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@gatorgrizz27 Thanks! I like it so far! I'd probably make it slightly narrower, I pull it with a Tacoma and it feels wide, it's maybe slightly wider than my mirrors (can't remember). I have a good amount of wheeling under my belt so I don't might squeezing it into tight places. But It feels a...

While I was deciding how I wanted to fasten the decking to the trailer, I switched gears and worked on the stake pockets, which are 1.5" square tube, that accept 1.25" square tube, in hindsight, I think i would have gone larger and also, moved them up to be flush with the main frame rails...

Sorry for the late reply, I'm using a Miller 175 Mig welder that I bought 10-15 years ago, with solid .030 wire and 75/25 argon mix. Nothing fancy! Thanks for the compliments!

After months of waiting in anticipation for the release of the Dewalt cordless Router, I finally got one in my hands! It's a pretty sweet machine! It does chew through batteries fairly quickly though. These pictures are a little out of sequence, but I welded in 2" angle supports at the front...

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It probably took more time to setup a jig than it did to finalize the fender shape and weld them all together. But it was worth the extra time spent. Next was to weld in fender cross supports The tedious work was grinding the welds flat and making sure the cross support was set back...

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Very nice! I love the Pacific Coast!

Next part of the build was the fenders, which were made out of 1.5"x.095"wall sq tubing. I made a jig since I needed to make four of these. Test fitting the first of 4. I knew I wasn't going to be running this tire and wheel combo, so this was helpful to get an idea of tire width...

Were you repairing the tongues of heavy equipment trailers that failed at the welds?

Thanks @girvin I put my crossmembers flush with the bottom so the top of the boards would be flush with the top of the 2x3s, with the exception of the board caps, which you'll see later when I get that posted. I preface this by saying I'm a designer, not an engineer. But the reason a lot of...

Next was to build the trailer outer platforms. These were 12" outside of the main frame and made of 2x2x.120wall sq tube. The wheel gap should allow for a 35" tire, but for this style of trailer I don't think it's necessary. Unless someone feels they need to look cool. Holes were drilled...

Here's an inside look at the frame plate for the main axle bolts. You can see where the 2x3x1/4 rect tube will go through for the major support of the axle. Next up was the tongue jack. Due to the height of the detachable wheel, I wish I had lowered the jack mount by another 2-3". The...

Next step was to add support plates on the inside for the axle bolts so the frame didn't pinch when the bolts were tightened. The flip the trailer over and fully weld the added supports as well as any other welds that were inaccessible. Then it was time to wrestle the axles into place...

I wanted to be able to drive most UTVs or a Suzuki samurai/VW Bug in between the fenders. Or a larger UTV can be driven over the fenders if needed. Plus it makes it way easier to load and unload plywood sheets and other loads having the extra room. I haven’t posted pictures yet, but this is...

Once the frame was square, I welded all the surfaces i had access to on the top of the frame, then used the overhead hoist to rotate the frame onto one side to weld the vertical portions of the stringers. This took a little bit of finesse and time by myself to safely rotate the frame around...

Once I had the initial layout figured out it was time to align and tack weld the main frame and stringers. One thing I did change before continuing, was the rear "bumper" was shortened 1'-0" overall so the outside width would be 7'-6" (90"). This would keep the fenders at 12" past the deck and...

I have the 3500lb HD setup on my trailer I built, trailer weighs 1200lbs empty. With the RTT and two motorcycles on it, it's still pretty stiff on the gravel roads. But I wanted to be able to haul a heavier UTV or other things if i needed, so i was willing to sacrifice a little on the low end of...