Anything welding

That's what I do. Works very well.

 

Awesome! Gunna have to cut some holes in my bumper once it gets here!

 

Did a little work today on my crawl box mount and belly skid. Had to stop short of finishing as I didn't have any tube couplers or flanges for the frame mounts.

 

A fresh cutoff wheel works just fine if you take your time. Use a sawzall to get into the corners.

 

Will you be running a support off the rear?
And what bender are you running? That bend looks awesome!

 

What CLR?

 

There will be supports off the back to both frame rails. I didn't think about flanges, so I couldn't make the rear supports without trapping the skid in place. So this will do for the weekend.

I bought the 180 bend off of ebay.

 

7.5" ID

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141568189137?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

eBay is my best friend when I'm either lazy or not in the mood. I frequently order gussets from them or Amazon

 

Built a few more kayak trailers over the weekend..

Pallet of parts





.250 2x2 with 3/8" thick gussets on the tounge


Some fancy tie downs in each corner of the main box


Custom axles with Toyota fill plugs












Also has 4 storage slots under the crossbars to hold the small action packers and or whatever else may fit in the spaces

 

Nice trailer build, and really nice looking welds.

A few questions. I can't see any suspension, is there any and what kind? Would you explain the plug in the axle 'for fluids'? And also the sections of tubing welded top and bottom. Are the u-bolts hardware store variety or ones specifically made for trailer axles? Hardware variety are not sufficient for that sort of load and service use.

 

U bolts depends what hardware store you buy them from.

My hardware store makes any size u bolts you want .

Could you not see the leaf springs ??

 

That's pretty sweet. Good job man!

 

Thanks, as mentioned it has trailer leafs and hardware as well as spindles and hubs. All purchased from northern tool. The sections of tube on top of the axle as well as the full plug are purely aesthetic. It's an old Toyota axle fill plug to basically mimic a scale axle.

 

Thanks man! This makes 4 I've built! Really fun to do and hear customer feedback and all the cool ideas to come with with for additions and what not to suit ones needs

 

What's the rough cost on all the steel? I've been thinking of building my own trailer for my tent and other camping accessories

 

Roughly $300 in axle parts and springs etc and around $350 in materials

 

We used about 3 24' sticks of 2x2 .120 for the main shape and 12' 2x2 .250 for the tounge and axle. It will depend on your prices. I can get 2x2 .120 as cheap as $30 per stick and sometimes it's around $52 per stick.

 

I wish steel was that cheap around me. I'm not a shop though so pricing is always on the high side for me.

 

Yup! Saw the axles in the dark of one of the photos. What is the trailer weight empty and loaded?