Doug2000
Observer
Hi fellow Explorers
This is my trailer build. I built it in 2009, but has under gone a few changes. I spent a lot of time here on Expo looking at various trailers and came up with this design. I have had 2 tent trailers and found them to be a pain. My kids are 10 and 11 now and can sleep in a tent. The plan is to get a RTT, maybe this year.
I needed a trailer that would do the following, carry camp gear, carry canoes and kayaks, carry food in an organized manner, be ready for a RTT, when money permits, and do chores such as carry furniture and handle light landscaping duties.
This was my tent trailer, a 14' Fleetwood Redwood, it was slowly falling apart, screws coming loose, rivets shearing their heads off, mechanical components failing, glad I got it cheap, glad I got good money for it.
So I had the local steel supply cut my steel to order, and started tacking the frame together.
The overall dimensions are 4' x8'
The tounge is 4'
The height is 21" from the ground.
The box height is 28", the height of a tall Rubbermaid container, and a short one stacked on top of it.
The axle originally was 54" from the front of the box, but was moved back to 64".
The materials used.
The tounge and bed perimeter is 2" x 2" x .25 HSS, (Hollow Structural Steel), which is square.
The bed cross pieces are .25 x 2" x 2" angle.
All the rest of the tube that was used to build the box, fenders and racks is 1.5" x 1.5" x .100
The sheet metal is 16ga hot rolled sheet.
I purchased the tires 195/75/15, 2000 lbs axle, 2000 lbs leaf springs, LED lights and harness, coupler and chains from Princess Auto, a Canadian hardware and farm supply store.
These pictures are PHASE ONE
This is my trailer build. I built it in 2009, but has under gone a few changes. I spent a lot of time here on Expo looking at various trailers and came up with this design. I have had 2 tent trailers and found them to be a pain. My kids are 10 and 11 now and can sleep in a tent. The plan is to get a RTT, maybe this year.
I needed a trailer that would do the following, carry camp gear, carry canoes and kayaks, carry food in an organized manner, be ready for a RTT, when money permits, and do chores such as carry furniture and handle light landscaping duties.
This was my tent trailer, a 14' Fleetwood Redwood, it was slowly falling apart, screws coming loose, rivets shearing their heads off, mechanical components failing, glad I got it cheap, glad I got good money for it.
So I had the local steel supply cut my steel to order, and started tacking the frame together.
The overall dimensions are 4' x8'
The tounge is 4'
The height is 21" from the ground.
The box height is 28", the height of a tall Rubbermaid container, and a short one stacked on top of it.
The axle originally was 54" from the front of the box, but was moved back to 64".
The materials used.
The tounge and bed perimeter is 2" x 2" x .25 HSS, (Hollow Structural Steel), which is square.
The bed cross pieces are .25 x 2" x 2" angle.
All the rest of the tube that was used to build the box, fenders and racks is 1.5" x 1.5" x .100
The sheet metal is 16ga hot rolled sheet.
I purchased the tires 195/75/15, 2000 lbs axle, 2000 lbs leaf springs, LED lights and harness, coupler and chains from Princess Auto, a Canadian hardware and farm supply store.
These pictures are PHASE ONE
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