houlster
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Reged: 12/29/99
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Loc: Mesa, AZ
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Building the ultimate trailer... what'd I miss?
11/05/05 08:48 PM
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Been working on plans for a new trailer the last couple months. This is the 3rd or so version, but it's getting there. My plan, of course, is to build it, but I don't know when it's gonna happen for sure. I'm looking for little items and/or tweaks to add into it. First, the main outlay...
And the rollback for load/unloading:
The main deck is 15' with a 20" fantail on the back and the tongue is just under 5' long. Main frame is 4"x3" and 4"x2" box tubing with 2.5" angle for cross-members on 16" centers. The cross-members are doubled back to back every 4' so I can bolt down plywood sheet instead of using planks if I want and these are right around where the Amigo axles will sit. Deck width is 80" which should give me about 2" clearance on each side of the max with to fit through my RV gate.
The diamond plate on the tail is steel and the toolbox up front I'm planning on doing in aluminum. So far, for the complete deck and toolbox, SolidWorks is telling me about 1200 lbs, and I'm estimating keeping final weight in under 2000 lbs. Axles are 5k with brakes on both.
The toolbox maximizes the space in the tongue for battery, hooks, chains, ect, and I also put in a winch mount for the Warn Works series of winches.
There is a 1/4" plate rub rail all around along with stake pockets just in case. The tie-down D-rings are ~15k rated rings flat mounted here, but I may recess them instead. I was also looking at these smokin' recessed swivel rings , but I'm unsure what they cost.
This is going to be multi-use. It's mainly for hauling the Amigo, but I want to be able to use it for a car, tractor rental or anything else. What else would be a nice-have? I'll probably add a couple more d-rings and at least one more up by the winch mount for using a snatch block. I was also thinking about a cherry-picker type crane, mountable in the 4 different corners. Maybe somehow incorporating the winch cable into the lifting for the crane.
Any other ideas? I *will* build this... I just don't know when yet so I'm web-wheeling like a pro  
--Dan
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