trailer plans

There are a couple of books on fundamentals of trailer design. They are called, "Trailers: How To Design & Build vols. 1 & 2". I have 'em, no longer need 'em. If you want them for $5, email me offline. (NOTE: do *not* reply to this email)

Grant Erwin To email me visit

Where's the fun in building a trailer using plans? Using plans, why that is downright subversive, not to mention disgusting, and un-American. If you allow this to happen, pretty soon people will be following directions when assembling the children's X-Mas toys. This type of behavior can lead to the destruction of our society and our way of life.

But if you insist on doing it this way, you can often get simple plans where you buy your axle assembly. Northern has plans I believe.

Indeed! This is nearly as horrific as a man and his wife taking a trip..and him using a .....Map! This of course spells the end of civilization as we know it.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

But the man is allowed to use a GPS. Gadgets are OK.

I have built three trailers. I had a plan for the first one but I threw it out not long after I started. I made everything up as I went. The first one was a dump trailer, the second was a dual-axle, and the last one has 7,000# axles with electric brakes. I used it yesterday as a cow ambulance.

You say this like it's a bad thing.

-- Jack

wow. cool. thanks for the tip/url. didn't know northern sold plans too. check these out... (i'm assuming these aren't what the op was thinking of but they're neat/cool/cute nevertheless...)

(they're among my many "wanna-do-someday" projects.)

b.w.

kilmister,

Although I agree using plans is subversive and causes flatulence, if you simply MUST have plans, then a friend of a friend of my mother-in-law's third cousin's baby sitter's husband's uncle got some from this outfit:

Oddly enough, I just posted the same URL to another thread here a few minutes ago. Notwithstanding the above, I am not a shill for the guy. But his plans are very clearly drafted and easy to understand.

Vernon

Call me a wuss, but I would not build a trailer without getting some grip on issues of strength, stability, balance, residual stresses etc. There is just too much at stake, possibly many lives.

i

Howdy Robert,

Well, if you're an engineer, MY recommendation trumps YOUR recommendation!

Why? Because I am spatially challenged! Therefore, if I can understand his plans, then so can a creosoted gate post!

VT