rustED
Adventurer
Hey guys, I'm getting ready to mount the hinges for my trailer lid and I'm trying to decide which side to mount them. I have seen folks mount them on either side, just looking for advice, pros and cons for mounting the hinges. My first thought was mounting them on passenger side and have the lid open from the drivers side for convenience so a I wouldn't have to walk around to open the lid. But now I'm thinking for safety reasons it may be better to have it hinge on the driverside and open from the passenger side. For example if you are pulled off the road on a narrow shoulder and for some reason need to get into the trailer it would be safer to get in from the passenger side and have the added distance from traffic. Also for loading and unloading in town (not a concern for me at the moment as I live in the country) but say you were parked on the street in front of your house and you were loading, it would be much easier loading from the sidewalk than walking around on the street side.
Anyway, just looking for advice/opinions pros & cons before I break out the welder!
PS: I do have a drop down tailgate, so I have the added benifit of loading stuff from the back as well. Everyone likes pics, so here's a couple of my trailer.
Anyway, just looking for advice/opinions pros & cons before I break out the welder!
PS: I do have a drop down tailgate, so I have the added benifit of loading stuff from the back as well. Everyone likes pics, so here's a couple of my trailer.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t405/rustED71/20160802_100835_zpsjnqekjjt.jpg)
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t405/rustED71/20160802_100855_zpspjm6mzr7.jpg)
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t405/rustED71/20160725_171156_zpspvsxwjkb.jpg)