surfin
22nd Jun 2010, 03:55 PM
Well I have had no projects on the go for a while so I decided I needed a decent trailer to cart stuff around and also my race quad.
My current trailer for race days is ok, but doesn't fit much stuff:
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/singlequad.jpg
So I wanted a trailer made from a dropside ute tray . Looking around it turns out there is a lot of very ordinary ones for the money....and some quite exxy ones
What I wanted:
dropside ute tray
low profile to keep height down
tool box on front
jerry can holders
under body water storage
ramps
storage thingy for all my spare atv tyres/rims
750kg ATM
Ideally I wanted one 2400 long x 1800 wide, but they were out of my budget for a decent one. I eventually found one about 2000 long x 1800 wide for $300 that was more straight than bent...so I got that.
Got it home in 1 piece and laid it flat so I could start work on it:
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/IMG_0001.jpg
Quick check to see if the wheels will fit somewhere:
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/IMG_0003.jpg
I figured using 50x50x2.5 RHS for the main chassis would be strong enough, and I went for 75x50x3 RHS for the drawbar, as I have made it quite long for the toolbox and jerry can holders
So after getting the steel it was time to lay it out:
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/IMG_0004.jpg
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/IMG_0005.jpg
Stay tuned for more pics soon
Craig
My current trailer for race days is ok, but doesn't fit much stuff:
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/singlequad.jpg
So I wanted a trailer made from a dropside ute tray . Looking around it turns out there is a lot of very ordinary ones for the money....and some quite exxy ones
What I wanted:
dropside ute tray
low profile to keep height down
tool box on front
jerry can holders
under body water storage
ramps
storage thingy for all my spare atv tyres/rims
750kg ATM
Ideally I wanted one 2400 long x 1800 wide, but they were out of my budget for a decent one. I eventually found one about 2000 long x 1800 wide for $300 that was more straight than bent...so I got that.
Got it home in 1 piece and laid it flat so I could start work on it:
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/IMG_0001.jpg
Quick check to see if the wheels will fit somewhere:
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/IMG_0003.jpg
I figured using 50x50x2.5 RHS for the main chassis would be strong enough, and I went for 75x50x3 RHS for the drawbar, as I have made it quite long for the toolbox and jerry can holders
So after getting the steel it was time to lay it out:
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/IMG_0004.jpg
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/surfin777/Trailers/IMG_0005.jpg
Stay tuned for more pics soon
Craig