Hey Folks,
Haven't been around much lately because I've been on a bit of an adventure.... See I built my Listeroid to generate power for my house build in Tasmania. Normally I'm located in Canberra, about 1300 Km to the north - with around 300 of that by Ferry. But the wife and I are planning a Sea Change, so I hitched my trailer, winched on the Listeroid, and set off on a road trip. Drove the 700Km South to Melbourne without any issues and boarded the Ferry for the overnight sail to Devonport Tasmania.
Completely uneventful trip across Bass Strait - and that's good because it can be very rough...
Drove off the Ferry and headed to Launceston and that's when the trouble started. Seems my trailer didn't appreciate the rougher roads in Tasmania, and the U bolts holding the Axel to the Spring sheared. Because the Spring is slung under the Axel, the trailer dropped... but only as far as the mudgard... of course the Tyre wasn't so happy about that, and shredded itself in a couple of seconds.
The vehicle slowed slightly, and when I looked in the mirror I was putting out more smoke than a drag car. I pulled off the road, but there was bugger all room on the road shoulder. Of course it was the right trailer tyre, given we are Right Hand Drive, that's the side exposed to the traffic. So I could only work on it while there was a break in the traffic.
Had rope, some timber and a few ratchet straps and was able to secure the axel well enough for a short drive to somewhere I could work on it safely. However being a Sunday nothing was open, so in the end I winched the trailer, and Listeroid onto a UHaul Car Trailer, and completed my journey without further issue.
So now I have my Listeroid in at the property in Tasmania! I dug four footings and poured small concrete slabs so the wheels wouldn't dig themselves into the ground. Worked ok, except my roid is a bit of a jack rabbit... and likes to wander, so I drove in four star pickets, and secured the base to the pickets with 2 heavy duty ratchet straps. No more jumping around!
Suppose that will do me until I can pour a decent slab and bolt it down.... Here's a video of the setup for your viewing pleasure
https://youtu.be/52CkxSPyeNQcheers
Samo