RV trailer frame for flatbed

   / RV trailer frame for flatbed #21  
It folded just forward of the front axle. Most stock trailers have the axles set far back for a better ride. This leaves most of the floor area in front of the axles.

There is a reason each type of trailer is built different. They each serve a purpose. If you need to haul equipment get the right trailer, if you need a camper get a camper, ect. I have been in this business part time since the late 80's. Two things have not changed.

1st, you can't build what you need cheaper than you can buy it.

2nd, 9 times out of 10 a used trailer will cost you more than a new one in the first 12 months.

Chris

Your two points reflect my exact observations.
 
   / RV trailer frame for flatbed #22  
My father has an older 16ft tandem trailer that we use for the small equipment. It needs paint, a new wood deck, brakes (it has non-functional brakes on one axle), an axle upgrade (old MH style that is now defunct), wiring to support brakes and better lighting, non-structural welding, and the tongue needs a bend worked out of it.

I started pricing the parts I need and between wood, wire, lights, paint, axles, brakes, and wheels, the pricing is more than what a new trailer costs. And I need at least a few more feet of trailer for the tractor anyway.

So, on a limited budget (we all are on one of these to some extent) you may be better off saving the few dollars per week that you'd spend on parts, and buy a new trailer. Just like any mechanical monster, these things can easily snowball into a money pit.
 
   / RV trailer frame for flatbed #23  
My father has an older 16ft tandem trailer that we use for the small equipment. It needs paint, a new wood deck, brakes (it has non-functional brakes on one axle), an axle upgrade (old MH style that is now defunct), wiring to support brakes and better lighting, non-structural welding, and the tongue needs a bend worked out of it.

I started pricing the parts I need and between wood, wire, lights, paint, axles, brakes, and wheels, the pricing is more than what a new trailer costs. And I need at least a few more feet of trailer for the tractor anyway.

So, on a limited budget (we all are on one of these to some extent) you may be better off saving the few dollars per week that you'd spend on parts, and buy a new trailer. Just like any mechanical monster, these things can easily snowball into a money pit.

Exactly. Scrap the old one for $250 or sell it on CL for $500 to some dreamer.

Chris
 

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