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Oh good! It helped me prevent wasting materials. Plus it provides a lot of motivation. I ordered my axles and said "well... no backing out now."

You can get a free trial of sketch up for 30 days. It is very helpful with the vision. I used 2x2 .125” for the frame. The tongue is 2.5x2.5 .25”. Everything else will be 2x1 .125 or 1x1 .125”. I have been stick welding with 6010 and it is extremely strong. Working solo is tough especially when...

That’s the plan. I have another section to weld on. It’s been slow going by myself. Plus, I’m not a fabricator so I am working at the pace of my abilities. If anyone in southern Florida wants to lend some expertise that would be awesome.

slowly but surely

Starting to look somewhat like a trailer

Got some shoes

Sketch up has become quite addictive while I wait for materials to arrive.

getting somewhere... i guess

Getting somewhere... Mocking up the Timbren Axles gotta hit up the ole metal supermarkets.

Messing around on Sketch up. This is the basic shape I'm going for.

I have found it for 1/3rd that price. I’ll try to find the link.

Starboard is what boat they use for boat decks hdpe is high density poly ethylene

true but im trying to avoid wood. If it get wet it swells. At the moment starboard hdpe is not much more than high quality plywood.

@Silver Rover If I use steel, I want do somewhat of a body over frame setup. build the base structure out of steel and make the cabin out of aluminum but place bushings between the mounting points on the frame. For two reasons, one to keep it from rattling to death and to prevent galvanic...

@Silver Rover, I am not going to have an open wheel trailer. The majority of trailers I see out there go for that style, I want to maximize my footprint. I have a few engineering problems. One maximizing chassis strength while minimizing weight, two ensuring I maintain a low center of gravity, 3...

Got my timbren axles today. I am having an internal debate as to whether the weight savings are substantial enough to warrant the additional cost of material and a mig welder for aluminum.

Ha! Its not bad. Need a lot of patience.