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27th November 2018, 03:40 PM #1Most Valued Member
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6x4 trailer panels question
Hi all,
I'm finally going to pull my finger out and build a multipurpose use 6x4 trailer. Multipurpose being that I want to take it off road as a gear carrying trailer AND I want to be able to use it to carry a decent amount (approx 1 tonne) of firewood.
I have bought plans for a single axle 6x4 trailer with ATM of up to 1600kg (they also include structural sizing for 1200kg too) and so the basic frame and drawbar and pretty squared away as is the trailing arm independent suspension; however it's the side and rear panels that I am still deciding on.
I am seriously looking at the panel kits you can buy, similar to these pressed sheet panels:https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TRAILER-...bnPK:rk:1f:0
Question is regarding the fixing of the side panels to the rear panel. Being pressed into a pattern to increase strength, you cannot simply weld one panel to the other. You need to place a piece of SHS upright that both panels weld to. This seems like a good plan but by doing this, you effectively increase your floor area by the amount that the panels weld to the square uprights. This means that a 6x4 trailer would need a slightly larger size of floor sheeting. Seems like a PITA in terms of sheet size and waist/cost.
An I missing something?
Simon
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