I Have 3 steel wheels 16”. No tires..Six pieces of 2by2 1/8 wall 40" long. I am on four different forms. So I guess that I should build a trailer. Should not take over two day’s right? The out side frame will be 2 by 2 by 1/8 in. wall. So one 20 foot piece will work out to a 40.5 in by 72 trailer. . The tongue will be 3 by 3 in by something wall.
Time to start my no plan no ideal build
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The tongue has me stopped .I want to be able to move out when backing up. Take off to slow down someone from talking the trailer. And when off road to have it short. Do I use 2 1/2" tube for the receiver and 2" x 1/4" thick wall tube for the tongue? May be 3x3 - 3/16 wall. Then I use 2.5x2.5 tubing this has me stopped
The tongue has me stopped .I want to be able to move out when backing up. Take off to slow down someone from talking the trailer. And when off road to have it short. Do I use 2 1/2" tube for the receiver and 2" x 1/4" thick wall tube for the tongue? May be 3x3 - 3/16 wall. Then I use 2.5x2.5 tubing this has me stopped
I used 2X2 1/4" for my first trailer, its been working out just fine. when I build my next one om going to use the same size used for recivers as a "back bone"from a few inches out the back to 3 or 4 feet out the front. then ill have 4 to 6 feet of 2x2 1/4" in the front to have an adjustable length tounge.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/131280-Maryland-m416-2nd-Build?p=1665439#post1665439
check here for some real good pics of the 416 frame
check here for some real good pics of the 416 frame
Pick up my steel today. The 2 by 2 1/8 wall was $2.80 a foot . For the 2.5 by 2.5 was $24.00 for 4 feet.
The 3 by 3 1/8 wall was $ 30 for four feet.
The steel for the over the box rack is 1.5 Round Tubing the cost will be
$ 45.06 for 20 feet and $6.00 per bend 12” radi will need four of those. On the axles have not made up my mind .Can go with a 3500 Axle with 750 lb springs with kit for just under $150. If I go with the Flexiride axles 3500 down raided to 2000 45% down for under $175.
The 3 by 3 1/8 wall was $ 30 for four feet.
The steel for the over the box rack is 1.5 Round Tubing the cost will be
$ 45.06 for 20 feet and $6.00 per bend 12” radi will need four of those. On the axles have not made up my mind .Can go with a 3500 Axle with 750 lb springs with kit for just under $150. If I go with the Flexiride axles 3500 down raided to 2000 45% down for under $175.
On the bed is 60" are 72" better?
Cut all the steel I had .Was 6" short on a front piece. Cut the frame to be 401/8 in X 60 in bed .Going to use 16" Jeep steel wheels . We are making three trailers . My off road pal wants to do a 60" trailer bed. Now at looking at it.Would we be better of with 72" bed. What do you think?
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Cut all the steel I had .Was 6" short on a front piece. Cut the frame to be 401/8 in X 60 in bed .Going to use 16" Jeep steel wheels . We are making three trailers . My off road pal wants to do a 60" trailer bed. Now at looking at it.Would we be better of with 72" bed. What do you think?
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