Date:         Sat, 7 May 2005 17:57:05 -0400
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Joker owner in SD this summer?
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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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. ;)