Family adventure trailer

[WYWander]

The departure angle is high on this design-it always looks like the axle is a little too far back though? I’m not sure how it will feel when it’s loaded. I half half a plan th put a removal mounting on the back to take my sons crf125-that will surely add some weight to the back- do you have a build thread for your trailer?

No thread yet but will try to get that going soon...

I don't think your axle is too far back. Not much worse to tow than a tongue-light trailer. Of course keep your GVWR in mind, but I can't imagine the tongue weight on your trailer being more than a few hundred pounds.

And I can affirm your thought that putting a dirt bike hitch-hauler on the back will balance things. I did that on my first teardrop build and it worked well. Let's just pretend I did it intentionally... :)

 

[tyndall]

Thanks- your affirmation is greatly appreciated-there is room to move the axle forward if needed ,but it matches the woolly bear where it is.

some more done to the roof rack

 

[tyndall]

Got the wings pretty much done now

 

[tyndall]

Tacked up the front electrical box

 

[tyndall]

I thought I would have some fun with the tail lights-




they’re not very practical but they remind me of this below which has to be a good thing



i have been pricing up some pre-made locker doors-for the 5 I need I will have to spend about £3000, so I think I might make my own

 

[tyndall]

Getting a bit more done to the main storage box - framing for the doors and framing for a ply partition




Put in a mount for the forward box

 

[tyndall]

got some time on the trailer-making the fridge shelf for the rear box. Going to spray it with aerosol bed liner which I have lying around unused,interested to see how it will come out

 

[tyndall]

After a busy summer,I am finding some time in the dark mornings to get some more of the trailer done.
I have skinned the boxes with sheet steel- leaving gaps for the doors. I was offered a much better price on the pre made doors,so I bit the bullet-now have 5 doors ready to go in .
Next job will be getting some undercoat on to stop the rust.

 

[tyndall]

Got some paint on it now-next is a test fit of all the parts-I’m thinking to use rubber spacers to isolate the boxes from the chassis

 

[tyndall]

Got a riser made up-only 3 more to go and the fabrication is about done-

 

[tyndall]

Ok,so it’s gone together ok-I was going to bolt the front box to the middle box,but I may just weld them together,any thoughts?
next up -
cut ply for partitions
paint the topcoat
wire the road lights
put it back together

 

[North American Sojourner]

Nice work Sir. Missed this build but I'm scribed now.
Zim

 

[tyndall]

Thanks Zim- hope to get a few more hours into this in the next few days-ply next

 

[tyndall]

I’ve decided to use phenolic ,it’s more expensive,but will save the time and effort of treating it. I like the finish albeit a little dark.

 

[tyndall]

I have created a black hole -anything I put in will be crushed to atoms and remain in stasis for a million years before being spewed out into one of a billion alternative realities- I will meet my rocket stove in 100,000 years and get a feeling of dejavu- I will ignore it and pour a drink a roll a cigarette and play some hawkwind