[85 Chevota]

A few people have pm'ed me and emailed me asking for details, so i did a little writeup and posted it on my webpage. Hope the info and pics helps someone.

http://members.shaw.ca/hackers/trailer.html

 

[yager]

Nice, very clean !!! If you had put the rails to the outside and up/over the tires you'd be at the standard 82" +/- trailer width... Definitly cool with that wight, less than id have guessed..

 

[n9emz]

Yes....very, very nice....especially like the attention and treatment devoted to the wiring. Thanks for sharing.

 

[ASTAR]

Very sweet.
Where did you get the screws you used to secure the wood? Also, do you have any pics of them?
Thanks!

 

[85 Chevota]

Thanks for the comments guys. I have a lot of hard work into this trailer, trying to figure stuff out, even after having built probably 50 trailers in the past. I hope the info helps someone.

I know one thing, the 2.5" crossmembers flex a bit....not much, but its there. They are 16" o/c. I'm going to weld a piece of 2" angle to every second one, turning the angle into a 'C' channel, just to stiffen them. The skid steer puts a lot of weight right close to the center of the trailer. I'm just paranoid tho....

I got the screws from our hardware supplier, SIRR Fastner in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The are expensive, but being self drilling/tapping, and with the big flat head, they are the best to use for wood decks. They are galvanized too, so no rust.

 

[Mustard Dog]

Very cool :smokin:

The only thing I saw missing were a bunch of crushed beer cans all over the shop floor

 

[85 Chevota]

We cleaned those up before taking the pics

Many, many beers were killed while building this trailer.

 

[screendoor40]

Really nice job! About how much did it cost to build?

 

[85 Chevota]

I think i have about $3300 canadian in it,or $2300 USD, all totalled. It cost me more than it should have because I had to make a 350 mile trip to get the axles....Then they were too wide to use the wheels i already had, so i had to get the Yukon rims......LED lights are expensive too. I could build it again for a lot less. The next one will be 20'.

 

[Aces'n'8s]

That is a very well-crafted trailer. I like the way you designed your pivot points on the chassis. What thickness square tubing did you use for your main frame rails?

 

[85 Chevota]

0.188" 3/16"

 

[85 Chevota]

There's been a lot of talk about trailer building lately, so i figured i'd give this a bump.

 

[Ken Carter / BRUISER]

Again Looks good.. I kinda like the red istead of the standard Black like I painted mine...

 

[85 Chevota]

Thanks. I think red trailers tend to look new for a longer period of time....plus I already had the paint.