There has been alot of talk on this board about making an off-road trailer. I would like to give it a shot, but I have no actual knowledge about the subject.
But then I have seen alot of "trailer plans" for sale in catalogs and in ebay. They claim to explain all you need to know. Sounds easy enough, but none of these plans are for an "off-road", M416-type trailer.
So what do you think about taking a trailer plan for a 'regular' trailer and shrinking it down to off-road size?
Something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2366897455
or like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447866982
I don't know anything about trailer design, but I can "shrink"-- so I figure I could take a design for a larger trailer and just scale it down to an M416-like size.
I would probably want to come up with a better body, and I will probably want more lift, and maybe a pintal, but other than that a trailer is a trailer -- right?
Good idea? Bad idea?
Jared
But then I have seen alot of "trailer plans" for sale in catalogs and in ebay. They claim to explain all you need to know. Sounds easy enough, but none of these plans are for an "off-road", M416-type trailer.
So what do you think about taking a trailer plan for a 'regular' trailer and shrinking it down to off-road size?
Something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2366897455
or like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447866982
I don't know anything about trailer design, but I can "shrink"-- so I figure I could take a design for a larger trailer and just scale it down to an M416-like size.
I would probably want to come up with a better body, and I will probably want more lift, and maybe a pintal, but other than that a trailer is a trailer -- right?
Good idea? Bad idea?
Jared