Nick DV
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 09:01 AM |
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Trailer Plans/Advice Anyone
I need to sort a trailer for my car and after looking at a number on the net have decided to build my own. This way I know what I have unlike some of
the rubbish on ebay, but best of all I can custom build it to fit my sideway.
After speaking to a few suppliers of parts (at least those that wanted to give it!) I have a good idea of how I will proceed, however it would be a
help to 'sanity check' me if I could get hold of some plans of a few. I have googled and can't seem to find that much, so if anyone
could help or point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful.
Cheers, Nick 
"The force will be with you, always!"
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RedAvon
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 10:44 AM |
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Hi Nick,
I would save yourself a lot of work and buy an old caravan chasiss - having scratch built a small load trailer before there is a lot of work in my
opinion.
I picked up an aluminium caravan chassis for £80 ( the ali is probably worth more than that!) and all it needs is some mud guards, trailer board and I
have some galvanised sheet for the wheels to run on. It sits low to the ground - ideal for loading and I'm leaving the steady legs at each
corner to give it stability when loading.
Everything else is there - like jockey wheel, hitch, suspension, axle, wheels - all the bits that add up to make a scratch build expensive.
Just an idea to think about.
Cheers
Ian
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designer
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 10:55 AM |
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Ditto that idea
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Nick DV
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 10:59 AM |
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Cheers for the replies chaps, and I have thought about that. However, I want the trailer to be able to go into my sideway and a caravan chassis is too
wide with the wheels on the outside. I need to have smaller wheels underneath the bed.
Cheers, Nick
"The force will be with you, always!"
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mark chandler
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 01:30 PM |
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I had the same dilema myself and ended up making my own, it cost around £750 in total, if you have a look in my photo archive you can see it, also
some drawings.
I had the same criteria, it can only be as wide as the car that will sit upon it.
The trailer is made from pressed U section steel, the draw bar pivots on the chassis where it mounts just in front of the 10" wheels, this
allows me to tilt the trailer to load.
I got the braked axle, hitch wheels and tyres etc as a complete kit on Ebay.
tows great BTW.
Regards Mark
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designer
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 01:32 PM |
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If that is the case, get a caravan chassis as a starter and modify it to suite.
Don't forget, you get all the bits you need with it!
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 01:34 PM |
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Another vote for a modded caravan chassis
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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tul214
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 01:42 PM |
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Another for the caravan. Mine was £50 + £150 worth of steel to make this;
 
trailer3
 
trailer2
And it fit in my single garage.
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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Nick DV
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 01:56 PM |
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Thanks again chaps. The caravan chassis is obviously the cheapest option, however as the Dax has a slightly wider track than most sevens, it
won't fit between the caravan axle, and my sideway. If I put the wheels underneath, I will be able to get the trailer along my sideway no probs.
I will go the same route as Mark has gone. Thanks again all.
Cheers, Nick
"The force will be with you, always!"
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bowood14
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 03:01 PM |
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I had a caravan chassis built trailer ,that had ramps over the wheels that I used to drive over Worked well and cheap to build
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designer
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| posted on 19/8/11 at 05:09 PM |
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Heres my part built one.
http://www.shedworks.eu/workshop.html
I am putting ramps up to the interior wheel arches and then a level surface for the front wheels to stand on, making the car front high, but easier to
unload.
[Edited on 19-8-11 by designer]
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