14/08/2013
The only issue I have with the trailer is the gas bottle holder on the draw bar.
It's a great idea to have a place to store the gas bottle outside of the trailer, unfortunately, it's just a little too small for gas bottles currently on the market.
The holder is designed for a 1kg Primus has bottle. These bottles were readily available until recently, however, they are no longer available in shops, and trying to obtain a secondhand one has proven impossible. I'm sure they are available, however, after searching for 2 months I haven't been able to find one, so it's time to have the little issue resolved.
I called into Sanjay Fabrications with the supplied gas bottle holder and a 1.25kg gas cylinder and said to them -"Make this fit into here". No problem was their response.
A few weeks later I dropped in to see how the holder was coming along. The new holder was sitting there waiting to go off to the powder coaters. Being impatient, I told them not to worry about the powder coating, I'll do it myself. Handing over the agreed cost, I grabbed the holder and gas bottle and headed home.
A quick sanding, undercoat and 3 coats of high gloss paint and the holder was ready for fitting.
Holder fitted and gas bottle installed, Crash is now ready to take out for a BBQ.
And here's the result...
I still have the original holder, so should I ever find a 1kg Primus gas bottle, I can refit the original holder or sell it with the gas bottle to someone.
I still have a few more things to do to Crash, but that's for another day.
Until next time...
Thursty
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