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Thanks for the input. I was concerned by the length of the trailer and I was going to use water tanks etc to even out the weight distribution.

But I might go for something similar to my original...

I don't think I've explained what I'm building very well. It's going to be essentially a camper trailer front with an enclosed rear.

I'm looking at doing it this way as the cost of a camping...

Oldgrain - thanks for that, very informative and some nice work, I wasted 2 hours last night reading all that and I'm still not finished :U

Soundman - I'm going to run tandem 45mm square axles, 6...

Thanks Soundman

So instead of butting my end rails and floor rails in between the side rails, I attach them to the underside of the side rails, yes?

In regards to building the sides as a truss,...

Thanks for the reply guys.

I'm trying to get a lower floor height without the expense of overlay/drop axles as the front half will be a camper trailer with a max height of 115cm and I'm trying to...

I'm still in the process of designing my trailer (just checked my posts, been nearly 2 years since I posted my first design :roll:) and just want to work out the proposed floor height.

14" rim...

How about something like this Welder MIG Welder TIG Welder Stick Welder in Sydney, NSW | eBay

I am looking to buy a welder to do some small jobs.

Mainly would be for welding:
- rhs probably no thicker than 4mm, some would be gal
- welding mesh to rhs for my trailer,
- maybe some...

Thanks for the info guys.

I think I'm going to leave off all the "bling" and try to make it as cheap as possible, colourbond sides, straight (not drop) axles, steel chequer floor etc. If all goes...

Thanks for the info guys.

Frame will be:
Drawbar: 100x50x4
Main frame: 75x50x3 (this will include base of nose cone)
Frame bracing: 50x50x2
Pantec frame: 25x25x2
If I decided later to get a...

I'm going with the tandem so I can get a 2 tonne rating and be able to carry some bigger loads. My last trailer was only a single and the loads sometimes got a bit much for it.

I've also found...

Thanks surfin

I've already looked at your trailer and pinched some ideas:U

I thought the frame might be a bit heavy and will change to 50x50x2 and 25x25x2 which is not much heavier than 1.6 but...

It was supposed to be a budget build, but with $1200 on wheels and tyres (5) and axles/suspension so far and another grand for cladding, say $500 for lights, cables, wiring etc and then there's the...

Hi everyone

Just discovered the forum while I was looking for info on the trailer I am building. Great site with lots of info on all sorts of topics.

I’m looking to build an enclosed motorbike...