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FYI I totaled the steel weight in another thread, just coping them here for records and easy info for others The "frame" is .084 2x3 tube. The 3 tubes that form the tongue are .120 2x3 tube. totals is around 330 or so frame is 126 lbs tongue 102 angles running down the side to support floor...

The "frame" is .084 2x3 tube. The 3 tubes that form the tongue are .120 2x3 tube. No gussets needed as the tongue framing locks the front 3 cross members square. totals is around 330 or so frame is 126 lbs tongue 102 angles running down the side to support floor and walls is 71 various odds and...

My 5.5x10 frame plus tongue, with a dexter #10 axle with brakes should be under 500 lbs. It is all welded right now but no axle and I can lift it up on edge and turn it over by myself. get some lighter steel and weld it

I am bumping this as it is the last thread on page 16, I would hate to see it go away in to archives.

I would but there is a car under there, its just a pile in front of the car actually. Looks worse on the pic that it really is.

Okay frame is all welded from the top, side rails and outriggers are on. My design for this is the side rails are a 1.5 angle on the top notched to fit the outriggers to give a surface to mount the floor to. Then there is another 1.5 angle with the leg on the out side of the trailer, this is...

You need to go over tnttt.com there is a skinning secrets forum that will answer all the skin questions you have and give you even more to ask. Lots of people over there have done aluminum, there are issues that you need to be ready for, like it oil canning. Yes bedliner over plywood has been...

If I was going spring axle I would not use trailer springs, I would look for one much longer, so it has more flex, less bounce.

I was torn on going to the timbern but if my trailer sees 2 k a year I would be surprised. Oh and the reason you dont see many home built swing arms, is it takes lots of skill to make it work right, getting the alignment correct etc. Also a spring or torsion axle only needs frame rails to...

No details, lots of paper sketches a few things on sketchup. And the body will be permanently part of the frame. As in bonded, rivited, screwed, a few stiffeners buried in the walls that bond to welded pieces of the frame. the outriggers are just 7 inch pieces of tube welded to the frame, with...

Just might have thought of a name for the camper. "Into the unknown" or maybe "fear the unkown"

Okay first the trailer is now named timberline, or in swedish Tradgrans. a play off the flat pack or ikea trailer joke. see page 3 for the graffic I will put on the side Secondly it is inspired by sawtoothxl, which was inspired by the grasshoppers ( the shape any way i think ). It also draws on...

Not defending dexter, but I am waiting for my axle to to be made by them. Couple of questions, was the 22.5 down unloaded or loaded? if unloaded then that would not surprise me for it to be roughly in the middle of its range of motion when loaded. I have always heard design for a max of 80% of...

Well considering most people put the batteries way upon the tongue, they may be offsetting the fridge weight. A 100 ah deep cycle is about 45 pounds. A rough number for quick math a 50 lb weight will offset a 100 lb weight half as far from the pivot point. so a 100 lb weight 2 foot from the axle...

Thats why I went right behind the axle, with full tank to empty tank it changes my weight from 9 % to 13 %. Obviously on long on road drives the tank would be empty. edit my numbers are theoretical that this point as I am still building the trailer

I ran thru the same questions and found sideways right behind the axle for my trailer in progress. use this link to a calculator to figure out whats best for you.

you need to go read this thread, the rear suby suspension makes a great off road setup. http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=27386

Great job, a little small for me. In the future you can use legos melted with acetone as well, that way you can try to color match.

Actually I found bigger tires meant less angle. For about 16 to 18 ground clearance with 31 10.5 r15 I want a zero axle angle. Remember zero angle will have the hub in the center of the tire, then the mount is 2 or 3 inches higher, so half a r15 rim is 15.5 then add the 2 to 3 inches.

I spoke to bend trailers today, the guy did not know you could get the rating different than the number, ie 2500 on a 3500 axle. Granted he said he was in training, what ever that means see my thread here for my on going saga. http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=72951