "zero point 625 inches thick". When he assembles the frame, the puts the bottom longitudinal tube on one side, then the top tube on the same side, before putting the bottom long tube on the other side. He should have placed both the bottom tubes right after another, and should have stated how to orient the plastic frame portion so that they face correctly to house the upper portions of the frame. He has clearly pre-drilled some holes while not drilling others, making one think there are pre-drilled holes. A great product ruined by a crummy video. The company should re-do this.
@finnniko603211 жыл бұрын
$129 for this trailer plus shipping and you have to buy extra parts
@GEAUXFRUGAL8 жыл бұрын
Not too shabby think about it you don't have to register it you can get a recumbent bike and apply a motor to it as long as it is below 5 hp you don't have to get a license or insure it. You can carry things around and get the job done just the same. I hate to pay my car insurance especially when the thing sits for a week at a time.