[bigben]

Well all done with the welding part of it. I got the light brackets on. I also mounted the amber running lights that came in the kit. The light brackets are made out of 3x5" angle that is .25" thick. Kinda just something that was laying around. Sunday I will be preping the frame and hopefully painting it. all that is left after that is putting the deck on and figuring out where the tiedowns are supposed to go.

Rear view of the trailer. This is right behind it. not following distance. and the plate that is on it is a truck plate we had laying around that is expired so I knew where to line up the lights at.

side view of how I did the mounts. I welded these to the fender to strengthen up the fender even more. there will be a drain hole then to drain water out that will collect.

and last but not least I snapped a pic of my pooch. imagine laying under your vehicle working on it and you go for that wrench that was just there and it moved. You crawl out from underneath and there he is with it in his mouth 3ft away with the biggest grin a dog can have. the little [censored].

 

[mike2]

Bigben I have built a few trailers and wanted to chime in.
take a few links from old logging chains and weld them to the botom of the frame rails for extra places to hook your ratchet straps to. just in case you haul something other than your quad. I also use them for running my wire through for trailer lights but see you have that already covered with the washers. I would put a little gasket cement on the wire were it goes through the washers so the wire doesnt work back and forth and rub through the wire.
Nice so far
Mike

 

[Buk_Huntir]

Looks good so far. What are you planning on decking it with?

 

[bigben]

I painted the frame with primer last night and tonight I intend on putting the final coat of black paint on. while the paint is drying then and while it is up on the saw horses I plan on taking the bearings out and repacking them. this trailer is equipped with bearing buddies but my father told me with it sitting idle for a good many years it is cheap insurance.

I plan on using pressure treated 2x6's they will be held in with 6 lag bolts per board. there will be 5 tie downs total for the four wheeler. two per each rear wheel and one up front in the middle. I plan to use two straps in the rear. one around each tire. then a safety chain up front that will be a just in case. I am pretty [censored] about how my quad is tied down. in my enclosed trailer it normally has 4 ratchet straps one on each corner and then two safety straps. same thing when it is in the back of the truck.

so far total spent to date

10 bucks for material for inside of fenders

20 bucks for light kit

15 bucks for paint and brushs.

total so far 45 bucks. I am plannin on buying the hardware to bolt the deck down tommarow along with the tie downs.

all that is left is finish paint bolt the boards down and put the tiedowns in. that is it.

 

[Buk_Huntir]

Not bad. Looks like a nice trailer for around $100.

 

[bigben]

here is the trailer painted. there is a coat of rust red primer on it and then a coat of low gloss black implement paint. brushed on. I did both top and bottom. I also took apart both hubs and cleaned both bearings and then repacked them with grease. this trailer is equipped with bearing buddies. so I made sure that they were working properly.

 

[bigben]

I finished the wiring last night. hooked the trailer up to the truck and tested the lights and everything worked like it should. now all that is left is put the deck on and that is it.

 

[NRA]

Looking good.

 

[deluxe hunter]

looks good

 

[bigben]

well finally done. I got the hardware to bolt the deck down to the frame yesterday afternoon. after about a hour of work I had the deck done. I loaded the quad down and decided to mount it all the way forward as possible. this leaves room on the rear for a cooler or in this case a fire barrel. total costs for the project.

$10.00 material for inside fenders
$15.00 for paint and brushs
$20.00 for light kit
$50.00 for galvanized hardware to secure deck
$15.00 For tie down points.

total 110 bucks.

The main goal was to build a small compact trailer that I could use for long trips or short trips. mainly the shorter ones. I wanted to do it on a budget though that it would be cheaper and better built then a commercially made one. the only thing I need to do yet is buy two new tires. they are 60 bucks a piece and that will put me to 230 bucks. which is still cheaper then one you can buy. the deck is 4ft 6" wide and 8 ft long. finally pics

what I started with

what I ended up with.

heck I even made my own deadline. this afternoon I head north.

 

[deluxe hunter]

looks great

 

[G2CDeer]

Lookin good, nice job.......