Hi Shawn, I considered that for my westrailer project, but the cost of bus spindles and welding up a custom frame was too dear for my resources at the time. Instead I went with a cheap 40x48 walmart utility trailer. The one advantage of the small wheels that are on the westrailer is that they don't interfere with the cabinetry as much as larger ones would. Some day I will build an all-metal westrailer, and that one will have bus wheels on it.
Happy trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D 1988 Vanagon GL 8-passenger Automatic http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia http://www.busesofthecorn.com
On 6-May-05, at 10:15 PM, Shawn Wright wrote: >> one really neat thing about that trailer ... it uses the same tires >> and wheels as the syncro bus pulling it! :) which means if you get >> serious flat tires, you can rob the trailer, leave it on the side of >> the road and make it back to civilization for more tires. ;) |
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