Carry Freedom Bamboo Trailer Instructions Manual

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Bamboo trailer

Welcome

Places that need a bike trailer

the most, often have the least

capacity to build or buy them.

Carry Freedom developed the

Bamboo trailer to allow anyone

the ability to build a strong

adaptable trailer from anything.

These plans allow a builder

to make a trailer from most

materials, with pinned joints, and

no bending or welding. Whether you

make it from titanium or bamboo,

this is a stiff light trailer. It

can be varied it in width length

and strength, and made to fold.

We are developing this project as

a non profit venture. These free

plans are funded by profits from

our western trailer sales.

Any help in developing funding

and circulating this project is

welcome.

www.CarryFreedom.com

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Document Notes

This is a work in progress, so

appologies for all mistakes and

omisions. The ultimate aim is

to have a document that can be

followed and understood by most

people irrespective of language

culture or literacy. This of

course will take a lot of time

feedback and help.

belongs to its creator Carry

Freedom. Copying or reproducing

this document in whole or in part

without our prior writen permision

is prohibited, with the exception

of peer to peer distribution.

Peer to Peer distribution is

exchange of this document between

two private individuals, and is

permited on the understanding that

the document will be distributed

intact and no money changes hands.

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Innovative design

The trailer's innovative for 4

reasons.

1) The plans are free to

distribute.

2) Its simple. The trailer can be

made with very simple tools and

skills.

3) Its flexible. The trailers

length width strength and

materials can be varied..

4) Its strong. The trailer

strength to weight ratio is near

perfect.

These Instructions

These instructions main aim is

to provide, basic layout and

sequences. It does not cover the

detail of how to do things as

techniques will vary depending on

the tools you have to hand and the

materials you are using.

innovating trailers

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Page 1 1) The plans are free to Carry Freedom developed the Document Notes distribute. Bamboo trailer to allow anyone the ability to build a strong This is a work in progress, so 2) Its simple. The trailer can be adaptable trailer from anything.
Page 2: General Notes
QR works as this can be copied for you can have a very respectable facing parallel to each other with use on the Bamboo trailer. stiff light trailer. Variations slots cut in for the axle stubs. in width length and strength are...
Page 3: Parts List
Parts List Right Left Fore Beams, from metal or wood. Spokes from wire chain or rope. Hitch Brackets from sheet metal. & Trailer wheels, from old bike. & Wheel Brackets, from sheet metal. NB. You will also need materials for making a load bed, and to join all the parts together.
Page 4 Glossary Measure, Bolt, Cut, Paint/Mark, Drill, M1,M2,M3,... B1,B2,B3,... C1,C2,C3,... P1,P2,P3,... D1,D2,D3,... & Action/ Chain Measure Detail Zoom Wire/ rope Good Metal Caution Strip Object Proceed Beams Wood Metal © Copyright 2005 of Simple City, all rights reserved. innovating trailers www.CarryFreedom.com Visit for more.
Page 5 Making Holes Beam to Beam Beam to Plate NB. Always mark the entry side of any hole, with paint or a marker. This will be more accuratly positioned than the exit hole. When joining two beams the entry holes should be touching. ©...
Page 6 Bolting Options Long Bolts(All). Short Bolts(Metal). Studs & Bindings (Wood & Bamboo). The stud locates the two beams, while the binding prevents them separating. Alternatively the two beams can be notched rather than pegged with a stud. © Copyright 2005 of Simple City, all rights reserved. innovating trailers www.CarryFreedom.com Visit...
Page 7 Wheel Brackets NB. D4 should be the same diameter as the trailer wheels axle. 4 of. *AA* Where.. NB. Most sheet dimen- 2 of. sions are measured rel- 2 of. ative to the depth of *AA* the main frames beams. *AA* 2 of.
Page 9 Wheels & Axle width (AW) RIGHT LEFT ≥ AW LEFT AW RIGHT Where AW left is greater than or equal to AW Right. AW LEFT AW RIGHT © Copyright 2005 of Simple City, all rights reserved. innovating trailers www.CarryFreedom.com Visit for more.
Page 10 Frame arrangement 1) Lay the fore/aft (B1 & B2) beams on a flat surface. 2) Lay the left right beams (B3) over these where you want the front and back of the load bed to be. 3) Lay the wheels in position, and make sure there is enough space between them and B3.
Page 12 Frame arrangement 90° M1=M2 M3=M4 Place B3 & B4 on ground, and B1 & B2 on top of them. Bolt the Axle spacers in place(B1-B4) first. D9+B13 D2+B6 D1+B5 AW LEFT D10+B14 D4+B8 D3+B7 M1=M2=2XM3 D5+B9 D6+B10 AW RIGHT D8+B12 D7+B11 ©...
Page 15 Spokes Repeat step for T3 T2 T4 in this order. Tighten the ties until they are all tight, the load bed is square, and B6 is in the load bed center. Repeat all steps for T1-> T4 on T5->T6, but pull T5->T8 up rather than down. ©...

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