the trailer tilts.... so there's a frame under the frame so it doesn't collapse when you load the trailer. Eventually this gets a hydraulic lift ram, so the under portion needs to be pretty stout
and much closer
Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; August 20, 2018, 01:50 PM.
I checked with them - I'm not to buying stage yet, and frankly, I'm looking for something used and cheap
trailer weight guess is 1500 lbs maybe just a touch over/under... add the hydraulic of maybe 200 lbs and there ya go.
I also used engineered plans for a 12,000 capacity trailer - while it has 3500 lb axles under it now, I probably will go with 5k axles eventually. That said, nothing I own right now will overload the trailer....
Lights
i don't like them but I'm not buying new ones until they break (which happens annoyingly often)
yes, trailer brakes and controller.... brakes on both axles (required in Washington) and with how cheap they are.... would be really silly not to have them.
and let's talk tilt for a moment. I'm putting a winch on the trailer so getting the deck up is actually pretty simple (and can even be done without a winch). The trick is always the hold it in the air while you're loading then let it down once the load is on. That means the ram doesn't need to be powered. Truth is I doubt I'll power it because it's kind of needless complexity and weight
Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; August 21, 2018, 09:24 PM.
Material list:
7 - 20' x 4x2x1/4 channel ... info I have says 315 lbs per length.... they were heavy, that is true but I think I need to research this a bit more.
6 - 20' x 2x2x1/4 L 68 lbs per length
2 - 4x8 1/8" diamond plate steel 100 lbs per sheet
soon
4 - 2x8 decking
1 - 2x10 decking
axles, hitch, chain....
if you're calculating weight, there's about 10 feet of 4x2 U channel left and about 10 feet of angle
Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; August 21, 2018, 09:42 PM.
and let's talk tilt for a moment. I'm putting a winch on the trailer so getting the deck up is actually pretty simple (and can even be done without a winch). The trick is always the hold it in the air while you're loading then let it down once the load is on. That means the ram doesn't need to be powered. Truth is I doubt I'll power it because it's kind of needless complexity and weight
I saw a trailer recently that used a pneumatic cylinder on the tilt with nothing more than a valve between the two ends of the cylinder to accomplish just that! Just get a small enough valve to be able to throttle the flow....
Patrick & Tammy - Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??
interesting - GM changed their plug wiring... which will probably mean I need to make an adapter for my Suburban.... red is now yellow, green is now brown, brown is now green... in case you're curious.... blue stays in the same spot as does white
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