Wood Butcher
14th Jan 2006, 03:57 PM
I'm after some advice on metal sizes for a trailer that I am starting to build. The trailer will be 7' long and 4' wide based on the "Nathan" trailer that the old boy has. I have the sheet metal sides already folded up and the floor cut to size.
What I am wondering is the wall thickness of the RHS for the sub-frame and the drawbar. The sub-frame RHS will be 35mm square and the drawbar 65x35mm (I think). I will mainly be using the trailer for hauling rubbish to the tip and for carrying all of our camping gear when we go away (maybe a canoe too), so I have no plans of being able to carry huge heavy loads.
Any recommendations would be appreciated as I hope to start to gather materials in the next couple of weeks.
What I am wondering is the wall thickness of the RHS for the sub-frame and the drawbar. The sub-frame RHS will be 35mm square and the drawbar 65x35mm (I think). I will mainly be using the trailer for hauling rubbish to the tip and for carrying all of our camping gear when we go away (maybe a canoe too), so I have no plans of being able to carry huge heavy loads.
Any recommendations would be appreciated as I hope to start to gather materials in the next couple of weeks.