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's nuts! 
| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443   
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Did you sort out your reverse lock conundrum? I did have a thought that a solonoid, such as a central locking part or any other that can be found all over the place, linked to a mechanical mechanism on the hitch which could be activated by the reversing light. Connection to the vehicle either by a 12S plug or a seperate DIN plug and socket which would be exclusive to the trailer. If you did use a 12S you could activate the Hi-Cap reverse lights as well in a conventional manner.
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6th Nov 2011 11:04pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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Mega drooooool
Would love to do something similar but no way would I get TÜV approval - you have to have road tax, insurance and a separate registration for a trailer here  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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7th Nov 2011 7:18am |
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| chiefstoker Member Since: 11 Oct 2010 Location: Weston-super-Mud Posts: 897 
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That looks really smart
 not sure if I would want to abuse it as much as I would my ifor coz its too smart.
Why bother with the extra spare wheel? surely it just gets in the way more often than you are going to have a double puncture 
Bit envious really 2005 TD5 90 Hard Top
Beer 'n Sex 'n Chips 'n Gravy  |
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7th Nov 2011 7:05pm |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412  
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Nice work - looks better now you've sorted the overhangs out
John
http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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7th Nov 2011 8:51pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3653 
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Best trailer ive seen on a landy well done DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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7th Nov 2011 9:16pm |
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| RLD Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: Lancs Posts: 858
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this is my Sanky
have a look on the D3 site for sanky trailers lots of stuff on there  RLD fabricator of Hidden Winch Mount for D3/4 roof racks jerry can holders CB aerial mounts and much more and agent for Helsport Tents and gear |
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8th Nov 2011 9:58am |
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| RLD Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: Lancs Posts: 858
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from 2 weeks ago the white one is Wiggs of the D3 forum have a look at my sanky build or Wiggs photos RLD fabricator of Hidden Winch Mount for D3/4 roof racks jerry can holders CB aerial mounts and much more and agent for Helsport Tents and gear |
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8th Nov 2011 12:34pm |
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| XS Pete Member Since: 13 Jan 2011 Location: Suffolk Posts: 632 
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That is a quality bit of fabrication. I want to make one now!
Pete |
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8th Nov 2011 11:09pm |
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| Bows Member Since: 07 May 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 519  
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Paul
Apologies for digging up an old thread. I 'm inspired by this post and I'd like to replace my rusty sankey tub, with one from a 110 hi cap. I'm interested to hear how you mounded the tub to the sankey chassis, was it relatively straight forward? Any pics of that wld be awesome. Thank you for showing the idea. Regards Bows |
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5th Sep 2013 8:43pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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Another thread revival but I thought it better to keep things on the forum a little tidier by keeping discussions about Sankey trailers in one place.
I have a narrow track Sankey with a Hi-Cap tub on it and wouldn't mind widening the wheel track. Just had a bit of a think and have begun to wonder about whether getting a Discovery back axle and unbolting the hub assemblies off the axle tubes then joining them together at the right distance apart with a length of tube. Then weld to the tube the spring fixings that could be cut off the existing Sankey axle. By using a Discovery axle it provides disc brakes that could be activated by a master cylinder setup on the drawbar copied from later Sankey systems. Over the years I've built various trailers from car transporters to specialized farm equipment, the major question is would the trailer then have to be inspected by VOSA, if that were to happen then surely you could get it re-reted on its load carrying capacity due to having hubs from a Discovery that would have a recognised weight rating. |
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6th Feb 2014 12:46am |
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| me@td5.org Member Since: 16 Jan 2011 Location: Warwick Posts: 856 
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By the time you have fitted the MK3 hitch/braking system you would have made some significant changes to the chassis, combine that with the new axle and the non standard tub and you haven't got much of your old narrow track left. The Narrow Track is exempt from testing as it is before 2011 but with all those changes it's going to fall into a very grey area. Why not hunt out a MK3 rolling chassis which will give you disks and thhe wider track.
You could look at the cheaper ones with a rotten tub and re-use your HiCap body. www.td5.org |
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6th Feb 2014 7:52pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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Yes fair point, I was just thinking about what I have sat in the garden that's to hand. Fabricating a pivot to push on a hydraulic master cylinder to activate the brakes in my eyes is not a huge job. I was wondering more on how far you can go with "upgrading" a trailer before anything like an IVA test is required. There are threads on forums where people have extended the chassis of the trailer, technically are you supposed to take your trailer in for a test if you swop the Nato ring hitch for a 50mm ball coupling. I posted my queries on here as this thread has caught the attention of some who may have changed a bog standard Sankey into a camping trailer and I wondered whether they had put their trailer in for a test. If I did take it for a test then there shouldn't be any reason why I couldn't upgrade the Sankey from a 01 class as Narrow Tracks are rated at 0.75 tonnes to an 02 class which would be up to 3.5 tonnes.
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6th Feb 2014 9:32pm |
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