Smaller trailers for 40% + sized Giants!

[BalsaDust]

Watched that video a bunch and it's always entertaining. LOL

 

[ericb]

I have a trailer frame. Where is a good place to find material (also, what material) that us inexspensive? I had a plywood box on it, but didn't fit my needs anymore.

 

[BalsaDust]

I will see if I can find the pictures but a guy on another forum not sure which one had built his on top of a harbor freight frame which is what I plan to do. He just put down a floor and then framed walls and sheeted them with plywood on the outside. Afterwards he wrapped it with some sort of marine fabric and sealed and painted it. Looked really good when he was done.

 

[ericb]

Thanks.

 

[BalsaDust]

Here are the pictures of the trailer I mentioned earlier. it is 2x2 frame with luan sheeting covered with a 8oz canvas like used in boats. He glued it all on with titebond 2 glue and then said it took around 10 coats of Sherwin Williams exterior latex paint. Said it took so much as he kept painting it until it didn't look like cavas anymore. Said final weight came out around 600 lbs

 

[ericb]

Thanks for those pics.

 

[ProfilePilot]

Cool pics. I have found a couple other threads, and found one similar. The canvas is something i hadn't thought of. Thanks for digging @cbarnes0061.

 

[BalsaDust]

No problem. It took some digging for sure. Wasn't actually in a trailer thread but in the middle of a build thread of a profile.

 

[dhal22]

I would think tin roofing would make a good cover for home made trailers.

 

[orthobird]

Anyone have any suggestions for a trailer to haul two 40% airplanes? Right now, I have a 16 x 7 x 6 trailer, and it is huge, I keep 4 airplanes inside of it. IMAC season is starting, and I do not want to lug this around. MY gas mileage is 8 MPG pulling that around. I am looking for something that maybe has 4' height, that way, there is less drag. or maybe, that the front of it, is tapered down, so at least the front of it is below level of my SUV.