Jerry at Maxitear.com 140 plan book

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Jerry at Maxitear.com 140 plan book

Postby Ron Dickey » Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:14 pm

http://www.maxitear.com/jdframe.htm

has one with the kitchen up front!!

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Postby purplepickup » Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:27 pm

This one seems like it would be very hard to use, considering the tongue is right there to bang your shins on and the drop down panel seems like it would be in the way too.
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Postby campadk » Sun Apr 10, 2005 8:40 am

purplepickup wrote:This one seems like it would be very hard to use, considering the tongue is right there to bang your shins on and the drop down panel seems like it would be in the way too.


True... but hey, its only $1 !

Now is you used a swing arm tongue it might be fine.... like on the EZ loader boat trailers.
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Postby AmyH » Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:52 pm

I would love to have plans for either the Hunter or the Streamliner models. Either of those would be great for a cold weather trailer! Very nice looking!

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Postby AmyH » Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:46 pm

I haven't even finished building my tear, and I can't stop thinking about building the Streamliner next! I just have to figure out how to draw it out reasonably enough that I could build it, since the plans aren't really available, and I don't know CAD. :thinking: I just love the profile and the size! It is definitely a bit bigger than a "tiny travel trailer", but it is still a reasonable size.

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Even more Jim Dandy propaganda

Postby LPBailey » Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:25 pm

A brief search turned up this little nugget:

http://antiques.goantiques.com/detail,1 ... 21176.html

It seems they were really in the plans marketing business. Pity it isn't the actual drawings for one of their designs but it's still pretty cool. Just a bit beyond my price.
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Postby Laredo » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:24 pm

Um, has anybody asked Mike or Andrew to try thier hands drawing these up? The one called "Caravan" there has exactly the raised center effect I really wanted when I first wrote up my wish list!
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Postby mikeschn » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:27 pm

You got a picture of that Streamliner?

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Postby Laredo » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:54 pm

hi, Mike! Um, actually, I meant this ...
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...thanks!
(Came from the Maxitear site)

Looks like if you're real clever you could shoehorn a shower in that one ...
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Postby Wright » Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:08 pm

yea but with the red one, I'd bet you'd have a whole bunch of new friends as soon as you pulled into a gathering...... :roll:
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Postby angib » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:31 pm

The shape of the 'Caravan' or similar trailer isn't at all difficult - the tricky bit is building it so that the roof stays up! It's difficult to get much transverse strength, because the beams are split where the clerestory (or 'trolley-top') roof is, so it has to have lots of longitudinal strength, which means using really good wood and making proper cabinetmaker joints throughout. This is if you want it 'authentic', with windows in the side of the clerestory - if you are happy with solid ply clerestory sides, it would be a bit easier.

I would be happy to draw out the shape - if you can provide the construction details....

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Postby Ken A Hood » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:48 pm

mikeschn wrote:You got a picture of that Streamliner?


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That one reminder me of this one.......

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Postby mikeschn » Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:27 pm

I like the idea of making a bunch of instant friends...

That should be the goal of someone here.... ;) 8) :lol:

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Postby Laredo » Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:24 pm

Andrew, what about a compromise of sorts?
Put small windows inset into plywood sides in the trolley roof?
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Postby angib » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:32 pm

Laredo wrote:Andrew, what about a compromise of sorts?
Put small windows inset into plywood sides in the trolley roof?

Yes, for example a few portholes would be just as strong as solid sides. The thing is, there is still an opportunity for the raised roof section to bounce up and down - the last continuous roof beam at the front and back must take a big load. Before building the whole trailer, I would want to make a test roof of the planned materials to try it out for strength - which is quite a bit of extra work!

Of course if a copy of those Jim Dandy plans existed, it might answer all the questions.

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