Yoda
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Many know of my dilemma several months of the year. It’s 12 miles to the nearest pavement, and I am not an expert at riding in sand, mud, or even gravel. Not even an amateur.
One solution was to load up the bike on my trailer and haul it to the nearby town, unload and go riding. Too much work, with a risk of dropping the bike on the ramp.
So, I sat down and invented a dolly / caddy that I can safely load and unload by myself. I utilized an off the shelf Bulldog trailer tongue jack, and some heavy duty square steel tubing. A friend cut out the semicircular plates for the front wheel on his CAD plasma cutter.
Voila. A few days cutting, welding, painting and assembling, and it is finished. After only one trip out of the boondocks, it is working well. Concept has been proven. And, NO, I won’t make one for anyone else. But, you are free to copy my idea if you like. YMMV
One solution was to load up the bike on my trailer and haul it to the nearby town, unload and go riding. Too much work, with a risk of dropping the bike on the ramp.
So, I sat down and invented a dolly / caddy that I can safely load and unload by myself. I utilized an off the shelf Bulldog trailer tongue jack, and some heavy duty square steel tubing. A friend cut out the semicircular plates for the front wheel on his CAD plasma cutter.
Voila. A few days cutting, welding, painting and assembling, and it is finished. After only one trip out of the boondocks, it is working well. Concept has been proven. And, NO, I won’t make one for anyone else. But, you are free to copy my idea if you like. YMMV