Has anybody purchased one of these yet? Or built one? I want one made out of aluminum which would be lightweight but strong. I have searched over the net and can't find one built of aluminum and one that is reasonable in price. Any ideas?
You might have to get one fabbed by a welding shop to your specs - it likely won't be cheap and may not be as sturdy as you want. My experience with aluminum trailers has been that welds crack a lot - even with good gussets and good welds, the aluminum seems to put all the vibration and stress into the joints.
Our newer trailers are huckbolted and riveted with cast radius joints in the corners - welds just don't hold up over time. With a good spindle setup(steel) and proper support and construction it should hold up but why not just buy something stout and market proven??
Has anybody purchased one of these yet? Or built one? I want one made out of aluminum which would be lightweight but strong. I have searched over the net and can't find one built of aluminum and one that is reasonable in price. Any ideas?
This is simple and my ogre friend hung off of it and he must weigh 280 plus two gerry cans full of fuel and a high lift and with the foot I made on it, it stands up well.
Has anybody purchased one of these yet? Or built one? I want one made out of aluminum which would be lightweight but strong. I have searched over the net and can't find one built of aluminum and one that is reasonable in price. Any ideas?
Can fit a good bit of junk in there if I'm not carrying fuel cans in both sides. I'll be adding a highlift mount and some aux lights as soon as I get the chance to wrench on my own stuff a little.
Like I said before Aluminum would be much lighter, so I would like to use it. I do have a guy pretty close to me that will and can build anything. He is pretty reasonable too. Hopefully in the next month or so I can get everything together, (design) have him build it and then post up the results. Here are some of my specs.
1. Must be lightweight (Alum)
2. Actually be built so it is higher than the hitch, "step-up" for more ground clearance.
3. Must swing out so access to rear of the 80 is easy.
4. Good load capacity
Of course this system would not effect MPGs as much as roof rack. Of course the roof rack looks great though.
How about stainless steel? It has proven to be strong and lightweight on my boat frame, which takes plenty of abuse. Don't know much about metals, but some say SS can be brittle. No probs for me, although the SS isn't exposed to any vibrations like a bumper would be.
