OK this may sound stupid I have searched a couple places. I am looking to build my own trailer has anyone done this? Any suggestions? Any write ups? Thanks!!

 

my hillbilly friends are going to try it and it will look like crap and not last a long time. it will be 24 ft long 8 ft wide and enclosed. at their pace it will take them until i am dead and i am only 26. good luck, but unless you are really good with welding and fabing, you will have a hard time and waste a ton of it. but if you are good at those things you will have one sweet custome trailer.

 

If you've never done it, go shell out the $20.00 for one of those "How to build utility trailer" books. There's several things to take into consideration: everything has to be square and lined up, tongue/frame configuration, axle/suspension setup, whether or not you want brakes, materials used and very importantly proper weight distribution so the trailer tracks right. It depends on how big a trailer you're making as to whether it's cost effective. You can get a damn good single place trailer for $4-500. Another thing to consider when you make a homebuilt trailer is the legal requirements for making it road legal. Here you have to have a fully documented (w/ pictures) buildup process then you need to have it inspected. If you don't have a welder and easy access to building materials do yourself a favor and go buy one.

 

its easy n fun, i built my own out of a old pop up camper n i am hardly mechanically incline!stronga s all heck!

 

Are you going to build a utility trailer or an enclosed? I've known people that have converted old camp trailer frames but there can be problems with titling/registration. For small trailers boat trailers are cheap donors but can add up to more cost than is worth the hassle.

 

here in NY ,they really dont care, u regester it as homemade n u go to the metal recycler to get a weight certificate for 10 bucks n then u go to the dmv n 14 bucks later u have a regestered trailer.u can only go to a certan weight,no more than 1,000 weight n 1 axle.

my 1 trailer held about 2,000 worth of garbage to the dumps no prob!



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1986 suzuki 250r quadracer

 

A buddy from work helped me build a 14x7 single axle out of 2x3 and 2x2 angle. We had it framed and ready to roll in 4 hours. Only thing I had left to do was put a floor in it and paint it. I can get 3 atv's on it sideways and have almost enough room on the back for one more but we usually just put two sideways on the front and my vinson on the back. It's also light enough that you can move it around by hand pretty easy. I made it strictly for atv's but it has come in handy for plenty of other things as well. I just recently built me a removable fold down ramp/gate for the back. For all the metal, axle, wheels and tires it ran me around $450. The wood was another 150 itself. The price of metal is pretty high compared to what it was a few years ago so I would definitely price parts before you buy because you might find you a used one and save you the labor. Like said above, unless you have some experience with metals I personally wouldn't do it unless someone can help you. The guy who helped me is a welder and he used to fabricate trailors for a living so he knew what he was doing. I've thought about building me another by myself now that I have an idea of how to do it, I'm thinking of buying some blueprints off www.northerntool.com . I'll probably wait till winter for that project though. It's way too hot this time of year.
Good luck.