Built Up A Trailer *Pics*
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Topic: Built Up A Trailer *Pics*
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Subject: Built Up A Trailer *Pics*
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 4:39pm
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Well, a good friend of my dads is starting a outfitter/guide service up north at the boundary waters. He needed a trailer to haul canoes, but they aren't cheap so I helped him out by welding one up for him. He went and bought a small trailer then we came up with some plans and I modified and welded it up for him. This is what we started with,  A couple finished pics,   I got more pics and a couple on my dads cell, I'll post up later. This had kind of kept us away from the Mustang for a little but it's alright. Plus I made $100 for doing this for him  ------------- 
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Posted By: STOcocker
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 4:45pm
| Sweet. Could you not angle the canoe supports up a little bit? I feel like that would help them load a little easier. |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 4:49pm
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We were going off the design of the other trailers, but then added some more support stuff. Loading it up should be hard, it currently has been painted, has a thick plywood floor and he is masking a box for gear that will mount on the plywood up front.
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Posted By: barn_user
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 6:01pm
From the canoe trailers that I have seen like that, the canoe supports are angled upwards just a bit to help hold them in. Other then that looks like you did a good job  .
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Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 6:05pm
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I doubt it would be hard to cut a few triangles to attach to the top of the support bars to hold the canoes better. Also, good to see you kept it simple. I probably would have thrown on a bunch of hinges, doors, latches and the like until I realized I I had too much on it and took them all off... |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 6:07pm
Heres a pic from my dads cell he took at his friends house after he had painted it, -------------
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 6:53pm
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how are the canoes going to stay mounted onto the trailer? edit-nice job on it too  what kind of welding-gas? i can't remember the other types, been forever since shop class |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:13pm
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It was all MIG welded, Argon gas was used. In the other pic you can see the roof of his van, he has big pads like those made up and they will rest on those pads and then be strapped down.
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:21pm
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Homebuilt trailers are often very sketchy.
Not saying that yours is bad but there are too many trailers out there built by people who have no clue what they are doing. I like to keep my distance. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:24pm
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It's fine. The only major thing I did was remove the old tounge and put a 12 footer on. It's about 4x stronger than it was when he bought it though. Notice those supports on the back, it had so much flex before I did that.
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Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:41pm
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Cool trailor. How hard is it learning to weld and what kind of costs to get the equipment? It would save me quite a bit of money if I could do my own welding when I go to get my sliders and bed bar for my Taco. It annoys me knowing that I might have to pay to have the sliders welded on to my frame when I could probably do it on my own. ------------- 
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Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:45pm
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Welding does take some skill. You can't just pick up a welder and make good welds. Theres more to it than point and lay a bead.
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:57pm
| i used to be pretty good with oxygen/acetelyne (sp?) back in shop class, didn't have a need to get any gear afterward, nothing to be welded. |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 10:25pm
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Yea, I'd say I probably dislike oxyfuel the most. Much prefer MIG/TIG
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Posted By: Savage93fvss
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 11:14pm
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I like TIG and MIG, but I hate using those cheap little wire feed welders with the flux cored wire, I can't make anything pretty with those. Good job on the trailer, I like how there's nothing you don't need. Edit: What kind of little tractor is that? It's nifty. |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 12:24am
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MIG is probably the easiest way to weld. Even I could make attractive welds with it. good job on the trailer. Simple is always the way to go for small trailers. |
Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 12:40am
| Yep. You're a redneck. |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 2:47pm
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Well he said he was leaving to go up north on Wednesday and todays Thursday so it must have held up fine for him. I didn't expect anything to happen though. That trailer is solid.
Case/Ingersoll 446, twin cylinder 16HP Engine. We rebuilt the motor. -------------
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Savage93fvss wrote:Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 10:17am
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I rather like that trailer. I learned how to MIG weld from a friend of mine who could weld two pieces of aluminum foil together if he wanted to, the guy is amazing. I've seen the straight arms on the canoe trailers before, the upward angles don't seem necessary with the right securing straps. ------------- ? |
Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 3:09pm
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Monster Garage made wielding look easy
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