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2 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said:
bugger....someone beat me to the punchline...rick
Type faster.?
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1 minute ago, rickmarlin62 said:
nice rig Fabian..i would say your right bout the banging being vibrated thru th chassis mate..we had an excel that did same...turn radio up loud.you know its not gunna fall off with all new ball n hitch
Thanks,Yeah,I think I've done as much as I can(For now).I'm extremely happy how the little Kia tows her other than the noise.
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2 minutes ago, raging said:
Turn the radio up
It was only a matter of time wasn't it?
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4 minutes ago, Sigma said:
They do come in handy to put my rods in there and pretend I'm a fisherman though.???
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5 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said:
it sounds like your pulling your hair out on this one Fabian....is it a braked trailer..i don't think you need 75kg on the ball..i only have round 35/40 and have no probs..what sort of boat /trailer combo ??
I am pulling my hair out(What's left) and being a stubborn Bxxxxxxd I won't give up.It,s my little runabout on an unbraked trailer.Towed with my Kia.I have put the maximum ball weight to see if it made a difference,that's all.
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40 minutes ago, Sigma said:
I know what you mean about pop rivets. The boat had the original plastic holders that were pop riveted in by the manufacturer Quintrex.
My tinny has those and I don't have any dramas with them as I don't catch any fish to test them.?
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50 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said:
is it your coupling or the boat banging on the trailer..im guessing small tinnie...heavy weight springs..hitting potholes in road.?????
The coupling is loose on the towball and bangs back and forth when going over bumps.I,ve pretty much exhausted things to try the last being adjusting the set screw on the coupling as much as I could still allowing me to unhitch,moving the trailer axle back to achieve a ball weight of 75kg and it still bangs but not as much as previously.
My boat is solid on the trailer and it has the correct springs for the load on it.
I even took the swing up jockey wheel completely off to prove to myself it isn't that making the noise.
In short it sounds and feels like the boat moving slightly back and forth on the ball banging and echoing through the chassis.
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6 hours ago, antonywardle said:
have you tried putting an old rag on the ball and then putting the trailer on top of that?
No,should I have too?
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Mean Nurses
AM"Of course I won't laugh," said the nurse. "I'm a professional. In over twenty years I've never laughed at a patient.""Okay then," said Fred, a big man almost 60 years old, as he proceeded to drop his trousers, revealing the tiniest 'man thingy' the nurse had ever seen. It's length and width, it couldn't have been bigger than a AAA battery. Unable to control herself, the nurse started giggling, then fell to the floor laughing. Five minutes later she was able to struggle to her feet and regain her composure. "I am so sorry," she said. "I don't know what came over me. On my honor as a nurse and a lady, I promise it won't happen again. Now, tell me, what seems to be the problem?" "It's swollen," Fred replied. She ran out of the room.-
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A Man's Age -- as Determined by a Trip to Bunnings
You are in the middle of some kind of project around the house --.
Mowing the lawn, putting in a new fence, painting the living room or whatever.
You are hot and sweaty, covered in dust, lawn clippings, dirt or paint.
You have your old work clothes on.
You know the outfit -- shorts with the hole in the crotch, old T-shirt with a stain from
who-knows-what and an old pair of tennis shoes.
Right in the middle of this great home improvement project you realize you
need to run to Bunnings to get something to help complete the job.
Depending on your age you might do the following:
In your 20's:
Stop what you are doing. Shave, take a shower, blow dry your hair, brush your teeth, floss and put on clean clothes.
Check yourself in the mirror and flex.
Add a dab of your favourite cologne because you never know, you just might meet some hot chick while standing in the checkout lane. And you went to school with the pretty girl running the register.
In your 30's:
Stop what you are doing, put on clean shorts and shirt. Change shoes.
You married the hot chick so no need for much else. Wash your hands and comb your hair.
Check yourself in the mirror. Still got it. Add a shot of your favourite cologne to cover the smell.
The cute girl running the register is the kid sister to someone you went to school with.
In your 40's:
Stop what you are doing. Put on a sweatshirt that is long enough to cover the hole in the crotch of your shorts.
Put on different shoes and a hat. Wash your hands.
Your bottle of Brute Cologne is almost empty so you don't want to waste any of it on a trip to Bunnings
Check yourself in the mirror and do more sucking in than flexing.
The hot young thing running the register is your daughter's age and you feel weird thinking she is spicy.
In your 50's:
Stop what you are doing. Put on a hat; wipe the dirt off your hands onto your shirt.
Change shoes because you don't want to get dog crap in your new sports car.
Check yourself in the mirror and you swear not to wear that shirt anymore because it makes you look fat.
The Cutie running the register smiles when she sees you coming and you think you still have it.
Then you remember the hat you have on is from Gold Coast Bait & Beer Bar and it says, 'I Got Worms.'
In your 60's:
Stop what you are doing. No need for a hat anymore.
Hose the dog crap off your shoes. The mirror was shattered when you were in your 50's.
You hope you have underwear on so nothing hangs out the hole in your pants.
The girl running the register may be cute, but you don't have your glasses on so you are not sure.
In your 70's:
Stop what you are doing. Wait to go to Bunnings until the Chemist has your prescriptions ready, too.
Don't even notice the dog crap on your shoes.
The young thing at the register stares at you and you realize your balls are hanging out the hole in your crotch.
In your 80's:
Stop what you are doing. Start again. Then stop again.
Now you remember you need to go to Bunnings. Go to K-Mart instead and wander around trying to think what it is you are looking for.
Fart out loud and you think someone called out your name.
You went to school with the old lady who greeted you at the front door.
In your 90's & beyond:
What's a bundings ? Something for my garden?
Where am I? Who am I? Why am I reading this?
Did I send it? Did you? Who farted?-
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17 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said:
yeah salt encrustation has been used for years to keep trailer wheels and bearing caps from falling off...bahahaha
How guys neglect their trailers to this point is beyond me.
16 hours ago, raging said:My old hub that I use as a base when knocking out bearing races is in better condition then that
So is the Titanic.?
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On 06/01/2018 at 1:31 PM, back cruncher said:
Hi all...A treg hitch will solve all your problems.
Apparently they are pretty good from what I've read.They are probably overkill on a small boat trailer like mine.
Went shopping for a new coupling,towball today armed with my vernier calipers and micrometer and guess what?Couplings and tow balls vary in size by as much as 0.7mm.
I bought the best match up I could find,moved my axle back to give me my max ball weight of 75kg and the bloody thing is still banging under tow but not as much as before.
Will have to live with it I guess but geez it's annoying.
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This is one solution to stop them falling off.I bet this bloke has maintenance high on his priorities.
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1 minute ago, JonD said:
Haha no probs, I always look away or turn over if any medical procedures are on tv!!!
You sound like my Mrs.lol.I can't get enough of shows like that.Lately I've been watching ones on chainsaw accidents and post-mortems.Especialy the chainsaw ones are an eye opener to how quickly the game can change.You get clowns buying a chainsaw thinking there's nothing too it and before long they become a statistic.Chainsaw,tablesaw,circular saw would have to be the 3 most dangerous domestic tools which anyone handy usually has.
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Your misfortune is a good reminder to all of us to carry a first aid kit.I carry one fishing, in the boat,horse riding,car, etc.You never know when you'll need it.
A basic course in first aid never goes a stray either with at least somone in your immediate house hold being trained.
As others have said,no lure,rig,fish is worth the consequences of what can happen.You survived with a scratch in the scheme of what could have been.
Thanks for sharing and happy fishing.
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Found something Intresting.The set screw on the couplings adjuster had lost it's threads and needs replacing.I had to cut and slot the screw again to unscrew it out of the coupling.The Screw photo is after I cut the top off and slotted it for removal.Never seen that happen before.Getting a spare screw is a pita too.
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22 minutes ago, Yowie said:
Spotted-fin Glasseye - Priacanthus macracanthus.
At least you had a pleasant time on the water.
Plenty of undersized reddies about, and the tailor are rather scarce. Reports of tailor in Botany Bay, the Harbour and the Hawkesbury, so someone needs to invite them into the Hacking.
Thanks Yowie.Lilly Pilly wharf was busy last night and it looked like they where catching a few from there.
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Went out on the hacking last night,fished the rising tide from around 7:30pm--11:30 or so in a few spots around Lilly pilly,and Yowie Bay.We got plenty of bites an d a few snapper just below legal after anchoring up and deploying the berley with the usual pickers and bust offs thrown in too.We also managed to get to weird looking fish that where returned(pictured)and 2 of Yowies legal Tailor(Not pictured).
Overall we had a nice few hrs never getting.sick of the sunsets on the water.
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The photography I'd excellent too mate.
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10 hours ago, JonD said:
Are you sure it's not the jockey wheel rattling about, try a bungy strap on the jockey wheel and see if you still get all the noise. By the way I have a standard towball and have done hundreds of hours of towing on it and only ever noticed the jockey wheel and wobble rollers making any noise. I use a little trolley jack to push my wobble rollers back up if they move a little.
It's a definate bang back and forth like when the coupling is loose but will tie it back and see.
10 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said:I get noise from the actual hayman reese hitch moving in the towbar..nylon shims helped..rick
Yeah,those removable hitches are prone to it as they move about a lot if you don't shim them or tighten/fit the/a grub screw.
Unfortunately this method won't fix my situation as I have a solid one piece std towbar.
I will have a look again and check everything out and will buy a new coupling and ball if to no avail to see if it makes a difference.
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Not very old at all.I put the towbar on but the coupling is 2011 and as you know I don't get out much really.60-70kg down weight ,can't remember.
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Do you get a lot of banging and clanging at the coupling?I've tried everything with mine and if I adjust the grub screw just until the play is gone,I can't lift the handle to release the coupling from the ball.If I back it just enough to be able to lift the coupling off the ball,the banging and clanging is back.
It would be nice if I can rectify this issue and short of maybe replacing the coupling and ball I'm at a loss.
Note:The coupling and ball are 50mm.
Cheers.
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3 hours ago, antonywardle said:
We were out in my wife's little boat on New Years day. After the wind got up, we came back in and while pulling it out
the ratchet choose to give way, and the little boat slipped of the back on the ramp. It didn't hit the ground, I guess because it is so
light, but this was the one time my wife didn't tie the boat on at the same time, as there were a few people queue up to use the ramp.
From what I can see, the ratchet fell all the way through the gears as the outside cir-clip was missing, giving it just enough room to fail.
Swapped for another, an a bit of trailer maintenance performed and we are all good to go. I'm just happy it wasn't my FG boat!
Regardless if there's 1000 people waiting and your boat weighs 100kg,leave the winch strap and safety chain on until ready to launch after backing up to the waters edge and put both back on before pulling up the ramp to head home.
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8 hours ago, JonD said:
While on the ramp discussion, I advise everyone to check their tow ball hitch after a day on the water. Kids at several ramps have been lifting to tow ball clip so that the trailers pop off often as the boats are being driven onto the trailers. I had it done to mine and the boat came off as I drove up the road, the chains held it ok but the trailer smashed into the back of my 4x4 before getting wedged under the bumper.
Two days ago a semi travelling south stopped in town as the driver had lunch at a local cafe. Less than 1km from where he had been stopped his trailer came off rolling down a bank, this wasn't a little truck but a full sized semi and it turned out grown up kids had been messing with his hitch system.
I would advise to run your eye over the trailer in general before retrieval checking things like lights,rollers,winch,tyres,wheels etc as these things have been tampered or stolen in the past.I give the trailer a hard wiggle side to side watching the wheel nuts for looseness too as idiots have loosened them on boaties too.Whole thing takes less than a minute and is mostly visual.
Better safe than sorry.
Those kids parents have a lot to answer for.
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Who tows with a std towbar?
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I was just thinking in hindsight I should have got a 40hp.