my new home made atv trailer...
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my new home made atv trailer...
some pics-
I built a 5' ramp that slides in under the bed of the trailer...
here's some pics of the trailer after 3 days of working on it straight. The slide-out ramp is finished, I just have to paint it, design & weld a latch assembly to keep it in place. You can see the slot in the back of the trailer where the ramp will pull out from. I didn't really want a big verticle gate on the back of the trailer for many reasons.
it's hard to tell in the pics just how heavy this trailer is- I'd say the tongue is a good 150+ lbs! it's all 2" x 3" angle steel- The slide out ramp will keep a lot of that ramp weight over the axle.
I welded u-bolt tie downs all around it and a bigger heavy duty hitch point to the front of the trailer in case I needed to winch the atv up
every inch of metal was treated with presol, acetone then was primed and I used a sprayer air gun to paint a thick coat of oil based paint.
I built a 5' ramp that slides in under the bed of the trailer...
here's some pics of the trailer after 3 days of working on it straight. The slide-out ramp is finished, I just have to paint it, design & weld a latch assembly to keep it in place. You can see the slot in the back of the trailer where the ramp will pull out from. I didn't really want a big verticle gate on the back of the trailer for many reasons.
it's hard to tell in the pics just how heavy this trailer is- I'd say the tongue is a good 150+ lbs! it's all 2" x 3" angle steel- The slide out ramp will keep a lot of that ramp weight over the axle.
I welded u-bolt tie downs all around it and a bigger heavy duty hitch point to the front of the trailer in case I needed to winch the atv up
every inch of metal was treated with presol, acetone then was primed and I used a sprayer air gun to paint a thick coat of oil based paint.
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sucked having to grind of the zink oxide coating!
about 12 years ago I welded a boat trailer up with torches- it was galvanized- I ended up in the emergency room and was admitted for 2 days - zink oxide poisoning from inhaling the zink smoke as it burned.
Had an awful taste in my mouth during dinner, then I started vomiting- to the point where my vomit reflex didn't stop and I passed out.
it was brutal and hurt bad- imagine the flu x 10
this time around I wore a respirator while sanding, grinding & painting- but I did get a nasty flash burn from wearing welding goggles instead of my full face mask
It was hot out and the mask kept slipping down my forehead- so I put on the goggles instead- face and neck is as red as a steamed lobster
I look something like this guy
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did some more work on the trailer today-
I welded the atv tire changer on the trailer- and welded up some brackets to hold the tire bar on the front rail- came out nice. I'll paint it the same color as the trailer.
This will be very nice to have at the staging area in case I (or another rider) has a blow out and needs to tube it or reseat it.
The tire changer works really nice- it has easily paid for itself 5 times over!
The rear slideout ramp is almost complete. it's gonna work out nicely having the ramp slide out
I welded the atv tire changer on the trailer- and welded up some brackets to hold the tire bar on the front rail- came out nice. I'll paint it the same color as the trailer.
This will be very nice to have at the staging area in case I (or another rider) has a blow out and needs to tube it or reseat it.
The tire changer works really nice- it has easily paid for itself 5 times over!
The rear slideout ramp is almost complete. it's gonna work out nicely having the ramp slide out
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