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Building vehicle teeter totter, need advice

ktmoutfront said:
OR JUST GO WHEELING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Meh, wheeling is overrated, hahaha, just kidding. I think the whole original point was to have something fun to do during hunting season to stay out of hunters way. Also having this at a club BBQ or meet and greet is a lot less time commitment than a whole day on the trail. People can come and go as they please. It is also a great public advocacy and member recruiting tool. General public would see this in use and instantly become interested.
 
truck-oholic said:
Meh, wheeling is overrated, hahaha, just kidding. I think the whole original point was to have something fun to do during hunting season to stay out of hunters way. Also having this at a club BBQ or meet and greet is a lot less time commitment than a whole day on the trail. People can come and go as they please. It is also a great public advocacy and member recruiting tool. General public would see this in use and instantly become interested.
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. We could set it up for meet and greet type gatherings for promo uses; basically what ARB is doing with it.
 
Of course that being said, I don't know what kind of liability concerns there might be.
 
mrk5 said:
Of course that being said, I don't know what kind of liability concerns there might be.
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What kind of liability does your club have now? Do you have people sign waivers to wheel with you? I think a waiver to drive on the articulation trailer would not be a big deal to anyone.
 
Interesting question, that topic has not come up when I've been around yet so I don't know. We don't do any kind of waiver for club wheeling trips. We only do that kind of stuff for Forest Service related stuff.
 
Why not just start with a single-axle trailer? As long as the deck is wide enough to drive on, it will pivot over the axle. You could always add some blockers between the axle tube and frame before you start, to keep the suspension from moving.
 
Blue85 said:
Why not just start with a single-axle trailer? As long as the deck is wide enough to drive on, it will pivot over the axle. You could always add some blockers between the axle tube and frame before you start, to keep the suspension from moving.
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I agree, I've been thinking that starting with a trailer would be easiest. Particularly a trailer with a valid title.
 
Tires on a single axle with the suspension blocked out may still make things a little weird. Gona get some tire squish, especially with only two tires.
 
Pulling trailer hubs is super easy. Build another set of hubs with feet in a triangle.
 
Is the liability thing really a serious matter? Are the people driving on the teeter totter really the people that will be the ones that will sue you if they break there rig?

If so, you are hanging with the wrong crowd lol.
 
Deuling said:
Is the liability thing really a serious matter? Are the people driving on the teeter totter really the people that will be the ones that will sue you if they break there rig?

If so, you are hanging with the wrong crowd lol.
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They could be if it is open to the general public as a member recruiting or advocacy program. People already in the club probably wouldn't sue but you never know. If someone totals out their brand new JK with all the OEM bells and whistles and every aftermarket bolt on accessories they could find and they are out $60,000 because their insurance damn well isn't going to pay out when it is discovered how they totaled it, then even someone in the club might decide it is worth it despite ruining their reputation and standing with the club. Or imagine any scenario where someone sustains a serious injury as a result from using the trailer. Those medical bills get expensive quick and what if they are somehow disabled and are now losing some amount or all of their income for the rest of their life. Think they will sue then? Gotta think worst case when it comes to protecting yourself from liability.
 
If we are talking some crazy contraption like that arb trailer, I see liability issues. If we are talking a teeter totter that goes up 2' in the air, I do not see how you can Fock that up...
 
For a bump stop on the teeter maybe those rubber bumpers that are on loading docks that you back the trailer into. I like the idea of a single axle deck over trailer that the tongue is removable then take tires off and bolt on the stands to the hubs. Trailer would have to be setup so axle is centered under deck.
 
Deuling said:
If we are talking some crazy contraption like that arb trailer, I see liability issues. If we are talking a teeter totter that goes up 2' in the air, I do not see how you can Fock that up...
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Yeah, I was thinking the ARB trailer and having it somewhere non-club members could use it. I suppose the procedure would be to use waivers before they drive on.

MNorby said:
For a bump stop on the teeter maybe those rubber bumpers that are on loading docks that you back the trailer into. I like the idea of a single axle deck over trailer that the tongue is removable then take tires off and bolt on the stands to the hubs. Trailer would have to be setup so axle is centered under deck.
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Yeah this is the direction I'm thinking too. AND an ARB type trailer.... LOL
 
mrk5 said:
Yeah, I was thinking the ARB trailer and having it somewhere non-club members could use it. I suppose the procedure would be to use waivers before they drive on.


Yeah this is the direction I'm thinking too. AND an ARB type trailer.... LOL
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If you have the funds and the room to store them, no reason not to do both but I think the ARB trailer will be the most fun and draw the most attention. Like I said, you could take it to all kinds of events, rent it out to other local 4x4 clubs, etc. You could possibly even charge a small fee for the public to drive on it like $5 or just do it by donation and then take that money to help offset club costs.
 
mrk5 said:
Gonna float the idea at the next board meeting.
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Excellent, the actual construction of the trailer would also be a cool club project. Would get a lot of people involved in fabrication if they haven't done much of it on their own. May be a good opportunity to show some people how to design, weld, bend tube, etc
 
Not quite the same as the ARB trailer but shows how it could be done with angles and not curves.

 
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