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Originally Posted by NH scrap
the price & quality of the trailers that i have seen at places like home depot & tractor supply is crazy. 1st they are really light duty 2nd they are going for real money 3rd some of the welds look to be done by a 10 year old who is having a bad day. i was thinking about making a jig & building a few myself.
check out youtube there are a few god vids there that explain some things that i wasn't clear on .
good luck
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Light duty? I know you are just being nice now. They are flimsy as hell and I don't see how they get the weight ratings they do.
I already have one trailer frame done, a twin I beam 124x66 inch deck. Needs axles and lights.
I am working on a 98x64 deck made out of very heavy 1/4'' thick hot rolled C-channel.
The scrap yard has tons of this 64'' long C-channel set aside, I can buy them for $3/each. I think the 98x64 inch deck is going to be my standard design and I will make bigger ones depending on what shows up at the scrap yard.
look for a post in the DIY section tonight on the subject.
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