LOL - thanks, Tom. - g
I also agree with manofleix and use 5 gallon collapsible water jugs
I fill up a few plastic coffee containers with sand and put them behind the seat of my Terraplane, and the handles make them easy to remove , but i like that water jug idea more and more.
Peter Pan asked, "Means Phelonius has enough young ladies waiting for to get a ride!?. (What is a wahine?) "
Means Phelonius has enough young ladies waiting for to get a ride!?. (What is a wahine?)
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Sven,
"Kane" (Hawai'ian male)
"Vahine" pronounced Wahini phonetically ( Hawai'ian female)
According to Kukailimoku's dictionary definition: "Sweet beautiful creatures who can make a Kane's life miserable later if they marry one. Most will find an unsuspecting "Haole" to rule the roost over."
This Kane was run by a Redheaded Haole instead.
L.
Oh, both make good removable ballast which can be silenced with a twist of the throttle.(heh,heh)
Jim and Lonnie,
I guess I get it. It was not for nothing my brother was a hummingbird in his earlier life until 36 years old.
Meanwhile he learned his own way what he could see from me and others before.
"To marry is the despaired attempt to solve problems that would not exist without marriage."
All the secondary effects which come with them, seem to be international.
In order to avoid any trouble I stick to my promise.
Best wishes Sven
😉
The hardware stores sell 60 lb "sand tubes" (used in the bed of pick up trucks for traction on snow) for just a few dollars. These tubes are sealed tight so you don't have to mess with canvas or plastic bags. I found that a sand tube will wedge perfectly into the bottom of the trunk, just behind the seat, on my Escort sidecar.
few Plastic bottles 5l each. As I need free space and weight for heavier load, I pout water out to grassfield. Bottles can be filled from lake, river etc "on demand". I also often use stones, old curbs or other heavy things that can be found lying anywhere.
In the bigger picture I think the most important consideration is to get lots of practice operating the rig full and ballasted, or empty and unweighted. Knowing how it handles under all circumstances obviously prepares the driver for all circumstances so that surprises or unplanned changes don't have to be bad news!
I got some weights at a used sporting goods store. More compact than sand or water, don't move around, and easier to put in or remove from the tub. I also mounted some of those weights and some lead scuba weights to the hack's frame. Aux gas can adds a little weight, too.
Rich A
I do not recommend just putting weights in the bustle of the hack.
I did that on one, (note that, one ), of my hacks.
About six months later I noticed liquid leaking out the bottom of the hack.
A can of soda was leaking and pouring out through a large crack in the bottom of the hack.
The weight vibrating around had cracked the hull. Some fiberglass cloth and resin on the inside fixed it
but then I took the body off and welded a mount for a lead puck of fifty pounds to the frame.
Bolted to the new place the puck never vibrated again.
Phelonius - 5/11/2013 11:48 PM
I do not recommend just putting weights in the bustle of the hack....+1. I have a 25lb barbell weight ANCHORED down behind the seat. Large loose weights can cause quite a bit of damage to the tub, and maybe even your passenger upon heavy braking. Same goes for loose coolers too -- please don't ask me how I know.
Lee
MB5+TW200+CRF250L+GTV300+INT650
XL883R w/Texas Ranger Sidecar
Zuma 50F + Burgman w/Texas Sidecar<Mrs. SwampFox
I was looking at a piece of rectangular tube steel to mount beside the body mounts and lay on the frame of my Velorex and possibly leaving one end open with a latch to add and remove weights if needed. Oh and Swamp Fox I was just looking at a new cooler, I found one at Wal-Mart that has tie down loops built in (just for your previous issue), It is a boat cooler and it is extra insulated
I'm using three 25# bags of lead shot. It stays where you put it and don't take up.too much space. My rig is a Suzuki GS1000GS/Velorex 562.
A friend introduced me to a buddy of his who is just shy of completing the Welding program at the local community college. Dude has a friend who works at a scrap yard, picked up some extremely heavy steel plate and welded it onto my frame, within the "invisible triangle" formed by the 3 wheels (2 of the bike, 1 of the hack). $50. well spent. Rig is almost done being dialed in at the mechanic's; I didn't feel confident enough in my ability to get it toed in and adjusted correctly, and he's done several. First ride coming soon... kind of nervous. Luckily, there is a frontage road parallel to the highway that I can take almost all the way home (a little over an hour) at low speed. After that it's on to the high school parking lot with some small orange cones and sidewalk chalk for however many practice sessions it takes until I feel comfortable enough to take her out on the town.
