The trailer has no identification plate on it, so finding the original manufacturer is not possible. It has obviously been professional made. It is relatively short and made of square section ladder configuration & would be ideal to transport my small 1.5t digger. It had been sitting in a paddock for a few years, so all he galvanised chassis shows no sign of rust, the hubs (backing plates and internals have suffered. The indespension units are fine. If I could find the origin of the hubs somehow, that would allow me to refurbish them. Thanks, Terry
8" Brake Hub Identity 4" PCD 4 Stud
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How about just replacing the lot? Buy the complete backplates/shoes/cylinders/hub and drum from a scrap car?
I'll second that, deffo Nova Rims. I think that wheel was on a special edition, SX maybe?
Edit; Nova SR pic
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The other option I suppose is to utilise the suspension units with new hub assemblies. However, as the drive shafts are welded to the suspension units I would need to match hubs to the existing spindles. Could the profile of the shafts give a clue to the origin of the original donor hubs? Terry
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As per Norseman, all wheels will need to be braked and I think Mottie has struck gold with the Nova gear.
Can you give us some more pics of the trailer, draw bar and brake compensator if possible?
John
Can you give us some more pics of the trailer, draw bar and brake compensator if possible?
John
Unfortunately all that is left of the cabling is a short length of wire from the parking brake lever, the rest had croded away whilst it was sitting. So I will have to start from scratch on the new configuration. Thanks, Terry
I'm quite well experienced in the refurb and repair of 4 wheel trailers, often Indespension and Ifor Williams makes.
These use either Al-Ko or Knott braking systems - and very primitive they are too.
From the drawbar comes a long solid rod to a 4 way compensator, and that connects to the 4 cables going to the brake drums.
Naturally enough these cables are different lengths front and back and you could have some difficulty here.
Please keep us informed of your project!
John
These use either Al-Ko or Knott braking systems - and very primitive they are too.
From the drawbar comes a long solid rod to a 4 way compensator, and that connects to the 4 cables going to the brake drums.
Naturally enough these cables are different lengths front and back and you could have some difficulty here.
Please keep us informed of your project!
John
Good call, S!
John
John
I guess it depends on the rating of the four Indespention units.....originally it would have been stamped on each one.
A digger trailer also needs a very strong ramp to get the thing on board - and that means a huge bar hinge of some description.
John
A digger trailer also needs a very strong ramp to get the thing on board - and that means a huge bar hinge of some description.
John
There is no plate on it. Apparently it originated on a farm & made out of very substantial square hollow section. the ramps are also made from the same material and the whole thing galvanised. I am away at the moment, so will attach pictures when I return. If I had to go down to changing the hubs, any suggestions on what more modern donor vehicles would be appropriate to source hubs from. Bearing in mind it would have to have 13" wheels as I have new tyres on the current wheels. Thanks again for all your advice and suggestions. Terry
I assume the new tyres are "C" rated?
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