Logging trailer

[John_Mc]

Looks like a great build. I've been debating doing something similar (but need to get a lot better at welding).

The green part on the end acts as a support so it doesn't flop backwards.

That green part might be a problem on my trails and the others in my area: It's hilly enough that many of the trails have waterbars or broad-based dips in them to help prevent erosion. Most of the water bars are deep enough that I can barely get a trailer through them now. I'd likely be dragging that green support when the trailer rode down into a waterbar. I'm guessing it would make it through the broad-based dips, but there are a lot of trails where the slope is steep enough that broad-based dips just won't work.

 

[Leejohn]

What is a "bridge kicker"?

You might call this something else, but that is what I have always call it.

 

[bcp]

King post and truss rod or strap to me.

Bruce

 

[mrfu]

the green thing comes out easily and is just used when loading to keep the back end from popping up.
I like the bridge kicker idea gotta think about it a while, my plan was to make something similarly shaped out of 3/16 plate
Tom

 

[Renze]

You might call this something else, but that is what I have always call it.

I would prefer a boxed bridge, as a boogie arm is mostly loaded with torsion. straps add nothing to the torsional rigidity.

 

[Leejohn]

I would prefer a boxed bridge, as a boogie arm is mostly loaded with torsion. straps add nothing to the torsional rigidity.

You are right about the torsional rigidity.

 

[dcomp]

Nice build, just a few ideas for the axle I've kept up with.